Fortune Tellers 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 Fortune Teller earns $42,000/year, so Square's annual cost is roughly 0.8% 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.
Fortune Tellers face unique challenges: Event readings are paid per-hour but a line of guests each wants a meaningful five-minute reading, so pacing the queue against giving each person a real moment is a constant squeeze. The act is entertainment but some guests arrive grieving or anxious and treat the reading as real guidance, so reading the room and keeping it light-but-kind takes real emotional skill. Setting an atmosphere, a curtained nook, dim lighting, the right table, is half the job, but venues give you a bright open corner with a folding table and no privacy. Corporate and private clients book a 'mystic' theme months ahead, then change the vibe from spooky-Halloween to elegant-gala, which changes the costume, the patter, and the whole setup. On top of all that, Square charges $29/month ($348/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median Fortune Teller earns $42,000/year. Software at $348/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Tarot and oracle card decks 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 fortune tellers are fully switched before the weekend.
Go to Square Dashboard → Customers → Export. Also export transactions and item library.
15-minute setup. Import your customer list and service/product catalog.
Run both for 1-2 weeks. Test invoicing and booking through Nexa.
Cancel paid subscriptions. Keep free account for records access.
The day starts building atmosphere out of whatever the venue gives you, ideally a curtained nook with dim lighting and a draped table, but often a bright open corner where you string up your own fabric and lamp to carve out a pocket of privacy, because a reading falls flat under fluorescent lights with a line watching. You set out the tarot deck, the crystal ball on its cloth, and the palmistry chart, and slip into the persona the client booked, which this month is an elegant-gala mystic rather than the spooky-Halloween version you did in October. Then the guests come, one after another, and the whole shift is a balancing act: you're paid by the hour, the line is twenty deep, and each person wants a real, personal five minutes, so you pace the queue without making anyone feel rushed. The harder part is emotional, because amid the fun there's always someone who sits down genuinely anxious or grieving and is half-hoping you can really tell them something, so you keep it warm, hopeful, and clearly entertainment without ever being cold about it. You read body language as much as cards. Between guests you reset the table and the mood. The day ends striking the nook, packing the decks, and confirming whether the next client wants the gala mystic or the carnival fortune-teller.
Real fortune tellers near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you a fortune teller? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every fortune teller on Nexa →
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 $2,100/year on software — and Fortune Teller face their own version of that math. No state income tax in Florida. Solopreneurs keep more of their earnings, offset by rising property insurance costs. Hillsborough County requires a Local Business Tax Receipt. Florida specialty contractors need DBPR licensing. No general state business license.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Tampa metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Fortune Tellers run into with Square, and what Nexa does instead.
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