Hammer & Nails vs Vault
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hammer & Nails
Manage your salon appointments and membership details with ease. Book new services, check in for existing appointments, and access all your membership information in one convenient place.
- Book appointments
- Check into appointments
- View membership details
- Manage salon services
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This app is all about you! The app allows you to book appointments, check into the appointment and view your membership details.
Vault
Take back control of your phone by blocking access to selected apps. Unlock them instantly with an NFC card or set custom schedules for automatic locking. Create personalized modes for different daily routines like work or sleep.
- Block any app
- NFC card unlock
- Customizable modes
- Scheduled locking
- System-level enforcement
- Minimalist interface
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Vault puts you back in control of your phone. Choose which apps get blocked. Once locked, they're completely inaccessible — no willpower required. When you're ready to unlock, simply tap of any NFC card to your phone and your apps open instantly. Tap again to lock them back. Build custom modes for different parts of your day — Work, Sleep, Focus — each with their own set of blocked apps. Switch between modes in one tap from the home screen. Set schedules to lock automatically at night or during work hours, so you don't have to think about it. Vault works with iOS Screen Time to enforce blocks at the system level. Once locked, blocked apps can't be opened until you choose to unlock them. Features: • Block any app on your device • Unlock instantly with your NFC card • Create multiple modes with custom app lists • Schedule automatic lock/unlock times • Clean, minimal interface
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Vault at 5.0 against Hammer & Nails's 3.6. Vault also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 6 weeks). Hammer & Nails's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Vault holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hammer & Nails has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hammer & Nails ships an update every 6 weeks, Vault daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hammer & Nails | Vault |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | THE HAMMER & NAILS SALON GROUP, LLC | Ahmed Abdalla |
Customer experience
Hammer & Nails
Vault
In-app purchases
Hammer & Nails
No in-app purchases
Vault
No in-app purchases
