A Square Appointments alternative that installs nothing and pays deposits to your own bank

Square runs bookings through its own app and payment platform. Welqo books on your WhatsApp, takes 0% commission, and settles deposits to your own account.

If you're weighing Square Appointments, the friction usually shows up in two places. First, customers land on a Square booking page or are nudged toward an app to complete a checkout, and every reminder and receipt carries Square's flow, not yours. Second, the moment you add a second stylist, therapist or trainer, team booking sits on a paid tier, and every card payment is processed through Square's own platform on the way to Square hardware and POS. None of that is wrong — it's just Square's model. If what you actually want is for a customer to message your business and be booked in seconds, without an app, a login or a payment platform you don't control, that model starts to feel like a lot of moving parts around a simple appointment.

Picture a Saturday morning. A customer WhatsApps your salon number: "any slot for a cut and colour today after 4?" Welqo replies in their own language, checks your real calendar and the colourist's availability, and offers 4:30 or 5:15. They pick 4:30. Because colour is a high-value slot, Welqo asks for a small deposit and sends a UPI or card link — the money lands in your own Razorpay account, not a middleman's. A confirmation goes out instantly, then automatic reminders at 24 hours and 2 hours before. No app was installed, no account was created, nobody picked a language from a menu. If they later cancel, the freed 4:30 is auto-offered to your waitlist so the chair doesn't sit empty.

The differences that matter are about ownership and money. Welqo charges a flat monthly price — Free forever up to 50 bookings, then $15 or $39 (₹999 / ₹2,499) — and takes 0% commission on bookings or deposits, ever. Deposits and prepaid packs settle straight to your own account via Razorpay, UPI or international cards, so you're never waiting on a platform payout. Your customer list stays yours to rebook and message, not locked inside someone else's dashboard. The AI replies in 40+ languages it detects automatically, and a real conversation can always be handed to a human on the same WhatsApp number. Connect a Google Calendar and every booking syncs both ways. Most businesses are live the same day.

Why businesses choose Welqo

The old way vs the WhatsApp way

App-based booking suitesWelqo on WhatsApp
Customer setupBooking page or app; may create an accountJust messages your WhatsApp — nothing to install
PaymentsProcessed through the suite's own platformDeposits settle to your own Razorpay/UPI/card account
Commission per bookingFlat fee plus per-transaction payment fees0% commission on bookings and deposits
Multi-staff bookingOften on a paid tierStaff & resource-aware on every plan, incl. free
LanguagesSet per page40+, auto-detected in chat

Go live the same day

  1. Sign up and add your services and hours
  2. Connect your WhatsApp number
  3. Customers book — you get the calendar

Frequently asked questions

How is Welqo different from Square Appointments?

Square runs bookings through its own app and booking pages and processes payments on the Square platform, which fits its POS and hardware ecosystem. Welqo runs on your own WhatsApp number, so customers install nothing, and deposits settle straight to your own account with 0% commission.

Do my customers need the Square app or a login to book?

No. With Welqo there is no app to download and no account to create — a customer simply messages your business on WhatsApp, or opens a shareable web booking link. The AI books, reschedules and cancels against your real calendar in the conversation.

Where does the money go when I take a deposit?

Straight to your own account via Razorpay, UPI or international cards. Welqo never sits between you and the payment and takes 0% commission, so there's no platform payout to wait on and no per-transaction cut.

Can I move my existing calendar and clients over?

Yes. Welqo syncs both ways with Google Calendar, so your existing bookings stay in one place. Your customer list lives in Welqo's built-in CRM and stays yours to rebook and message — most businesses are live the same day.

How much does it cost?

Free to start — a shareable web booking page plus AI booking. Paid plans from ₹999 / $15 a month unlock unlimited AI WhatsApp booking and reminders, and the Front Desk plan (₹2,499 / $39) adds no-show recovery, deposits, waitlist backfill and broadcasts.

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