Fresha for customers vs Formation Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fresha for customers
Discover and book appointments for beauty, hair, health, and wellness services. Find professionals, view real-time availability, and manage bookings seamlessly. Pay after your service and enjoy exclusive discounts.
- Discover local beauty and wellness professionals
- View real-time appointment availability
- Book and confirm appointments instantly
- Schedule directly in venue calendars
- Pay for services after completion
- Cancel, reschedule, and rebook with ease
- Access 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.
Formation Studio
Book and manage your dance fitness classes with ease. This app streamlines the process for members of a specific studio, offering convenient account management.
- Class booking
- Account management
- Streamlined experience
- Dance-based fitness
- Studio specific
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Download the Formation Studio App for easy and streamlined class booking and account management. Formation Studio is a dance- based fitness studio in Vancouver.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Fresha for customers at 63K against Formation Studio's 1. Fresha for customers also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Formation Studio's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 — 4.9 for Fresha for customers against 5.0 for Formation Studio. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fresha for customers has 63K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Fresha for customers's written reviews are positive against 100% of Formation Studio's.
Fresha for customers ships an update weekly, Formation Studio every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fresha for customers | Formation Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (63K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 63K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | #120 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 223 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fresha.com Holding Inc. | Formation Studio |
Customer experience
Fresha for customers
Formation Studio
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
Formation Studio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Fresha for customers
No in-app purchases
Formation Studio
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Fresha for customers free?
Is Formation Studio free?
Which has better reviews, Fresha for customers or Formation Studio?
Do Fresha for customers or Formation Studio have ads?
Which is updated more often, Fresha for customers or Formation Studio?
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