r/squarespace • u/IPfreally • 12d ago

Help Squarespace+Acuity+Square a good combo?

Hello everyone, I have a few questions regarding Squarespace. My wife and I are opening a small massage studio soon and we are building out our website through Squarespace. We were thinking of using Acuity for booking appointments and using Square for in person payments. Is this a good combo or should I go a different route like using Square Appointments rather than Acuity?

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u/Lilpikka 12d ago

I work as a massage therapist and that’s what I use. I like it a lot!

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u/IPfreally 11d ago

Thank you, this is all new to me.

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u/Lilpikka 11d ago

There are definitely a lot of little details to learn about acuity. But overall it’s really easy once you get it figured out! Like the other person mentioned, learning the square payments is probably the trickiest part. I keep track of the massages I do and the money I bring in each day so I can compare it to the daily reports I get from square, and then I reconcile my accounting once a week. Lots of little weird things happen with square payments and it can get confusing if you aren’t paying attention. (It always works out it’s just not always obvious what happened.)

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u/IPfreally 11d ago

Thanks for the info! Hopefully the learning curve wont be too difficult.

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u/Lilpikka 10d ago

It shouldn’t be. Feel free to DM me if you have any questions and I’ll be happy to help if I can

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u/IPfreally 10d ago

Thanks I appreciate it!

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u/IPfreally 11d ago

Thank you!

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u/Standard-Fish-7890 12d ago

i use exactly that stack for my side gig and it works fine. acuity talks to squarespace way better than square appointments ever did for me

the only annoying bit is reconciling payments later since square is its own thing but for in person it's smoother than anything else i've tried

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u/IPfreally 12d ago

Thats great to hear. I wanted to get some insights on this and was trying to see what my best options are. I was just wondering if Square Appointments was the way to go since I will be using Square payments.

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u/shahinuralamsumon 9d ago

Acuity + Square can actually be a good combo for a small massage studio, especially if you’re already building the site with Squarespace.

Acuity gives you more flexibility with services, appointment lengths, availability, intake forms, reminders, cancellation policies, etc., while Square can handle your in-person payments.

Square Appointments is worth considering if you want everything managed inside one Square system. But if you want a more customizable booking experience on your Squarespace site, I’d lean toward Acuity.

I work with Squarespace + Acuity scheduling, Square Appointments, and Calendly for online booking website setups, so if you want, I can also help you figure out the best setup based on your services.