SalonScale vs SONAPAY CAFÉ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SalonScale
This app helps salon owners and stylists accurately calculate colour costs, eliminating guesswork. It allows for multi-device collaboration, easy access to client history, and efficient product catalogue management. Users can add, edit, and delete sessions seamlessly.
- Accurate color cost calculation
- Multi-device collaboration
- Client session history
- Product catalogue search
- Session management
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Stop losing money on colour costs! SalonScale Technologies introduces a simple way for salon owners and stylists to take the guesswork out of colour charging. What's new: - Collaborating with your styling assistant on multiple devices - Easily view previous sessions for a client while creating a new one - Search your entire product catalogue - Add, edit and delete sessions as you mix
SONAPAY CAFÉ
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Welcome to the SONAPAY app. We want to change what people expect from the payments industry, one business at a time. We’re very proud of the relationships we’ve developed with businesses and associations across the whole of Canada and the USA. Our clients trust us to provide services that are critical to the success of their businesses, and we are honoured by that trust. We are international in our outlook and ambitions, but the open and friendly spirit of Nova Scotia will always be central to the SONA ethos. Place an order for collection, fixed delivery (ex. order-to-table) and delivery. Link a payment card for faster transacting, earn rewards, keep track of your balance, access digital receipts, and more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SalonScale at every 2 weeks against SONAPAY CAFÉ's every 6 months. SalonScale also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SalonScale ships an update every 2 weeks, SONAPAY CAFÉ every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SalonScale | SONAPAY CAFÉ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (24 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 43.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SalonScale | Smart Points Ltd |
In-app purchases
SalonScale
No in-app purchases
SONAPAY CAFÉ
No in-app purchases
