Comparison

Clientbook Retail vs Tulip Clienteling

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

Head to head
About

Clientbook Retail

This app helps retail sales associates manage customer relationships and communication. It centralizes customer information, tracks follow-ups, and provides a unified messaging system, replacing traditional physical client books. Store management gains insights through a reporting dashboard.

Highlights
  • Centralized client management
  • Unified SMS and email messaging
  • Customer data tracking (follow-ups, history, preferences)
  • Client transfer between associates
  • Bulk messaging with individual delivery
  • Management reporting dashboard
Features
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Clientbook is a clienteling and crm solution built for retail store sales associates. By using Clientbook instead of a physical book of clientele, client tracking and communication is simple and transparent. Keep track of all customers' follow-ups, message history, special dates, preferences, product likes and notes all in one place. Replace the sales associate's physical client book. The app supports multiple sales associates and store locations. With a Clientbook subscription, store management gains access to a reporting dashboard that shows the sales team's effectiveness and efficiency. Some of the key benefits include: • Centralized client management for the entire sales team. Pick up right where the previous sales associate left off. • Unified SMS text messaging and email system. Sales associates never have to text a customer from their personal phone using their personal number. • Transfer clients from one associate to another. In those unfortunate circumstances where an associate leaves your company, transfer the clients they were working with, including their message history, to the another associate. • Message multiple clients at once. Send the message to a filtered group of your clientele once and have each receive it individually. Get alerted when a customer responds. • A suite of management tools to give the store management team visibility into overdue follow-ups, engagement rates, customer management, sales team training, and messages sent and received. Clientbook's features are based on clienteling best practices from some of the top retailers in the industry.

About

Tulip Clienteling

Empower retail associates with a customer relationship app. Access product catalogs, manage customer profiles, track follow-ups, and communicate directly with clients to foster loyalty and drive sales. Offers personalized selling experiences and valuable customer insights.

Highlights
  • Product catalog access
  • Customer profile management
  • Black book curation
  • Email and SMS messaging
  • Follow-up task management
  • Look building and sharing
  • Sales and outreach dashboards
Features
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Tulip’s Clienteling is a customer relationship app focused on empowering workers in retail stores. With easy access to product and customer information, store associates use the app to look up products in a catalog, manage customer information and black books, manage follow-ups, and communicate with clients. Clienteling delivers a personalized shoulder-to-shoulder experience for shoppers in your store and can transform one-time buyers into customers loyal to your brand. The app includes access to customer wishlist and order history, black book management, follow-up management, email and SMS messaging. Tulip’s Clienteling App is available to Tulip customers only. Key Features Catalog Access Leverage real-time product information in an elegant shoulder-to-shoulder selling experience. Quickly look up products via search. Become instant product experts with access to product details, manufacturers’ notes and rich media. Customer Information View of all your customers and their profiles in one mobile app. Segment customers based on past purchase behavior and communication preferences so you can target your messaging to those most likely to buy. Capture meticulous notes about each customer to better serve them, and review a record of all past interactions with them. Black Book Curate a list of your most engaged customers so that you can keep them top of mind, treat them like VIPs, and further develop highly personalized relationships with them. Customer Messaging & VoIP Calling Interact with customers after they leave the store with personalized email, SMS messages or phone calls via VoIP. Use templates to say just the right thing (Email & SMS only). All communications are monitored and recorded so that valuable history can be reviewed and passed along to future associates. Follow-up Management Stay on top of your outreach by setting up follow-up reminder tasks. Take timely action that keeps your customers involved with your brand, create trust, and show that you prioritize their interests. Look Building Curate the latest styles and collections from your catalog into a look and share it with your customers. Easily manage look templates to achieve a higher customer outreach with your latest products. Dashboards Understand how outreach translates into return store visits and new sales so that you can plan how to take your business to the next level.

Screenshots

Clientbook Retail4 screens
Tulip Clienteling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Tulip Clienteling at free against Clientbook Retail's subscription. Tulip Clienteling also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Clientbook Retail's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tulip Clienteling holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clientbook Retail has 1.2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clientbook Retail ships an update every 9 days, Tulip Clienteling fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Clientbook Retail versus Tulip Clienteling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClientbook RetailTulip Clienteling
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.2K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.2K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClientbook, Inc.Tulip.io Inc

Customer experience

Clientbook Retail

All ratings1,180 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral4.0%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive74.1%
Neutral3.7%
Negative22.2%

Tulip Clienteling

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Clientbook Retail

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Compatibility issues with Android devices
  • Formatting and text box problems
  • Deleted client lists

Requested features

3 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved messaging and image sharing features
  • Better compatibility with non-Apple devices

Tulip Clienteling

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Clientbook Retail

No in-app purchases

None

Tulip Clienteling

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clientbook Retail free?
Clientbook Retail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tulip Clienteling free?
Tulip Clienteling is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Clientbook Retail or Tulip Clienteling?
Tulip Clienteling is rated higher. Clientbook Retail averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Tulip Clienteling averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Clientbook Retail or Tulip Clienteling have ads?
Clientbook Retail shows ads; Tulip Clienteling does not.
Which is updated more often, Clientbook Retail or Tulip Clienteling?
Clientbook Retail ships an update every 9 days, and Tulip Clienteling fortnightly. Most recently, Clientbook Retail was updated on September 22, 2026 and Tulip Clienteling on September 20, 2026.

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