Is there a free trial of dog grooming software?
Short answerTrial terms vary. Setmore advertises a free plan and says its paid tier can be tried risk-free for 30 days with a refund on request [1]. Square Appointments lists a Free tier at $0 per location [2]. Groomers should test any trial using real pets, vaccine dates and a week of rebookings.
The explanation
A free plan, a free trial and a refund window are three different safety nets. A free plan lasts but limits features. A trial gives full features for a few days. A refund window lets you pay, test for a month and ask for your money back. Setmore's page describes the third one on its paid tier [1].
Whichever you pick, load real data. Enter ten pets with their owners, vaccine expiry dates and last groom length. Book three back-to-back appointments with a long matted-coat slot in the middle, and see whether the calendar prevents an overlap.
Square Appointments lists staff calendars with no employee limit and card processing rates that vary by plan [2]. If you take cards at the front desk, test a real payment and check what you were charged.
Steps
- Pick the safety net you want: free plan, trial or refund window.
- Load ten real pets with vaccine expiry dates.
- Book a long matted-coat slot between two normal grooms.
- Take a test payment and check the fee.
What to watch for
- Refund windows that require contacting support by a deadline.
- Overlap rules that let two dogs share one table.
In dog groomer
Groomers book by table and groomer, with each dog needing a different amount of time, so a trial should prove the calendar blocks the right length. All dog groomer scheduling questions.
How Apex does it
In progress
Part of this is built. The rest is not. Status as of 2026-10-07; the badge shows the least-built feature involved.
Apex offers a 14-day free trial with no card. Buffer time between jobs and custom fields on a customer or job are listed with their own status badges. After the trial, one user costs $59 a month.
- BK14Buffer time between jobs(In progress)
- LD05Custom fields on customer/job(Rolling out)
Apex Flow Scheduler is in early access. See how we label status.
Sources
- Setmore pricing page (read 2026-10-07)
- Square Appointments pricing page (read 2026-10-07)
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