Most lists of booking apps for makeup artists say "it depends" and stop there. This one puts four products in a table, links every cell to the maker's own page, and says plainly where Artisee does not do what another app does.
Quick answer: if you want clients to pay a deposit on the booking page itself, MUA Studio, Acuity Scheduling and Setmore each say on their own pages that they can, and Artisee does not. If you take deposits yourself and want the booking link, contracts, payment records and reminders in one app, Artisee is built for that. Here is the whole comparison, and what each choice costs you.
We make Artisee, so you should know our bias. To keep it honest, every cell below links to the maker’s own page, and where a page does not say something we write “not listed” instead of guessing. Checked on 4 October 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm on the linked page before you pay.
The four apps side by side
Three things to read carefully in that table.
Artisee does not take payments. If you want the client to pay a deposit through the booking page, that is a job for MUA Studio, Acuity or Setmore, each of which names a payment processor on its page. Artisee is where you record the deposit you were paid and see what is still owed.
The Artisee booking link is a Pro feature. The free plan has the calendar, today view, up to 15 client profiles and 30 contracts, with no public booking link. Pro is $20 a month in USD, and every new studio gets a full month of it first. The full plan list is on the Artisee pricing page.
“Where supported” matters. MUA Studio’s own listing qualifies both deposits and Stripe card payments with “where supported”, so check that it works in your region before you rely on it.
Which one fits which artist
You want clients to pay a deposit when they book
Start with MUA Studio, Setmore or Acuity. All three list payments or deposits on their own pages. MUA Studio is the one built for makeup artists, and the two schedulers serve every kind of service business, so expect to add your own contract and client-record workflow.
You take deposits yourself and want the paperwork in one place
Artisee covers this case: a booking link, contracts filled from the booking details, a record of every payment and balance, Smart Reminders and per-client history, in one web app that runs on your phone. You collect the money outside the app and log it.
You only need a calendar and the lowest price
Setmore's free plan covers a branded booking page for up to 4 users. Read what the free plan leaves out first: its own pricing page lists SMS reminders and deposits under Pro.
Where Artisee is the strongest fit
Artisee does not collect payments, so it is not the right tool for everyone. For the artist who takes deposits herself, this is what you get that is built around makeup work:
- A booking link that shows only your real free times. Clients pick a slot from your actual availability, and requests land in a Pending inbox where you approve them. Nothing is booked behind your back. See how the booking link works.
- Face charts, not just appointments. Each client keeps a beauty profile, face charts (look, foundation, shade, products, lashes) and a final-look photo, and “Repeat this look” copies the written details into the next chart. That is the part of a makeup job a general scheduler has no place for.
- Contracts filled from the booking. Artisee fills the contract from your service and client details, you review and edit it, and the client signs on their phone. The signed PDF is emailed to you.
- One flat price for a studio. Pro is $20 a month with unlimited team seats, not a price per user, which is how Setmore prices its plans.
- A free month to test it properly. Every new studio gets a full month of Pro with no card, so you can run a real client through the booking link before you pay anything.
The whole feature list is on one page: what Artisee does for makeup artists.
What to check before you commit
- Does a client pay the deposit in the app, or do you collect it yourself? A deposit is what cuts no-shows, so this one matters most.
- Is the booking link on the plan you would actually pay for?
- Does it send a contract for signature, or only a form?
- What does the free plan leave out?
- Does the price count per user, per month, or per year billed up front?
Open the linked page for each cell and confirm it still says what the table says. That takes ten minutes and is worth more than any ranking, including this one.
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Every claim in the table comes from these pages, checked on 4 October 2026. Prices change, so confirm on the page before you pay.
- Artisee: pricing and about
- MUA Studio: muastudio.co and its App Store listing
- Acuity Scheduling: home and pricing
- Setmore: pricing and payments