WordPress Appointment Booking and Online Scheduling Plugin by Appointy

Description

Trusted by businesses since 2010, Appointy is one of the most popular, reliable, and highly rated appointment scheduling and WordPress booking calendar plugin. It has all the features that businesses need to accept appointments, calendar bookings and payments 24×7 in one easy-to-use user interface. Additionally, it can also help you:

1. Schedule online: Customers self-schedule anytime, anywhere.
2. Increase productivity: Improve staff productivity, manage multiple staff and locations.
3. Attract customers: Social promotion via Facebook, Twitter, and Email marketing. Reserve with Google Integration.
4. Retain customers: Understand your customers and run customer loyalty programs.

Appointy has been built from the ground up keeping business growth at its core

With Appointy’s super-quick guided setup, (or you may opt for our Free Done For You setup), enterprise level customization, built in marketing & analytics features and simplified integration with your website, you will get an instant boost for your business’s revenue, exposure and customer satisfaction.

With its partnership with Google, Appointy also provides you the opportunity to turn Google searchers into paying customers using Reserve with Google.

What can I use Appointy for ?

• Appointment Scheduling : Schedule services or staff (Hair Salon Booking, Barber Shop booking, Beauty Center Booking, Spa Booking, Acupuncture Booking, Dog Groomers Booking, Massage Therapists Booking, One-to-One coaching, Gym, Dentists Appointment Scheduling, Doctors Appointment Scheduling, Nutritionist Appointment Booking,Fitness Coach booking etc).

• Class Scheduling : Yoga Class Scheduling , Dance Class Scheduling, Fitness Class Scheduling , Cooking Class Booking,Culture classroom booking, ,Swimming Class booking, Music class booking etc.

• Resource Scheduling : Schedule Resources (Balloon Rides, Real Estates or Agents, Hotel Rooms, Machines, Pools, Courts, Rentals etc.)

• Event Scheduling / Event Booking: Schedule Events with Events Calendar (Single or Multiple occurring events)

• Meeting Scheduler: Book Meetings Online

• Booking Calendar / Appointment Calendar: Book Calendar, Book Rental, Beauty Salon Booking, Tour Guide Booking, Restaurant Booking, Cafe Booking, Conference Room booking, Car Rental Booking, Hospital Booking, Clinic Booking, Facility Booking, Private Residence Booking

• Reservations: Hotel reservation & bookings, Tour Reservations, Reserve Calendar, Any kind of Online Reservations

• Almost any other business that accepts appointments

Homepage | Appointment Scheduling | Class Scheduling | Activity Scheduling | Demo

Appointy Features and Pricing

Free Plan:

Features offered in Free Plan
1. No. of Staff Users: 1
2. No. of Services: 5
3. No. of Appointments in a month: 100
4. Clients can schedule appointments 24×7
5. Integration on your website and Facebook page
6. Check Daily, weekly, and monthly availability in just one click
7. Schedule classes, groups, events or individual appointments
8. Zapier Integration
9. Automatic Reminders
10. Mobile App
11. Reschedule appointments
12. Set service dependency
13. Client Verification
14. Automatic appointment assignment to staff
15. Reserve with Google integration
16. CRM Tool
17. 24×7 Customer Support and Free Setup
18. Real Time Notifications
19. SSL Security
20. Accept Payments through Square
21. Instagram and Facebook Integration

Premium Plans: Growth, Professional, Enterprise

Features offered in Premium Plans: (All features of the free plan + the features below as per plan type)
1. No. of Staff Users: 1-5 as per plan with option to add more staff members
2. No. of Services: Unlimited
3. No. of Appointments in a month: Unlimited
4. Schedule resources/ equipment/ rooms in addition to staff
5. Service Level Agreement
6. Multi Location Support
7. Recurring bookings
8. Capacity booking
9. Two way Google calendar synchronisation
10. i-Cal feed
11. Office 365 integration
12. Google Analytics
13. Google Tag Manager
14. Customizable deals and discounts
15. Gift certificates
16. Accept Payments through Square,Stripe, PayPal and Authorize.Net
17. Business analysis reports
18. Separate staff login
19. SMS customization
20. Custom booking portal, features & Integration

Support

For any help or setup support you may mail us at [email protected]
You can also schedule an appointment by clicking this link

You may also call us at our 24×7 support numbers:
24×7 Support: USA +1 786 766 7676
24×7 Support: UK +44 20 3871 3003

Why is Appointy better than other standalone WordPress scheduling plugins

• Freemium plan that’s free forever. No credit card required. Affordable pricing that scales as your business grows. No hidden costs. Most WordPress scheduling plugins just provide basic features in the free version and then force you to buy premium add-ons for additional critical features like payments etc. whereas Appointy provides many of these premium features in its free forever version itself. As a result, the standalone WordPress plugins with their add-ons end up being more expensive and bug ridden in the long term over Appointy.

• Other WordPress scheduling plugins are often plagued by poor support and long issue resolution turnaround times but Appointy being one of the biggest players in the appointment scheduling domain, is proud to offer the highest standards of customer support 24×7 through call/chat/email. You can even request free setup assistance for your business.

