Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Take unlimited bookings and appointment on your calendar. Booking app for events, rental & service
| Appointment Booking Cowlendar | Sesami Booking Platform | |
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Booking app for scheduling services, experiences and events, online and on POS. Go live in minutes.
| Metric | Appointment Booking Cowlendar | Sesami Booking Platform |
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| Rating | ★ 4.9 ★ | 4.6 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 2.2k | 266 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing tiers | 4 tiers | 4 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | 4 | — |
| Languages | 7 supported | 10 supported |
| Listed since | Jan 2022 | Jan 2019 |
Based on the data on this page, Appointment Booking Cowlendar is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 4.9★ vs Sesami Booking Platform's 4.6★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
Pricing entry tiers: Appointment Booking Cowlendar at Free plan available, Sesami Booking Platform at Free plan available. 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.
Appointment Booking Cowlendar has the larger user base (2,216 reviews vs 266), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Sesami Booking Platform'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 Appointment Booking Cowlendar; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Sesami Booking Platform's 266-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Appointment Booking Cowlendar'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: Appointment Booking Cowlendar audit • Sesami Booking Platform audit
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| Keyword | Appointment Booking Cowlendar | Sesami Booking Platform |
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| booking | #1 | #11 |
| appointments | #3 | #12 |
| staff management | #1 | #15 |
| appointment booking | #1 | #17 |
| booking app | #6 | #13 |
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Both Appointment Booking Cowlendar and Sesami Booking Platform offer paid plans only. Appointment Booking Cowlendar starts at Free plan available; Sesami Booking Platform starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Appointment Booking Cowlendar has the higher average rating (4.9★ from 2,216 reviews) compared to Sesami Booking Platform (4.6★ from 266 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Appointment Booking Cowlendar holds the higher average rating (4.9★ vs 4.6★). 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. Appointment Booking Cowlendar has the deeper published review base (2,216 vs 266), 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.
Appointment Booking Cowlendar typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (2,216 reviews). Sesami Booking Platform typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (266 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. Appointment Booking Cowlendar and Sesami Booking Platform 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 Sesami Booking Platform" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
