Ice Cream Makers 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 ice cream maker earns $35,000/year, so Square's annual cost is roughly 1.0% 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.
Ice Cream Makers face unique challenges: Ingredient COGS per flavor — vanilla bean is 8x cheaper than pistachio paste. Wholesale invoicing on net-30 terms while ingredients are net-now. Freezer route mileage and dry-ice consumption. Seasonal demand: July is 5x December, fixed costs don't move. Equipment breakdown — one compressor failure costs a week of production. On top of all that, Square charges $29/month ($348/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median ice cream maker earns $35,000/year. Software at $348/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Batch freezer (continuous or batch — depends on volume) 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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Your exact Square cost, full stack total, and what switching saves. 10 seconds.
| 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 ice cream makers 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.
You're pasteurizing the cream base by 6am. Two-hour age, then you churn four flavors before lunch — vanilla, strawberry, salted caramel, and a special-order pistachio for a wholesale account. Noon: pack pints, label, freeze-stage. 1pm route to three accounts — a coffee shop, a restaurant, a small grocer. 4pm tasting room opens, you scoop until 9pm. Sanitation runs until 10pm. You haven't invoiced the wholesale drop-offs.
Real ice cream makers near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you an ice cream maker? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every ice cream maker 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 $3,000/year on software — and ice cream maker face their own version of that math. CA state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Garden Grove metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Ice Cream Makers run into with Square, and what Nexa does instead.
$1,168 over 3 years. Or $279 once (or 3 × $99). Own your tools.
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