Setmore or MeetScarlet: a home-screen shortcut, or an app in the App Store?
For a business that wants its own app in the App Store and Google Play, MeetScarlet is the better pick: we publish an iPhone and Android app under your name, while Setmore's "branded mobile app" is your booking page saved to the home screen. Setmore costs far less, free for up to 4 users or $5 per user a month on Pro billed annually, against MeetScarlet's $349 a month plus $999 setup on monthly billing (free on yearly). We make MeetScarlet; every Setmore fact here comes from Setmore's own pages.
Which should you pick?
Who wrote this: the team that makes MeetScarlet. We compare from each vendor's own public pages, read on November 1, 2026, not from a hands-on test of the rival. Where a vendor does not publish something, we say so rather than guess.
Pick MeetScarlet if you want your clients to download your own app from the App Store and Google Play, with your name on it, rather than save a booking page to their home screen. In your app they book, buy memberships and packs (which we did not find on Setmore's pages) and check in with a pass; MeetScarlet Pro adds push announcements. Our team sets it up and submits the app under your own Apple and Google accounts.
Setmore may suit you if you want online booking for little or nothing, free for up to 4 users or $5 per user a month on Pro billed annually, with Tap to Pay, Reserve with Google, and SMS reminders on Pro.
Why businesses pick MeetScarlet over Setmore
- An iPhone and Android app in the App Store and Google Play under your name; Setmore's "branded mobile app" is your booking page saved to the home screen
- Your app is published under your own Apple and Google developer accounts
- Memberships and packs sold in your app; we found none on Setmore's pages
- Our team imports your client list and sets up your services, staff, prices and memberships as part of setup
Side by side
| Setmore | MeetScarlet | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free for up to 4 users; Pro $5 per user a month billed annually, unlimited users | $349 a month for one location and 5 staff logins, or $499 a month on MeetScarlet Pro with 20; $999 setup on monthly billing, free on yearly |
| App for your clients | Your booking page saved to the home screen, like an app, on the free plan too; Setmore's iOS and Android app is for you and your team, under Setmore's name | Your own iPhone and Android app, which we publish to the App Store and Google Play under your name and your own Apple and Google accounts, plus a web app |
| Booking page | A booking page with your branding; Setmore branding removed on Pro | A booking link for your website and social profiles |
| Reminders | Email reminders; SMS reminders on Pro, with 500 credits a month per team member, depending on country | Text reminders for appointments (coming soon) on MeetScarlet Pro; email reminders are built but not sending yet |
| Payments | Online and in person, including Tap to Pay | Card payments into your own Stripe account (built; no live charge run yet) |
| Memberships and packs | Not found on the pages we read | Memberships and packs, sold in your app |
From setmore.com: its home, pricing and features pages, read November 1, 2026; in US dollars.
Where Setmore may fit better
- A free plan for up to 4 users, and Pro from $5 per user a month with unlimited users
- In-person payments with Tap to Pay
- Reserve with Google, and Book Now buttons for Facebook and Instagram
- Email reminders that send now, and SMS reminders on Pro
Questions to ask on a Setmore demo
Setmore's public pages leave these open, so ask before you sign:
- Is there an app in the App Store under my business's own name, or only the booking page on the home screen?
- Does every staff calendar count as a paid user on Pro?
- Can clients buy memberships or class packs?
- 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 to MeetScarlet
We import your client list from a spreadsheet or CSV export, then set up your services, staff, prices and 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.
Questions
Straight answers. Anything else, ask us on a demo.
Does Setmore have a branded mobile app? #
Setmore's pricing page lists a "Branded mobile app" and describes it as letting customers add your booking page to their phone's home screen, like an app. We found no app published in the App Store under the business's own name on its pages (read November 1, 2026). MeetScarlet publishes an iPhone and Android app under your own name to the App Store and Google Play.
How much does Setmore cost? #
Setmore's pricing page shows a free plan for up to 4 users and Pro at $5 per user a month with annual pricing, for unlimited users.
Is MeetScarlet cheaper than Setmore? #
No. Setmore is free for small teams and $5 per user a month on Pro billed annually; MeetScarlet is $349 a month plus $999 setup on monthly billing (free on yearly). MeetScarlet's price includes what we did not find on Setmore's pages: an app under your name in the App Store and Google Play.
Is this comparison independent? #
No. We make MeetScarlet, and we recommend it to businesses that want their own app in the App Store and Google Play. Every Setmore fact comes from Setmore's own pages, dated, and we say where Setmore may fit better.
Keep reading
- Best branded booking apps (2026)Seven booking platforms that give clients an app with your name, compared on price, plan and store account, with MeetScarlet as our pick at a published price.
- White-label booking appA white-label booking app puts your own name on the App Store and Google Play. MeetScarlet builds and brands yours, with booking and memberships, from $349 a month.
- MeetScarlet vs SimplyBook.meMeetScarlet puts your app in the App Store and Google Play under your own name, from $349 a month. SimplyBook.me starts free, with a web app added from your site.
- Home-screen web app vs store appSome booking tools call a booking page saved to the home screen an app. What that gives your clients, what an App Store app adds, and how to tell them apart.