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[Overview](https://www.softwareadvice.com/coaching/fons-profile/) Reviews [Alternatives](https://www.softwareadvice.com/coaching/fons-profile/alternatives/) # Fons User Reviews ## Reviews summary - Overall rating: 4.9/5 - Total reviews: 96 ### Secondary ratings - Ease of use: 4.8/5 - Customer support: 4.9/5 - Value for money: 4.8/5 - Functionality: 4.7/5 ### Rating distribution - 5 stars: 87 reviews (91%) - 4 stars: 6 reviews (6%) - 3 stars: 2 reviews (2%) - 2 stars: 0 reviews (0%) - 1 star: 1 reviews (1%) ### Most mentioned pros - Brought my business to next level with client management, scheduling, messaging, auto-rescheduling, reporting, workshops and events and more. - Current price point is amazing. - Support is great, and for most part I love it. ### Most mentioned cons - Not sure how I’d run my schedule without it now! - However, it’s hard to tell if that is a user error or a glitch. - I don’t have enough private students not related to other music schools to make it worth the cost. ## Fons customer reviews Showing reviews 1-25 of 96 (page 1). ### Best business decision I have ever made - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Caleb A. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Fine Art - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: March 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered 10/10 - amazing community, great customer service that will help you even when you just need to read something correctly (Thanks [SENSITIVE CONTENT] and [SENSITIVE CONTENT]!). It has boosted my SEO here locally and helped get my website in front of many more prospective students and parents. This is the best thing you can do for your teaching business hands down. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The online portal is great, the ability to put a booking link on my website increases my professionalism greatly. I love that once my clients are set up, Fons takes care of reminders, invoicing, and keeps an up to date calendar of my availability. The biggest part was the SEO boost #### Cons I wish there was a "client view button" right now I have a dummy account in my own name to see things as a client. Totally not a big deal at all. #### Reasons for switching to Fons Functionality #### Vendor response Wow! This makes us all so happy to hear, and thank you so much for sharing your experience. We appreciate you, and are absolutely grateful to have you as a member of the Fons fam! Replied March 2022 --- ### Amazing software & even better customer service! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Allie T. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Online Media - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: November 2020 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review. Fons is the best platform for ease of scheduling, invoicing, offering many pricing options & subscriptions, and CUSTOMER SERVICE! The Fons Family facebook group alone is worth its weight in gold. [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] is an incredible, intelligent, heart centered [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] who truly cares about the success of his customers. I’m thrilled to have found a software & support community that fits all of my needs (& more!!). Can’t recommend Fons enough!! #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Fons is an awesome platform that’s super easy to use and fits my exact needs as a coach & consultant. I love the ease of client booking, options of subscriptions and packages, and the interface of the software. My clients all love it as well! #### Cons My phone calendar stopped syncing with the app (likely my phones issue and not the app). Other than that, it’s awesome! #### Reasons for switching to Fons Acuity was great but a little complicated for my taste. It didn’t have the customer service I needed and is a typical non-human-relational company that doesn’t have anything special to it. #### Vendor response Thank you so much for your thoughtful review Allie! We are so glad you are part of the Fons family and the platform fits your needs! Replied March 2022 --- ### Fons customer service feedback - Overall rating: 3/5 - Reviewer: Samantha B. - Industry: Music - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: September 2018 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review. I like the quick customer service feedback, but I have two pieces of advice to make the customer service experience better. Sometimes it feels like the team is defensive about bugs, despite this being a new software and therefore understandably prone to bugs. For Fons, it doesn’t seem like the customer is always right. I had a rather negative experience when the CEO responded to my anxiety in an email badly, accusing me of not reading it thoroughly getting impatient when I didn’t understand. I think this is unfair, since I am not a tech person and operating this level of technology for my business has been daunting and stressful, especially since adopting it correctly affects how and when I’ll be paid. As a disability rights activist who is married to someone with a reading disability, the accusation of not reading it correctly came across as rather ableist and condescending. I’d rather keep things professional, which for the customer service side I think means dealing with understandably nervous and anxious clients with grace and kindness. Or not taking their money. Which unfortunately I had already paid for the entire year just before this distressing exchange. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 2/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros It’s pretty easy to use, but has a learning curve that can be overwhelming, especially since it’s a new software and there are still bugs being worked out as features are added. #### Cons The high learning curve and how that affected how quickly I’d be paid. #### Vendor response Hey Samantha. I am so sorry that any of my correspondences came across as anything other than supportive. My aim was to be as succinct and explanatory as possible. Our team was "all hands on deck" to try to get you up and running as smoothly as possible. That was our intention, and why I jumped in to try and help. I teach and and have worked within the developmentally disabled community, & I feel quite saddened that I represented myself in a way that offended you. We appreciate your willingness to use the platform and we value your feedback. If you decide that you don't want to use Fons for your studio, we'll refund your money and wish you well. Replied March 2022 --- ### Fons is great - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Erin Mae L. