Comparison

Envision Cloud vs PhorestGo

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

Head to head
About

Envision Cloud

Manage your business appointments, clients, and schedule directly from your mobile device. This app provides access to your Envision Cloud account features, allowing you to view and edit bookings, manage client lists, and check your daily totals and inventory.

Highlights
  • View and edit appointments
  • Manage client lists
  • Track inventory and services
  • Check work schedule
  • View daily totals
  • Access employee contact info
Features
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This app is a companion to your Envision Cloud account, which allows you to easily: • View, edit or book appointments right from your phone • Add or remove blocked times • View current client list and add new clients • View daily totals • View inventory and service lists • Check work schedule • View employee contact information The security options in the Envision Cloud app are the same as those set up for Envision Cloud. Easily adjust your employees' security settings from within the Envision management software. PLEASE NOTE: To use this application, you must already be a user of Envision Cloud.

About

PhorestGo

Manage your salon or spa appointments and client information from anywhere. This app provides salon owners and staff with essential tools to run their business on the go, including appointment scheduling and client record access.

Highlights
  • Salon and spa scheduling
  • Client record management
  • Appointment book access for staff
  • Track KPIs and set performance goals
  • Supports single and multi-location businesses
Features
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PhorestGo is a powerful scheduling app for spa or salon owners and staff. Whether you have a hair salon, nail salon, beauty salon or spa; PhorestGo can help you manage and run your salon from anywhere, any time. PhorestGo is so easy to use. It takes the most powerful tools from Phorest Salon Software and puts them in your pocket. Single and multi-location businesses supported. Salon staff members can easily access their appointment books and see all of the details of their upcoming appointments on their phones. Access all your client records on the app - notes, allergies, formulas, service history, and more. Empower staff with My Performance - allowing staff to track their KPIs and set performance goals.

Screenshots

Envision Cloud3 screens
PhorestGo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PhorestGo at 4.8 against Envision Cloud's 3.0. PhorestGo also leads on ratings volume (2.9K vs 2) and review sentiment (35% vs 11%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PhorestGo holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PhorestGo has 2.9K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of Envision Cloud's written reviews are positive against 35% of PhorestGo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Envision Cloud ships an update every 2 months, PhorestGo fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Envision Cloud versus PhorestGo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEnvision CloudPhorestGo
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.8 (2.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.8% of reviews34.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatient Now IncPhorest

Customer experience

Envision Cloud

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive10.8%
Neutral13.5%
Negative75.7%

PhorestGo

All ratings2,905 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral1.0%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive34.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative56.1%

Bugs and requests

Envision Cloud

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

PhorestGo

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Appointments not showing up correctly
  • Issues with deleting or moving appointments
  • Inability to see full names or services in columns
  • Inconsistent display on iPhone
  • Frequent sign-outs and login issues
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  • Crashes when viewing client history

Requested features

6 requests
  • Allow booking color and haircut together
  • Set individual client appointment times
  • Add ability to edit breaks and move appointments
  • Improve notification system
  • Automatically update preferred stylist
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  • Add a notification center for recent activity

In-app purchases

None

Envision Cloud

No in-app purchases

None

PhorestGo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Envision Cloud free?
Envision Cloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PhorestGo free?
PhorestGo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Envision Cloud or PhorestGo?
PhorestGo is rated higher. Envision Cloud averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while PhorestGo averages 4.8 from 2.9K ratings.
Do Envision Cloud or PhorestGo have ads?
Neither Envision Cloud nor PhorestGo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Envision Cloud or PhorestGo?
Envision Cloud ships an update every 2 months, and PhorestGo fortnightly. Most recently, Envision Cloud was updated on October 7, 2026 and PhorestGo on October 15, 2026.

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