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What booking apps charge,
and when it changed.

Every change we can date at Fresha, Booksy and Treatwell, from their own pages and saved copies of those pages. Cuts are in here too. We make Covered Beauty, which competes with all three.

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How we read them

Each entry links the page it comes from. Most of the older ones are saved copies of the app’s own pricing page in the Internet Archive. Those copies are in whatever money the Archive was shown, often US or Canadian dollars, so read them for the date and not for the UK price. When a change sits between two saved copies, we give both dates, because that’s all we know.

We’re not saying any of these changes caused any of the others, and software costs money to run. We charge too.

The record

25 entries, newest first.

  1. Read 3 November 2026Worth knowing

    Fresha

    One person £14.95 a month, Team £9.95 per person, both before VAT. 20% once on a brand new client from its marketplace, £4 minimum, plus VAT. 20 free texts a month per person, then 6p. A 7 day trial.

    UK. Fresha UK pricing and Fresha help: Marketplace new client fees, read 3 November 2026.

  2. Read 3 November 2026Worth knowing

    Fresha

    Its partner terms give 30 days’ written notice to change its fees or commission, 10 days from receiving a monthly invoice statement to dispute it in writing, and 30 days’ written notice from either side to end the agreement.

    UK. Fresha partner terms, read 3 November 2026.

  3. Read 3 November 2026Worth knowing

    Booksy

    £40 a month, £5 for each extra person, VAT added. Boost is 30% once on a Boost client’s first visit, £5 minimum. Marketplace bookings are free with Boost off, and confirmations and reminders are free.

    UK. Booksy UK pricing, read 3 November 2026.

  4. Read 3 November 2026Worth knowing

    Treatwell

    Its partner terms, last updated September 2026, count a booking as new if the client isn’t in your database by name plus an email or phone number, was added over 365 days ago and hasn’t had a successful booking in the last 365 days, or was added in the last 365 days from a booking that didn’t go ahead or hasn’t yet. 30 days’ notice of a fee change and 15 days’ notice of other major changes to the terms, 14 days from an invoice to dispute it in writing, and 30 days’ notice to leave.

    UK. Treatwell partner terms, read 3 November 2026.

  5. 26 October 2026New charge

    Fresha

    AI Concierge splits in two. On the UK page today it’s £23.95 a month for messages, or £79.95 for calls and messages with 200 minutes then 48p a minute, per location, before VAT.

    Date from PricingSaaS, UK prices from Fresha’s page. PricingSaaS: Fresha and Fresha UK pricing, read 3 November 2026.

  6. 26 October 2026Worth knowing

    Treatwell

    Its UK pricing page gives plan prices again, as UK list prices as of 26 October 2026: Connect Freelancer £9.99, Connect Advanced £24.99 and Expert £59 a month, before VAT. 35% plus VAT on a new client’s first marketplace booking, no minimum. Online prepayments 2.5% plus VAT. Saved copies from 12 October 2025 and 23 October 2026 show no plan prices.

    UK. Treatwell UK pricing, Saved copy, 12 Oct 2025 and Saved copy, 23 Oct 2026, read 3 November 2026.

  7. Between 4 and 12 October 2026Less for your money

    Fresha

    Typical email reply goes from 24 hours to 2 days, and the paid premium support add-on goes. Its UK page today puts phone support on the Team plan only.

    Saved copies in Canadian and US dollars, and the UK page. Saved copy, 24 hours, 4 Oct 2026, Saved copy, 2 days, 12 Oct 2026 and Fresha UK pricing, read 3 November 2026.

  8. By 5 June 2026New charge

    Fresha

    AI Concierge and Team Connect are on its list of paid add-ons.

    Saved copy in Canadian dollars. Saved copy, 5 Jun 2026, read 3 November 2026.

  9. 21 May 2026Worth knowing

    Fresha

    KKR invests $80m, valuing Fresha at over $1bn, City AM reports, with over 130,000 businesses, over 35 million appointments a month and $285m raised in total.

    Company news. City AM, 21 May 2026, read 3 November 2026.

  10. By 17 March 2026Worth knowing

    Booksy

    Its price table and its questions both say Boost is 30%.

    UK. Saved copy, 17 Mar 2026, read 3 November 2026.

  11. Between 28 January and 22 February 2026Less for your money

    Fresha

    The free trial goes from 14 days to 7.

