Switching is an afternoon, not a project

Switch from Square without losing your book

Square Appointments is a great place to start — free checkout, simple slots. Shinely is where detailing businesses go next: vehicle records, deposits that kill no-shows, a lead pipeline, and books your accountant will actually thank you for.

Three steps, about 20 minutes

  1. Step 1

    Export your customers from Square

    Square Dashboard → Customers → Directory → Import/Export → Export Customers → All Customers → Download. One CSV with every customer, their contact info, notes, and lifetime spend.

  2. Step 2

    Export your appointment history

    Appointments → Settings → History → Export. (If you only use Square for checkout, skip this — your customer export already carries lifetime spend.)

  3. Step 3

    Drop the files into Shinely

    Settings → Import data. The file is auto-detected as a Square export, deduplicated against anything already in your book, and previewed before a single row is written.

What comes with you — honestly

  • Customers, phone numbers & emails
  • Customer notes & customer-since dates
  • Lifetime spend (as paid history — your reports work day one)
  • Appointment history onto your calendar
  • Saved cards on file
  • Square gift-card balances

Square doesn't export saved cards or gift-card balances to any third party. Customers simply re-enter a card the first time they pay through your new booking page — which runs on your own Stripe, no platform markup.

What you get that Square can't do

The record is the car

VIN-keyed vehicles, a full service timeline per car, recall heads-ups, and a shareable vehicle passport.

Deposits kill no-shows

Customers put money down when they book — through your own Stripe. A no-show costs them, not you.

Books, not just bookings

P&L statements, Schedule C mapping, mileage write-offs, and a one-click accountant export.

See the full Square Appointments comparison →

Your book comes with you. This afternoon.

14 days free, no card required — import your Square export and you're running the same day.

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