• Other WordPress scheduling plugins and their add-ons often create unnecessary bloat in the WordPress dashboard thus slowing down your website and resulting in compatibility clashes with your theme and other plugins, whereas Appointy is a SaaS application and all the heavy processing is managed by Appointy’s super fast cloud servers so that processing is extremely fast and you never lose your precious data or appointments.

• Other WordPress scheduling plugins require setting up of server cron jobs and specialized server settings forcing you to either upgrade to higher hosting plans or losing out on bookings/appointment reminders thus eventually affecting your business’s service quality and customer satisfaction. But with Appointy, you can set up scheduling on your website with just the basic shared hosting plan as all the sms/email reminders, are taken care of by Appointy with their efficient cloud service with 99.99% uptime guarantee. This saves you unnecessary hosting costs and ensures professional services to your customers.

• Other WordPress scheduling plugins creates security vulnerabilities, whereas Appointy being a SaaS application is 100% safe and integrates with your favourite payment processors out of the box even in its free plan.

• Other WordPress plugins which have their working from within WordPress remain exposed to problems caused by WordPress version updates leading to service downtimes and business losses whereas Appointy being a SaaS is always resistant to compatibility and functionality issues arising out of any such updates, thus ensuring robust performance and business reliability.

• Other scheduling plugins tend to get limited by features and as your requirements grow along with your business, you are forced to switch platforms which impacts your business and creates new problems. Whereas, Appointy offers enterprise level plans and features so that as your business grows Appointy will be your growth partner throughout your journey.

• Unlike other plugins, Appointy offers multi platform access to your business settings and administration. You can access Appointy on the go through our Android and iOS apps as well.

• Unlike other WordPress scheduling plugins, Appointy has several marketing and analytics features so that you can get an edge over your competition.

• Unlike other WordPress scheduling plugins, Appointy has a very intuitive interface and onboarding process which enables you to get comfortable with the system within the first 5 minutes itself. In case you need help, our 24×7 support desk is always at your disposal. Appointy also provides you with several third party software integrations.

• Several of the standalone free WordPress plugins compromise your data and the data of your customers and are not GDPR compliant. Appointy being the one of the most trusted and reliable appointment scheduling plugins, is GDPR compliant and provides 100% security for you and your customer’s data.

Translations

Appointy appointment booking and online scheduling is available in:

• Chinese
• Croatian
• Czech
• Danish
• Estonian
• French
• Finnish
• German
• Greek
• Hungarian
• Italian
• Japanese
• Lithuanian
• Latvian
• Dutch
• Nynorsk
• Portuguese
• Polish
• Russian
• Romanian
• Spanish
• Slovenian
• Serbian
• Slovak
• Swedish
• Turkish

Installation

This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.

1. Login to your WordPress admin dashboard.
2. Click the “Plugins” menu on the left and choose “Add New”.
3. Search for “WordPress Appointment Booking and Online Scheduling Plugin by Appointy” and install it.
4. After the plugin installation has finished, click the “Activate” button.
5. Click on the new “Appointy Calendar” tab that is now available on your left bar.
6. Click on the “Setup” button to setup your plugin or in case you already have an account with Appointy just enter your calendar’s URL.
7. Create a page named “Schedule an Appointment” and paste the shortcode {APPOINTY} as a normal text to display the appointment calendar on your website.
8. To access your appointments or other settings like staff, services, customers etc., login to your account by clicking this link

Note:
* You may also upload the plugin manually to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory and then proceed from step number 4 above.
* If your calendar overlaps your sidebar, then choose a page template, which does not have a sidebar for “Schedule an Appointment” page.

For any help or setup support you may mail us at [email protected]
You can also schedule an appointment by clicking this link

You may also call us at our 24×7 support numbers:
24×7 Support: USA +1 786 766 7676
24×7 Support: UK +44 20 3871 3003

FAQ

Is appointy a standalone wordpress plugin or a SaaS application?

Appointy is one of the first and most trusted players in the appointment scheduling and booking domain throughout the world. It’s a very powerful, highly customizable and feature packed SaaS application. Appointy extends its feature set to WordPress through its WordPress plugin which has over 100,000 downloads on www.ads-software.com.

As Appointy is a SaaS application, most of the heavy processing is done by the Appointy’s server which does not slow down your website or clutter your WordPress dashboard. It also does not conflict with other plugins on your website.

Can I get appointy for a one time payment?

Appointy has a free plan which is free forever. In case you want to upgrade to a paid plan, you get the option to subscribe to monthly or annual payments-basis. There is no one time payment option but unlike other plugins which promises the world with a one time payment option but force you to buy several add ons for additional functionality, Appointy’s plans turns out to be more cost effective and feature rich in the long run.

Who owns my data?

You do! It’s your data after all! We want customers to use Appointy because they love it, not because their data is stuck in it. You can export all of your information from Appointy at any time, no matter what plan you choose.

What is the validity of the free plan?

Our free plan is free forever!.

Do I get free setup and support for the free plan as well?

Yes, we value all our customers and provide free setup and 24×7 support for all our customers irrespective of the plan they choose to subscribe to.

