ShopSTR ‑ Book Everything vs Maru Booking & Appointments
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 23, 2026 for ShopSTR, Oct 24, 2026 for Maru Booking & Appointments.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: ShopSTR 4.8 from 8 reviews and Maru Booking & Appointments 5.0 from 3 reviews.
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19.99/month for ShopSTR and $19.99/month for Maru Booking & Appointments.
- ShopSTR lists 16 features Maru Booking & Appointments’s listing doesn’t mention, including Branding, Classes, Custom CSS.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · Create & preview unlimited listings.
Starter
- · Integrated chat & automated messages
- · Standard integrations (PriceLabs & more)
- · Unlimited bookings
- · Unlimited live listings
Advanced
- · Advanced integrations
- · Integrated chat & automated messages
- · Standard integrations (PriceLabs & more)
- · Unlimited bookings
- · Unlimited live listings
Plus
- · Advanced integrations
- · Integrated chat & automated messages
- · Standard integrations (PriceLabs & more)
- · Unlimited bookings
- · Unlimited live listings
Free
- · 1 published menu (unlimited drafts)
- · Booking calendar on your storefront
- · Slots by staff, room, or equipment
- · Up to 10 bookings in total
Basic
- · Booking calendar on your storefront
- · Slots by staff, room, or equipment
- · Unlimited published booking menus
- · Up to 30 bookings per month
Pro
- · All Basic features
- · Bookings to Google Calendar (ICS feed)
- · Customer profiles (visits & notes)
- · Shopify Flow: booking, cancel, reminder
- · Take bookings at multiple locations
- · Unlimited bookings
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureWith ShopSTR you can run your own booking website how you want. Manage your listings and sell to your guests directly on your terms. Create unlimited listings for your rentals, hotels and experiences to book directly. Manage date availability and assign pricing with flexible pricing controls. Provide duration discounts and more! Sync calendars with iCal; never double book and always show up to date availability.
Built for salons, pop-ups, workshops, rentals and fitness — any appointment-based business. Run bookings inside your own Shopify store instead of a third-party site: you charge 0% booking fees no matter the volume, and every customer record stays yours. Guided setup creates your menus, hours and products in about three minutes.
- Manage your listings & manage your bookings
- Control pricing with date specific rates, add fees & set duration discounts
- Sync with iCal to avoid double bookings and keep availability updated
- Book everything. Support for everything from vacation rentals to daily rentals
- Shopifyの決済フローをそのまま活用。前払い設定によりキャンセルを未然に防ぎ、予約と同時に売上を確定させることでキャッシュフローを安定させます。
- リソースの種類を問わず登録でき、曜日別のシフトや特定日の例外設定も自在。複数店舗の稼働状況も一目で把握でき、複雑な予約調整業務を大幅に効率化します。
- Shopifyのロケーション情報と同期し、拠点ごとのスタッフやスケジュールを個別に管理可能。全拠点の状況を一つの画面で把握でき、ビジネスの拡大をサポートします。
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 |  ShopSTR |  Maru Booking & Appointments |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| 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 | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | ShopSTR | Maru Booking & Appointments |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.8 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 8(ahead) | 3 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | ShopSTR | Maru Booking & Appointments |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19.99/month | $19.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | ShopSTR | Maru Booking & Appointments |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #56 | #49(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #4 on Pricing moves in Event booking |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 23, 2023 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 4 |
| Developer | Minion | Pepin |
FAQ
ShopSTR and Maru Booking & Appointments: common questions
- Is ShopSTR or Maru Booking & Appointments cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19.99/month for ShopSTR and $19.99/month for Maru Booking & Appointments. 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, ShopSTR or Maru Booking & Appointments?
- On the Shopify App Store: ShopSTR 4.8 from 8 reviews and Maru Booking & Appointments 5.0 from 3 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- ShopSTR lists 16 the others don’t mention, such as Branding, Classes, Custom CSS, 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 Oct 23, 2026 for ShopSTR, Oct 24, 2026 for Maru Booking & Appointments; 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 23, 2026 for ShopSTR, Oct 24, 2026 for Maru Booking & Appointments. 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.