Cheerleading Coaches on Square pay $29/month — $348/year. Over three years, that's $1,168. Nexa is $279 once. Break-even runs about 9.6 months. The median Cheerleading Coach earns $40,000/year, so Square's annual cost is roughly 0.9% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
That's $1,168 gone. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
You're not the only one who's had enough.
Cheerleading Coaches face unique challenges: Building a stunt group around who actually showed up that day when a flyer or base is out sick. Collecting competition fees, uniform deposits, and choreography costs from whole families across a season. Tracking which athletes are cleared to base, fly, or back-spot so a stunt isn't thrown with the wrong group. Last-minute gym time swaps with the tumbling classes that blow up the practice plan. On top of all that, Square charges $29/month ($348/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median Cheerleading Coach earns $40,000/year. Software at $348/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Spring floor / cheer mat strips is yours. You bought it once. Nexa works the same way — $279 once for invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, and full accounting. All connected. All offline-capable. You own it like you own your tools.
Square is just one piece. What else are you losing money on?
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| Feature | Square | Nexa |
|---|---|---|
| Invoicing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scheduling | ✗ | ✓ |
| CRM | ✗ | ✓ |
| Time Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Full Accounting | ✗ | ✓ (SIMPL) |
| Task Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Price | $29/mo forever | $279 once or 3 × $99 |
| 3-Year Cost | $1,168 | $279 |
| Stop paying? | Lose everything | Keep everything forever |
Most cheerleading coaches are fully switched before the weekend.
Go to Square Dashboard → Customers → Export. Also export transactions and item library.
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Practice starts with conditioning because a tired base drops a flyer, so we do wall sits and planks until somebody complains. Then I split the room: tumbling line working standing tucks on the strip, stunt groups in the corners. I'm counting heads constantly because if one flyer is at a dance recital, the whole pyramid has to be re-cast on the spot. I run the routine, stop the music at the eight-count where we always bobble the basket toss, and we drill that section until the catch is clean. A base rolls an ankle and I'm icing it while keeping the rest of the squad moving. Halfway through, the tumbling class needs the floor early and I lose ten minutes of my plan. We finish on the full-out, recording it on my phone so the girls can see the timing. After practice I'm answering parents about comp fees, the new uniform order, and whether their daughter made the top of the pyramid. I drive home replaying the routine in my head, knowing I still need to cut the music for the new transition and chase three families for deposits.
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For solo operators and small teams (1-5), yes. Nexa includes invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, task management, and full accounting. Square may be better if you have a large team (10+) or need enterprise-specific features.
It's $7.75/month over 3 years. Square is $29/month — that's $1,168 over 3 years. Which is more? And if you'd rather split it, Nexa is also available as 3 payments of $99.
Yes. Nexa is $279 as a one-time payment, or 3 payments of $99 ($297 total). Either way it's a one-time purchase — no subscription, no recurring fees ever.
30-day money-back guarantee. Full refund. If Nexa doesn't save you $500 in year one, you get every penny back.
Export your data from Square as CSV, import into Nexa in about 5 minutes.
The average solo operator there spends about $2,040/year on software — and Cheerleading Coach face their own version of that math. TX state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Lubbock metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Cheerleading Coaches run into with Square, and what Nexa does instead.
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