Revify vs Square for tattoo shops (2026)
A fair side by side.
How Revify with InkedIn Tools and Square Appointments compare for tattoo shops. Square details checked October 1, 2026.
Two different approaches.
If you are comparing Revify vs Square, you are really comparing two approaches. Square Appointments is general-purpose booking and payments for any appointment business, with tattoo and piercing as one of many verticals.
Revify is payments and booking built for tattoo shops by tattoo shop owners: Revify Payments at the counter and InkedIn Tools for booking, deposits, consent and messages.
Both are solid choices. Square fits shops that want a $0 starting plan and a familiar name. Revify fits shops that want tattoo-shaped booking and a dual pricing model with Monthly Cash-back on card sales. We make Revify, so we have kept the Square side to facts from Square's own pricing page.
Revify vs Square at a glance
- Square charges a monthly plan price per location (Free, Plus or Premium) and a published rate on each card sale.
- Revify Payments is $0 a month and uses dual pricing: a posted cash price and a card price, with the client choosing how to pay. Your shop earns up to 0.75% Monthly Cash-back on card sales.
- InkedIn Tools is $99 a month, or $0 a month when your shop processes at least $10,000 a month with Revify.
Revify vs Square, line by line.
Revify with InkedIn Tools next to Square Appointments with Square payments.
| Feature | Revify + InkedIn Tools | Square Appointments |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Tattoo shops (tattoo-first, not tattoo-only) | Any appointment business |
| Booking software price | $99/mo; $0/mo with $10k+/mo on Revify | Free $0/mo, Plus $49/mo, Premium $149/mo per location |
| Payments monthly price | $0/month | Included in plan |
| How card pricing works | Dual pricing: posted cash price and card price, client chooses; up to 0.75% Monthly Cash-back on card sales | Published rate per sale, by plan |
| In-person card sales | Card price you set; see dual pricing below | 2.6% + 15¢ (Free), 2.5% + 15¢ (Plus), 2.4% + 15¢ (Premium) |
| Online card sales | Deposits at booking through InkedIn Tools | 3.3% + 30¢ (Free), 2.9% + 30¢ (Plus, Premium) |
| Free trial | 14 days (InkedIn Tools) | 30 days (Plus, Premium) |
| Contract | No long-term contract | No contracts; cancel or switch plans anytime |
| Terminal | Free to use while you process with Revify | Square hardware |
| Funding | Next day | See Square's site; instant transfer has a fee |
| Deposits at booking | ✓ Automatic | Yes |
| Consent forms | ✓ Digital, signed before the client sits | Automatic contracts at booking |
| Client messaging | ✓ One inbox: IG DMs, Facebook, texts, email | ✓ Client messaging |
| No-show tools | Automatic deposits and reminders | Deposits and reminders; no-show fees and waitlist on Plus and Premium |
Competitor details from public pricing pages as of October 1, 2026 (Square Appointments pricing page). Pricing changes; check each provider's site. Revify details from revifyhq.com.
What Square offers.
Per Square's Appointments pricing page on October 1, 2026, there are three main plans, all priced per location with unlimited staff calendars.
- Square Free is $0/mo, aimed at solo professionals. Payments are 2.6% + 15¢ in person and 3.3% + 30¢ online.
- Square Plus is $49/mo with a 30-day free trial. Payments are 2.5% + 15¢ in person and 2.9% + 30¢ online. Adds multi-location, cancellation and no-show fees and a waitlist.
- Square Premium is $149/mo with a 30-day free trial, aimed at large salons. Payments are 2.4% + 15¢ in person and 2.9% + 30¢ online.
- Square Pro is custom pricing for businesses processing more than $250,000 a year.
Payments run through Square and support Afterpay and Cash App Pay. Square offers online booking, deposits, client messaging, reminders, a website builder, marketing tools, reports and a mobile app. For forms, Square sends automatic contracts at booking. Square states no contracts are required.
Square for tattoo shops: who it fits
Square Appointments is a good fit for a shop that wants to start at $0 a month, already uses Square hardware, or wants one tool shared with other businesses it runs. Many artists start there for those reasons.
What Revify offers.
Revify is based in Charlotte, NC, and was co-founded by tattoo shop owners, including a co-founder of Made To Last Tattoo. It is tattoo-first, not tattoo-only.
