The TidyCal lifetime deal offers Individual at $29 and Agency at $79. The main choice is whether one person or a small team needs to host meetings. Calendar connections, team members and SMS segments are separate limits, and the current offer differs from older purchases.
Individual is the starting point for one host who needs the paid scheduling controls. Agency is for the recorded small-team features. If you require complete branding removal, a custom domain or no Stripe platform fee, price Pro from the outset instead of assuming the highest lifetime tier includes them.
Suitable for
An individual who wants clients to choose appointments without repeated email exchanges.
Consider another option if
A buyer requiring a fully unbranded booking page within the one-time license.
What comes with the lifetime deal?
Individual
1 host and 10 calendar connections
Agency
4 people including the owner
SMS
10 Agency segments/month, US and Canada
Paid bookings
Eligible Stripe charges retain a platform fee; processor fees are separate
PLANS AND PRICING
TidyCal plans and pricing
Prices and allowances are shown for each plan below.
PLAN DETAILS
Compare each plan’s price and allowance. Confirm any limit marked ‘Not specified’ before buying.
TidyCal plans and limits · USD
Plan comparison2 plans
One host with several calendarsIndividual
A small team needing shared schedulingAgency
PriceUSD
$29one-time
$79one-time
Billing
One-time payment
One-time payment
Users
1
4
Calendar connections
10calendars
10calendars
SMS reminders
0segments/monthUS and Canada only; a long message can use multiple segments.
10segments/monthUS and Canada only; a long message can use multiple segments.
Eligible Stripe platform fee
1%
1%
Who this tier fits
A solo operator needing the recorded paid scheduling controls.
An owner plus colleagues within the recorded person limit, using team pages or routing.
Keep in mind
No additional hosts or included SMS; Pro-only branding and payment fees remain.
The SMS allowance is small and both lifetime tiers have the same calendar total.
Plan notes
10 calendar connections.
Unlimited bookings; one host.
10 calendar connections; 4 people including the owner.
10 SMS segments/month for US and Canada; older licences differ.
Select the final tier on AppSumo. The product link opens the same listing for every tier.
Buy Agency for team scheduling, not for more calendars
Current Individual and Agency both list 10 calendar connections. If one person manages several calendars, Individual may already cover the requirement. Agency’s meaningful differences are team functions, its 4-person allowance and limited SMS reminders.
A consultant with one personal and two work calendars is still one host. A team of an owner and three colleagues reaches Agency’s recorded person limit even if each connects only one calendar. Do not substitute the calendar total for a user total or assume the word Agency grants unlimited separate client accounts.
For a larger team, ask about the current paid arrangement rather than purchasing extra lifetime accounts and assuming they pool into one team. The table records the current new-buyer offer; it is not an upgrade guarantee for an existing paid account.
Ten SMS segments is not ten reminders to every customer
Agency lists 10 SMS segments per month for US and Canadian numbers. A segment is the billing unit for a text message, and longer messages may use more than one. It should not be treated as one guaranteed full reminder per booked customer regardless of length.
If reminders are essential for dozens of appointments, this allowance is small. Keep email reminders as part of the plan and determine the required SMS entitlement before buying. The current evidence does not establish an inexpensive lifetime top-up route. Pro advertises a different reminder allowance, but its recurring cost belongs in the comparison.
A booking made outside the supported phone regions does not acquire SMS coverage merely because the host has Agency. Confirm number eligibility and the actual message template before promising a particular reminder channel to clients.
The platform fee remains after the one-time purchase
The dedicated fee guide states a 1% fee on eligible Stripe payments for Free and lifetime plans, separate from Stripe’s own processing. By default the customer pays it on top of the price. Lifetime owners can choose to absorb it; the choice affects who bears the cost, not whether the fee exists.
At the documented 1% rate, a hypothetical $5,000 in eligible monthly charges produces $50 in platform fees. That arithmetic excludes Stripe costs, refunds and taxes. The fee guide lists PayPal payments and Stripe countries where platform fees are unsupported as exceptions, so do not apply the example indiscriminately to every merchant.
The current direct Pro price is $12 monthly or $99 annually and removes the TidyCal platform fee while active. A high-volume seller should compare that recurring cost with fees it would otherwise pay or pass to customers. This is a cost decision about the payment arrangement, not a claim that Pro saves every user money.
The fee guide also covers subscriptions, packages and digital-store sales, and says platform fees are returned proportionately on refunds. Review the current customer checkout and your provider’s separate charges before quoting a final session price.
Current lifetime plans keep branding; older licences can differ
New Individual and Agency purchases retain a reduced TidyCal logo. Complete removal and a custom domain are listed under Pro. If a fully branded booking page is mandatory, Agency alone does not solve that requirement. Domain registration and any external website work remain separate.
