Square Appointments vs Modge

Two scheduling tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	Square AppointmentsBlock	ModgeModge Inc.
In one line	Free booking with unlimited staff calendars and Square payments	Desktop time tracking that monitors staff app use and screens, from $4 a seat
Starting price	Free	From $4/person
Six-person team	$0/mo	$24/mo
Plans	Free $0/mo per location; Plus $49/mo per location; Premium $149/mo per location; in-person 2.6% + 15¢ on Free (2.5%/2.4% on Plus/Premium); online 3.3% + 30¢ on Free	Per tracked seat, billed yearly (the default view): Basic $4/mo, Pro $5.50/mo, Premium $7/mo; billed monthly: Basic $5, Pro $7, Premium $9; Enterprise by quote (annual billing, volume pricing); Basic: automatic time tracking, app and URL tracking with AI productivity scores, idle detection, screenshots up to 18/hour with optional blur and 3-month retention, timesheets and approvals, payroll CSV (generic, Wise, PayPal) and PDF exports, client invoices, email and chat support; Pro adds shifts and scheduling with adherence scores, leave, breaks and overtime rules, client billing through your own Stripe account, on-demand screenshots, 12-month retention, custom roles, teams and project budgets; Premium adds suspicious activity and mouse-jiggler detection, burnout-risk and profitability reports, contract signing, 24-month retention, customized onboarding and a dedicated account manager; Enterprise adds custom retention and a priority response SLA; add-ons per seat: More Screenshots $2/mo (up to 60/hour), Extended Data Retention $2/mo ($1.67 billed yearly); viewers are free; seat changes are prorated; no seat minimum stated; 14-day free trial of the plan you pick, card required at sign-up; no free plan; macOS and Windows only, no mobile app
Pricing model	Free tier	Free trial
Free trial	—	14 days
Users	Unlimited staff calendars	Per tracked seat; viewers free
Both connect to	No shared connections on record.
Also connects to	None in our catalog	None in our catalog
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people	2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	Every plan (US)	Plans not stated
Live chat	Plans not stated	Every plan
Support hours	Phone: 6am–6pm PT M–F for the first 90 days (Square Free only), 6am–6pm PT M–F (Square Plus only), 24/7 (Square Premium only)	Not published
Incidents posted	14 incidents posted on Block's status page, which covers all Block products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 0 marked major or critical by Block. Status page	We found no public status page for Modge Inc..
Capterra score	4.5 / 5 from 263 reviews	Not listed
Fit: Retail shop	50	15
Fit: Restaurant or café	15	5
Fit: Service business	90	50
Fit: Agency or studio	30	85
Fit: Trades or contractor	45	10
Fit: Online store	20	40
Why people pick it	Free plan with unlimited staff Payments and POS built in	Time, app use and screenshots from one desktop agent From $4 per seat billed yearly
Where it falls short	No-show fees need Plus Tied to Square payments	Desktop only: no mobile app or GPS clock-in No direct payroll integrations, only CSV exports
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices

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