AWS Events vs Basic Beauty
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AWS Events
Plan and navigate official AWS Summits and featured events. Explore sessions, speakers, and new services. Build your personalized schedule, find seats, and get real-time campus navigation assistance.
- Explore sessions and speakers
- Personalize event planner
- Reserve seats and build schedule
- Real-time shuttle estimates
- Get content and service updates
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The AWS Events app is your companion in planning and navigating AWS Summits and featured events like re:Invent and re:Inforce. Download the app to: • Explore the sessions, experts, and exciting new services and features that will be available at AWS Events • Plan your AWS Events experience by adding sessions of interest to your planner • Find and reserve open seats, build your schedule, and resolve scheduling conflicts (reserved seating only available at certain events) • Get real-time shuttle estimates to help you navigate the Events campus (shuttle estimates and service only available at certain events) • Get updates on the latest content, speakers, and services added to the catalog
Basic Beauty
Streamline salon operations with this app designed for stylists and barbers. Manage your schedule, client history, and payments efficiently. Track income and inventory, all from your mobile device.
- Daily schedule at a glance
- Client history and notes
- Card payment processing
- Income and expense tracking
- Inventory management
- Face ID lock
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Basic Beauty is the daily driver for stylists, barbers, and booth renters — your whole chair in one calm, considered app. See your day at a glance, manage your calendar, check out clients with tips and card payments, keep every client's history and notes a tap away, and watch your take-home add up. The heavy back office — detailed bookkeeping and reports — lives on the web at basicbeauty.net, while the app keeps the day-to-day fast and simple. • Today — your appointments and booked value the moment you open the app • Calendar — day, week, month, and by-stylist views; book, reschedule, block time • Checkout — collect payment, add tips, charge cards (powered by Stripe) • Clients — history, notes, and one-tap call, text, and email • Money — income, tips, and expenses tracked toward your take-home • Inventory — check stock before you come in • Face ID lock and local appointment reminders One login works across the app and basicbeauty.net. Start with a 14-day free trial — no credit card required. — SUBSCRIPTIONS — Basic Beauty is sold as an auto-renewable subscription, with a 14-day free trial: • Solo — $19.99/month or $199.99/year • Pro — $49.99/month or $499.99/year • Business — $99.99/month or $999.99/year Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://basicbeauty.net/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://basicbeauty.net/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Basic Beauty at 100% against AWS Events's 14%. Basic Beauty also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). AWS Events's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ratings volume (5.3K vs 1). 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. Basic Beauty sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. AWS Events asks for nothing beyond the download.
Basic Beauty holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AWS Events has 5.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of AWS Events's written reviews are positive against 100% of Basic Beauty's.
AWS Events ships an update weekly, Basic Beauty every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AWS Events | Basic Beauty |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5.3K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.3K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AMZN Mobile LLC | Basic Beauty L.L.C. |
Customer experience
AWS Events
Basic Beauty
Bugs and requests
AWS Events
Reported bugs
4 issues- Calendar data disappearing or not syncing
- Incorrect or outdated event information
- Broken QR code scanning and badge features
- Unresponsive UI and frequent crashes
Requested features
5 requests- Offline mode for accessing schedules and maps
- Improved session reservation and waitlist management
- Personalized recommendations and session planning tools
- Seamless integration with personal calendars
- Better venue and exhibitor information
Basic Beauty
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AWS Events
No in-app purchases
Basic Beauty
- Solo - Monthly14 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Pro - Monthly14 Days trial$49.991 Month
- Business-Monthly14 Days trial$99.991 Month
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- Solo - Annual14 Days trial$199.991 Year
- Pro - Annual14 Days trial$499.991 Year
- Business- Annual14 Days trial$999.991 Year
