Booksy or your own app: how MeetScarlet compares.

Which should you pick?

Pick MeetScarlet if your chairs are full of regulars and you want them booking in your shop's own app, with your name on the icon and no other shops in it. A walk-in line with wait estimates, cut memberships and tips all sit in that same app. Our team builds it, publishes it under your own Apple and Google developer accounts, and imports your client list as part of setup. It costs more than Booksy: $349 a month plus $999 setup on monthly billing, free on yearly.

Booksy may suit you if you want one low price with every feature and a free trial, or new clients from Booksy Marketplace.

Why barbershops pick MeetScarlet over Booksy

• Your shop's name and icon on your clients' phones; Booksy clients book in the Booksy for Customers app, in Booksy's name
• Only your shop is in the app; Booksy's customer app lists many shops
• A walk-in line with wait estimates, cut memberships and tips, all in your own app
• The app is published under your own Apple and Google developer accounts, so the listing is in your shop's name
• Our team builds and publishes the app, imports your client list and sets up your barbers, services, prices and cut memberships as part of setup

Booksy's app or your own

Booksy clients book in the Booksy for Customers app, which lists many shops, or through Booksy Marketplace. We found no client app published under a shop's own name on Booksy's pricing (US and UK), customer-app and profile pages.

MeetScarlet works the other way round: your shop's name and icon on your clients' phones, published under your own Apple and Google developer accounts, with only your shop inside.

From biz.booksy.com/en-us/pricing, /en-gb/pricing and Booksy's feature pages, read October 31, 2026. US prices before tax.

Where Booksy may fit better

• Booksy Marketplace, where local clients search for barbers and beauty pros
• Text-message marketing, reporting and insights, and a waitlist on its one plan
• A much lower monthly price, with a free trial

Other Booksy alternatives

• MeetScarlet: an app under your shop's own name in the App Store and Google Play, with a walk-in line and no marketplace
• Fresha: a lower starting price and its own marketplace app, mostly for salons and spas
• Square Appointments: a free plan, a booking site with your logo, and the shared Square Go app
• SimplyBook.me: a free plan, and a client web app added from your booking site rather than the app stores
• For each option's limits, see the best barbershop booking apps and marketplace app vs your own app

Questions to ask on a Booksy demo

Booksy's public pages leave these open, so ask before you sign:

• Can my regulars book me in an app that shows only my shop?
• How are clients who find me through the marketplace handled differently from clients I bring myself?
• If you leave, can you export your client list, and what comes with it?

Ask us the same questions about MeetScarlet; our prices are on the homepage.

Moving from Booksy to MeetScarlet

We import your client list from a spreadsheet or CSV export, then set up your barbers, services, prices and cut memberships as part of setup. About 4 to 6 weeks for the store apps, most of it Apple's enrollment. Your web app's link is ready during setup, and members can book there as soon as you choose your MeetScarlet plan. They keep the same account when the store apps launch.

Tell your regulars where to book next, and update the booking links in your bio and on Google so they point to your new app.