Taekwondo Instructors 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 Taekwondo Instructor 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.
Taekwondo Instructors face unique challenges: Belt promotions and poomsae forms run on a strict curriculum I track by hand for dozens of students. Kids and competition sparring teams require waivers, gear sizing, and electronic hogu I maintain. Olympic-style sparring tournaments mean travel, weight classes, and registrations for a whole team. After-school kid enrollment is the engine, so tuition autopay and parent communication eat my admin time. On top of all that, Square charges $29/month ($348/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median Taekwondo Instructor 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 Dobok uniform and belt set 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 taekwondo instructors are fully switched before the weekend.
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I open the dojang, bow in, and prep the paddles and breaking boards for the day. The afternoon kids' classes are the heart of it — after-school enrollment pays the rent, so the dojang fills with little ones in doboks. I drill front kicks and roundhouse on the paddles, run them through their poomsae forms, and let the higher ranks try a board break, which always gets a cheer. I'm tracking each kid against the curriculum: who's learned the form for their next belt, who's still sloppy on their kicks, who's eligible for the next test cycle. Parents line the wall and I'm fielding questions about belt tests, tuition, and whether their daughter can join the sparring team. The competition team trains harder — Olympic-style sparring with the electronic hogu, so I'm making sure the chest protectors register hits and the kids are in the right weight class for the upcoming tournament. That tournament means registrations, weight check-ins, and travel logistics for a whole team of families, and I'm collecting it piecemeal. Evening I run an adult class, more forms and controlled sparring. Behind it all is the admin grind: tuition autopay with a couple of expired cards, test fees, new-student waivers, gear orders for kids who've outgrown their doboks. I notice a blue belt's been absent and make a note to call home before another family decides they've gotten what they came for.
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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 $2,160/year on software — and Taekwondo Instructor face their own version of that math. NE state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Lincoln metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Taekwondo Instructors run into with Square, and what Nexa does instead.
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