Comparison

Charm vs Comb Works

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

Comb Works

This app helps beauty professionals manage their business with easy scheduling, personalized marketing tools, and inventory tracking. It automates reminders and client communication, offering insights to foster business growth. Access your business information securely from any device.

Highlights
  • Easy appointment scheduling
  • Personalized client marketing
  • Real-time inventory tracking
  • Automatic text reminders
  • Secure client information storage
  • AI-powered business tools
  • Business analytics and reports
Features
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Hive Built. Pro Run. Comb brings the business of beauty into one place, so you can spend more of your day doing the work you love. Made for all independent beauty pros: hairstylists, barbers, estheticians, nail artists, lash and brow specialists, makeup artists, and the multi-talented people who do a little of everything. YOUR DAY, YOUR WAY Keep appointments, working hours, breaks and booking rules together. Let clients book through a website that feels like your business, with your services, portfolio and personality out front. EVERY CLIENT, REMEMBERED Pick up where you left off with preferences, visit history, photos and notes in one client profile. Keep forms, waivers and signatures close to the appointment. CARE THAT CARRIES FORWARD Build client treatment-note templates around your work. Record observations, treatment areas, aftercare and next-visit plans. Use voice drafts for review and face or body maps to keep the details clear. YOUR CRAFT, DOWN TO THE DETAIL Save lash, brow, extension, head and face maps. Keep color bowls, shades, amounts and adjustments in Formula Management, currently in beta, ready to revisit and refine. A REASON TO COME BACK Create loyalty rewards with your personality. Offer prepaid packages and gift certificates, keep in touch with messaging and campaigns, and make your regulars feel like regulars. A LITTLE BACKUP FROM YOUR HIVE Choose from 14 Worker Bees to help with follow-up, rebooking, waitlist openings and more. Set the preferences that fit your business. Ask Sage for help with client context, first drafts, service descriptions and creative ideas, with the final decisions yours. THE BUSINESS BITS, TOGETHER Manage services, products, supplies, expenses and reports alongside your calendar. Bee Paid brings payment processing into Comb so you can move from the appointment to checkout. Thousands of beauty pros. Over one million appointments in Comb. A whole lot of independent businesses doing things their own way. Independent. Never on your own.

Screenshots

Charm4 screens
Comb Works4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Comb Works at 87% against Charm's 33%. Comb Works also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8). Charm's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Charm sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Comb Works asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Charm holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 71 and 50 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Charm's written reviews are positive against 87% of Comb Works's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Charm ships an update weekly, Comb Works monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Charm versus Comb Works: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCharmComb Works
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (71 ratings) — better4.4 (50 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews86.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings71 — better50
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUAB COLOURIST GUIDEComb Works, LLC

Customer experience

Charm

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

Comb Works

All ratings50 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.0%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive86.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.2%

Bugs and requests

Charm

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Comb Works

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Cannot input receipts
  • App glitches when closing or creating appointments
  • Free trial cancellation not working
  • Live chat link expired
  • Huge glitch preventing account setup

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
None

Comb Works

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Charm free?
Charm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Comb Works free?
Comb Works is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Charm or Comb Works?
Charm is rated higher. Charm averages 4.7 out of 5 from 71 ratings, while Comb Works averages 4.4 from 50 ratings.
Do Charm or Comb Works have ads?
Neither Charm nor Comb Works shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Charm or Comb Works?
Charm ships an update weekly, and Comb Works monthly. Most recently, Charm was updated on October 9, 2026 and Comb Works on October 17, 2026.

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