Appointment Booking App Apntly

Appointment Booking App Apntly

Reviews (1,214)

Overall rating
5
Counts per rating level
  • 98% of ratings are 5 stars
  • 2% of ratings are 4 stars
  • 0% of ratings are 3 stars
  • 0% of ratings are 2 stars
  • 0% of ratings are 1 stars
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Merchants highly recommend this app for integrating e-commerce with in-person services, ideal for businesses like hairdressing. It features easy setup, calendar integration, and mobile scheduling, enhancing operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. The ability to add team members and reliable reminder notifications are also praised. Exceptional customer support is frequently highlighted, providing quick fixes and valuable guidance.

Edited August 19, 2024

The app's functionality is quite good. Sam, my support rep, has been outstanding and is very helpful. If you're looking for something you can rely on with a good bit of flexibility, go with this. It works and can be customized to suit your needs. All my questions were answered by Sam within minutes.

Update: Server Issue and my business has been down for a significant time and no idea when it will be back up. My business is 24/7 and its happening on a weekend. Things happen but you'd hope they would have a server that is stable enough to keep your business up and running. This is proving not to be the case with this app. I have lost well over 2K worth of business and counting.

Server is once again, down. My reply to the support teams reply:

I appreciate the support team's prompt response to my concerns, though I feel it's important to clarify a few points to ensure a comprehensive understanding of the situation from my perspective.

Script Related Issues: The script used on the Cart Page was to enhance functionality and had been functioning correctly until recent updates. I was not informed beforehand about potential conflicts caused by updates, which could have mitigated the issue early on.

Communication Preference: Regarding the decision not to participate in a call, the issue had been fully documented with screenshots and descriptions that I believed were sufficient for replication by the technical team. The nature of the issue seemed straightforward enough to handle via written communication, especially during a critical business period.

Custom Requirements: The customizations in question were initially discussed and approved. Any changes to the app's cycle that impacted these should have ideally been communicated to me prior to implementation.

Communication Tone: I regret if my frustration, driven by the impact of the issues on my business, came across as harsh or unprofessional. It was never my intention, and I apologize for any perceived abrasiveness. The stress of the situation, particularly the financial losses incurred, undoubtedly influenced my responses.

Continued Use of the App: It's true that I continue to use the app, which reflects not a dismissal of the issues encountered but rather a testament to the app’s overall utility for my business needs. This demonstrates my willingness to resolve these issues constructively.

Moving forward, I am committed to fostering a professional relationship and encourage the team to engage in a constructive dialogue to prevent future disruptions. I remain open to discussing these issues in a scheduled call focused on solutions.

I value mutual respect in all professional interactions and look forward to improving our communication and ensuring the reliability of your service.

UPDATE 1:55: Service has now been down for more than an hour with no response by the support team. Its continually pausing all services and is not populating the widget at all on the website. Its doing so automatically. When you try to resume services and go to book on the website, you get a "loading services" button with nothing happening. Will be updating as soon as a response is given, or a fix is made every half an hour.
UPDATE 2:30: Still no response by their team. Its clearly an issue with their widget. I was able to get a few test bookings off before it automatically paused my services, and turned my button to "Add to cart" which is the default when there is no calendar integration. I tried to resume services and again I am given a "Loading Services" button which does nothing. Hope their team will update soon as its been well over an hour now.
UPDATE 3:00pm, Still no word from Sam or his team. I have contacted both on the app chat and over email. No one has even acknowledged me in an capacity. The application is still problematic and the problem persists. The app is deemed as of now, a catastrophic failure.

Final Update: After careful evaluation and ongoing communication with Sam the app owner, I have been forced to move my business to another platform. This app will update and change without anyone knowing and without warning. BEWARE! Sam decided to make critical changes to the app to support his "Chinese Client" and was in fear or receiving a 1 start review by them. I would suggest looking elsewhere for a better platform where your business isn't at risk due to non communicated updates. Sam is here for the 5 start reviews and will do anything to keep 1 start reviews from happening, even if its at the cost of other peoples business. I have reported this to shopify dev team to do a full review of this app.

My Store
Canada
Over 1 year using the app
Appointly replied July 1, 2024

We acknowledge your recent interaction with our support team. At 1:00 AM, you contacted us via chat support, and by 1:10 AM, we promptly responded with an update and resolutions regarding the issue which later turned out to be related to a script you were using in Cart Page to customize your building logic.

Throughout our correspondence, there were challenges:

You reported an issue but declined to participate in a call to replicate it together, insisting it had always worked.
Your requests often involved custom requirements that didn't align with our standard app cycle.
Despite these challenges, we endeavored to provide you with the best possible support. However, dealing with constant threats and abusive language, is not something we can agree upon.

It's ironic that despite your criticisms, you continue to use our app, which evidently meets your business needs.

We encourage you to reflect on your business ethics and consider the importance of mutual respect in all professional interactions

Edited October 6, 2022

J'ai téléchargé cette application et elle fonctionne pour moi. J'essayais de passer au plan PRO où il est indiqué un essai gratuit de 14 jours. Lorsque j'ai essayé de mettre à niveau, il me montre 1 jour d'essai. Je n'utiliserai pas cette application à moins que vous ne me donniez un essai de 14 jours

lafracias
France
About 1 month using the app
Appointly replied June 18, 2023

TLDR; This is a fake shop leaving 1-star reviews to demote the app.
This shop left a 1-star fake review on another app in this category too. The founder also mentioned in reply that is a fake review.

Our app got attacked with 7 fake by fake 1-star reviews last year.
Out of this, Shopify removed 5 fake reviews. There are 2 left and we will get those removed too. (Other one is Clover London)

One of the competitors in the Appointment category is posting those fake reviews to demote our app. According to Shopify, they are investigating the matter to keep the platform legit and trustworthy. I wish we will find the culprit soon

April 7, 2022

Unfortunately this app is not what I'm looking for. It's does not offer subscription or documents uploads. Not useful for my business.

4lorish Fitness, LLC
United States
2 days using the app
April 22, 2022

I tried app and works fine but the pricing show is incorrect. I see highest plan to be $9 in website but when go to purchase i see $15. Got approval from boss but now i do again. Show correct pricing

Phuket Thai Massage
Thailand
About 24 hours using the app
Appointly replied April 22, 2022

Hi, When you installed the app the pricing was $9 and $15. A few days back we dropped the pricing and made it $5 and $9. As you have installed it before the app was showing you old prices.
If you install now, you will get $5 and $9 plans only. We apologize for the inconvenience caused to you and have no intent to overcharge you. Please reach out to us at admin@staqlab.com and we can get on the call to setup the again as per your requirements again

September 24, 2022

Unfortunate this app doesn’t work for me. No mobile app or document uploading that is required for my business

Clover London
United Kingdom
15 minutes using the app
Appointly replied September 30, 2022

Hi,

You have installed the app for 15 minutes. Uninstalled it after it. Haven't set up any service in the app. Haven't initiated any chat support or contacted email support.
We even sent you a mail after this review, explaining app features but still no response.

1) How are you able to know app capabilities without even setting up a service?
2) We have a separate team member dashboard and have the capability to log in to the dashboard outside of Shopify. Having this capability why will you require a separate app to do the same?

Good luck with the business model you are running on.