Treyna vs Square Appointments

A Square Appointments alternative built for one coach, not a counter

You don't run a register. You run a court. Treyna saves a card at booking, charges your cancellation policy on its own, and takes a lesson 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 lessons, packs or group trainings. 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.
A deposit and a pack can't be combined on one service.
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 on court 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 lesson 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 lesson comes off automatically when the client attends. They can see "3 of 10 left" any time, not just during a booking. Deposits or prepay are taken the moment they book.

Side by side

The honest table

TreynaSquare Appointments
Built forOne solo coach, racket and court sportsAny service business with a front desk
Card at bookingSaved on fileHeld for one visit, not saved
No-show feeCharges itself per your policyManual decision every time, 14-day window
SetupMinutes, from a chatMenus and settings
PacksAuto-deduct when client attendsSupported
Client sees pack balanceAny timeOnly inside a booking
Deposit plus pack on one serviceYesNot on one service
Software cost for no-show toolingIncluded in $29/moSquare Plus, $49/mo per location
Fees on lesson money1% on top of Stripe processing3.5% + 15¢ per saved-card charge, all in
Coach phone appYesn/a for this use
Built for
TreynaOne solo coach, racket and court sports
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
Deposit plus pack on one service
TreynaYes
Square AppointmentsNot on one service
Software cost for no-show tooling
TreynaIncluded in $29/mo
Square AppointmentsSquare Plus, $49/mo per location
Fees on lesson money
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
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FAQ

Fair questions

Is Treyna cheaper than Square Appointments?

Treyna is $29/mo or $290/yr, with a 14-day trial and no card needed, and no per-location no-show add-on. 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 lessons 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 lesson off automatically when the client attends and shows "3 of 10 left" on their page.

Can I take a deposit and sell a pack on the same service?+

In Square, a deposit and a pack can't be combined on one service. Treyna lets you take a deposit or prepay at booking and run packs on the same service.

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.

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Set up your studio from a chat, save cards at booking, and let no-show fees and packs run themselves. Start your 14-day trial with no card needed.

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