Bookable vs Experiences: Events & Tickets
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for Bookable, Nov 9, 2026 for Experiences.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $29/month for Bookable and $9/month for Experiences.
- Bookable lists 5 features Experiences’s listing doesn’t mention, including Deposits, Online, Rentals.
Head to head
An integrated tours, tickets, classes, and events app
- United States
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Starter
- · 1 location
- · Booking widget on your storefront
- · Confirmation & cancellation emails
- · Drop-in, series, monthly and events
- · Manual bookings with payment links
- · Multiple ticket types per offering
Growth
- · AI-generated offering copy
- · Customizable email notifications
- · Group bookings with split pay
- · Native Shopify POS check-in app
- · Recurring schedules with blackout dates
- · Unlimited bookings and offerings
Pro
- · Add-ons and packages
- · Custom email branding
- · Customizable email and SMS notifications
- · DM/comment to book
- · Everything in Growth
- · Onboarding call with the Bookable team
Basic
- · $9 base + 1% of booking revenue
- · Up to 100 bookings or $100 in sales/mnth
- · Usage charges calculated once per month.
Premium
- · $39 base + 0.75% of booking revenue
- · Up to 1k bookings or $10k in sales/mnth
- · Usage charges calculated once per month.
Preferred
- · $129 base + 0.5% of booking revenue
- · Over 1000 bookings or $10k in sales/mnth
- · Usage charges calculated once per month.
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureBookable turns your store into a booking platform for studios, makers, and experience businesses. Sell classes, workshops, events, and appointments as real products with ticket variants, paid through your existing checkout. Run multi-location experiences, group and private bookings, waivers, and ID verification. Manage rosters and check in attendees on point of sale.
The Experiences app adds bookable retail experiences to your store and helps you stay on-brand, at your domain, without a third-party booking system getting in the way. Use our basic booking features or our advanced eTicketing feature to invite your customers (and their friends) to have memorable experiences with your brand at the center. Our support is here when you need extra help.
- Build recurring sessions, multi-week series, and events at any location.
- Generate experience, workshop and class listings and images with built-in AI.
- Take customer, group, walk-up, and private bookings through one booking flow.
- Sell tickets and add-ons as variants, paid through your existing checkout.
- Automatically integrates with any Shopify theme. Offers booked experiences fast.
- Customizable email and text reminders to remind customers to show up.
- Embed a calendar or list of all your experiences easily.
- Use our Shopify POS check-in app or our new iOS eTicket check-in app (beta).
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 |  Bookable |  Experiences |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 1 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Sporting Goods |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States |
Reviews
| Measure | Bookable | Experiences |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.8 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 77 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Bookable | Experiences |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $29/month | $9/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Bookable | Experiences |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #85 | #38(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #9 on Featured by Shopify in Event booking |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 12, 2026 | Jul 18, 2018 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Public House | Experience Technology Corporation |
FAQ
Bookable and Experiences: common questions
- Is Bookable or Experiences cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $29/month for Bookable and $9/month for Experiences. 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?
- Bookable lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Deposits, Online, Rentals, Services. Experiences lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Custom CSS, Custom forms, Multi-language, Ticketing. 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 Oct 13, 2026 for Bookable, Nov 9, 2026 for Experiences; 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 Oct 13, 2026 for Bookable, Nov 9, 2026 for Experiences. 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.