Trackman Booking & Payments vs Square Appointments for golf simulator booking

Trackman Booking & Payments vs Square Appointments for golf simulator and indoor golf venues: bay booking, memberships, pricing, waivers, reminders and league holds, compared side by side.

Updated September 30, 2026

The short answer

Trackman Booking & Payments is best for venues running Trackman bays that want booking tied into their simulators.
Square Appointments is best for venues already using Square POS that want booking in the same system.

Of the 10 things golf simulator venues ask for most, Trackman Booking & Payments (golf-specific booking software) fully covers 6 and Square Appointments (general booking software) covers 4, based on what each company publishes.

Golf-specific booking software

Trackman Booking & Payments

Trackman Booking & Payments is the launch-monitor maker’s own booking, membership and payments system for simulator and range bays. It is managed through the Trackman Portal and integrates with Trackman bays for check-in and access.

Best for: Venues running Trackman bays that want booking tied into their simulators.

Pricing: Quote-based; not published.

General booking software

Square Appointments

Square Appointments is Square’s scheduling product, tied to Square payments and POS. It supports online booking, SMS reminders, packages and, on the Premium plan, bookable resources such as rooms or stations.

Best for: Venues already using Square POS that want booking in the same system.

Pricing: A free plan and paid monthly plans per location, plus card processing fees. See Square’s pricing page for current prices.

Trackman Booking & Payments vs Square Appointments: features for golf simulator venues

Feature	Trackman Booking & Payments	Square Appointments
Booking widget on your own website	Partly Website button links to Trackman booking page	Yes
One schedule across every bay	Yes	Yes Resources on Premium plan
Peak, off-peak and seasonal pricing	Yes Peak pricing windows	Check with vendor
Memberships with recurring billing	Yes Monthly renewals charged automatically	Partly Separate Square Subscriptions product
Member perks: early booking, included hours	Yes Discounts, included or limited free hours	Check with vendor
Punch passes or prepaid packages	Yes Punch cards	Yes Packages
Waivers signed during booking	Check with vendor	Partly Forms sent after booking; Plus and up
Text (SMS) reminders	Check with vendor	Yes
Hold bays for leagues	Check with vendor	Check with vendor
Built for golf simulator venues	Yes	No
Pricing	Quote-based; not published.	A free plan and paid monthly plans per location, plus card processing fees. See Square’s pricing page for current prices.

Where Trackman Booking & Payments and Square Appointments differ

Booking widget on your own website

Trackman Booking & Payments

Partly

Website button links to Trackman booking page

Square Appointments

Yes

Peak, off-peak and seasonal pricing

Trackman Booking & Payments

Yes

Peak pricing windows

Square Appointments

Check with vendor

Memberships with recurring billing

Trackman Booking & Payments

Yes

Monthly renewals charged automatically

Square Appointments

Partly

Separate Square Subscriptions product

Member perks: early booking, included hours

Trackman Booking & Payments

Yes

Discounts, included or limited free hours

Square Appointments

Check with vendor

Waivers signed during booking

Trackman Booking & Payments

Check with vendor

Square Appointments

Partly

Forms sent after booking; Plus and up

Text (SMS) reminders

Trackman Booking & Payments

Check with vendor

Square Appointments

Yes

Built for golf simulator venues

Trackman Booking & Payments

Yes

Square Appointments

Strengths and trade-offs

Trackman Booking & Payments

Strengths

Built by the simulator maker and integrated with Trackman bays
Flexible memberships: discount-based, all-inclusive, limited hours or punch cards
Scheduling, walk-ins and POS in one interface

Worth knowing

Designed around Trackman hardware; confirm fit if you run other simulator brands
Pricing is not published, so costs need a quote

Square Appointments

Strengths

Booking, payments and POS in one Square account
Free plan available
Automatic SMS and email reminders

Worth knowing

Bay-level resource booking requires the Premium plan
General scheduler: golf-specific features like league holds need workarounds

Also worth a look: SimBook

If you’re weighing Trackman Booking & Payments against Square Appointments for a golf simulator venue, SimBook is built for exactly that job. Here’s how all three line up.

Feature	SimBook	Trackman Booking & Payments	Square Appointments
Booking widget on your own website	Yes Booking page plus an embeddable widget	Partly Website button links to Trackman booking page	Yes
One schedule across every bay	Yes One tee sheet for every bay	Yes	Yes Resources on Premium plan
Peak, off-peak and seasonal pricing	Yes By day, time, season and bay type	Yes Peak pricing windows	Check with vendor
Memberships with recurring billing	Yes Auto-renewing billing through Stripe	Yes Monthly renewals charged automatically	Partly Separate Square Subscriptions product
Member perks: early booking, included hours	Yes Early booking windows, hour banks, member rates	Yes Discounts, included or limited free hours	Check with vendor
Punch passes or prepaid packages	Yes Punch passes	Yes Punch cards	Yes Packages
Waivers signed during booking	Yes Signed in the booking flow	Check with vendor	Partly Forms sent after booking; Plus and up
Text (SMS) reminders	Yes Sent in your club’s name	Check with vendor	Yes
Hold bays for leagues	Yes League blocks lock bays during league hours	Check with vendor	Check with vendor
Built for golf simulator venues	Yes	Yes	No
Pricing	$99/month per location, unlimited bays and staff, no per-bay fee. 14-day free trial. Enterprise pricing for multi-location groups.	Quote-based; not published.	A free plan and paid monthly plans per location, plus card processing fees. See Square’s pricing page for current prices.

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Questions owners ask

Is Trackman Booking & Payments or Square Appointments better for a golf simulator business?

It depends on how you run your venue. Trackman Booking & Payments suits venues running Trackman bays that want booking tied into their simulators. Square Appointments suits venues already using Square POS that want booking in the same system. Based on what each publishes, Trackman Booking & Payments fully covers 6 of the 10 features golf simulator venues ask for most, and Square Appointments covers 4.

How much does Trackman Booking & Payments cost?

Quote-based; not published.

How much does Square Appointments cost?

A free plan and paid monthly plans per location, plus card processing fees. See Square’s pricing page for current prices.

Can Trackman Booking & Payments and Square Appointments sell memberships with recurring billing?

Trackman Booking & Payments: Yes (monthly renewals charged automatically). Square Appointments: Partly (separate Square Subscriptions product).

Can I hold bays for a league in Trackman Booking & Payments or Square Appointments?

Trackman Booking & Payments: We couldn’t confirm it from Trackman Booking & Payments’s website; check with them directly. Square Appointments: We couldn’t confirm it from Square Appointments’s website; check with them directly.

A note on fairness: we make SimBook, so read this with that in mind. Facts about other tools come from their own websites and were last checked September 30, 2026. Features and prices change, so for other tools we describe how they charge and point you to their pricing pages rather than quoting numbers. Where we couldn’t confirm something, we say “Check with vendor” rather than guess. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we’ll fix it.

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