Frustration with Square Appointments Scheduler
Users are frustrated with the frequent changes to the app's interface and the persistent bugs that disrupt their experience. This dissatisfaction is compounded by negative sentiments towards the overall functionality and reliability of Square's services.
7 people in 7 posts across 1 source · demand low, pain low, competition low
The pain
shares of 7 quoted postsWhat goes wrong, and for whom
- Who
- 7 people using Square Appointments: Scheduler
- What goes wrong
- Not classified into a failure type — read the posts below.
- How bad
- 100% of posts are complaints
- Since
- 27 Jul 2026 → 15 Aug 2026
Is this a startup idea?
Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use — the fix belongs first to that provider.
- Complaints are about
- Square Appointments: Scheduler
- Looking for something else
- 0% want an alternative · 0% ask the provider for a feature
- What the numbers say
- Almost nobody is looking for a different product — people want this provider to fix it, not a new option.
The pain — what people say
Their asks, who is writing, and the posts themselves
People are asking for
In their own words — asks pulled from the evidence, most-repeated first
“There are constant bugs now in this app as well, I wish I could write and give you every bug I find which is daily, and I’m a professional app dev myself, so I’m not some user who doesn’t understand…”
What people were doing
Every post behind this page, by what its author was doing — and when each one was written
- Complaint7100%
Sources
7 signals · 1 sources
Evidence
Raw public posts behind this opportunity — click through to the original
…for 13+yrs. Costs have risen an insane amount for no better service. When I asked why they rose in ‘22 I was literally told “bc they can.” They change the app interface/look every other month, it’s absolutely infuriating. I can’t wait to sell my companies and get rid of square bc they’re so integrated into my…
Frustrated…ey from a-z don’t make sense, but it makes sense within a small area. There are constant bugs now in this app as well, I wish I could write and give you every bug I find which is daily, and I’m a professional app dev myself, so I’m not some user who doesn’t understand what a bug is, I’m telling you it’s riddled with…
Wishes it existedSquare Appointments: Scheduler — Worst experience ever I have had nothing but issues with this app since I purchased the service. Nonstop issues with not being able to take payment. I am constantly having to uninstall and reinstall the app just for it to work. The tipping option gets turned off every single time I do…
Square Appointments: Scheduler — not loving it kinda hate it rn tbh. setting up was easy but figuring out how to go live and let clients start booking is not working. i keep getting redirected to download more apps or create new user IDs without any explanation or usable tools. feeling like the old-fashioned black…
…hing to do with the creation of this malfunctioning piece of garbage. You are truly the WORST technology I’ve ever dealt with. Since dial up. That’s how bad this app malfunctions. Save yourself the headache.
Market and score
Products already there, how the score moved, and what it is made of
Opportunity history
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Why did it move?
Score unchanged at 25.3 · 23 Sept 2026, 19:00 → 20:15 UTC
How the score was measured37 measured values behind the seven sub-scores · each shows the value, then the points it earned out of 100Show ↓Hide ↑
Questions about this idea
- Is Frustration with Square Appointments Scheduler a startup idea?
- Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use, and the fix belongs first to that provider. The page shows what is frustrating users and how badly — not an open market to start a company in.
- How many people have this problem?
- 7 different people described it independently, in 7 mentions, the earliest from 27 Jul 2026 and the most recent from 15 Aug 2026. The quotes, with dates and links to the originals, are in the Evidence section.
- Is this problem getting worse?
- Current status: quiet — no recent mentions. Momentum is 28/100, measured as how often it is mentioned recently compared with before.
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