Fresha vs meed

Fresha is appointment-booking software available on the web, iOS, and Android. Businesses can provide booking pages for customers, manage appointments in a calendar, and collect payments. Calendar synchronization works one way. Scheduling options include group bookings and round-robin assignment, while automated reminders support appointment communication. Fresha uses a freemium model with a free plan and a 7-day trial. Its listed plans distinguish team size: Independent is for one team member, while Team supports unlimited team members. The maker, Fresha, is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The combination of customer booking pages, scheduling modes, reminders, payment collection, and multi-platform access covers core appointment administration for businesses with different staffing levels.

meed provides digital loyalty programs for businesses, where customers earn and redeem stamps, points, discounts, and other incentives. Customers use the loyalty experience on a phone without downloading an app, and can save cards to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet. Businesses can award stamps from receipt scans: AI reads and verifies receipts in the meed web app, without a POS integration. At a venue, a customer can scan a QR code or tap NFC to earn a stamp without staff interaction or an extra device. Businesses set rewards at milestones on 10- or 20-stamp cards, with milestone rewards added automatically to wallet cards. The business portal manages programs, memberships, venue performance, campaigns, and reward analytics. Operators can issue stamps and confirm redemptions in the meed for Business app. The maker describes customers including cafés, gyms, salons, bars, clinics, and shops. Its anonymised loyalty feature separates activity data from personal identity. The free plan is limited to 50 members; Pro is $59 per month with two locations included and $39 per additional location.