    Saved copies in US and Canadian dollars. Saved copy, 14 days, 28 Jan 2026 and Saved copy, 7 days, 22 Feb 2026, read 3 November 2026.

  12. 23 May to 13 November 2025Worth knowing

    Booksy

    Saved copies show two Boost rates on one page: 30% in the price table, 40% in the questions below it.

    UK. Saved copy, 23 May 2025 and Saved copy, 13 Nov 2025, read 3 November 2026.

  13. October 2025Price rise

    Fresha

    UK App Store reviews start saying owners now have to pay, from 1 October. One on 28 October names £14. We found no notice from Fresha, so the UK date comes from these reviews.

    UK. Fresha for business, UK App Store, read 3 November 2026.

  14. Between 16 August and 18 September 2025Price rise

    Fresha

    One-person businesses start paying, from free to $19.95 a month, and their free messages go from 20 to 100 a month. Team goes from $9.95 to $14.95 per person, still with 100 free messages per person.

    Saved copies in US dollars. Saved copy, still free, 16 Aug 2025 and Saved copy, $19.95, 18 Sep 2025, read 3 November 2026.

  15. Between 9 February and 23 May 2025Price cut

    Booksy

    Extra people drop from £10 to £5 each. Boost in the price table drops from 40% to 30%, with a new £5 minimum. A line saying VAT is added appears.

    UK. Saved copy before, 9 Feb 2025 and Saved copy after, 23 May 2025, read 3 November 2026.

  16. Between 30 January and 25 April 2025Price rise

    Fresha

    A paid Team plan appears, $9.95 a month per bookable team member, with 100 free texts a month per team member where the page had given 20. One-person businesses stay free, with 20 free texts a month.

    Saved copies in US dollars. Saved copy, free for all, 30 Jan 2025 and Saved copy, Team plan, 25 Apr 2025, read 3 November 2026.

  17. 30 January 2025Worth knowing

    Fresha

    Its pricing page still says free for all, with no monthly fee.

    Global page. Saved copy, 30 Jan 2025, read 3 November 2026.

  18. 9 August 2024Worth knowing

    Booksy

    £40 a month and £10 for each extra person. Boost is a one-time 40% of a Boost client’s first visit.

    UK. Saved copy, 9 Aug 2024, read 3 November 2026.

  19. Between 16 February 2023 and 6 February 2024Price rise

    Fresha

    A minimum fee for each new client appears, $6 on the page saved. The UK minimum today is £4.

    Saved copies in US dollars. Saved copy without it, 16 Feb 2023 and Saved copy with it, 6 Feb 2024, read 3 November 2026.

  20. Between 16 February 2023 and 6 February 2024Less for your money

    Fresha

    Free texts a month go from 100 to 20, and each extra text from $0.01 to $0.02.

    Saved copies in US dollars. Saved copy, 100 texts, 16 Feb 2023 and Saved copy, 20 texts, 6 Feb 2024, read 3 November 2026.

  21. Between 8 August 2022 and 30 November 2023Price cut

    Treatwell

    Plans go from £399 and £899 a year to from £195 and from £599 a year, billed yearly or monthly, and the page no longer shows a sign-up fee. Still 35% on new marketplace bookings, with a 2% fee on advance online payments. All fees and commission subject to VAT.

    UK. Saved copy before, 8 Aug 2022 and Saved copy after, 30 Nov 2023, read 3 November 2026.

  22. 8 August 2022Worth knowing

    Treatwell

    Yearly contracts: Starter £399 and Advanced £899 a year plus VAT, with a £199 sign-up fee on the page. 35% on new marketplace bookings.

    UK. Saved copy, 8 Aug 2022, read 3 November 2026.

  23. 27 January 2021Worth knowing

    Treatwell

    35% commission on new client bookings. Its Entry plan is £15 a month plus a £99 sign-up fee, both waived that January and February. VAT applies to all fees and commission.

    UK. Saved copy, 27 Jan 2021, read 3 November 2026.

  24. By 18 January 2021New charge

    Fresha

    A 20% fee on a brand new client who finds you on its marketplace is on the pricing page, which also says no monthly fee.

    Global page, in US dollars. Saved copy, 18 Jan 2021, read 3 November 2026.

  25. 4 January 2020Worth knowing

    Fresha

    Its pricing page calls it the only subscription-free platform for salons and spas, totally free to use.

    Global page. Saved copy, 4 Jan 2020, read 3 November 2026.

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