Stylu vs Beauty Wave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stylu
This app connects you with certified beauty professionals for at-home hairstyling and makeup services. Book appointments on-demand or in advance and have services delivered to your home, office, or hotel. Gratuity is included, and payments are handled securely after your service.
- On-demand beauty services
- Certified hairstylists and makeup artists
- Book in advance or last minute
- Services at home, office, or hotel
- Secure in-app payments
- Included gratuity
- Rate professionals and invite friends
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Canada’s leading on-demand beauty service that sends professional hairstylists and makeup artists directly to your doorstep. Stylu delivers hand-picked, background checked, certified & insured beauty professionals to your home, office, or hotel in as little as 2 hours. You can also book in advance. No need for cash on hand- your credit card will be charged after your appointment. Even the gratuity is included. Easily request beauty and grooming services last minute, anytime, anywhere. Manage your appointments, rate your professionals and invite friends to get credits towards your next appointment. In one tap, get access to the most talented beauty professionals in your city available to come to you. Stylu is available in Toronto and the GTA. Coming soon to Vancouver and Montreal. Enjoy on-demand beauty services at your convenience. Learn more about Stylu at www.gostylu.com
Beauty Wave
Discover beauty products and services from small businesses and entrepreneurs. Access tutorials, grooming tips, and engage in chat rooms for beauty and business discussions.
- Beauty Directory
- Product and service discovery
- Beauty tutorials
- Grooming tips
- Beauty and business chat rooms
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Beauty Wave is the home for all things beauty! Our Beauty Directory allows us to connect entrepreneurs and all small businesses to anyone who may need a product or service. Please explore the many things we have available including beauty tutorials, grooming tips, and chat rooms where you can post questions and comments that are beauty and business related.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Beauty Wave at monthly against Stylu's every 4 months. Beauty Wave also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). Stylu's advantage is iOS requirement (11.4 vs 15.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 — 5.0 for Stylu against 5.0 for Beauty Wave. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Stylu ships an update every 4 months, Beauty Wave monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stylu | Beauty Wave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.4 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Stylu Inc. | Beauty Wave LLC |
Customer experience
Stylu
Beauty Wave
In-app purchases
Stylu
No in-app purchases
Beauty Wave
No in-app purchases
