Comparison

Costpoint Time and Expense vs Basic Beauty

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

Head to head
About

Costpoint Time and Expense

Streamline time and expense tracking for employees and supervisors. Submit timesheets, view leave balances, and manage pending tasks. Supervisors can approve timesheets and expense reports. Integrates with Costpoint 8 for advanced expense management, including receipt capture.

Highlights
  • Enter employee hours
  • View past timesheets
  • Check leave balances
  • Approve timesheets
  • Submit expense reports
  • Capture expense receipts
  • Approve expense charges
Features
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Employees can enter hours to a timesheet, view previous time in summary, view leave balances and see timesheet related pending tasks on an easy to use native mobile app. Supervisors can view employee timesheets, Approve employee timesheets and view pending approval tasks on an easy to use native mobile app. When paired with a Costpoint 8 upgraded system, employees will have access to expense functionality which will allow them to capture expense receipts with ICR, edit and claim outstanding expense, create, edit and submit expense reports and Supervisors will be able to approve expense reports, expense charges and expense attachments in an easy to use native mobile app.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Daily schedule at a glance
  • Client history and notes
  • Card payment processing
  • Income and expense tracking
  • Inventory management
  • Face ID lock
Features
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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

Screenshots

Costpoint Time and Expense4 screens
Basic Beauty4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Basic Beauty at 100% against Costpoint Time and Expense's 21%. Basic Beauty also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). Costpoint Time and Expense's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ratings volume (15K vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Basic Beauty sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Costpoint Time and Expense asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Basic Beauty holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Costpoint Time and Expense has 15K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Costpoint Time and Expense's written reviews are positive against 100% of Basic Beauty's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Costpoint Time and Expense ships an update every 2 months, Basic Beauty every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Costpoint Time and Expense versus Basic Beauty: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCostpoint Time and ExpenseBasic Beauty
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (15K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeltek, Inc.Basic Beauty L.L.C.

Customer experience

Costpoint Time and Expense

All ratings15,019 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral4.4%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews169 reviews
Positive21.3%
Neutral10.1%
Negative68.6%

Basic Beauty

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Costpoint Time and Expense

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Inconsistent behavior with time entry
  • Issues with iOS updates breaking functionality

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved password/PIN management
  • Better integration with desktop version
  • More customization options

Basic Beauty

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Costpoint Time and Expense

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Basic Beauty

Subscriptions6
  • 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

Questions

Is Costpoint Time and Expense free?
Costpoint Time and Expense is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Basic Beauty free?
Basic Beauty is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Costpoint Time and Expense or Basic Beauty?
Basic Beauty is rated higher. Costpoint Time and Expense averages 4.5 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while Basic Beauty averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Costpoint Time and Expense or Basic Beauty have ads?
Neither Costpoint Time and Expense nor Basic Beauty shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Costpoint Time and Expense or Basic Beauty?
Costpoint Time and Expense ships an update every 2 months, and Basic Beauty every 10 days. Most recently, Costpoint Time and Expense was updated on September 26, 2026 and Basic Beauty on September 10, 2026.

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