Appointment Booking Cowlendar vs BookService: At‑home bookings

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026 for Appointment Booking Cowlendar, Oct 20, 2026 for BookService.

The short answer

  • On the Shopify App Store: Appointment Booking Cowlendar 4.9 from 2,261 reviews and BookService 5.0 from 1 reviews.
  • Only Appointment Booking Cowlendar lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $13.99/month for Appointment Booking Cowlendar and $29/month for BookService.
  • Appointment Booking Cowlendar lists 34 features BookService’s listing doesn’t mention, including Booking pages, Branding, Cancel booking.

Head to head

Detected stores

Appointment Booking Cowlendar: 5,475
BookService: —

App Store reviews

Appointment Booking Cowlendar: 2,261
BookService: 1

New reviews, 28 days

Appointment Booking Cowlendar: 17
BookService: —

Stores added, 28 days

Appointment Booking Cowlendar: 112
BookService: —
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Pitch

Bookings & appointments | Schedule | Zoom | Meet | Calendar

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Categories
  • Digital products
  • Event booking
  • Event booking
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Portuguese (Brazil)
  • French
  • +2 more
  • English
  • Spanish
Launched
Jan 21, 2022
May 6, 2026
Built for Shopify
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Reviews per month
23 last full month
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Detected stores
5,475active installs
  • 3.1 Phillip Lim
  • HOFF
  • Mixology
  • Bounce Curl
  • KREWE
+5,470 more
0active installs
Most common store size
11-50 products27%
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Top countries
  • United States29%
  • United Kingdom7%
  • Canada6%
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Momentum

New reviews each month

Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.

050100DecFebAprJunAugOctAppointment Booking Cowlendar: 51 reviews in December 2025Appointment Booking Cowlendar: 97 reviews in January 2026Appointment Booking Cowlendar: 57 reviews in February 2026Appointment Booking Cowlendar: 80 reviews in March 2026Appointment Booking Cowlendar: 79 reviews in April 2026Appointment Booking Cowlendar: 50 reviews in May 2026Appointment Booking Cowlendar: 46 reviews in June 2026Appointment Booking Cowlendar: 55 reviews in July 2026Appointment Booking Cowlendar: 53 reviews in August 2026Appointment Booking Cowlendar: 46 reviews in September 2026Appointment Booking Cowlendar: 23 reviews in October 2026BookService: At‑home bookings: 1 reviews in June 2026
Appointment Booking CowlendarBookServiceCompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
From $0 to $59.99/month
From $29 to $149/month
Plans
FreeFree
  • · 5 bookings/mo, great to test the waters
  • · Unlimited features
Starter$13.99/month
7-day free trial
  • · 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$29.99/month
7-day free trial
  • · 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$59.99/month
7-day free trial
  • · 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
Starter$29/month
15-day free trial
  • · 1 equipment type
  • · 100 bookings per month
  • · Up to 3 professionals
Professional$79/month
15-day free trial
  • · 500 bookings per month
  • · Unlimited equipment
  • · Up to 15 professionals
Business$149/month
15-day free trial
  • · Unlimited bookings
  • · Unlimited equipment
  • · Unlimited professionals
Coverage
41 of 41 features100%
7 of 41 features17%
Unique strengths
  • Booking pages
  • Branding
  • Cancel booking
  • Capacity limits
  • +30 more
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Digital products
100%10/10
0%0/10
Download management
100%3/3
0%0/3
File security
100%4/4
0%0/4
Product types
100%3/3
0%0/3
Event booking
100%31/31
23%7/31
Booking management
100%18/18
22%4/18
Customization
100%5/5
20%1/5
Event type
100%8/8
25%2/8
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Appointment Booking CowlendarBookService41 features listed across both App Store listings

Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.

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Works with also listed by another
  • Shopify POS
  • Checkout
  • Calendly
  • Booking
  • Zoom
  • Appointment
  • booking app
  • Schedule
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How it sells itself

This 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.

BookService turns your store into a booking system for at-home services. Customers enter their postal code, pick a date and time from slots that are actually free, and pay at checkout. The app assigns the professional by area, schedule, equipment and workload. Ideal for cleaning, beauty, repairs, pest control, gardening and any business that goes to the customer.

Key points
  • 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.
  • Reservas y citas directamente desde la página de producto
  • Calendario con franjas horarias y disponibilidad configurable
  • Gestión sencilla de horarios, servicios y disponibilidad
Screenshots
cowlendar helps you to display a calendar widget on any product
add question to any booking form with cowlendareasy booking = more appointments and more bookingssend automatic reminders to your customers with cowlendar
calendar
telefono opcionalcarrito personalizadoservice booking

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.

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Adoption

MeasureAppointment Booking CowlendarBookService
Detected stores5,475as of Nov 9, 2026Not published
Net store change, 28 days−5estimated0estimated
Stores added, 28 days112new and returningNot enough data
Big-brand share8%of stores of known sizeNot enough data
Top store categoriesApparel & Accessories, Services, Home & GardenNot published
Top store countriesUnited States, United Kingdom, CanadaNot published

Reviews

MeasureAppointment Booking CowlendarBookService
App Store rating4.9 ★5.0 ★(ahead)
App Store reviews2,261(ahead)1
New reviews, 28 days17Not enough data
Reviewers a year or more in11%Not enough data

Pricing

MeasureAppointment Booking CowlendarBookService
Free planYesNot listed
Lowest paid monthly plan$13.99/month(ahead)$29/month
Longest free trial7 days15 days
Plans listed43

Listing

MeasureAppointment Booking CowlendarBookService
Shopify category rank#3(ahead)in Event booking#115in Event booking
Shopify App Charts#1 in Event bookingNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyYesNo
LaunchedJan 21, 2022May 6, 2026
Languages6English, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil)2English, Spanish
DeveloperBooking Appointment CowlendarCupperlab

FAQ

Appointment Booking Cowlendar and BookService: common questions

Is Appointment Booking Cowlendar or BookService cheaper?
Only Appointment Booking Cowlendar lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $13.99/month for Appointment Booking Cowlendar and $29/month for BookService. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
Which has better reviews, Appointment Booking Cowlendar or BookService?
On the Shopify App Store: Appointment Booking Cowlendar 4.9 from 2,261 reviews and BookService 5.0 from 1 reviews.
What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
Appointment Booking Cowlendar lists 34 the others don’t mention, such as Booking pages, Branding, Cancel booking, Capacity limits. 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 for Appointment Booking Cowlendar, Oct 20, 2026 for BookService; 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 for Appointment Booking Cowlendar, Oct 20, 2026 for BookService. 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.