Comparison

Mane Emergency vs Chop Star Grooming Lounge

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Connects stylists and clients
  • Customizable stylist calendar
  • Last-minute cancellation notifications
  • Client search with filters
  • Stylist availability filtering
Features
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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

About

Chop Star Grooming Lounge

Easily book and pay for haircuts and shaves with this app. Check real-time availability and reserve your preferred time slot. Securely pay for services and tips using your card on file, eliminating the need for cash.

Highlights
  • Book haircuts and shaves
  • Check service availability
  • Reserve time slots
  • Secure card payments
  • Add tips
  • Cashless transactions
Features
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Welcome to Chop Star Grooming Lounge Our app lets you: - book and pay for a haircut or shave in a few taps. - Check availability and reserve a time slot that fits your schedule. - Use your card on file to quickly and securely pay for your service and tip so you never need cash on hand. Make your next appointment with Chop Star Grooming Lounge today!

Screenshots

Mane Emergency4 screens
Chop Star Grooming Lounge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Chop Star Grooming Lounge at 5.0 against Mane Emergency's 4.4. Chop Star Grooming Lounge also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Mane Emergency's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (37 vs 4). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mane Emergency sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $24.99 per month. Chop Star Grooming Lounge asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chop Star Grooming Lounge 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 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mane Emergency ships an update monthly, Chop Star Grooming Lounge every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Mane Emergency versus Chop Star Grooming Lounge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMane EmergencyChop Star Grooming Lounge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (37 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings37 — better4
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAngular Holdings, LLCGilbert Barber and Beauty LLC

Customer experience

Mane Emergency

All ratings37 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.2%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive84.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.8%

Chop Star Grooming Lounge

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mane Emergency

Subscriptions1
  • Mane Emergency ME Subscription$24.991 Month
None

Chop Star Grooming Lounge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mane Emergency free?
Mane Emergency is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chop Star Grooming Lounge free?
Chop Star Grooming Lounge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mane Emergency or Chop Star Grooming Lounge?
Chop Star Grooming Lounge is rated higher. Mane Emergency averages 4.4 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while Chop Star Grooming Lounge averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Mane Emergency or Chop Star Grooming Lounge have ads?
Neither Mane Emergency nor Chop Star Grooming Lounge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mane Emergency or Chop Star Grooming Lounge?
Mane Emergency ships an update monthly, and Chop Star Grooming Lounge every 3 months. Most recently, Mane Emergency was updated on November 6, 2026 and Chop Star Grooming Lounge on November 3, 2026.

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