A booking flow built the way studios sell.
Clients pick a service, a setup and add-ons, choose how they want their files delivered, and pay, on a booking site with your brand on it. You set the delivery options and what each one costs.
Podyx vs Acuity Scheduling
Podyx vs Acuity Scheduling
for podcast studios
Acuity, also sold as Squarespace Scheduling, is a good appointment scheduler, built to book time with a person. A studio sells rooms, setups and everything that happens after the session. Podyx is the operating system built for that: bookings, payments, invoicing, clients, team and file collaboration in one platform.
30 days free · No credit card required
Podyx and Acuity Scheduling,
side by side.
A scheduler books a slot in a calendar. Everything a studio adds on top of that slot, Acuity leaves to you or to another app.
| Feature | Podyx | Acuity Scheduling |
|---|---|---|
| Built for how studios sell | ||
| A booking flow built around how studios sell: services, setups, add-ons and packages | Included | Generic time slots |
| Flexible availability across multiple rooms and setups | Included | Limited |
| Clients choose how they get their files at booking, and you charge for each option | Included | Not included |
| Bookable studio tours | Included | Not included |
| Pricing rules: weekend surcharges, last-minute and early-bird discounts | Included | Not included |
| Several sessions in one checkout | Included | Limited |
| Your client’s production hub | ||
| Clients download their files from their own profile, straight from your Google Drive or Dropbox | Included | Not included |
| Clients share brand guidelines, session briefs and social channels with the studio | Included | Not included |
| Video review with time-stamped comments | Included | Not included |
| Review comments sent to Premiere Pro as markers | Included | Not included |
| Guests get their own invitation to the session | Included | Not included |
| Getting paid | ||
| Flexible ways to charge: at booking, Pay Later, payment links, bundles and memberships | Included | Standard options |
| Payment links that remind the client on their own | Included | Basic |
| Automatic branded invoices | Included | Manual |
| Clients reschedule and cancel themselves, with a refund preview | Included | Limited |
| Running the studio | ||
| A dashboard built for studios: earned per hour, room utilisation, add-on uptake | Included | Generic reports |
| Free trial | 30 days, no card | 7 days |
| Built for | Podcast and video studios | Appointment businesses of every kind |
Acuity Scheduling features as published on its own site, October 2026. Podyx charges no processing fees on any plan; Stripe and Square charge their own card fees.
Built for studios
Built for how
studios actually run.
Acuity manages calendars; a studio manages rooms, sets and sessions. Podyx was built by podcast studio operators who understand the industry, because no general scheduler handled a studio the way it actually sells. If you run more than one setup, sell packages, or want the session, the files and the invoice in one place, this is the difference.
See it in a live studio
Multi-room, multi-setup availability.
Sell one room as several setups, set hours per room, buffers and session lengths by day. Booking one setup blocks the rest of that room on its own.
Let prospects book a tour.
A free or paid studio tour with its own page, limits and calendar, so the walk-round turns into a booking.
Every client profile becomes their production house.
Connect Google Drive or Dropbox once. Clients download their files from their own profile, review the cut with time-stamped comments, and share their brand guidelines, session briefs and social channels with your team.
Charge the way your clients buy.
Pay at booking, Pay Later with approval, payment links that chase on their own, bundles, memberships, pricing rules and automatic invoices.
A dashboard built for how studios run.
Earned per hour, utilisation by room, add-on uptake and revenue mix, with every number opening onto the sessions behind it.
Switching from Acuity
Moving from Acuity
to Podyx.
Want someone to look at your current setup with you?
Book a callHow do I move my studio from Acuity to Podyx?
Start a trial and set up your rooms, setups and services while Acuity keeps taking bookings, then point your booking link at Podyx when you are ready. If you would rather do it with help, book a 30-minute call: moving over from the tools you run now is one of the things the team covers.
How long is the free trial?
30 days, with no credit card needed. Acuity offers 7 days, also without a card.
Is there a contract?
No contracts and no hidden fees. You can cancel any time from your dashboard, and your account stays active until the end of the billing cycle you have paid for.
Does Podyx take a cut of my payments?
No. Podyx charges no processing fees on any plan. Stripe and Square charge their own standard card fees, as they would through Acuity.
Will Podyx work with my existing website?
Yes. Podyx connects to your existing website and handles booking behind it, or works as a standalone booking page if you do not have a site yet.
Do I need to set everything up on day one?
No. Most studios begin with bookings and payments and switch the rest on as they need it. The pricing page sets out what sits in each plan.
Outgrown a general scheduler?
Run your whole
studio on Podyx.
Rooms, setups, bundles, payments, files and invoices in one place.
Try it on your own studio for 30 days before you move anything.
30 days free · No credit card required