Comparison

Charm vs Give River

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

Head to head
About

Charm

Manage client information, hair color formulas, and appointment details for beauty professionals. Save client visit history, photos, and pricing to streamline salon operations and enhance client satisfaction. Access your data securely from any mobile device.

Highlights
  • Client profile management
  • Hair color formula saving and editing
  • Photo albums for client work
  • Service pricing and product tracking
  • Client birthday reminders
  • Public hairstyle inspiration gallery
Features
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Staying organized for a busy stylist is hard, but not anymore! With Charm, you can manage your client information, hair color formulas, hairstyle photos, and more - all in one place. This App saves you time behind the chair and ensures all your beauty salon customers are happy. Stop wasting time with paper index cards or unfit appointment booking Apps. Try out Charm App today for free! App features: 1. Select hair color palettes that you work with 2. Set up your beauty client profiles and contact details 3. Create new hair color formulas during or after the client visit. Easily copy and edit formulas from previous visits. Everything is saved under the client profile 4. Take photos of your work. Create photo albums for each client 5. Save pricing and discounts, beauty services provided, styling products used and other important info for each client visit 6. Set reminders for client birthdays and surprise your clients during the appointment 7. Look for inspiration in public gallery of hairstyles with detailed color formulas and techniques Never worry about forgetting the hair color formula during your client visit! Your data is securely stored in the cloud and available on all of your mobile devices. You will find a variety of hair color palettes available for you to use, including well know brands such as Wella, Loreal, Schwarzkopf, Matrix Hair, Redken, Paul Mitchell, Joico, Pulp Riot, Pravana, Kenra Professional, Keune, Alfaparf, Goldwel, Davines, salon centric, gloss, handsome, cosmoprof and others. Our mission is to inspire confidence in every hairstylist, hairdresser, barber, or hair colorist.

About

Give River

This platform fosters a positive workplace culture by encouraging gratitude, gamified recognition, and charitable giving. It helps build happier, healthier, and more productive teams through unique development programs and impact tracking.

Highlights
  • Gamified team building and recognition
  • Peer-to-peer appreciation
  • Charitable donations tied to recognition
  • Performance and culture analytics
  • Personal and professional growth modules
  • HRIS integration
Features
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Transform your workplace into a thriving community where every team member feels valued, motivated, and connected. Give River is an innovative B2B platform that builds happier, healthier, and high-performing teams through our unique 5G Method: Gratitude, Gamification, Growth, Generosity, and Guidance. Why Choose Give River Gamified Team Building: Turn daily recognition into an engaging game where every appreciation creates positive change. Our "Game of Good Deeds" transforms workplace culture from the inside out. Peer-to-Peer Recognition: Enable seamless recognition through web, mobile, Slack, and Microsoft Teams integration. Make appreciation a natural part of your team's daily workflow. Charitable Impact: Team recognition drives real charitable donations to causes your employees care about. Create a triple win—engaged employees, stronger teams, and meaningful community impact. Performance Analytics: Track recognition patterns, team engagement, charitable impact, and culture metrics with comprehensive dashboards and insights. Personal and Professional Growth: "River Runs" provide bite-sized learning experiences that develop both individual capabilities and team dynamics. Perfect For HR leaders focused on retention and engagement Organizations building remote or hybrid culture Companies prioritizing employee wellness Teams wanting to make community impact Key Features Customizable recognition programs Integrated charity hub with verified nonprofits Real-time impact tracking and reporting Professional development River Runs Team challenges and competitions Advanced analytics and insights Easy HRIS integration The Results Companies using Give River report 30% increased productivity, improved retention rates, and measurable improvements in team satisfaction and community engagement. Ready to transform your workplace culture? Download Give River today and discover why teams that play together, give together, and grow together achieve extraordinary results. Give River — Where recognition becomes impact.

Screenshots

Charm4 screens
Give River4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Give River at 100% against Charm's 33%. Give River also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Charm's advantage is ratings volume (74 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Charm sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Give River sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Give River holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Charm has 74 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Charm's written reviews are positive against 100% of Give River's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Charm ships an update weekly, Give River every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Charm versus Give River: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCharmGive River
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (74 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings74 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB222 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperUAB COLOURIST GUIDEGive River Association

Customer experience

Charm

All ratings71 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Give River

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

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Charm

Subscriptions7
  • Premium monthly subscription$3.991 Month
  • Premium monthly subscription$5.991 Month
  • Premium monthly subscription7 Days trial$7.991 Month
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  • Premium yearly subscription$34.991 Year
  • Premium yearly subscription$45.991 Year
  • Premium yearly subscription1 Month trial$79.991 Year
  • Premium yearly subscription1 Year trial$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime Access$149.99
3 purchases

Give River

One-time3
  • Starter pack$1.99
  • Regular pack$4.99
  • Diamond package$9.99

Questions

Is Charm free?
Charm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Give River free?
Give River is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Charm or Give River?
Give River is rated higher. Charm averages 4.7 out of 5 from 74 ratings, while Give River averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Charm or Give River have ads?
Neither Charm nor Give River shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Charm or Give River?
Charm ships an update weekly, and Give River every 8 days. Most recently, Charm was updated on November 11, 2026 and Give River on November 3, 2026.

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