Check Cherry vs Stoodio

Check Cherry is a booking and business-management platform for event professionals, including photographers, DJs, photo booth owners, venues and mobile bartenders. Clients can select packages, add-ons and locations, then complete contracts and payments through a multi-step booking flow. Mini-session links let clients choose available slots, sign agreements and pay, with automatic reminders. Electronic signatures cover contracts, model releases and session agreements on any device. Payments support major cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay; listed processing fees are 2.9% plus 30¢ USD. Two-way calendar synchronization works with Google Calendar, iCal/Apple Calendar and Outlook. Integrations include QuickBooks Online, Mailchimp, Zapier, Twilio, Google Meet, Zoom and Canva. Every plan includes REST API access and webhooks for bookings, leads and payments. Native iOS and Android apps manage bookings, invoices, client details and notifications. Plans start at $29 a month, billed annually as $348, with a 14-day trial and no free plan.

Stoodio is studio management software for photographers, videographers, and studio owners. It brings bookings, project tracking, client records, scheduling, and finance tools together. Clients can self-book through a public booking portal, and the free plan includes unlimited bookings. Project status updates follow work from shoots through editing to delivery. Client and project records keep client, contract, and project details together, while scheduling includes a studio calendar and automatic reminders. Finance tools cover expenses, payment tracking, and professional invoices. Stoodio is a Progressive Web App installable on iOS and Android; installation instructions are also listed for macOS Chrome and Windows Edge. The free plan includes booking, CRM, finance, calendar availability, and schedule management. Two one-time add-ons are listed: Team Collab Unlock costs 99 PHP as a one-time purchase and adds team roles and booking coordination; Gears Unlock costs 99 PHP as a one-time purchase and adds equipment organization and rental and availability tracking. Stoodio says users own uploaded data and can access, export, or request deletion of it. Its privacy policy says data is encrypted in transit and at rest.