What you get, at no cost
No monthly booking cap, however busy you get.
Bookings land on your calendar; blocked time hides on the store.
Customers check out in your store, so payment works the way it already does.
Your store, your name. No app badge on the page your customers see.
Durations, buffers, and notice periods, per service.
Share a direct link, or add the booking button to any page.
What that actually gets you
Not a stripped-back free tier with the useful parts removed. This is the whole app.
Set your real working hours per service, add buffer time between appointments, and require a minimum notice so nobody books you five minutes out.
A 30-minute check-in and a 90-minute session each get their own length, price, and rules. Add as many as you offer.
Every booking lands on your Google Calendar, and time you block there disappears from the store. No double-bookings, no manual copying.
Link a product to a service and its price is what customers pay, through the checkout you already use. Prefer to charge in person? Set it free.
Customers pick a time on desktop or mobile, 24/7, without emailing or calling you.
Customers see and book slots in their own time zone, and every appointment lands correctly on your calendar.
No tiers, no seats, no per-booking fees, and no upgrade prompt waiting for you at booking number eleven. Every merchant gets the same app.
Why it's all free
Most booking apps charge for calendar sync or cap how many appointments you can take. We include all of it, free, so a booking tool is genuinely useful from day one. Add it to your store and start taking bookings.
Taking payment and deposits when clients book
Shopify Booking takes the full service price at your Shopify checkout when the client books: link a product to a service and its price is what they pay. Prefer to charge in person? Set the service free. It doesn’t take partial deposits or send appointment reminders, so it suits businesses happy to be paid in full upfront. If you need deposits or reminders, compare apps that list them; our Shopify comparison page shows how Cowlendar and Appointo handle both.
Pricing questions
Is it really free? +
Yes. Unlimited bookings, two-way Google Calendar sync, an unbranded booking page, and every setting on this page are included at no cost. There are no paid plans.
Is there a catch? +
No. There are no per-booking caps and no paid plan to upgrade to. What you install is what you get.
How do customers pay? +
Through your Shopify checkout, the same way they buy anything else in your store. The product you link to the service sets the price. Prefer to charge in person? Set it free.
How does calendar sync work? +
Two-way: bookings appear on your Google Calendar, and times you block on your calendar become unavailable on the store.
Best Shopify app to book services and take deposits with appointment reminders +
It depends whether you need a deposit or full payment upfront. Shopify Booking is free with no paid plan and takes the full service price at your Shopify checkout; it doesn’t take partial deposits or send reminders. If you need deposits or reminders, several Shopify booking apps list them, so check each app’s own listing for which plans include them. Our comparison page shows how Cowlendar and Appointo handle both.