Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Calendar & appointment booking app for rentals, tours, tickets, events, services, classes and more.
| BTA Appointment Booking App | Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp | |
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| Screenshots | images | images |
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Grow with SMS Marketing & WhatsApp. Send campaigns, recover abandoned carts & automate alerts.
| Metric | BTA Appointment Booking App | Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.7 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 401 | 16 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free to install |
| Built for Shopify | — | — |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 4 tiers | 3 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | May 2012 | Dec 2023 |
Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp edges out BTA Appointment Booking App on rating (5.0★ vs 4.7★), but the gap is small enough that pricing fit and feature differentiation should drive the decision more than the headline number.
Pricing entry tiers: BTA Appointment Booking App at Free plan available, Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp at Free to install. Check each app's tier structure for the capacity limits you actually need before deciding — the headline number is the same shape, but the gating shape per tier (seats, usage volume, integrations) varies.
BTA Appointment Booking App has the larger user base (401 reviews vs 16), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — BTA Appointment Booking App's 401-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp's broader-but-shallower coverage.
This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical Shopify App Store listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: BTA Appointment Booking App audit • Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp audit
| Keyword | BTA Appointment Booking App | Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp |
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| sms marketing campaigns | Not ranked | #6 |
| appointment booking app | #7 | Not ranked |
| booking app | #8 | Not ranked |
| event booking | #13 | Not ranked |
| Not ranked | #61 |
No tracked changes.
Both BTA Appointment Booking App and Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp offer paid plans only. BTA Appointment Booking App starts at Free plan available; Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp starts at Free to install. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 16 reviews) compared to BTA Appointment Booking App (4.7★ from 401 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.7★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. BTA Appointment Booking App has the deeper published review base (401 vs 16), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
BTA Appointment Booking App typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (401 reviews). Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (16 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. BTA Appointment Booking App and Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
