Masters vs Slick Salon Software
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Masters
This app helps small beauty salons and studios manage appointments, client profiles, and sales reports. It offers online booking, smart reminders via multiple channels, and a waitlist feature. Professionals can track client history and export financial data.
- Online appointment scheduling
- Automated client reminders (SMS, WhatsApp, email)
- Personalized web page with booking
- Sales and expense reporting
- Client profile and history management
- Waitlist functionality
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MASTERS Salon is explicitly designed for small Beauty Salons & Studios. SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS Booking with multiple stylists, booths & stations, breaks, FREE integration with Masters Pro (app for a solo stylist), etc. SMART REMINDERS Client Reminders & Notifications will be automatically created and offered via SMS/iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, or email. ONLINE BOOKING & WEB PAGE Personal Web Page with Online Booking for clients, Portfolio, Reviews, and Contact Info. SALES REPORTS & STATS Sales & Expense Reports, Client and Services Stats, etc. Export reports to Excel spreadsheets. CLIENT PROFILE & APPOINTMENT HISTORY All information about your clients: Appointment History, Contacts, Personal Notes, and Photos. WAITLIST You can add your clients to Waitlist if there are no available time slots. We’ll notify you when particular time slots are available. MASTERS - simple, but smart and powerful tool for Beauty Professionals.
Slick Salon Software
Manage your salon or barbershop appointments, client history, and payments directly from your mobile device. Automate client reminders and track business performance with live revenue and staff data. Keep your team synchronized with individual schedules and availability.
- Manage calendar and appointments
- Access client visit history and notes
- Process payments with Tap to Pay
- Automated client reminders
- View live revenue and staff data
- Synchronize team schedules and availability
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Run your salon or barbershop from your phone. Check your day, book clients and take payments whether you're behind the chair, at the front desk or out of the shop. This app is for businesses already using Slick. Log in with your Slick account to get started. What you can do • Manage your calendar. Book, move and cancel appointments in seconds. • Know every client. Pull up visit history and notes before they sit down. • Take payments anywhere. Checkout clients with Tap to Pay from your phone. • Cut no-shows. Automated reminders go out for you. • See how the business is doing. Revenue and staff numbers for any date range, updated live. • Keep the team in sync. Staff see their own schedules and set their availability. Built for • Hair salons • Beauty salons • Barbershops • Solo operators • Booth renters and teams with multiple chairs Moving from DaySmart Salon? Slick is DaySmart's salon platform, and this is its app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Masters at 97 against Slick Salon Software's 2. Slick Salon Software's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, 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.
Slick Salon Software holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Masters has 97 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Masters's written reviews are positive against 100% of Slick Salon Software's.
Masters ships an update every 3 weeks, Slick Salon Software every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Masters | Slick Salon Software |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (97 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 97 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 211 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jam Soft LLC | DaySmart Software, LLC |
Customer experience
Masters
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In-app purchases
Masters
No in-app purchases
Slick Salon Software
No in-app purchases
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