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Limespun vs Square Appointments for tattoo studios
Square Appointments is general booking and payments software; Limespun is built only for tattoo. Compared from Square’s own pages, checked September 22, 2026.
Choose Limespun if you want
- Multi-session projects. A sleeve or back piece tracked as one project across every sitting.
- One deposit across sessions. The deposit follows the project, not a single appointment.
- Digital consent forms. Clients sign before they sit down.
- Allergy flags on bookings. Health notes surface on the day, not buried in a file.
- Flat plans, never per booking. No cut of your bookings or deposits.
Choose Square if you want
- Free plan with booking, payments and point of sale in one ecosystem
- Wide set of add-ons: payroll, banking, websites and marketing
- Mature hardware and retail-grade inventory tools
Feature by feature
“Not published” means Square Appointments’ public pages don’t describe it. Check with them.
Multi-session projectsLimespun: YesSquare Appointments: Not published
A sleeve or back piece tracked as one project across every sitting.
Limespun: Yes. Projects with every session, photo and note
Square Appointments: Not published. Prepaid service packages exist; project tracking not published
One deposit, many sessionsLimespun: YesSquare Appointments: Not published
The deposit follows the project, not a single appointment.
Limespun: Yes. Deposit held on the project and applied session by session
Square Appointments: Not published. Per-appointment deposits published
Digital consent formsLimespun: YesSquare Appointments: Partial
Clients sign before they sit down.
Limespun: Yes. Phone or front-desk iPad, stored with the session
Square Appointments: Partial. Contracts sent at booking
Allergy flags on bookingsLimespun: YesSquare Appointments: Not published
Health notes surface on the day, not buried in a file.
Limespun: Yes. Shown on every booking after they’re noted
Square Appointments: Not published
Guest artist spotsLimespun: YesSquare Appointments: Not published
Dates, booking and splits for visiting artists.
Limespun: Yes. Own dates, booking link and split (Pro and up)
Square Appointments: Not published
Commission & booth rentLimespun: YesSquare Appointments: Yes
Artist pay worked out per session.
Limespun: Yes. Commission and booth-rent splits (Studio and up); guest splits on Pro and up
Square Appointments: Yes. Commission rates, tip pooling, chair-rent collection
Ink inventoryLimespun: YesSquare Appointments: Yes
Stock tracked by bottle; EU REACH ink records on every Limespun plan.
Limespun: Yes. With EU REACH ink records on every plan
Square Appointments: Yes. General retail inventory; no ink or REACH mention
Migration helpLimespun: YesSquare Appointments: Partial
Someone moves your clients and bookings for you.
Limespun: Yes. Done by our team on every plan
Square Appointments: Partial. Self-serve bulk import
Sources, checked September 22, 2026
Sources, checked September 22, 2026:
Pricing
- Limespun
- Flat plans, never per booking: Solo $39/mo, Studio $99/mo, Pro $179/mo, Multi-Location $329/mo. No cut of bookings or deposits. Multi-Location is one flat price, not per location.
- See Limespun pricing
- Square Appointments
- Free plan; Plus $49/mo and Premium $149/mo per location, plus card processing fees.
- Check Square pricing (opens in a new tab)
Switching from Square
On every plan, our team moves your clients, bookings, deposits and signed forms while Square keeps running.
On every Limespun plan
- Migration done by our teamSolo included, at no extra cost
- Every plan
- Money-back guaranteeNo free trial
- 30 days
- Onboarding helpBy email, while you set up
- 60 days
Square, for comparison: Self-serve bulk import of your client list, and a free plan to start on. From Square’s own page (opens in a new tab)
Tell your clients you’ve moved
A text, an email and a story to paste the day you switch. Swap the words in brackets.
Questions about Square
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Is Square Appointments built for tattoo studios?
Square Appointments is general booking and payments software that also markets to tattoo studios. Limespun is built only for tattoo, around projects that run across several sessions.
Does Square track a sleeve as one project?
Square Appointments doesn’t describe project tracking on its public pages. In Limespun a sleeve is one project, with the deposit carried across every session.
How do I get my clients out of Square?
In your Square Dashboard, Customers → Import / Export → Export Customers downloads your client list as a CSV file. The export asks which customer groups to include, so tick every group you want to bring. Send us the file and our team does the rest.
Do the deposits I hold in Square come across?
Yes. We record each deposit you’re holding on the right client and project, so it’s applied at the session it’s for. Clients aren’t charged again.
What if Limespun isn’t right for us?
Every plan has a 30-day money-back guarantee. There’s no free trial, and Square keeps working until you cancel it, so nothing is lost if you stop.
Can I keep Square running while you move us?
Yes. On every plan our team moves your clients, upcoming bookings, deposits held and signed consent forms while Square keeps taking bookings. When the counts match, you decide when to switch.
Do my clients have to do anything?
No. Their bookings, deposits and signed forms come across. Saved cards don’t, so clients add a card with their next deposit. The text, email and story above tell them what changed.
Where does Square do better?
Free plan with booking, payments and point of sale in one ecosystem. Wide set of add-ons: payroll, banking, websites and marketing. Mature hardware and retail-grade inventory tools. If those matter most to your shop, Square Appointments may suit you better.
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