SalonCentric vs INCA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SalonCentric
This app connects salon professionals with product ordering, inspiration, and educational resources. Access exclusive offers, manage shopping lists, and discover new trends. Stay updated with show schedules and local classes to enhance your skills.
- Product ordering and shopping lists
- Barcode scanning for product info
- Personalized social media feed
- Exclusive app-only offers and rewards
- Show schedules and local class listings
- Wallet for rewards and offers
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The SalonCentric App makes it easy for salon professionals to stay connected, get inspired, earn rewards and order products! · Shopping: Add products to your cart and order anytime right from the app! · Barcode Scanning: Quickly pull up product info, read reviews and watch videos. · Shopping List: Add your favorite products to a Favorites List to send to your store or Salon Consultant. · Wallet: Get exclusive app-only offers & earn rewards! · Get Inspired: Create a personalized social media feed that features all your favorite brands & artists. · Education: Get show schedules and find local classes to keep your skills sharp & up-to-date. We’re always adding new features! Download the latest version of the SalonCentric App today. SalonCentric is the premier distributor of salon professional products and is dedicated to the salon professional.
INCA
This business communication tool provides a dedicated text-enabled phone number for your company. It seamlessly integrates with your existing phone system, sending texts for missed calls and allowing remote voicemail access. Simplify customer interactions without changing providers or hardware.
- Text-enabled business phone number
- Missed call text notifications
- Remote voicemail access
- Easy setup (under 10 minutes)
- No hardware or provider changes needed
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Inca makes communicating with your customers easier and faster by providing your business its own text enabled phone number. We’ve made it easy for you to link this phone number with your current business phone number so that your customers receive a text when their call is missed and also so that you can check your voicemail anywhere, anytime. Inca simplifies the process of communicating with your customers without requiring you to switch phone providers, port your number, or change any telephone hardware in your business. Our setup takes less than 10 minutes and our app is easy to use and understand. Here at Inca, a Utah based company, we’d like to personally thank you for choosing us as your tool for quicker and easier communication with your customers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: INCA at 100% against SalonCentric's 13%. INCA also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). SalonCentric's advantage is ratings volume (37K vs 9). On price, update cadence, 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.
INCA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SalonCentric has 37K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of SalonCentric's written reviews are positive against 100% of INCA's.
SalonCentric ships an update monthly, INCA every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SalonCentric | INCA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (37K ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SalonCentric | Inca LLC |
Customer experience
SalonCentric
INCA
Bugs and requests
SalonCentric
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes and freezes frequently
- Inconsistent store location settings
- Checkout process issues and payment problems
- Outdated product information and availability
Requested features
4 requests- Improved search and filtering capabilities
- Real-time inventory visibility
- Seamless online and in-store integration
- Enhanced order history and rewards tracking
INCA
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SalonCentric
No in-app purchases
INCA
No in-app purchases
