Compare bookingfish and Clovo on pricing, features, platforms, and ratings — both Scheduling tools, Pay-as-you-go with an unlimited free trial: no fees until…
At a Glance
bookingfish
Clovo
Primary category
Scheduling
Scheduling
Rating
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Pricing model
Pay-as-you-go with an unlimited free trial: no fees until a confirmed booking. Standard plan is a flat $25 CAD per confirmed booking (auto-refunded on cancellation) plus Stripe fees (2.9% + $0.30). Unlimited annual packages per boat run from $149 (1 year) to $499 (5 years), paying only Stripe fees.
Freemium: no monthly fee and no credit card required to start; once a studio starts earning, Clovo adds 1% on top of Stripe processing fees, capped at $1,100 + GST per year.
Starting price
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Free plan
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Free trial
Yes
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Platforms
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iOS, Android, Mobile App
Team collaboration
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AI features
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Public API
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Pricing Compared
Starting price reflects the lowest paid tier, not the full cost for every team size or usage level.
bookingfish
No individual plan breakdown documented yet.
Clovo
No individual plan breakdown documented yet.
Pros & Cons
bookingfish
Pros
Purpose-built for fishing guides and boat rentals, with vessel-specific calendars and half-day / full-day time slots that generic booking tools do not model out of the box.
Pay-as-you-go pricing with an unlimited free trial: no fees until you have a confirmed booking, and the $25 per-booking fee is auto-refunded if you refund a cancelled client.
Stripe Express payments go directly to the operator's bank account, so BookingFish never holds the funds.
Free, open-source (GPL v2) WordPress plugin embeds the booking calendar and gift certificates with a shortcode.
Fully bilingual (French/English) with data hosted in Canada, and a Sync-Cell ICS feed for mobile/offline calendars shared with guides.
Cons
Highly niche: designed around fishing guides and boat rentals, so it is not a fit for general appointment-based businesses.
Deepest integration story is with WordPress; operators on other website platforms rely mainly on shared booking links and embed codes.
On the standard plan a flat $25 fee applies per confirmed booking on top of Stripe's 2.9% + $0.30, which adds up for high-volume operators unless they buy an annual package.
Primarily oriented toward the Canadian market (built in Canada, CAD pricing), which may not suit operators elsewhere.
Clovo
Pros
No monthly software fee — Clovo only charges 1% on top of standard Stripe processing, capped at $1,100 + GST per year, so cost scales with studio revenue rather than a flat seat price.
Studios get fully branded native iOS and Android apps for their own clients, rather than being listed inside a shared marketplace app.
Purpose-built for the Australian market, with AWS Sydney hosting, direct local bank payouts, and BECS/PayTo support for recurring domestic payments.
Bundles scheduling, payments, waitlists, a member shop, and an iPad check-in kiosk into one platform instead of requiring several separate tools.
Cons
A percentage-of-revenue pricing model could cost high-volume studios more over time than a comparable flat monthly subscription.
Positioning, payment rails, and hosting are explicitly Australia-focused, which may make it a less natural fit for studios outside Australia.
No independent customer testimonials, case studies, or third-party reviews were visible on the marketing site to verify real-world outcomes.