Time Merits vs Salon Vela
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Time Merits
Exchange services with others using time as currency instead of money. Offer your skills to earn time credits, then spend those credits to receive services from other users. It's a community-based system for bartering skills and time.
- Time banking system
- Exchange services without money
- Earn time credits by providing services
- Spend time credits on other users' services
- Wide range of service categories
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In this app: time ≠ money. Time Merits is a "time banking" app. When using this app time equals time, not money. By using this app, you can use others' services and "pay" them using real life minutes without involving money. In order to increase the balance in your account simply provide others your services. Here you can trade time with every legal service, such as: baby-sitting, cat-sitting, dog-sitting, standing in lines, give private lessons, let others consult with you or even talk to practice language. Let's gain our time together! Enjoy :)
Salon Vela
Easily schedule your beauty appointments anytime, anywhere. Browse services, meet the team, and manage your bookings and account with just a few taps. Get ready to feel and look your best.
- Book appointments 24/7
- Meet the team
- Record appointment history
- Manage user account
- View services
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The Salon Vela app makes booking your appointments even easier. You're just a few taps away from feeling good and looking great! With our App, you can: * Book your next appointment 24/7 * Meet our team and choose your favourite * Keep a record of your appointments * Register and manage your account And More
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Time Merits at monthly against Salon Vela's every 29 months. Time Merits also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Salon Vela's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Time Merits against 5.0 for Salon Vela. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Salon Vela has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Time Merits ships an update monthly, Salon Vela every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Time Merits | Salon Vela |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 29 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Perry Shalom | Salon Vela LLC |
Customer experience
Time Merits
Salon Vela
In-app purchases
Time Merits
No in-app purchases
Salon Vela
No in-app purchases
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