Treyna vs Square Appointments
A Square Appointments alternative built for one coach, not a counter
You don't stand behind a register. You coach. Treyna saves a card at booking, charges your cancellation policy on its own, and takes a session off a pack the moment your client shows up.
The short answer
Square Appointments is built for any service business: salons, barbers, studios. Nothing in it knows about sessions, packs or groups. It holds the card for one visit and makes charging a no-show a manual decision inside a 14-day window. Treyna is made for coaches: it saves the card and charges the penalty automatically per your policy, and packs deduct on their own when the client attends.
Where Square gets in the way
Built for a front desk with a card reader
Square Appointments is built for a front desk with a card reader. That shows up in the small print that matters to a coach:
•The no-show stack runs $49/mo per location.
•The card is held for one visit and not saved, so there's nothing on file for next time.
•Charging the no-show fee is a manual decision every single time, and only inside a 14-day window. Miss the window or forget, and the money is gone.
•Your client can't see their pack balance outside of a booking.
•Every charge to a saved card is 3.5% + 15¢.
None of that is wrong for a salon with a counter. It's wrong for a coach who's coaching all day and can't stop to chase a charge.
What Treyna does instead
The chat builds the rest
You describe how you work in a couple of sentences, and the chat builds the rest: your booking page, your payments, your client list, your cancellation policy. After that the chat is the remote control. "Invoice Anna." "Move Tuesday to 6pm." "Who owes me?"
No-shows charge themselves
A card is saved when the client books. If someone misses a session or cancels late, the fee charges itself per the policy you set. No 14-day window, no manual decision, no awkward follow-up.
Packs pay themselves down
Sell a pack of 10 once. One session comes off automatically when the client attends. They can see "3 of 10 left" any time, not just during a booking. Prepay is taken the moment they book.
Side by side
The honest table
| Treyna | Square Appointments | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | One solo coach, private and group sessions | Any service business with a front desk |
| Card at booking | Saved on file | Held for one visit, not saved |
| No-show fee | Charges itself per your policy | Manual decision every time, 14-day window |
| Setup | Minutes, from a chat | Menus and settings |
| Packs | Auto-deduct when client attends | Supported |
| Client sees pack balance | Any time | Only inside a booking |
| Software cost for no-show tooling | Included, no monthly fee | Square Plus, $49/mo per location |
| Fees on client payments | 1% on top of Stripe processing | 3.5% + 15¢ per saved-card charge, all in |
| Coach phone app | Yes | n/a for this use |
Built for
TreynaOne solo coach, private and group sessions
Square AppointmentsAny service business with a front desk
Card at booking
TreynaSaved on file
Square AppointmentsHeld for one visit, not saved
No-show fee
TreynaCharges itself per your policy
Square AppointmentsManual decision every time, 14-day window
Setup
TreynaMinutes, from a chat
Square AppointmentsMenus and settings
Packs
TreynaAuto-deduct when client attends
Square AppointmentsSupported
Client sees pack balance
TreynaAny time
Square AppointmentsOnly inside a booking
Software cost for no-show tooling
TreynaIncluded, no monthly fee
Square AppointmentsSquare Plus, $49/mo per location
Fees on client payments
Treyna1% on top of Stripe processing
Square Appointments3.5% + 15¢ per saved-card charge, all in
Coach phone app
TreynaYes
Square Appointmentsn/a for this use
Start freeNo monthly fee. You only pay when you get paid.
FAQ
Fair questions
Is Treyna cheaper than Square Appointments?−
Treyna has no monthly fee and no per-location no-show add-on. Join now and you keep about $96 of every $100 paid by card, for as long as you stay on your plan. That's after Stripe's processing fee and Treyna's 1% early rate (the standard rate is 3%). Cash, Venmo and Zelle payments are free to track. Square's no-show stack runs $49/mo per location, and every charge to a saved card is 3.5% + 15¢.
Does Square Appointments charge no-show fees automatically?+
No. Square holds the card for one visit and doesn't save it, and charging the no-show fee is a manual decision every time, only inside a 14-day window. Treyna saves the card and charges your policy on its own.
Can clients see how many sessions are left in their pack?+
In Treyna, yes, any time. In Square, the client can only see the pack balance inside a booking. Treyna takes a session off automatically when the client attends and shows "3 of 10 left" on their page.
Do I need a card reader or any hardware?+
No. Treyna runs from your phone and a web booking page. There's nothing to plug in and no counter to stand behind.
Start free
Set up your studio from a chat, save cards at booking, and let no-show fees and packs run themselves. No monthly fee.
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