Pocket Salon vs Inside Ochsner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pocket Salon
Manage your salon appointments and services on the go. Book, rebook, and check-in for services, communicate with providers, and receive personalized recommendations. Streamline your salon experience with direct control over your schedule and payments.
- View and manage appointments
- Book and rebook services
- Direct communication with providers
- Receive expert recommendations
- In-app check-in and checkout
- Add products to cart
- Tip service providers
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Carry your favorite salon in your pocket! Pocket Salon gives you VIP access to view, confirm, and manage your visits anytime, anywhere however you want. You can book, rebook and check-in for your services - you’ve got complete control over your appointments, always. Communicate directly with your service provider and receive expert recommendations from them based on your style. On appointment day, check yourself in, add products to your cart, tip your provider(s) and check out in a couple of taps.
Inside Ochsner
Connect with your healthcare community, share updates, and stay informed on relevant news. Post photos and stories to engage with others. Easily share information on the go.
- Stay updated on relevant news
- Connect with the community
- Post photos and stories
- Share information easily
- Mobile access
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Stay connected with the Ochsner Community — wherever you are with Inside Ochsner. Why you’ll love Inside Ochsner: Stay up-to-date on the latest news and information that is relevant to you Connect by posting photos, stories, and feedback Easily share information while on-the-go
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Inside Ochsner at 5.0 against Pocket Salon's 2.2. Pocket Salon's advantage is ratings volume (73 vs 4) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). 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.
Inside Ochsner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Salon has 73 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pocket Salon ships an update every 2 months, Inside Ochsner every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pocket Salon | Inside Ochsner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (73 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 73 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 143 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SalonBiz, Inc. | Ochsner Health System |
Customer experience
Pocket Salon
Inside Ochsner
In-app purchases
Pocket Salon
No in-app purchases
Inside Ochsner
No in-app purchases
