MRKV vs Salon Journal for Stylists
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MRKV
This application provides mobile phone video surveillance capabilities. It allows users to monitor their devices remotely. The app is designed for business use.
- Mobile video surveillance
- Remote monitoring
- Business application
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Mobile phone video surveillance.
Salon Journal for Stylists
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Turn inspiration scattered across Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube, and TikTok into organized consultation boards you can show clients anytime. Salon Journal is a focused workspace for independent hairstylists and salon professionals. Bring trend discovery, inspiration boards, appointments, client history, and technical formulas into one polished app—so you can spend less time searching and more time creating. TURN INSPIRATION INTO CLIENT PROPOSALS • Explore Japanese and Korean hair trends with original-language search terms • Share links from the platforms you already use into your inspiration library • Group multiple references by cut, color, perm, styling, and more • Choose a custom cover so every board is easy to recognize • Present a complete board to clients with a clean swipe-through view • Get private, on-device inspiration prompts based on existing client tags START EACH DAY PREPARED • See today’s appointments and the next client at a glance • Review recent services, formulas, preferences, and important notes • Schedule, adjust, and follow up from a practical calendar • Check your day from the home screen widget CLIENT MEMORY THAT WORKS • Keep contact details, tags, preferences, and notes together • Review every visit in a clear timeline • Record cut, color, perm, treatment details, and portfolio photos • Save color ratios, developer notes, processing times, and multi-zone formulas GIVE CLIENTS YOUR OWN BOOKING PAGE • Create a personal booking link you can share • Let clients choose a service, date, and available time • Review new booking requests in your inbox • Confirm requests and add them to your calendar YOUR WORK, YOUR DATA • Local-first storage keeps core work available when the connection is unreliable • Optional iCloud backup, data export, and App Lock • Keep your professional records even when your workplace changes • Available in Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean Salon Journal is currently free to download and use. Stop digging through chat history and scattered saves. Move from inspiration to consultation to a complete service record in one practical workflow. IPAD AND WEB, BUILT AROUND YOUR WORK Organize clients, schedules, and service records with the wide iPad layout. Web access is rolling out in stages: workspaces with sync already enabled can pair a computer to continue working with core text records. Album photos stay on their original device and are not synced to the web. Web entry: https://mysalon-app-hairitage.web.app/workspace
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Salon Journal for Stylists at every 2 days against MRKV's every 4 months. MRKV's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MRKV ships an update every 4 months, Salon Journal for Stylists every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MRKV | Salon Journal for Stylists |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 维柱 邓 | YuDi Huang |
In-app purchases
MRKV
No in-app purchases
Salon Journal for Stylists
No in-app purchases








