Mane Emergency vs waitAround Clients
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mane Emergency
This app connects clients with hair stylists for appointments. Stylists can manage their calendars and notify clients of cancellations. Clients can search for stylists based on price, location, quality, and availability.
- Connects stylists and clients
- Customizable stylist calendar
- Last-minute cancellation notifications
- Client search with filters
- Stylist availability filtering
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Mane Emergency is the first and only app that connects stylists and clients with a push of a button. ME provides stylists with a customizable calendar currently available to right fit an appointment time frame, allowing for effortless time management. With a push of a button stylist can notify all clients/waiting list of last minute cancellations so no time or money is lost . Clients can search for stylist with a wide range of filtering options that provides them the opportunity to find the stylists that best fits their price range, location ,quality or availability. Mane Emergency ME Subscription If you are a stylist, sign up today to get your 1st month free. After that, your paid subscription allows you to continue accessing application features so that your listing is available to end customers. Please subscribe to this plan in order to access the application. After subscribing, a $24.99 monthly purchase will be applied to your iTunes account, each and every month thereafter. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: http://maneemergency.net/privacy Terms of Use: http://maneemergency.net/terms
waitAround Clients
This app allows clients to virtually join a queue at their barbershop for same-day appointments. See your position in line in real-time and plan your visit to avoid physical waiting.
- Same-day barbershop scheduling
- Virtual queue placement
- Real-time client visibility
- Seamless barber connection
- Enhanced barbershop experience
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THE WALK-IN LINE, WITHOUT WAITING IN THE SHOP. waitAround Clients puts your barber’s live walk-in line on your phone. Join remotely, see your place, and spend the wait wherever you choose. NO CALLS. NO TEXTS. NO GUESSING. Stop asking, “How long is the wait?” When your barber’s line is open, you can see how busy they are and join directly from your phone. SCAN ONCE. JOIN NEXT TIME. During your first visit, scan your barber’s waitAround QR code to connect with their Waiting Room. The next time you need a haircut, their line is right on your phone. SEE YOUR PLACE Know how many clients are ahead of you and follow your position as the line moves. Stay home, finish what you’re doing, or head to the shop as your turn gets closer. BUILT FOR WALK-INS waitAround is not another appointment-booking app. It is a live, same-day line for barbers and clients who value their time. Your barber must use waitAround Providers for you to join their line. Join the line. Keep your place. Get your time back.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: waitAround Clients at 5.0 against Mane Emergency's 4.4. waitAround Clients also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 84%). Mane Emergency's advantage is ratings volume (37 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Mane Emergency sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $24.99 per month. waitAround Clients asks for nothing beyond the download.
waitAround Clients holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mane Emergency has 37 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Mane Emergency's written reviews are positive against 100% of waitAround Clients's.
Mane Emergency ships an update monthly, waitAround Clients every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mane Emergency | waitAround Clients |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (37 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Angular Holdings, LLC | waitAround LLC |
Customer experience
Mane Emergency
waitAround Clients
In-app purchases
Mane Emergency
- Mane Emergency ME Subscription$24.991 Month
waitAround Clients
No in-app purchases
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