Olladay vs Wunderbook.

At a glance

“Not listed on their site” means we couldn’t find it on Wunderbook’s public pages, not that it doesn’t exist. If you spot something out of date, email hello@olladay.com and we’ll fix it.

A flat fee in the price, or 2% at checkout

Wunderbook is free for the business because the customer pays: its onboarding page describes “a simple 2% booking fee, paid by users, not you” (Wunderbook). That keeps your costs at zero, which is a fair deal for a lot of venues.

The catch is at checkout. Your timetable says €20, and the total says €20.40. It’s a small number, but it arrives at the last step, where people decide whether to pay. Ireland’s consumer regulator says “There should be no hidden charges” and that any extra charges must be made clear (CCPC). Regulars who book every week also pay that fee every week.

On Olladay the booking fee is a flat €0.49 a place, and it’s already inside every price your customer sees, from your timetable to the payment page: “€20.49 incl. €0.49 booking fee”. Nothing is added at the last step, and there’s no fee at all on bookings paid with a pack, membership or voucher, so your weekly regulars don’t pay it. On a €20 seat Wunderbook’s fee is 9 cent less; on a €50 private hire your customer pays 51 cent less on Olladay. If you’d rather your customers paid nothing extra, pay 1% yourself.

Stripe card processing comes on top on both, paid by the business.

Where Olladay goes further

• Guests book without an account. Name, email and Apple Pay or a card, on any phone, with no app to download.
• Your own web address. Take bookings at an address like book.yoursauna.ie, free on every plan, or put the timetable on your website.
• The whole price on the first screen. The €0.49 is inside every price from your timetable to the payment page, so nothing changes at the last step.
• Private hire without double-selling. Shared seats and whole-sauna private hire sell from one pool, and private hire is offered only while the sauna is empty.
• Every guest signs. Each guest agrees to your health terms on their own phone, and you keep a record of the exact text.
• Texts, with Pro. Booking confirmations, reminders and waitlist offers by text, 300 a month included with Olladay Pro.
• You choose who pays. Free for you with the fee in the price, or 1% a booking paid by you (0.5% for life for our first 50 founding venues). Switch at any time.

Where Wunderbook may suit you better

• Most of your bookings are cheap single sessions, under €24.50 a place, where 2% comes to a few cent less than €0.49.
• You want customers to discover you in an app. Wunderbook has a consumer app for finding local gyms, saunas and studios. Olladay is built for direct bookings on your own link.
• You value a longer track record. Wunderbook has been running longer and shows customer stories on its site. Olladay is newer.

Moving from Wunderbook

1. Export your customer list from Wunderbook.
2. Sign in to Olladay and recreate your sessions, prices and terms, or send us your timetable link and we’ll do it.
3. Import customers, pack balances, memberships and upcoming bookings from a CSV. Check the preview, and undo it if anything looks wrong.
4. Run both side by side. When you’re happy, swap the booking link in your Instagram bio, website and Google profile.
5. Members on renewing payments are moved across with a free period until their next payment date, so nobody is charged twice.

Read the full switching checklist.