The FAQ records different entitlements for Agency bought before September 1, 2026: more calendars, unlimited members and a larger SMS allowance. It also identifies legacy custom-domain eligibility for certain earlier Individual and Agency purchases. Those older terms should not be used to describe what a new buyer receives today.
Existing owners should identify their purchase date and account plan before upgrading or buying again. The presence of a feature in an older review may be accurate for that reviewer while being wrong for the current offer. Keep the original receipt and terms when asking support about a discrepancy.
Do not buy solely for a feature the free plan may provide
The current pricing table describes Free as covering core bookings, paid sessions and several booking types. It also lists API, MCP and webhooks on every plan, while parts of the general FAQ still describe API among paid features. That inconsistency makes a paid purchase solely to unlock automation a poor assumption.
Check the exact connection and action on the current Free entitlement first. Individual has clearer reasons to buy when you need its additional calendar connections, custom notifications or automatic meeting links. External video providers and automation services can impose their own limits or charges even when TidyCal supports a connection.
FEATURE COMPARISON
Features, limits and paid extras
“Included” and “unlimited” can mean different things. This checklist separates full access, usage limits, add-ons and features that are not confirmed.
Feature coverage4 / 7
4 fully included · 2 limited · 0 add-on · 1 not included · 0 not confirmed. Coverage is not a quality score.
Features are grouped by documented coverage. “Not confirmed” means the evidence is incomplete, not that a feature is absent.
Appointment scheduling: documented features and conditions
FEATURESFeature comparison
TidyCalLifetime deal
Included4 features
Calendar connectionsCheck connected calendars when offering availability.
Included
10 calendar connections on current lifetime plans.
Group appointmentsOffer an appointment to more than one attendee.
Included
Group booking types.
Session packagesSell a bundle or recurring series of sessions.
Included
Packages and subscriptions.
Booking remindersSend appointment reminders through supported channels.
Included
Email on Individual.
Limited2 features
Paid bookingsCollect payment as part of an appointment booking.
Limited
Eligible Stripe payments carry a 1% platform fee; PayPal does not. Processor fees remain separate.
Additional team hostsInclude other people who can host bookings.
Limited
Individual has one host; current Agency includes 4 people including the owner.
Not included1 feature
Remove vendor brandingPublish a booking page without the vendor branding bar.
Not included
New lifetime plans retain vendor branding; complete removal and custom domains require Pro.
Check each product’s plan notes for tier limits and additional costs. Feature coverage is not a quality rating.
USE CASES
What problems does TidyCal solve?
01
Offer availability without exposing a busy work calendar
A consultant coordinates several calendars and repeatedly negotiates meeting times.
How to use it
Connect the calendars whose events should block availability.
Choose the writable destination and define the meeting types, buffers and availability.
Share the booking page and verify the proposed meeting’s calendar and video-link behaviour.
What this helps you do: Prospects can select an available time instead of exchanging several messages.
Limitations: Multiple calendar connections do not create multiple hosts or prove every external calendar sync behaves identically.
02
Route meetings across a small team
A business wants a team page or collective meeting rather than one person’s calendar.
How to use it
Count the owner as part of the recorded Agency user allowance.
Choose round-robin or collective scheduling according to who must attend.
Check each host’s calendar and notification requirements before sharing the page.
What this helps you do: Agency’s listed team features can match a small shared scheduling workflow.
Limitations: A four-person allowance is not unlimited agency-client access; old plan descriptions may describe different entitlements.
03
Take payment while booking a session
A service provider wants payment associated with an appointment.
How to use it
Configure a supported payment processor and the session price.
Choose whether to absorb the eligible Stripe platform fee or pass it to the booker.
Review the customer total and the cancellation/refund policy before launch.
What this helps you do: Scheduling and payment can be connected in one customer journey.
Limitations: Payment processing remains a separate service.
BUYER FEEDBACK
What buyers say
Buyer experiences can vary with the plan, product version and workflow.
Reported strength
Price and simple scheduling receive positive reports
The inspected recent AppSumo sample includes praise for replacing manual booking work. These buyer experiences are not a measured sync-reliability or conversion benchmark.
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Compare TidyCal with kiwilaunch by service flow and branding
kiwilaunch is relevant for a service catalogue, classes and a booking widget under a custom domain. Its one-code listing includes removing vendor branding, but still retains its own platform transaction fee and separate Stripe costs. Its staff-calendar guidance does not establish every login permission, so teams need to compare access controls rather than count calendars alone.
For a simple meeting link, start with the free option that already meets the calendar and booking requirements. For paid services, compare the payment total and cancellation flow. For teams, compare who can host, who can edit bookings and how scheduling is distributed. These separate decisions give a better answer than assuming one lifetime tool replaces every scheduling subscription.
