SalonBiz vs Demandforce
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SalonBiz
This mobile front desk solution streamlines salon operations. It allows for quick client check-ins and check-outs, appointment management, and retail sales from any location. Access client history and process tickets seamlessly.
- Mobile front desk
- Appointment booking and management
- Client check-in/check-out
- Point of sale for retail
- Client history and notes
- Gift card sales
- Email receipts
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The future is a mobile front desk. With the SalonBiz iPad app you can prevent front desk bottleneck, check clients in and out quickly, sell gift cards or retail from anywhere, make or move appointments, review client history and more. This application puts your SalonBiz appointment book and tickets at your fingertips, so you are free to move out from behind the desk to greet and assist your clients. APPOINTMENT BOOK - Create, move and delete appointments on the book - Check in appointments with a two quick taps - Add additional services to the book from the chair - View future appointments POINT OF SALE - Capture product recommendations in the moment - View client purchase history, formulas and notes - Sell gift cards anytime - Checkout clients and process tickets anywhere in the salon - Email receipts *Contact SalonBiz for your required merchant account to process credit cards.
Demandforce
Manage your business appointments and client communications on the go. This app syncs with your practice management system, allowing you to set, confirm, and reschedule appointments, as well as send secure messages to clients. It provides instant access to client information and appointment history.
- Set and confirm appointments remotely
- Search and view client details
- Manage appointment requests
- Send secure client messages
- Two-way client texting
- Target messages by appointment date
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The Demandforce mobile lets you easily manage and run your business from anywhere with instant access to your most valuable information: clients, schedule, appointment requests, and two-way text conversations. The app automatically syncs to your practice management system and Demandforce portal, giving you all the information and tools you need to seamlessly manage your business right from your smartphone. The HIPAA-compliant mobile app is free for all Demandforce customers. All you need is your username and password to get started. Demandforce mobile app key features: 1. Set and confirm appointments from anywhere 2. Search for clients and view their personal details, appointment history, communication preferences & more 3. View, accept and/or reschedule appointment requests 4. Send secure messages to clients without leaving the app 5. Text back and forth with clients in the app using your business phone number 6. Target messages to clients with appointments in a specified date range
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Demandforce at 67% against SalonBiz's 0%. Demandforce also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.2) and ratings volume (172 vs 10). SalonBiz's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Demandforce holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Demandforce has 172 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of SalonBiz's written reviews are positive against 67% of Demandforce's.
SalonBiz ships an update every 2 months, Demandforce every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SalonBiz | Demandforce |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (10 ratings) | 4.6 (172 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 172 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 177 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | SalonBiz, Inc. | Internet Brands, Inc. |
Customer experience
SalonBiz
Demandforce
In-app purchases
SalonBiz
No in-app purchases
Demandforce
No in-app purchases
