QLess vs Noggins
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QLess
Manage your waiting experience by joining virtual lines at various businesses. See your real-time position and estimated wait time, and receive notifications when it's your turn. Reclaim your time and avoid physical queues.
- Find QLess businesses
- Join virtual lines
- Manage line position
- Real-time wait time forecast
- Notifications when near front
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QLess Mobile Queuing lets you take control of your waiting experience at hundreds of different businesses around the world. We have given back over 5,700 years of otherwise-wasted time to over 100 million users so far. You can use this app to: • Find QLess businesses near you • Join their virtual lines • Manage your spot in line while you wait, including seeing your forecast wait time and position in line in real-time, and moving back in line if you need more time • Get notified when you've reached the front of the line QLess businesses include: • Stores • DMVs • State, city, and federal government offices • Urgent care, doctors' offices, and hospitals • Colleges • Restaurants • Auto dealers • Animal shelters • Car rentals • Insurance agencies • Shooting ranges • Tax services • Salons • Family entertainment centers Wait forecasts are estimates, and may change at any time due to changes in staff availability, emergencies and other unpredictable factors.
Noggins
Easily book and pay for haircuts and shaves with just a few taps. Securely reserve your preferred time slot and use your card on file for quick, cashless payments and tipping.
- Book haircuts and shaves
- Check service availability
- Reserve time slots
- Secure card payments
- Cashless tipping
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Our app lets you book and pay for a haircut or shave in a few taps. - Check availability and reserve a time slot that fits your schedule. - Use your card on file to quickly and securely pay for your service and tip so you never need cash on hand.
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Verdict
QLess and Noggins both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Noggins's written reviews are positive against 50% of QLess's. QLess's advantage is ratings volume (12K vs 47) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for QLess against 4.9 for Noggins. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: QLess has 12K ratings behind it against 47, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of QLess's written reviews are positive against 100% of Noggins's.
QLess ships an update every 2 months, Noggins every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QLess | Noggins |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (12K ratings) | 4.9 (47 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 47 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | QLess Inc. | NOGGINS LLC |
Customer experience
QLess
Noggins
Bugs and requests
QLess
Reported bugs
4 issues- Confirmation button not working
- App crashes and freezes
- Inconsistent line placement
- Inability to track current line position
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to cancel/reschedule appointments
- Improve search functionality
- Provide more detailed line status updates
- Integrate with more businesses and government offices
- Add user profiles and favorites
Noggins
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
QLess
No in-app purchases
Noggins
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is QLess free?
Is Noggins free?
Which has better reviews, QLess or Noggins?
Do QLess or Noggins have ads?
Which is updated more often, QLess or Noggins?
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