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Music - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 12 months - Reviewed: August 2019 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Fons has definitely simplified by life by providing a super simple way for my students and clients to schedule appointments *for themselves*. No more exchanging dozens of emails/text messages to try to nail down a time to meet. I just send them my link and they find a time that works for them. I am so pleased! #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Makes scheduling appointments with clients SO MUCH easier #### Cons Can be a bit bulky to navigate at first, until you get used to the terminology they use to describe the various different services they offer. #### Reasons for choosing Fons It brought payment and scheduling together in one simple platform, for a very affordable price. And it integrates very nicely into my existing website. #### Vendor response Thank you so much for this review! We really appreciate your taking the time, and are so happy that you're enjoying Fons! Your comment about the learning curve is really valid, and an area we're constantly trying to improve. Thanks again for being a part of the Fons family, and let us know if you need anything else! Awesome. Replied August 2019 --- ### I no longer dread billing my students. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Rob H. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Music - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: September 2018 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered I love teaching guitar, but I hate the tedious administrivia part of running your own business, and until recently the worst part was scheduling and billing my students. I tracked their lessons with pencil and paper, and used email to schedule and bill. Looking back on it, the whole process was incredibly inefficient and prone to miscommunication and mistakes. Now my calendar is synced with my students, and the billing happens behind the scenes. When I first signed up with Fons I think it had just opened for business, and I'd occasionally encounter bugs. Their customer service is AMAZING. Like, "how do you stay in business with this level of service?" amazing. Not only did they genuinely care if I had a problem, often things I reported got fixed within a few days. The app now feels solid and I recommend it without reservation. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Not spending six hours at the start of every month calculating and emailing invoices to each of my students. #### Cons A minor gripe: I'd like to have access to a record of each email Fons sends on my behalf. #### Vendor response Thank you Rob! This is awesome! We are so happy you are with us at Fons and we appreciate you! :) Replied March 2022 --- ### Appointment based business automated - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Xavier S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Music - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: October 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Every time something has been wrong or I have had a question the team is always there to answer and they are real people, which is really cool. It is just smooth to see my money come into my bank account without having to deposit a bunch of checks. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros I like how people can pay me through it via a couple of ways. Monthly subscription, a package or by appointment. Fons keeps track of how many appointments you have had with that client and leaves the guessing game of how long was each one and how many in the past, because they keep track of all of that. Just a way to just focus on what you want rather than keeping track of payments. #### Cons I think I would like to be able to enter more of my clients information, specially if they have more than one kid, I would like to enter that information myself because parents are a little lazy doing this. #### Reasons for choosing Fons I chose Fons because I heard it on a piano/music teaching podcast and decided that the owner understands music teacher, because he is one and then decided to try it and I love it. I still need to work out how I am charging but that is just a growing pain of my business. #### Vendor response Hey there Xavier. Thank you so much for this review! We are so happy to hear that you're enjoying Fons. More importantly, we appreciate your feedback on what you'd like to see. We're working on a way for you to add more client information yourself, it's a great idea. Thanks again! Replied October 2019 --- ### Life... simplified - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Ruth B. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Music - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for free trial - Reviewed: August 2018 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered I've invested time into getting my Fons account set up and running... but now, it's ready to run. Less time at the bank, less awkward money talks with clients. More of doing what I love. That's what Fons is for me, and the peace of mind and professional front it gives my business is worth 5 times what they're charging. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros What I love most about fons is that my clients love it. It's easy and straightforward for them, and looks super professional. For me, Fons has given me so much more peace of mind. Happier clients=happier me. #### Cons I have run into a few bumps, but there's a great support team that will stick with you and help you figure everything out. Most of my minor problems come from me not being able to see what my clients see. When they run into problems, it's more difficult to resolve the issue. #### Vendor response Ruth, thanks for the review! So glad to have you as a part of our Fons family! Since, reading your review we have added some videos to our help center, so you can at least see what their signup and appointment scheduling & confirmation looks like. We are always looking to improve, so if you have anything in-particular you would like to see for your clients just let us know :) Also, have them reach out to us because they have the benefit of the same great support as you and if it something we think may be helpful to you from your clients we will pass it along to you as well. Replied March 2022 --- ### Great Scheduling tool & platform - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Jonathan B. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Music - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: September 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. We have been using Fons for several months in our music related businesses, it's been a great experience so far, keep it going ! #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros We love how easy it was to set up, the interface is easy to use, there are several possibilities of automating and integrating the key functionalities, and the pricing is reasonable. #### Cons I don't think there is anything specific we disliked about Fons, it's a great service overall and happy to keep using this in our business! #### Vendor response Thank you so much for your review., and we're so glad that you're enjoying Fons. Feel free to keep us posted if & when you come across something that could use improvement, or if you think of a feature you could use! So much of our design is coming straight from our users. We appreciate you big time.! Replied September 2019 --- ### great app! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Michael P. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Management Consulting - Company size: 501-1000 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: August 2018 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Have had 3 different service providers use the app and love how easy it is to schedule, pay, communicate, etc. Would definitely recommend for small businesses who need scheduling and payment systems. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros super easy to use for customers - intuitive, simple, clean, never have any questions #### Cons no applicable. I'm a customer of the primary users #### Vendor response Michael, it is so awesome to hear from the client-side:) Thanks for the great review! We are working on the client-side experience, so stay tuned for a new release, soon. If you have any ideas of what you would like to see from your side, just let us know. Replied March 2022 --- ### Everything I need in a scheduling app! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Laurie O. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Alternative Medicine - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: January 2019 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered I needed a simple to use scheduling and payment processing system. Fons delivers beautifully! Other programs can be somewhat complicated. Fons has the bells and whistles I need now but also has the ability to grow with my business too. I can't imagine using anything else! #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Fons is gracefully simple to use for my clients and myself. #### Cons So far, I haven't found anything I don't like! #### Vendor response Laurie, Thank you so much for your review and for being an important part of the Fons family. We really appreciate you and are so glad you are with us! :) Replied March 2022 --- ### So helpful for my business - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Andy L. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Music - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: May 2020 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I've used Fons for my studio of around 40 guitar students since spring of 2019. It's helped smooth out the day to day running of the business in numerous ways, from enabling me to automate payments, to giving students an easy way to reschedule missed lessons. Fons' CEO, Eric, is one of the nicest people out there, and makes himself remarkably available for someone who's surely very busy. Their support staff is simply the best I've ever seen. They reply often within minutes of me contacting them. The platform is easy and intuitive to use. I learned my way around it quickly, and have had almost no issues with clients' ability to use it. #### Cons Fons is still a little ahead of it's time. It, and other services like it, are still not widely used by music teachers. Thus, music teachers can sometimes encounter resistance to using the service from clients. On the other hand, there are clients out there who really like it, and see it as something that positively sets me apart from other teachers in my area. #### Vendor response Hey there Andy. Thank you so much for your kind words, and especially for your note about students resisting digitization. That really resonates and is one of our core objectives right now... make digital payments & scheduling more simple & less obtrusive for the clients. We want to get friction for customers as close to zero as possible. Thank you so much for being part of our community. We so appreciate you. Replied May 2020 --- ### My Love of Fons - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Lamonte H. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Higher Education - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: May 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. My experience with Fons has been wonderful! [SENSITIVE CONTENT] and the rest of the team is wonderful! Whenever I’ve had a glitch or issues, it has always been solved expeditiously. Love how I can create and customize my own packages as well have my own marketplace page. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros What I love the most is how easy it is set up my schedule for my clients and how to customize packages. #### Cons The only thing I can say is it would be nice to be able to import other video chat software when scheduling besides Zoom. #### Vendor response Lamonte! Thank you so much for your review! It means so much to us and are so glad you are part of the Fons family. Replied May 2022 --- ### Like having a great assistant - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Patrick H. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Music - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: May 2021 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered As a guitar teacher, it's no surprise that the founder is as well -- they've thought of everything a service provider needs. Aside from the app itself, the Fons Facebook group has made me aware of some best practices that have streamlined my business. I'm just starting out, so having all this stuff handled for a low price is awesome. It's good to know that Fons will be useful and affordable no matter how much my business grows. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The scheduling and payments side of my business is done for me, freeing up time and energy to focus on teaching. Fons handles all the stuff I hate doing, and stays out of the way for the rest. It eliminates a lot of friction for me, my existing clients, and in onboarding new clients. And Fons' integrated Marketplace makes me easy to find and helps boost my existing web presence. #### Cons I can't think of any cons. The interface is self-explanatory, so between trying it out and asking a few questions in their Facebook group, I got up and running very quickly and haven't had any issues. #### Vendor response Thank you Patrick, We are so happy Fons is working for you and eliminating all the stuff you don't like doing so you can focus on doing the stuff you love! Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback. Replied April 2022 --- ### Fons Review - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Bailey K. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Music - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: June 2021 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Overall I have enjoyed using this product, but what stands out most is the team behind Fons. They are my favorite team to work with outside of our organization and bend over backwards to meet our needs. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Scheduling and subscription is the most impactful element of this software. Without ease of scheduling and billing, we could not keep our large number of lesson families happy. #### Cons I feel that navigation could be quicker and easier at times. Also, the small quirks you have to remember when adding family members are interesting. #### Vendor response Hey Bailey, Thank you so much for the review, and for trusting Fons to serve your awesome school! Really appreciate the feedback too, just made a few notes to look into streamlining family feature and load speed for large schools! Keep up the awesome work Replied April 2022 --- ### Game Changer - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Pieter D. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Individual & Family Services - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: March 2020 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Before Fons I had to trudge through tracking Billing. Now Fons does it all. This gives more time and energy to do what I enjoy which is working with my students. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Fons has been a game changer for my educational consulting tutoring service. #### Cons There was a period when I ran into a couple problems. It was user error but their customer support was excellent. Then they added a new feature to prevent this error from happening in the future. Amazing! #### Vendor response Amazing! We so appreciate you taking the time to review Fons and are so glad you are here! Replied April 2022 --- ### Game-changer - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Jessica R. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Music - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: August 2020 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review. Fons has the best customer service of any company that I have worked with before. If I have had any question, they have helped me out within 10 minutes or less. There are other companies that have more "bells and whistles" but I chose Fons because they skip the hassle of invoicing and help me to run my business more efficiently. My Fons subscription is worth every penny. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The ease of billing and tracking my customers payments is so valuable. I never have to have the awkward conversations about missed payments or bounced payments, the software handles the issue for me and my clients don't get embarrassed or upset. Also, the scheduling side of this software is so simple and clutter-free, and I don't miss appointments any more. #### Cons At first the various billing options were a little hard to figure out, but customer service helped me to figure out just what I needed. #### Reasons for choosing Fons There were too many options, too much clutter, too many invoices to manage #### Vendor response Jessica, thank you so much for this review. We absolutely appreciate it, and are so glad you're enjoying Fons! Replied August 2020 --- ### FONS gave me so much time back - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Charles R. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Music - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: March 2021 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros FONS is gave me my life back! Billing was so stressful and time consuming. Now I spend more time teaching students instead of chasing them down for payments. Scheduling and billing is so easy with FONS! #### Cons There is a slight learning curve, once I understood the software it was simple to use. #### Vendor response What an amazing review! We are so glad you are here, Charles! Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. Replied April 2022 --- ### Great product! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Emma H. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Music - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: May 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Really great #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I love the ability to schedule clients and sell packages. Having the software immediately deduct lessons from the packages, and track all billing, has saved me 5-10 hours a week on admin tasks #### Cons It is a little expensive, especially with the Canadian conversion. I'm paying about $45 a month plus around $150 in credit card fees... $200 less a month is pretty significant for my income level. #### Vendor response Thank you so much for your review Emma! We are thankful for the feedback and insight and happy you are part of the Fons family! Replied May 2022 --- ### Easy to set up, even easier ongoing use, and amazing customer service - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Katie K. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Music - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: November 2019 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Every time I have a question I get clear directions, an offer to help, and an offer to call. I am so thankful for the amount of time Fons has saved me. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Straight forward, streamlined, intuitive design, and so easy to use. I didn't have to spend hours studying to use this like I have done in the past. Customer service is amazing. #### Cons This software and customer service team has saved me a ton of time, and I just really can't think of anything I don't really really like. #### Reasons for switching to Fons I wanted an easier approach! #### Vendor response Thank you Katie, We are so glad For sis working out of you and are so thrilled you are part of the Fons Family! Replied April 2022 --- ### Fons Review - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Katie L. - Industry: Music - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: September 2018 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Fons allows me to invest my full energy into teaching my students when we have our lessons, rather that spending time and energy discussing policy and payment. My relationships with families of my students have been greatly improved because of Fons! #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I am a piano teacher, and I love that Fons has eliminated all of the awkward conversations about money and payment with clients. Fons automatically bills clients on a per lesson or monthly subscription basis, it has been really great to not have to keep track of forgetful clients and chase payment. Fon’s customer service is very helpful, friendly and quick. #### Cons While the monthly fee is very low, the processing fees are slightly higher then other comparable services for music teachers. The processing fees are more than worth it for the time I save, and the ease of use of this program! #### Vendor response Hey Katie, Thank you so much for your review. We are so happy Fons is working out for you! We are so thankful for your feedback and don't hesitate to reach out whenever you need anything! Replied March 2022 --- ### Fantastic and Helpful Fons - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Daphne G. - Industry: Music - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: September 2018 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Fons has completely automated by business's billing and scheduling. Parents of clients are happy and have had no issues. Customer support is OUTSTANDING and IMMEDIATE. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Fons truly automates billing so you don't have to invoice your clients. It makes it easy to send out appointment requests, reschedule them, and the link to my phone calendar is fantastic and updates instantly. The layout is clear and unfussy, and the product does exactly what it says it will do. #### Cons I would like a couple of additional features, which I hear are in the works for the near future. One is the ability to bill a client for a simple fee not connected to a calendar appointment. And the other is to connect to Quickbooks. That said, this software is doing GREAT things. #### Vendor response Hey Daphne, We are so excited you are using Fons and thank you for your review! It means a great deal to our team to get feedback and we take it all very seriously. Thanks for being such a great part of the Fons family! :) Replied March 2022 --- ### A great scheduling and payment system for teachers and other professions - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Brian M. - Industry: Music - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: August 2018 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros I am a part-time music teacher, but busy a full-time professional musician. Fons has a clear, easy to understand interface and simple scheduling and communication tools for managing my students. Being able to respond to scheduling requests or cancel/reschedule lessons easily from my phone while at a gig or session is very convenient. Having to never discuss payment with students or their parents after the initial setup is really nice, allows the lesson time to be focused on what matters - instruction. #### Cons I have had no major issues or complaints about Fons. #### Vendor response Thank you so much Brian. You are right, we want our amazing educators to be able to hone in on what they love - and let Fons take care of the rest! Thanks for being such a great part of the Fons Fam! Replied March 2022 --- ### The right tool for the job - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Steve E. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Music - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 6 months - Reviewed: April 2020 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Smoothing the scheduling and payment for my music studio. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros This is the third on-line scheduler that I've used, the only one with built-in payment and it is the most affordable, most responsive and easiest to manage. I particularly like the recent Zoom integration, and workshop options. The fact that I can easily access my account from my computer or phone. #### Cons Having more than one marketplace that is outward facing that separates individual lessons from workshops and consultations is a wish. #### Reasons for choosing Fons Cost, features, accessibility. #### Reasons for switching to Fons Cost, features, accessibility. #### Vendor response We appreciate you Steve! Thanks for taking the time to review Fons! Replied April 2022 --- ### Fons makes running my coaching business easier. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Colin F W. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Health, Wellness and Fitness - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: July 2019 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered My experience with Fons has always been pleasant and helpful. They seem to be willing to make adjustments to their platform to fit their customers needs. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros The system appears to grow with my companies needs. #### Cons Nothing that I can think of at the moment. #### Vendor response Thank you Colin! You are awesome. Replied April 2022 --- ### excellent resource for independent contractors! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Carol P. - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: July 2018 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros i really love how seamless this is to use. the interface is simple, the navigation is intuitive, and it doesn't have anything extraneous that i don't need. I like that i can make my own hours and that everything has to be approved. #### Cons i think i would like a way to mass schedule or cancel my appointments. i see why it's handy to have it one at a time, but i also know that blocking out availability for weeks or months is something i would definitely use. I also want to have the option to make sure my appointments get scheduled back to back, instead of whenever they want. #### Vendor response Carol, wow we just talked about having a way to have appointment availability to recalculate back to back, stay tuned that may get released sooner rather than later. I added you to the other feature request card. Replied March 2022 ## More reviews [Next reviews](https://www.softwareadvice.com/coaching/fons-profile/reviews/?page=2) --- Fons Reviews, Pros and Cons - 2026 Software Advice