Quick comparison
Booksy vs Booq at a glance
| Compare | Booksy | Booq |
|---|---|---|
| Primary audience | BooksyBarbers, salons and other beauty businesses, including providers who travel to clients. | BooqMobile barbers and other businesses that travel to clients. |
| Client booking | BooksyClients can book through a Booksy profile on the web or in the free Booksy for Customers app. | BooqA direct browser booking page; clients do not need an app. |
| Mobile services | BooksySupported. Booksy lets you set a travel radius and price, including travel fees; its help centre says every mobile-service request needs manual confirmation. | BooqThe client address is checked before Booq offers times; service-area and travel-pricing rules apply in the booking flow. |
| Time between appointments | BooksyBooksy documents fixed padding before or after a service. Its public help page doesn't say that padding changes with the journey between two client addresses. | BooqTravel time between the proposed address and surrounding appointments changes the times a client can book. |
Start with the business model
Who each product suits
Choose Booksy when
You want discovery and more business tools
A barber who wants marketplace discovery, reviews, marketing, payments and shop-management tools in one established platform—and doesn't mind confirming mobile-service requests manually.
Choose Booq when
Travel shapes your working day
A mobile barber who wants clients to book at their own address without manually checking whether the next journey fits the diary.
The useful comparison is not which product has the longest feature list. It is whether the software models the constraint that shapes your day. A fixed barbershop organises availability around staff and chairs. A mobile barber also has to account for the distance between one client and the next.
Side by side
The differences that matter for mobile work
| Compare | Booksy | Booq |
|---|---|---|
| Primary audience | Barbers, salons and other beauty businesses, including providers who travel to clients. | Mobile barbers and other businesses that travel to clients. |
| Client booking | Clients can book through a Booksy profile on the web or in the free Booksy for Customers app. | A direct browser booking page; clients do not need an app. |
| Mobile services | Supported. Booksy lets you set a travel radius and price, including travel fees; its help centre says every mobile-service request needs manual confirmation. | The client address is checked before Booq offers times; service-area and travel-pricing rules apply in the booking flow. |
| Time between appointments | Booksy documents fixed padding before or after a service. Its public help page doesn't say that padding changes with the journey between two client addresses. | Travel time between the proposed address and surrounding appointments changes the times a client can book. |
| Discovery | Marketplace listing, reviews, portfolio and optional paid visibility through Boost. | No marketplace; the barber shares and owns the booking relationship. |
| Business tools | Marketing, waitlists, memberships, packages, inventory, reporting, payments and team features. | A focused mobile diary, booking flow, client details and travel controls. |
| Published starting price | £40 per month plus VAT; £5 per additional user. | £29 per month. |
This table compares the public products as reviewed on 3 August 2026. Features and prices can change.
A fair comparison
Where Booksy is stronger
Clients can discover a business through Booksy Marketplace, then use its profile, reviews and portfolio to choose a provider.
The subscription includes marketing, waitlists, memberships, packages, reporting and other business tools.
Mobile Services lets a provider set a travel radius and price, including travel fees.
Those strengths are valuable when they solve problems you actually have. A marketplace, point of sale or multi-chair reporting may be a reason to choose a broader platform. They do not automatically solve the travel constraint in a mobile diary.
Published pricing
Compare the model, not only the headline
Booksy lists £40 per month plus VAT and £5 for each additional team member. The subscription includes a seven-day trial and standard Marketplace bookings; payment processing has separate fees. £29 per month with a seven-day free trial, according to Booq’s current public pricing.
Boost is optional. If enabled, Booksy lists a one-time 30% fee, with a £5 minimum, on a qualifying client's first visit.
Use a real working day
What to check before you switch
Create two mobile-service requests at different addresses. Booksy says you'll need to confirm each one manually, so test the whole flow.
Add the padding you normally leave for driving. Then check whether it still works for both a short trip and a long one.
Price payments and Boost separately. They're optional, but they can change the total cost.
Create a test service and two appointments at different addresses. Check the client journey, the time protected before and after each booking, the total the client sees and what happens after a cancellation. That reveals more than a marketing checklist.
Verify the details
Official sources used
Common questions
Booksy and Booq FAQs
Is Booq a Booksy alternative for mobile barbers?
Yes. Booq is a focused Booksy alternative for barbers who travel to clients. Booksy offers the broader marketplace and business toolkit; Booq makes the client address, service area, travel-aware availability and travel pricing part of the booking workflow.
Does Booksy support mobile barbers?
Yes. Booksy Mobile Services lets you set a travel radius and price, including travel fees. Booksy’s UK help centre also says every mobile-service request needs manual confirmation.
Does Booksy calculate travel time between clients?
Booksy's public UK documentation describes a travel radius, travel fees, manual confirmation and fixed padding. It doesn't document automatic address-to-address travel-time calculations. That doesn't prove the capability is absent, so test two consecutive mobile bookings before you decide.
Is Booq cheaper than Booksy?
Booq currently lists one plan at £29 per month. Booksy lists £40 per month plus VAT and £5 for each additional team member. Booksy includes a much broader set of marketplace and business-management tools, so compare fit as well as price.
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