Acuity Scheduling is built for businesses whose whole operation is appointments: classes, packages, intake forms, staff calendars, deposits and payments at booking. Lyncta includes appointment booking with availability rules, buffers and two-way Google Calendar sync, but not payments, packages or multi-staff calendars. What it adds instead is the link page people book from, plus email, SMS, QR codes and short links. Depth versus breadth, again.
Where Lyncta wins: Booking arrives attached to a public page with your links, contact options and everything else a visitor needs. Email and SMS campaigns from the same contact list the bookings feed, with verified sending domains. Dynamic QR codes and branded short links on l1n.it, tracked, for putting your booking link on print and packaging. A genuinely free tier — one booking type at $0 with no time limit. One analytics view spanning bookings, page views, link clicks, QR scans and campaign activity. The interface is translated into nine languages.
Where Acuity Scheduling is the better choice: You take payment or a deposit when someone books. Lyncta does not process payments. You run classes or group sessions with capacity limits. You need intake forms tied to appointment types. You schedule for several staff with separate calendars and services. You use Outlook, Exchange or iCloud — Lyncta syncs with Google Calendar only.
Can clients pay when they book on Lyncta? No. Lyncta does not process payments on your behalf, so there are no deposits, prepayment or packages at booking. If taking money at the point of booking is essential, Acuity is the right tool.
Does Lyncta support classes or group bookings? No. Booking types are one-to-one appointments. There is no capacity limit or group session support, which Acuity handles well.
Is there a free Lyncta plan for scheduling? Yes. The Free plan includes one booking type at $0 with no time limit. Pro at $1.99 per month raises that to five and adds two-way Google Calendar sync; Business at $29 per month makes booking types unlimited.
Which calendars does Lyncta sync with? Google Calendar only, two-way, on Pro and Business. Acuity covers Google, Outlook, Exchange and iCloud, so a Microsoft or Apple calendar user should weigh that carefully.