What kind of businesses can use Appointy scheduling plugin?

Appointy has the ability to serve almost any business segment. This includes:
* Health & Wellness (Spa, Massage therapist, Acupuncture)
* Fitness & Recreation (Health clubs, Gyms, Personal trainers, Yoga lessons, Dance instructors)
* Medicine (Doctors, Dentists, Chiropractors, Opticians)
* Education (College and Universities, Schools, Tutoring)
* Salon & Beauty (Hair salons, Nail salons, Hair braiding, Tanning salons, Tattoo studios)
* Professional services (Attorneys, Tax consultants, Photography studios, Business, Business Coaching, Driving Schools)
* Other services (Pet walkers, Day Care centres, Hot air balloon rides, Whale watching, City tours, Interview scheduling)
* Government (Government offices, Volunteer scheduling)

What platforms does Appointy support?

Appointy is available as a Web App, iOS App, and Android App.

Can I switch plans later on without losing my data?

Absolutely. You are free to switch between plans as per your requirement without any interruption of services or data loss.

Can I integrate the appointment calendar on my website and accept bookings directly?

Yes, you can integrate appointment calendar directly on your website and accept payments directly in your account.

Can I change the look and feel of the Appointy calendar to match my website?

Yes of course, you may change the color scheming and add custom css to the calendar to match your website’s design. You can also take help from our 24×7 support for this.

For any help or setup support you may mail us at [email protected]
You can also schedule an appointment by clicking this link

You may also call us at our 24×7 support numbers:
24×7 Support: USA +1 786 766 7676
24×7 Support: UK +44 20 3871 3003

Do I need to hire a developer to integrate and setup Appointy on my website?

Appointy is very intuitive and easy to use. You will find all the instructions needed to set it up on your website within the product itself. If you need additional assistance, we also have a detailed help centre with screenshots, videos, and step-by-step tutorials on how to use Appointy. Or if you prefer, you can also take help from our 24×7 customer support for any questions or troubleshooting.

Can I accept appointments based on staff and location?

Yes, Appointy is highly customizable and provides your freedom to take appointments as per your requirements.

What if I need some custom features?

Appointy is a highly scalable tool and provides flexibility for any custom requirements that you may have. You can opt for our enterprise plan and request customization as per your requirements.

Reviews

Works, but cumbersome and not intuitive

AgilityJeff June 5, 2017

I have been using this plugin for over a year now (they just helped themselves to a renewal fee from my PayPal account) and honestly have never gotten comfortable with Appointy. The plugin isn’t much more than an i-frame in your web page. The rest of the software runs on the Appointy server and is quite feature-rich … along with all the features comes a learning curve. One must be VERY CAREFUL when setting up a new service as you can easily involve staff members who should not be involved with the service you are adding – once the staff member is on there, I have not found a way to remove them. This means you need to delete the service and then re-add it from scratch. Help? Good luck. If you are in the U.S. / Canada, you’re on the wrong side of the clock for these folks so Chat and Phone is only available for very slim time periods of your typical work day. There is no apparent way to get help by email. I really wanted this to be my “forever solution”, but it’s just too much of a project to figure out the way these software designers think and then construct things in line with their idea of “logical” work flow.

Fraudulent Refund Policy

surfer27 December 16, 2016 1 reply

I made the mistake of integrating Appointy with my wife’s business site for bookings three years ago and we never could get it to work properly. Further, they automatically billed my wife’s account for a years worth of premium service two days after she asked them to cancel and have refused to refund the payment. All in all, this is one of the worst businesses I’ve dealt with. Here are the problems we’ve experienced: 1. Many of their paid features are unreliable, particularly the SMS reminders. They basically don’t work. 2. Their service management interface is excessively complicated— Each service has individual hours of availability. This means that if one person offers ten services and wants to change their overall availability, they have to edit each individual service. Blanket changes are difficult/impossible. 3. Their user interface for customers is antiquated. 4. They state that they have a refund policy but they actually do not have a refund policy. They will cancel your account at any time but they refuse to refund any payments that have been processed. 5. They publish and SEO a unique website for each customer that shows up in Google search results, and they refuse to support redirects when a customer migrates away from Appointy. Due to this, even though we’ve cancelled service, her old Appointy site keeps showing up in Google search results, misleading customers. Bottom line is that if you use Appointy, they will take ownership of your online presence, refuse refunds, refuse to support redirects if you migrate away, provide a poor administrative experience for business owners and they advertise and sell features like SMS reminders that don’t work. Frankly, I doubt the veracity of the positive online reviews considering how bad this service is and how many other good options exist. You’ve been warned.

Contributors & Developers

Changelog

Appointment Booking and online Scheduling by Appointy Version 3.0

• Compatibility with WordPress Plugin Guidelines

Appointment Booking and online Scheduling by Appointy Version 2.3

• Language support for Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Estonian, French, Finnish, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Lithuanian, Latvian, Dutch, Nynorsk, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Romanian, Spanish, Slovenian, Serbian, Slovak, Swedish, Turkish

Appointment Booking and online Scheduling by Appointy Version 2.2

• Compatibility with WordPress 4.5