GlossGenius is a genuinely polished product. It's also an American one: dollar pricing, US card readers, US payment processing, and no free tier. Booked & Busy is built for freelance UK makeup artists - enquiries, quotes, trials, deposits and balances, in pounds, paid straight into your own bank account.
| GlossGenius | Booked & Busy | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | US beauty pros and salon suites - booth renters, chair-based bookings | Freelance UK makeup artists - bridal, events, shoots |
| Where it's at home | The US: prices in dollars, US card readers, US processing | The UK: GBP, sort codes, deposit-and-balance culture |
| How work arrives | A booking site and calendar slots | Your existing email and DMs - enquiries forward themselves into one inbox, nothing to migrate |
| The client journey | Pick a slot, pay by card | Enquiry → quote → deposit → trial → balance - the way real bridal work actually flows |
| Getting paid | Built-in card processing at a flat 2.6% per transaction | Branded quotes & invoices with your own bank details - clients pay you directly, we never touch the money |
| Price | From $24/mo (billed annually), no free tier | Free to start (no card) · Pro £15/mo or £11/mo annually |
Start free, no card. Bring one real booking in and see your pipeline working in two minutes.