TidyCal Reviews

I thought this one might be a great saving instead of paying for Calendly. Now while it works in the simplest form, I am one to use a system for time saving and convenience. On the face of it it looks similar to Calendly and can even import bookings from Calendly to get started. It works ok, puts my bookings and and sends reminders etc. So works.

Things I don't like - that it doesn't have an app to check bookings easily and edit on the run.
The ability to reschedule a client again for another session.
It didn't like today that I blocked out my whole week for "all day" in google calendar and didn't flow through.
It is harder to block out days then it was in calendly with more manual steps.

Would I recommend it - for someone wanting a simple booking system without ongoing costs yes definitely. If you have several types of sessions, really want to work on the run with little touch points - probably no. To do this one I think they need an app and more options within it.

I’m a big fan of TidyCal for exactly what it isn't: bloated.

While it lacks some of the deep customization and complex logic found in high-priced competitors, that’s actually its strength. I use this primarily for one-off projects and specific client work where I need a clean, separate calendar without the friction of a monthly subscription.

Great, does everything I need for basic scheduling

As an early adopter, I own the entire Appsumo family of products. This one works well and interfaces with any webpages I need to connect my Gmail calendar.
Additionally, their customer service for everything, TidyCal, Sendfox, etc., is the tops.

While it has some limitations and you need to create multiple accounts to form a team - which is very confusing - it's a decent service if you only need something basic without many features.

On the other hand, the embed section already has several limitations:

- You can only select two colors.
- You can only choose two font types.
- And only one background.

Beyond that, they don't allow any further customization, regardless of the logo you place on the embed.

What they do for you is:

- They modify the calendar as they see fit (don't expect to adapt it 100% to your site - you never will).
- For the font you select, they impose the size they want (don't expect design consistency).
- They change the responsive size arbitrarily (sometimes it looks good, other times it doesn't). Expect it to look decent on your site occasionally, but later everything looks terrible.

Apparently, they have no interest in fixing these issues.

Basic functions the embed should have:

- Hide or show elements based on client needs.
- Add options for all fonts - at least the most basic ones:
- Font size.
- Line height.
- Styles: strong, semi-bold, etc.
- Show or hide agent images.

Basically, add any type of customization. At least for what's been requested, I don't think it's that difficult. The rest can stay as it is.