Comparison

Salon Manager vs SetMuse

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Salon Manager

Manage your salon, barbershop, or spa with an all-in-one business management app. Features a 24/7 AI receptionist to handle calls and bookings, integrated bookkeeping, and a point-of-sale system. Offers client management, marketing tools, and team management features.

Highlights
  • 24/7 AI receptionist for call booking
  • Branded online booking page
  • Full double-entry bookkeeping
  • Integrated point-of-sale system
  • Client management with history
  • Automated marketing and loyalty programs
  • Team and payroll management
Features
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All-in-one salon software with a 24/7 AI Receptionist that books your calls. Run your salon, barbershop, or spa from one app. Free plan available, no commission per booking. Built for beauty professionals on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and PC. Set up in 10 minutes and claim your branded booking page at yoursalon.salon.sh. AI RECEPTIONIST - AUTOMATE YOUR FRONT DESK - Answers your salon's calls 24/7, in English, French, Spanish, and 13 more languages - Books, reschedules, and cancels appointments by voice - Transfers urgent calls to staff per your rules - Captures every caller as a lead — never miss a booking again YOUR OWN BRANDED BOOKING URL - Claim a link like yourbusiness.salon.sh - Share on Instagram, Facebook, Google Business Profile, your website - Clients book 24/7 — no app download required - No commission per booking, ever REAL BOOKKEEPING (NOT JUST REPORTS) - Full double-entry chart of accounts, P&L, balance sheet, cash flow - One-click sync with QuickBooks Online and Xero - Tax automation for 46 jurisdictions: GST, HST, PST, VAT, US sales tax - Quebec TPS and TVQ split fully supported - Expenses, vendors, mileage tracking built in APPOINTMENTS AND ONLINE BOOKING - Walk-ins, waitlists, no-show tracking - Drag-and-drop calendar by staff and station - Automated SMS and email reminders - Deposits and cancellation policies enforced automatically POINT OF SALE - Process services and retail in seconds - Card payments via Square and Tap to Pay on iPhone - Cash, gift cards, packages, memberships, split tenders - Tips routed straight to your team - Email or text receipts in one tap CLIENT MANAGEMENT - Profiles with visit history, color formulas, allergies, preferences - Visual Client Catalogue for before-and-after photos - Import from iPhone contacts - Birthday and anniversary reminders AI ASSISTANT - Talk or type to run your business hands-free - Ask "What appointments do I have today?" or "What's my revenue this week?" - Real-time answers from your live data PACKAGES AND MEMBERSHIPS - Sell prepaid packages and recurring memberships - Auto-redeem at checkout with full audit trail - Deferred-revenue accounting handled automatically TEAM AND PAYROLL - Staff schedules, roles, availability, time clock - Auto commission calculation - US federal payroll with per-state tax tables - Full Canadian payroll across all 13 provinces INVENTORY - Real-time stock tracking and low-stock alerts - Supplier management and barcode scanning - Sell retail directly through POS MARKETING AND LOYALTY - Email and SMS campaigns with audience segments - Tiered loyalty programs - Gift cards: issue, redeem, track balances - Automated review requests to grow your Google Business Profile MULTI-LOCATION - Manage multiple branches from one account at the standard tier - Per-location services, staff, and inventory - Aggregate reporting across all sites REPORTS AND ANALYTICS - Revenue, staff productivity, service popularity - Client retention and lifetime value - AI-powered insights — what to do next, not just what happened - Export to PDF and CSV 16 LANGUAGES INCLUDING English, Spanish, French (Quebec and France), German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Arabic (with full right-to-left support). WORKS OFFLINE Keep selling and booking without internet. Automatic background sync when you reconnect. PRIVACY AND SECURITY - Encrypted in transit and at rest - Your data is never used to train AI models - Multi-tenant isolation at the database layer - Compliant with Quebec Law 25, GDPR, PIPEDA, LGPD - Export your data anytime GET STARTED Download Salon Manager, claim your branded URL at salon.sh, and take your first online booking in 10 minutes. Free migration assistance from any competitor platform. Questions? Email hello@salon.sh Web: https://salon.sh Privacy Policy: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

SetMuse

Features
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The client book and appointment scheduler for independent nail techs: see each regular's last set, colors and notes before they sit down. SetMuse keeps clients, appointments, set photos and color recipes together on your iPhone and iPad. No account, no ads, and your studio works offline. KNOW THEIR LAST SET Open the next appointment to see the last set's photo, name and date. With Pro, the colors, products, technique and your note for next time sit right beside it, and you can reuse the last set in one tap. CLIENT CARDS Save contact details, preferences, nail shape, length, tags and notes. Book from a client card and review every visit with its photo, products, color codes and technique. APPOINTMENTS FOR YOUR STUDIO Plan in a month calendar, find free time, set business hours and weekly days off, and see gentle overlap hints. Past appointments wait for you to confirm, and recording a set completes the visit. Share a confirmation through the share sheet yourself; SetMuse never messages clients or offers online self-booking. RETURN VISITS See how many regulars are due back. With Pro, open the full list, book the next visit in one tap or snooze it for two weeks. A LOOKBOOK OF YOUR WORK Browse every set by shape and export a set card as a PDF with your studio name, photo and recipe. Client names, contacts and private notes stay out. MADE FOR IPHONE AND IPAD On iPad, a full split layout shows your calendar, day list and appointment details side by side. START FREE The free studio includes 5 client cards, complete visit history, photos, appointments, free-time suggestions, overlap hints, next-visit booking, single-set PDF cards, and full backup and restore. Your existing records are never locked. SETMUSE PRO • The last set's recipe beside each appointment, with one-tap reuse • The full return-visit list • Appointment reminders on your device; notifications show no client names • Service templates • Unlimited client cards • PDF lookbooks with up to 60 matching sets Your clients, sets, photos, history and backups stay accessible if Pro ends. YOUR RECORDS STAY ON YOUR DEVICE Core features work offline. There is no automatic cloud sync, so export full backups to Files regularly, especially before changing devices. Regional holidays come from a public calendar feed; availability varies. Anonymous usage statistics help improve the app and never include client details. ABOUT PRO Choose a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription. Prices and any free trial are shown in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Privacy policy: https://fshuiyangtech.com/en/apps/setmuse/privacy/ Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Salon Manager4 screens
SetMuse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SetMuse at every 5 days against Salon Manager's fortnightly. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Salon Manager sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and SetMuse sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Salon Manager ships an update fortnightly, SetMuse every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Salon Manager versus SetMuse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSalon ManagerSetMuse
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (30 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings30 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiCubemedia Inc.Foshan Gaoming Huiyang Network Technology Studio (Individually Owned Business)

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Salon Manager

Subscriptions7
  • 1 Month Suscription$5.991 Month
  • Salon Monthly Plan$9.991 Month
  • 6 Month Subscription$49.996 Months
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  • 1 Month Suscription$49.996 Months
  • 12 Month Subscription$99.991 Year
  • 1 Month Suscription$99.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • Salon Pro Features$199.99
2 purchases

SetMuse

Subscriptions2
  • SetMuse Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • SetMuse Pro Yearly1 Month trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Salon Manager free?
Salon Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SetMuse free?
SetMuse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Salon Manager or SetMuse have ads?
Neither Salon Manager nor SetMuse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Salon Manager or SetMuse?
Salon Manager ships an update fortnightly, and SetMuse every 5 days. Most recently, Salon Manager was updated on November 11, 2026 and SetMuse on November 10, 2026.

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