SalonTouch Studio vs PetLinx
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SalonTouch Studio
This app provides salon owners and employees with real-time financial and activity reports, security alerts, and business trend insights. It also offers an online appointment book and mobile booking site for clients, along with direct contact options for support and inquiries.
- Real-time financial reports
- Activity and buying trend analysis
- Security alerts
- Online appointment booking
- Mobile appointment booking site
- Direct contact for support
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The SalonTouch Studio app is for salon owners and their employees. If your salon is currently a member of the SalonTouch cloud-based software community then you can quickly and easily access reports and dashboards to get up to the minute financials, buying trends, activity trends, security alerts and more. Anyone can try our online appointment book, view provider appointments and use our mobile appointment booking site. Use the click-to-call, email or inquiry forms to quickly contact us to answer all your questions. Get immediate help when you need it by using the “Get Help” link to access the SalonTouch self-help center or use the click -to call feature to speak directly with one of our trained staff members. Receive the best monthly specials as they are sent directly to the app. Now you can be mobile and still keep in touch with your business with just a few simple clicks. SalonTouch Studio is for hair, tanning, spa, massage, nail and other types of salons who are seeking a full salon management software solution. Always tells us how we can improve our app by emailing info@salontouch.com.
PetLinx
Manage customer, pet, and booking information for pet grooming, boarding, and daycare businesses. Access and edit data online or offline, with automatic synchronization when reconnected.
- Customer management
- Pet profile management
- Booking scheduling
- Online and offline access
- Data synchronization
- Edit and add records
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The PetLinx app is a free addition for users of PetLinx software, our professional solution for pet groomers, boarding kennels and catteries, and dog daycare businesses. It enables users of the desktop or cloud editions of PetLinx to view/edit/add their customers, pets, and bookings on your iPhone or iPad. Use online or offline! The PetLinx app doesn't need a constant data connection to be used, and will syncronize back to your main PetLinx database when you're back online. If you experience any issues running this app please contact us at support@petlinx.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SalonTouch Studio at 5.0 against PetLinx's 2.0. PetLinx's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 15 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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.
SalonTouch Studio holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.
SalonTouch Studio ships an update every 15 months, PetLinx every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SalonTouch Studio | PetLinx |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 2.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Interactive Designs, Inc. | iLinx Solutions LLC |
Customer experience
SalonTouch Studio
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In-app purchases
SalonTouch Studio
No in-app purchases
PetLinx
No in-app purchases
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