Bakesy vs. Ovenbell.
The plan is only part of the price.
Add each app's card fees to its plan and see what a month really costs. Then compare drops, pickups and custom orders.
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Bakesy plan
About 100 card payments this month
Card payments at standard US rates. Cash, Venmo, Zelle and Cash App orders have no card fee in either app. Taxes and tips are excluded. How this is calculated
Bakesy Premium
$145.49/ month
$17.99 plan + 3.9% + 30¢ per card payment
Ovenbell
$121.50/ month
$19 plan + Stripe's 2.9% + 30¢ per card payment
What you pay.
What you get.
An illustrative month
100 card orders × $25 = $2,500 in card sales| What you're comparing | Bakesy | Ovenbell |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly plan + card feesBakesy Premium. Standard US card rates. | $145.49/ month$17.99 Premium plan 3.9% + $0.30 per card payment | $121.50/ month$19 monthly plan Stripe's 2.9% + $0.30 per card payment |
| $23.99 less each month. Against Bakesy Standard at $9.99, it's $15.99 less. | ||
| Preorder drops | Presale products with Instant Checkout on Premium; you open and close ordering by hand | Opens and closes on schedule. Set item limits and pickup windows once. |
| Pickup times | Added as a multiple-choice question on your order form | Pickup windows with their own limits. Customers choose one at checkout. |
| Telling customers orders are open | An announcement banner on your shop, on Premium | Email and text alerts go to your list when orders open. |
| Customer messages | Conversations with customers happen outside the app | One inbox for customer messages. Reply there, and turn a message into an order. |
| Changes to confirmed orders | You edit the order details or pricing | Your customer approves the change before the confirmed order is updated. |
| Markets & pop-ups | Create orders yourself and mark outside payments as paid | Plan each market day. Preorder pickups and recorded table sales. |
| Custom orders & deposits | Order requests become invoices, with deposits and balances tracked | Requests, quotes and deposits, with the balance tracked on the order |
| Payments outside the app | Mark Venmo, Cash App, PayPal or Zelle orders as paid | Record cash, Venmo, Zelle or Cash App payments on the order |
| Your own storefront | Shop page with order forms | Branded online shop |
Selected workflows, not an exhaustive feature list. Checked October 4, 2026. Bakesy sources: plans, payments, presales, Instant Checkout and the help center. Descriptions compare documented workflows, rather than claiming the other app cannot do a similar task.
A quarter on each order.
It adds up.
Neither app takes a commission on your orders. The difference is the card rate. On a $25 card payment:
At 100 of those orders, that's $25 more in card fees with Bakesy. Its Premium plan costs $1.01 less than Ovenbell; Standard costs $9.01 less.
With Ovenbell, you connect your own Stripe account and Stripe bills its fee directly. Ovenbell adds nothing per order. See Bakesy's payment rates.
When does Ovenbell cost less?
Once your monthly card sales pass these amounts.
| Bakesy plan | Monthly card sales |
|---|---|
| Premium · $17.99 | Above $101 |
| Standard · $9.99 | Above $901 |
Plan price plus card processing at standard US rates: 3.9% + $0.30 for Bakesy Secure Payments and 2.9% + $0.30 for Stripe. Both add $0.30 per payment, so these points don't depend on your average order. Below them, Bakesy costs less. Estimates are rounded to cents; actual per-payment rounding can vary.
From the first request
to the finished box.
Custom order
Emma's birthday cake
Saturday, Oct 10
- Order total
- $120.00
- Deposit received
- $60.00
- Remaining balance
- $60.00
From request to booked.
Take a custom request, send a tailored quote and collect the deposit that books the order. Track the remaining balance, including payments you record yourself.
Saturday's bake plan
One morning. Every order.
Preorders and custom orders together
- Country sourdoughSaturday's drop
- 18
- Cookie boxesPreorders
- 12
- Emma's birthday cakeCustom order
- 1
One list of what to make.
Saturday’s sourdough drop and a custom birthday cake belong in the same plan. See the quantities together, so your week isn’t split between a preorder list and separate notes.
Order change · accepted
Emma's birthday cake
A little bigger for the celebration.
Change approved by Emma
Changes, agreed together.
A larger cake or a different pickup time starts as a proposal. The confirmed order stays in place until your customer accepts, so you both know which version to follow.
A few questions
before you choose.
How much does Bakesy cost?
Bakesy has two plans: Standard at $9.99 a month and Premium at $17.99, after a 30-day free trial. Bakesy says it never takes a commission on your orders. Card payments through Bakesy Secure Payments cost 3.9% + $0.30 each. See Bakesy's plans.
Is Ovenbell cheaper than Bakesy?
Ovenbell’s plan costs more, at $19 a month. Its card fees cost less: you pay Stripe’s standard 2.9% + $0.30, and Ovenbell adds nothing per order. Above $101 a month in card sales, Ovenbell costs less than Bakesy Premium; against Standard, the point is $901. Below those amounts, Bakesy costs less.
Which Bakesy plan should I compare?
Premium, if customers should buy and pay online right away. Bakesy's Instant Checkout and inventory are Premium features; on Standard, customers send an order request and you reply with an invoice. The calculator shows both plans. Read about Instant Checkout.
Who pays Bakesy’s card fee?
Bakesy's terms describe your earnings as what customers pay minus its service fees, which include payment processing. Its help pages don't describe a way to pass the fee on to customers. With Ovenbell, Stripe takes its fee from each card payment to your account. Read Bakesy's terms.
Do Venmo, Zelle or cash orders have a fee?
Not from either app. In Bakesy you mark those orders as paid; in Ovenbell you record the payment on the order. Payment services such as Venmo may charge their own fees for business payments.
Can customers message me in either app?
Bakesy's help center says no: conversations with customers happen outside its app. In Ovenbell, messages from your shop's contact form, order links and quotes arrive in one inbox. You reply from there, customers answer by email, and you can turn a message into an order or a custom request. See Bakesy's help center.
Can Ovenbell handle custom cake and cookie orders?
Yes. Customers send a custom request, you send a quote and collect a deposit, and the remaining balance stays with the order. If a customer wants a bigger cake or a different pickup time, they approve the change before the confirmed order is updated.
What happens after Ovenbell’s free trial?
Your first 30 days are free. A card is required, and the monthly plan is $19 after the trial. Cancel before the trial ends and you won’t be charged. An annual plan is also available for $190, billed annually; this page compares the monthly plan.
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