Appointment Booking Cowlendar vs Nimbley
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026.
The short answer
- Only Appointment Booking Cowlendar lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $13.99/month for Appointment Booking Cowlendar and $15/month for Nimbley.
- Appointment Booking Cowlendar lists 24 features Nimbley’s listing doesn’t mention, including Calendar, Courses, Custom.
Head to head
Bookings & appointments | Schedule | Zoom | Meet | Calendar
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Canada
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 5 bookings/mo, great to test the waters
- · Unlimited features
Starter
- · 1-1 booking • group booking • multiday
- · ALL FEATURES, INCLUDING :
- · Booking limit per timeslot / per day
- · Custom duration / Deposit / Prepayment
- · Full day booking • bundle • subscription
- · Google/Outlook/Zoom/Teams
Basic
- · 1 to1 booking • group booking • multiday
- · ALL FEATURES, INCLUDING :
- · Booking limit per timeslot / per day
- · Custom duration / Deposit / Prepayment
- · Full day booking • bundle • subscription
- · Google/Outlook/Zoom/Teams
Growth
- · 1-1 booking • group booking • multiday
- · ALL FEATURES, INCLUDING :
- · Booking limit per timeslot / per day
- · Custom duration / Deposit / Prepayment
- · Full day booking • bundle • subscription
- · Google/Outlook/Zoom/Teams
Bookings
- · 1 booking page, inline or as a button
- · 1 booking type with sessions and seats
- · Confirmation and reminder emails
- · Pay when booking, in Shopify checkout
- · Up to 200 bookings per month
Lite
- · 1 booking type, payment when booking
- · 200 bookings, 25 quote requests a month
- · 3 connections, 1 team member
- · 3 offerroutes or booking pages, 1 live
- · Booking plus offerroutes for custom work
Standard
- · 100 quote requests per month
- · 5 offerroutes, 2 live at a time
- · Everything in Lite
- · Payments for quotes, own email address
- · Unlimited booking types and bookings
Pro
- · 10 offerroutes, 5 live at a time
- · 250 quote requests per month
- · Advanced analysis, no Nimbley mention
- · Everything in Standard
- · Unlimited connections, 5 team members
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureThis booking app adds a native scheduling popup on any service/product you sell on Shopify. Our booking app requires zero technical knowledge. Transform a product into a bookable service in 3 min. Works like Calendly, but integrated into Shopify. One time or subscription bookings. Use an address or a digital location (zoom, google meet link, outlook) for your bookings. Addquestions to the form to gather info.
Nimbley adds a booking page to your online store for anything customers book at a set time: workshops, classes, rentals or appointments. Plan sessions with a maximum number of seats, or use open slots from your opening hours. Your customer picks a session from a list with photos or a calendar, chooses the number of people and pays in your own checkout. A paid order confirms the booking. Catering or custom work too?
- Replace the "add to cart" button for a "book now" button on any product page
- Setup in-person meeting or virtual bookings through Zoom or Google Meet
- Email notifications & Reminders for appointments and bookings. Booking app.
- Group booking: you can allow multiple customers to book the same timeslot.
- Show sessions as a list with photos and filters, or as a calendar with seats
- Customers pay in your Shopify checkout; a paid order confirms the booking
- Waitlist for full sessions; customers change the number of people themselves
- All your bookings in one calendar, also in your Google Calendar
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  Appointment Booking Cowlendar | |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 5,467 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | −5 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 112 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 8% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Services, Home & Garden | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Canada | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Appointment Booking Cowlendar | |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 2,261 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 17 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 11% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Appointment Booking Cowlendar | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $13.99/month(ahead) | $15/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Appointment Booking Cowlendar | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #3 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | #1 in Event booking | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Jan 21, 2022 | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Languages | 6 | 2 |
| Developer | Booking Appointment Cowlendar | Nimbley |
FAQ
Appointment Booking Cowlendar and Nimbley: common questions
- Is Appointment Booking Cowlendar or Nimbley cheaper?
- Only Appointment Booking Cowlendar lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $13.99/month for Appointment Booking Cowlendar and $15/month for Nimbley. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Appointment Booking Cowlendar lists 24 the others don’t mention, such as Calendar, Courses, Custom, Custom events. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Nov 9, 2026; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Nov 9, 2026. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.