Shortcut Pros vs SQUIRE™ Commander
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shortcut Pros
This app connects beauty and wellness professionals with clients seeking in-home services across the U.S. Professionals can manage their schedules, approve bookings, process payments, and communicate with clients directly within the application.
- Offer in-home hair, beauty, massage, and nail services
- Set and manage your own schedule
- Approve client orders
- Manage payments
- Chat with clientele
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For Pros on the Shortcut platform. We enable you to offer in-home hair, beauty, massage and nail services anywhere in the U.S. Join Shortcut, and transform the way you work. Set your schedule, approve orders, manage payments and chat with your clientele through the Pros app. –– Reach out to Shortcut Staff in the app with questions. Check out #GetShortcut on Instagram, @shortcut.
SQUIRE™ Commander
This comprehensive platform streamlines barbershop operations, from appointment scheduling and client management to sales, payroll, and marketing. It offers a point-of-sale system, online booking, inventory management, and loyalty programs to help businesses grow and enhance customer experience.
- Appointment scheduling
- Client retention tools
- Product and service sales
- Marketing text/email
- Payroll management
- Point of sale system
- Online booking
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An all-in-one platform to power your barbershop operations. Take control of operations, increase revenue, and delight your customers with a single, easy-to-use platform. All in one system - Control everything from one location - Sell products & services - Maintain client retention - Send marketing texts and emails to your customers - Manage payroll - Schedule appointments in seconds - Offer barber bios Point of sale - Choose customer payment method - ApplePay - Chip reader - Traditional swipe Other features include: - Online Booking - Inventory Management - Gift cards & Loyalty - Integration with Instagram, etc. - Waitlist -- The most successful barbershops run on SQUIRE. "SQUIRE is not just a booking app. It's truly business management software. It's complete and does everything I need." - Eliot, Owner of Elliot and Co., Las Vegas "I love that SQUIRE makes it really easy to manage multiple locations." - Justin, Owner of Rooks Barbershop, Portland Oregon "SQUIRE brings so much simplicity to my work and allows me to concentrate on cutting hair." - Simon, Owner of Monthly Barbershop, Montreal, Canada "My favorite feature is the Instagram booking. Customers can book from my personal IG page. That's genius!" - Josh, Owner of Throne, Toronto, Canada -- Featured on Forbes, Business Insider, and TechCrunch -- SQUIRE Technologies is a company dedicated to making style and grooming for men simple. Feel free to contact us: support@getsquire.com
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Verdict
Shortcut Pros and SQUIRE™ Commander both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 88% of Shortcut Pros's written reviews are positive against 49% of SQUIRE™ Commander's. Shortcut Pros also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). SQUIRE™ Commander's advantage is ratings volume (4.4K vs 38). On price, rating, update cadence 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 — 4.7 for Shortcut Pros against 4.8 for SQUIRE™ Commander. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SQUIRE™ Commander has 4.4K ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Shortcut Pros's written reviews are positive against 49% of SQUIRE™ Commander's.
Shortcut Pros ships an update every 3 weeks, SQUIRE™ Commander every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shortcut Pros | SQUIRE™ Commander |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (38 ratings) | 4.8 (4.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better | 49.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 38 | 4.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 220 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shortcut Mobile Inc. | 9380-4185 Quebec Inc. |
Customer experience
Shortcut Pros
SQUIRE™ Commander
Bugs and requests
Shortcut Pros
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
SQUIRE™ Commander
Reported bugs
4 issues- Appointments disappearing from schedule
- Inability to log in or access account
- Incorrect payment calculations and reporting
- Syncing issues between app and website
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to modify appointments
- Customizable time slots
- Improved reporting and analytics
- Push notifications for shop owners
- In-app payment options for clients
In-app purchases
Shortcut Pros
No in-app purchases
SQUIRE™ Commander
No in-app purchases
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