Business type solution
Barbershop
Square gives barbershops one connected way to fill chairs, coordinate barbers, and get paid wherever the cut happens. Set up services and staff calendars, assign bookings to specific chairs or barbers, and let clients book or rebook online.
Built for your day-to-day
Automated confirmations, reminders, waitlists, deposits, cancellation rules, and no-show protection help protect the day’s schedule. At checkout, barbers can take tap, chip, card-on-file, digital-wallet, cash, or Afterpay payments at the front desk or at the chair. Client profiles can retain preferences and booking history, while Square Marketing, Loyalty, Messages, and Square Go help turn a first cut into a repeat visit.
Key capabilities
Create staff calendars, color-code availability, and assign an appointment to a particular barber or chair. Multi-location scheduling and unlimited calendars are documented on the U.S. barbershop and Appointments pages.
Online booking, automated confirmations and reminders, waitlists, deposits, prepayments, cancellation policies, and no-show fees give a shop practical ways to protect time that would otherwise go unused. Availability depends on the selected Appointments plan.
Square supports phone-based Tap to Pay, readers, Terminal, Handheld, Stand, and Register. The barbershop page lists card, card-on-file, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Cash App Pay, cash, and Afterpay as supported payment choices, subject to applicable processing rules.
Client profiles can retain preferences and booking history. Square Marketing, Loyalty, Messages, and the free Square Go marketplace can support rebooking, targeted outreach, and ongoing client conversations.
Square’s barbershop guidance specifically describes tracking and selling beard balm, hair care products, and other retail items in-store or online, while service packages can bring revenue forward.
Explore the details
A shop can publish a booking site or embed a booking button/widget on an existing website, add a Book Now button to Instagram or Facebook, and print a QR code at the front desk. Clients can be asked to prepay or keep a card on file for a no-show policy. Square Assistant can handle rescheduling requests, and waitlists can help fill openings. Square’s Appointments page lists Free, Plus, and Premium plans, with Pro available through custom pricing.
Square Reader for contactless and chip is a portable starting point for chair-side payments; Square Handheld adds a built-in scanner and camera for mobile checkout and product inventory; Square Terminal adds a built-in receipt printer for a compact counter; Square Stand is an iPad-based counter setup; and Square Register is a two-screen integrated POS for a busy front desk. Reader and Stand require a compatible connected device or iPad, while Terminal and Register require internet through Wi-Fi or Ethernet for normal operation.
Square documents offline payments for supported hardware for up to 24 hours, but transactions must upload after reconnecting within that window; the seller remains responsible for expired, declined, or disputed offline payments. Older first-generation Square contactless-and-chip readers do not support offline payments. Square Stand’s Kiosk Lite mode does not support offline payments. The Stand also needs a compatible iPad, network connection, and power outlet, and the Handheld requires Wi-Fi with high-speed internet for normal use.
Keep exploring
Hardware
Square Reader for contactless and chip (2nd generation) gives mobile operators and small counters a compact way to accept EMV chip cards, contactless cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, and Afterpay through a compatible phone or tablet.
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Hardware
Square Handheld puts a complete Square checkout in a staff member’s hand instead of tying every sale to a counter.
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Hardware
Square Terminal gives a bakery counter, coffee bar, food truck, salon desk, or service checkout one compact device for taking tap, chip, and magstripe payments.
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Hardware
Square Stand turns a compatible USB-C iPad into a tidy countertop POS with built-in contactless and chip payments.
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Hardware
Square Register (2nd generation) puts seller checkout and customer payment on two responsive screens, so a bakery can move a morning line, a specialty grocer can keep a large catalog moving, and a restaurant can send orders through a counter workflow without passing a device back and forth.
Explore Square Register (2nd generation)Hardware
Square’s U.S. printer lineup covers the handoff points that keep a busy operation moving: customer receipts at the counter, heat-tolerant kitchen tickets, liner-free labels for takeout, barcode labels for retail stock, and compact mobile receipts away from the register.
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Square cash drawers give a bakery, café, shop, or service counter a secure place for bills and coins while keeping cash transactions tied to the point of sale.
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Square’s U.S. stands, docks, and mounting accessories turn a payment device into a checkout station that fits the way a business actually works.
Explore Accessories — Stands, Docks, and MountingHardware
Square’s U.S. accessories catalog currently includes three cases for mobile and tablet-based selling: a Belkin SheerForce case for Square Handheld at $39, plus $79 cases that pair a Square Reader for contactless and chip with compatible iPad mini or iPad models.
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U.S. Square Appointments has a $0/mo Free plan, $49/mo Plus plan per location, and $149/mo Premium plan per location; Square Pro is custom-priced. Square Free in-person card processing is 2.6% + $0.15 per tap, dip, or swipe; Plus is 2.5% + $0.15; Premium is 2.4% + $0.15. Online or invoice card payments are 3.3% + $0.30 on Free, 2.9% + $0.30 on Plus and Premium. Manual entry or card-on-file payments are 3.5% + $0.15, and Afterpay is 6% + $0.30. Square Reader for contactless and chip is listed at $59, Square Stand at $149, Square Terminal at $299, Square Handheld at $399, and Square Register at $899 before tax; advertised installment amounts are subject to credit approval and terms.
Per tap, dip, or swipe when a card is present; U.S. published rate on the Appointments/pricing and pricing pages.
Per tap, dip, or swipe; Plus is $49/mo per location.
Per tap, dip, or swipe; Premium is $149/mo per location.
Applies to card payments made online or through an invoice.
Applies when the card number is manually entered or a saved card on file is used.
Per Afterpay transaction; customers pay over time while the seller is paid immediately, subject to Square/Afterpay availability and terms.
Optional transfer fee; linked bank account or supported debit card required, with stated minimum/maximum and new-seller limits.
Pricing and product availability were verified on official Square U.S. English pages on 2026-10-27 and can change.
This record uses Square's standard published U.S. rates only; no claim is made about eligibility for custom pricing, discounts, hardware financing, or any cash-discounting/dual-pricing program.
Square Checking, loans, instant transfers, and other financial products have separate eligibility, disclosures, and provider terms; availability is not guaranteed.
Offline payments carry seller responsibility for expired, declined, or disputed transactions and are unavailable in certain software/hardware configurations.
No third-party or editorial image has been approved for marketing use in this record.
Questions
Yes. Square documents a standalone booking site plus booking buttons, widgets, or QR codes for online scheduling, while Square POS and supported hardware can take payment at the chair or front desk. A shop can also require prepayment or keep a card on file for a stated no-show policy.
For a mobile chair-side setup, Square Reader for contactless and chip or Square Handheld is the most directly supported fit. Terminal is better for a compact front counter with printed receipts; Stand suits a compatible iPad at reception; Register is the integrated two-screen choice for a busier checkout desk.
The entry Appointments plan is $0 per month, with paid Plus and Premium tiers at $49 and $149 per location. Published in-person card rates range from 2.6% + $0.15 on Free to 2.4% + $0.15 on Premium. Online, manual-entry, card-on-file, and Afterpay transactions use different published rates, and hardware is purchased separately.
Information as of 2026-10-27. Product details date: 2026-10-27.
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