Fresha for customers vs DofE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fresha for customers
Easily discover and book appointments for hair, beauty, spa, and wellness services. View real-time availability, secure instant confirmations, and manage your bookings with flexibility. Find exclusive discounts and navigate to your appointments with ease.
- Discover local beauty and wellness businesses
- View real-time appointment availability
- Instant booking confirmation
- Schedule directly in venue calendars
- Pay after appointment completion
- Cancel, reschedule, and rebook easily
- Find exclusive online discounts
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With 700 million+ appointments booked to date, 100,000 businesses registered and over 450,000 stylists and professionals to choose from, Fresha is the simplest, most reliable way to book salon, beauty, hair, health and wellness appointments near you. FIND & BOOK APPOINTMENTS Book a haircut, massage or wax, discover beauty and spa treatments or even book an appointment for a new tattoo. WHY FRESHA? Discover the best hairdressers, salons, spas and more near you View appointment availability in real-time Book and receive confirmation in an instant Schedule appointments directly in the venue's live calendar via the app Pay after your appointment has completed via the app Cancel, reschedule and rebook with ease Find the best price with exclusive online discounts for off-peak bookings or last-minute reservations Find your way to appointments via built-in map directions So whether you’re looking for a stylish new haircut, a salon for last-minute nails or to treat yourself to a relaxing massage, you can find the right appointment anywhere, anytime. Available across the USA in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Houston, Miami, Jacksonville, San Antonio, Dallas and Denver and elsewhere across Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
DofE
This app helps young people in the UK manage their Duke of Edinburgh's Award journey. Plan activities, record evidence, communicate with leaders, and submit your program for completion, all in one place. It also allows you to add your DofE Card to your digital wallet for exclusive discounts.
- Activity planning
- Evidence recording
- Leader communication
- Program submission
- Digital DofE Card
- Gold Award application
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If you’re a young person doing your DofE in the UK, this is the app for you. Whether you’re on your way to Bronze, Silver or Gold, the DofE app makes it easy to pick and plan your activities, connect to your Leader, complete your programme and achieve your Award. Once you’ve activated your eDofE account, use your details to log in to the app — and you’re ready to go. Use your DofE app to: - Get inspired about your activities - Plan your programme and get approval from your DofE Leader-Record evidence - Submit your programme for completion - Submit your Gold Award Presentation application form - Message your Leader - Add your personalised DofE Card to your digital wallet so you can make the most of your exclusive discounts. This app’s just for DofE participants. If you’d like to get involved, visit DofE.org.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fresha for customers at 75% against DofE's 22%. Fresha for customers also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.1) and ratings volume (63K vs 9). DofE's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fresha for customers holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fresha for customers has 63K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Fresha for customers's written reviews are positive against 22% of DofE's.
Fresha for customers ships an update every 5 days, DofE every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fresha for customers | DofE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (63K ratings) — better | 3.1 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.4% of reviews — better | 21.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 63K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #156 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 220 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fresha.com Holding Inc. | The Duke of Edinburgh's Award |
Customer experience
Fresha for customers
DofE
Bugs and requests
Fresha for customers
Reported bugs
4 issues- Appointments not showing up
- Inability to log in or access account
- Payment issues and unexpected charges
- App crashing or not functioning properly
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to search by specific service
- Calendar view for appointments
- Integration with Apple Wallet/Calendar
- Separate app or features for businesses
- Ability to edit client details and block clients
DofE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Fresha for customers
No in-app purchases
DofE
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Fresha for customers free?
Is DofE free?
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