Aaniie Kids vs. Square Appointments

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Aaniie Kids
Score 1.0 out of 10
N/A
Aaniie expanded into the childcare space in 2023 with Aaniie Kids. The platform is designed to streamline the care process for agencies, families, and caregivers, Aaniie Kids makes it easier to book sitters and hire nannies. Developed with an understanding of the industry from on-demand, temp, and corporate backup care to permanent placements, Aaniie Kids offers a solution for managing business operations. Featuring embedded tools such as an Applicant Tracking…N/A
Square Appointments
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Square headquartered in San Francisco, California offers Square Appointments, appointment scheduling software. The software is based on technology acquired with BookFresh in February 2014.
$29
per month per location
Pricing
Aaniie KidsSquare Appointments
Editions & Modules
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Free
$0
Plus
$29
per month per location
Premium
$69
per month per location
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Aaniie KidsSquare Appointments
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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User Ratings
Aaniie KidsSquare Appointments
Likelihood to Recommend
1.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(7 ratings)
Usability
3.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
Aaniie KidsSquare Appointments
Likelihood to Recommend
Aaniie
Although the Aaniie Kids team customized some of the system for our use and continues to do so, the team is very hard to work with. In fact, in an early meeting, the CEO stated, "we listen to our users and innovate every day." My experience has been exactly the opposite. When we provide user feedback, we are told that it can't be accomplished.
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Block, Inc (Square)
Great for booking and managing appointments. This software is very user-friendly due to its simplicity. The interface is intuitive and easy to use for all ages. The only time this software may not be appropriate might be with someone who is managing their calendar manually and not using a software solution at all.
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Pros
Aaniie
  • Client prospect auto emails is nice
  • Prospect and candidate stage screens are useful
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Block, Inc (Square)
  • Square had good interoperability with Google Calendar, so all of our calendars were in sync.
  • Square Appointments we easy to use for clients, and with a few Luddite exceptions, worked flawlessly.
  • Square Appointments made it easy to schedule appointments without having multiple email messages or play phone tag with anyone.
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Cons
Aaniie
  • The scheduling dashboard is a cluttered mess and not efficient to match a family to a caregiver.
  • What is called reports are actually data exports without the ability to filter
  • Reports that pull the same data don't have the same numbers so nothing matches making it very challenging to run a business and hold employees accountable to KPI's.
  • The user interface of the mobile app is hard to understand and often doesn't permit caregivers to punch in and out of a shift.
  • The platform causes our email to be marked as spam.
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Block, Inc (Square)
  • Additional functionality: real-time availability calendar to customers
  • Not redirect away from our site to Square
  • Additional functionality: Ability for customers to add up sales when checking out
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Usability
Aaniie
We are using the system, so I cannot give it a 1, but boy is it a challenge to accomplish a task. What took a click or two to accomplish a task in our previous system is now 4-6 clicks and necessary to open multiple tabs.
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Block, Inc (Square)
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Aaniie
No answers on this topic
Block, Inc (Square)
  • Square Appointment is excellent at support! I have had several calls with them, and not one time have they dropped the ball, leaving me frustrated without a solution — not one time.
  • The community forum in Square Appointment can answer most of the questions, but if I have had real issues, I am always able to talk to a person. That is very valuable to me as a customer.
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Alternatives Considered
Aaniie
No answers on this topic
Block, Inc (Square)
Though office can offer a lot of appointment base tasks. Square appointments seem to help keep track, with a more direct approach. It helps to declutter integrations and information, that can often get missed and feel to convoluted. It's approach is more specific in handling appointment needs and scheduling. We would recommend it.
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Return on Investment
Aaniie
  • Since the rollout we've become less efficient, thus causing the need for additional headcount to accomplish tasks previously handled with technology.
  • Our main focus has been drawn away from growing the business and towards purchasing other systems to supplement the missing components that we were told existed within the system, increasing our overall tech expenses.
  • Using disparate systems is not only time consuming, but riddled with bad data.
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Block, Inc (Square)
  • Ease of scheduling brings in more appointments
  • Must have a card on system to schedule and prepay for an appointment
  • Offers multiple types of appointments
  • Cancellation fees
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