How we choose

Our #1 pick is MeetScarlet, and we are affiliated with them (details). That pick is our opinion. We don't score apps or claim to test them. Here's how everything else on the site is put together.

Where our facts come from

• The vendor's own pages: pricing pages, feature pages, help-centre articles, terms of service and status pages. We link each one and show the date we read it.
• Third-party opinion, labelled as such: app-store ratings and review sites, with the number of reviews and the date we looked. If we can't find any independent reviews, we say so.
• No hands-on testing. We haven't run trials of these apps, so every page says it's based on public documentation.

Prices

We copy prices exactly as the vendor shows them, with the billing basis (monthly, yearly, per location or per staff member), on the day we write. Each page shows its "Prices checked on" date. If a vendor only gives prices through a sales call, we say "not published" rather than guess.

Limitations and who should look elsewhere

Every app we write about gets its real, sourced limitations, our pick included. Every page also says which kind of business should choose something else.

What we look at

For each app we gather evidence on booking and scheduling, memberships and payments, the client's booking experience, pricing clarity, setup and switching, marketing tools, reporting, and support. We use these to describe each app. We don't turn them into scores.

How we use AI

We use Claude, an AI assistant, to help research, draft and build this site. Facts are checked against the linked sources before a page is published, and the opinions on the site are ours.

Corrections

Found a mistake? Email hello@bookingshortlist.com. We fix confirmed errors quickly and log them on our corrections page.