Revify Payments
- $0 a month, with no long-term contract.
- Dual pricing: a posted cash price and a card price, both on every receipt. The client chooses.
- Up to 0.75% Monthly Cash-back on card sales, paid monthly.
- A free terminal (Clover Station Duo, Clover Flex, Valor VP550 or Dejavoo QD2) to use while you process with Revify. See free equipment.
- Next-day funding.
- Tap, dip, swipe, Apple Pay and Google Pay, with tip prompts on screen.
- Setup done for you: signage, receipts and terminal.
InkedIn Tools
InkedIn Tools is the booking app built by tattooers, now part of Revify. It includes an online booking link for IG, Google and your site, automatic deposits charged at booking, digital consent forms signed before the client sits, reference images stored with the booking, one inbox for IG DMs, Facebook, texts and email, reminders, aftercare and review requests, missed-call text-back, a website builder, email marketing, a mobile app, and Google Calendar and QuickBooks sync.
It is $99 a month with a 14-day free trial, and $0 a month when your shop processes at least $10,000 a month with Revify. With both, the deposit at booking and the balance at checkout run on the same system.
Revify for tattoo shops: who it fits
Revify fits shops that want booking built around deposits, consent and IG DMs, and that like the idea of posting a cash price and a card price and earning Monthly Cash-back on card sales.
Per-sale rates vs dual pricing.
Square and Revify price card payments in different ways, so a straight rate-to-rate comparison does not quite work.
With Square, your shop charges one price and Square takes a published rate on each card sale, such as 2.6% + 15¢ in person on the Free plan.
With Revify, your shop posts two prices: a cash price and a card price. Both show on every receipt, and the client picks how to pay. Revify sets up dual pricing to card-network rules.
Your Monthly Cash-back tier depends on the card price you set, shown below. To see what your shop could earn, try the savings calculator. Merchant accounts are subject to approval.
Get paid back every month.
Revify pays Monthly Cash-back of up to 0.75% of your card sales. Your tier depends on the card price you set.
| Card price | Monthly Cash-back |
|---|---|
| 3.0% | 0.25% |
| 3.5% | 0.50% |
| 4.0% | 0.75% |
Switching from Square in three steps.
If you decide to move, here is how it usually goes.
Talk to Revify
Book a 15-minute demo or a statement review. We walk through your volume and help you choose your card price.
Get set up
Revify sets up your terminal, signage and receipts, and you start the 14-day InkedIn Tools trial with deposits and consent turned on.
Move your bookings
Bring over your client list and upcoming appointments, then update your booking link on Instagram and Google.
Good to know.
What is the main difference between Revify and Square?
Square is general-purpose booking and payments for any appointment business, with plan-based rates per card sale. Revify is built for tattoo shops and uses dual pricing, with a posted cash price and card price and up to 0.75% Monthly Cash-back on card sales.
Is Square good for tattoo shops?
Yes, for many shops. Square Appointments has a $0 Free plan, deposits, reminders and unlimited staff calendars. It is not tattoo-specific, so some shops prefer tools built around consent forms, long sessions and IG DMs.
What does Square Appointments cost for a tattoo shop?
As of October 1, 2026, Square lists Free at $0/mo, Plus at $49/mo and Premium at $149/mo per location, with in-person rates from 2.6% + 15¢ on Free to 2.4% + 15¢ on Premium.
What does Revify cost?
Revify Payments is $0 a month with no long-term contract and a free terminal while you process with Revify. InkedIn Tools is $99 a month, or $0 a month when your shop processes at least $10,000 a month with Revify.
Which is better for a solo tattoo artist?
Square Free at $0/mo is a simple place to start. InkedIn Tools is built by tattooers around deposits, consent and IG DMs, at $99 a month with a 14-day free trial, or $0 a month once you process $10,000 a month with Revify. Try both and see which fits how you book.
Does Revify have a contract?
No. Revify Payments has no long-term contract.
How fast does Revify fund card sales?
Revify offers next-day funding on card sales.
More comparisons.
See it with your numbers.
Book a 15-minute demo, or start the 14-day InkedIn Tools trial and test it with real bookings.
Book a demo →See what you'd earnMerchant accounts are subject to approval. Monthly Cash-back is up to 0.75% of card sales and depends on your card-price tier.