Choosing the right clinic management software for your business is critical. We want you to have the best information possible to do so. This page compares ClinicSense vs. Square Appointments to help you choose which software is right for you.
ClinicSense is an all-in-one solution for your wellness business. The powerful suite of tools is deeply integrated and offers you everything you need for maintaining client files, completing treatment notes, storing intake forms and growing your business through automated marketing campaigns.
Square Appointments offers flexible plans to help your business with booking appointments, selling products, tracking inventory and staff management tools.
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Both ClinicSense and Square offer features to manage your client files. This includes online scheduling, email & SMS appointment reminders, invoicing and receipts, and financial reporting. The table below summarizes the notable differences:
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ClinicSense offers tools that are unique when compared to Square Appointments. On top of all of the tools to manage your client files, ClinicSense also includes sales & marketing tools to help you attract new clients and grow your business through repeat bookings. These features include:
Every massage business is different and ClinicSense’s SOAP notes allow you to tailor your notes to the unique needs of your business.
ClinicSense starts you off with 3 different SOAP note templates. You can use any of those SOAP note templates or create your own templates that are fully customized for your business. This includes the ability to create different templates for the different services that you offer.
You can then choose the SOAP note that’s best suited for the treatment you’re providing. For example, if you offer both prenatal massage and neuromuscular therapy, you can use different templates for each service since you will record different information for each service type.
Just like SOAP notes, ClinicSense starts you with all of the standard forms, but then gives you the option to customize those forms or create new ones that are unique to your business. You’ll have the option of choosing from 15 different question types (like multiple choice, short answer, etc) and even use “display logic”. This means questions will only be asked when it’s appropriate. For example, questions about pregnancy are only prompted if the client answers “yes” to being pregnant.
After creating and customizing your forms you can choose which forms need to be sent to the client based on which service they book. For example, you can create an intake form specifically for prenatal massage, and only send that intake form to clients who book that service.
So not only do you get the customization and flexibility, but you get the automation of sending out the right forms at the right time. Everything works in sync and the experience for you is seamless.
It’s no secret that word-of-mouth is the primary way that massage businesses grow. But sometimes it can be difficult to ask for a referral. ClinicSense offers an automated referral email campaign. After a client has had at least 3 appointments (when you can be sure they know and love you), ClinicSense will send them an email on your behalf asking them to refer a friend or family member that can also benefit from your services.
This is an automated email campaign that goes out to clients after their appointment to ask them to rate you on a scale of 1 to 10. If they rate you a 9 or 10, they are encouraged to leave a review on Google. If they rate you 1 to 8, they are encouraged to leave private feedback so you know how you can do better in the future for that client. Square also has a reviews feature, but the client is encouraged to leave a review within the Square platform, not on Google, so it will not help your Google ranking.
ClinicSense will scan your calendar for availability and send an email to your clients with a summary of your availability and a prompt for them to book online. This simple reminder works wonders and ClinicSense is seeing each therapist that uses this feature earn an additional $960/mo.
"ClinicSense SOAP notes are soooo easy to do!"
Additionally, ClinicSense offers a direct integration with Square Payments and the Square Terminal Device for seamless payments
It's the ease for both clients and employees that keeps us hooked, it is such a simple and professional process to book, fill out forms and reschedule. On the business side I love the Reminders, the reach outs to clients after its been a while and the google review prompt.
[ClinicSense] customer service and dedication to continually improving their product won my trust from the very beginning. They continue to be reliably responsive. The overall look is clean & professional. It puts my clients at ease and builds their trust in me before we've even met. An online database of SOAP notes, intake forms, and memos that are linked to my booking software and payment processing has made my work not only easier but more effective. This is seriously ALL in one.
Allows me more time to do other things than book clients personally or pay back & forth with time availability, the option to decline an appointment is wonderful and has made a wonderful change in saving time.
Square Appointments include a free shoppable website which offers the ability to sell your products. You can stock and manage unlimited items & keep track of your products across multiple locations.
Employees can clock in and out allowing you to track their time through timecards. You also have the ability to pay different wage rates to staff members with different responsibilities or seniority.
Both ClinicSense and Square Appointments offer a free trial. The trial for ClinicSense is 14 days and the trial for Square Appointments is 30 days. This gives you plenty of time to see which product is the best for your business.
Both products offer step-by-step setup guides and training videos.
In addition to this, ClinicSense also offers a built-in guided tour and you’ll be partnered with a dedicated Customer Success Coach who you are free to email and text with to get all of your questions answered promptly.
The below table compares the pricing of ClinicSense and Square. The most similar plans are the ClinicSense Standard Plan and the Square Appointments Plus Plan:
After talking to customers of both ClinicSense and Square Appointments, it seems the decision generally comes down to:
ClinicSense may be a better fit if you’re required to fill out treatment notes and intake forms.
Square Appointments may be a better fit if a large part of your business model is selling products and tracking inventory
With both companies offering a free trial, we’d recommend exploring both products and choosing the one that you feel is of higher quality and a better fit for the long term growth of your business.
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