Braid Salon vs Shoe Race
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Braid Salon
Style clients with various braided hairstyles for special occasions. Choose colors, add accessories, and upgrade your salon to become a professional fashion consultant. Relax and enjoy the creative process of hair styling.
- Various braided hairstyles
- Color and accessory customization
- Salon business upgrades
- Relaxing gameplay
- Beautiful graphics and animations
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Who doesn’t want to look fancy? Your clients are coming to get the best braided hairstyle for different occasions. Whether it’s to look graceful for a date night or to show off their great taste in fashion for a holiday party, it’s up to you to make the braided hairstyle suitable for them to rock. This lady wants a double French braid with curly extensions. Sounds complicated right? Don’t be scared! Let’s give her the blonde color she wants. Take a piece of hair from one side, bring it over, and add it to the other side. Keep going! Now she wants green scrunchies? Well there you go. Hooray! You’re done! Keep the customers satisfied and unlock more tools to upgrade your business. Are you ready to be a professional fashion consultant? Game Features: 1. Simple but addicting mechanics Clients are coming to get their hair done. Whether it’s French braids,box braids, or a braided ponytail, just move or swipe to modify their appearance 2. Beautiful Graphics Have fun watching the transformation happen. Smart tools and unique animation will keep you hooked 3. Keep on upgrading! Make that shop your own. Keep customers happy and earn enough to transform the salon into a beautiful new place that’s yours. 4. Relax and enjoy No need to worry what people look like. Just tap, swipe and enjoy being a stylist. These people need a stylist! Will you help them out? Visit https://lionstudios.cc/contact-us/ if have any feedback, need help on beating a level or have any awesome ideas you would like to see in the game! From the Studio that brought you Mr. Bullet, Happy Glass, Ink Inc and Love Balls! Follow us to get news and updates on our other Award Winning titles; https://lionstudios.cc/ Facebook.com/LionStudios.cc Instagram.com/LionStudioscc Twitter.com/LionStudiosCC Youtube.com/c/LionStudiosCC
Shoe Race
Choose the right shoes to match different surfaces and gain speed to beat your opponents. Unlock new shoes and customize your character to race in style and win the fashion world.
- Match shoes to surfaces for speed
- Unlock new shoes
- Customize character and style
- Race against opponents
- Fashion-focused gameplay
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There is a right shoes to match different surface types. Choose the right shoe on time to gain speed and beat your opponent. A different shoe is waiting to be unlocked on each level. Use your fashion sense to decide which to wear on and beat your opponent in style! All the baddies are wearing high heels for the red carpet! If you want to walk like a QUEEN always choose the right shoe! It makes you faster, more chic and unbeatable! Wear your high heel proud and stand tall while photographers are taking pictures of you! Race with your style and show them how baddie you are! Don’t forget to bring your favorite shoes! Shine like a QUEEN! Customize your character and control your style! Unlock special characters to walk up the podium in your high heels! Become a ballerina or japanese lolita. Choose your character for every shoe. That’s a great game, fun game, the most fashionable race game and an epic way of showing how fabulous you are. Win the fashion world in style! Step up your style! Join the shoe run! Dress up, glam up and show them that you are a FASHION GIRL! For ice - choose figure skates. For run bring your sneakers. Fabulous girls always figure out how to walk with style! IGRS rating: 13+
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Braid Salon at every 4 days against Shoe Race's monthly. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Braid Salon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Shoe Race sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shoe Race holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20K and 31K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 47% of Braid Salon's written reviews are positive against 44% of Shoe Race's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Braid Salon ships an update every 4 days, Shoe Race monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Braid Salon | Shoe Race |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (20K ratings) | 4.6 (31K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.5% of reviews — better | 43.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20K | 31K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 318 MB | 404 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Lion Studios | BoomHits sp. z o.o. |
Customer experience
Braid Salon
Shoe Race
User reviews
Braid Salon
From 20K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Slay
- 💕 Love the game
- 👍 Good game
- 🤩 Fun and entertaining
- 🤗 Helps with braiding skills
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy color application
- 💸 Too many ads
- 🕰️ Finishes tasks too quickly
- 🎨 Limited hair color options
- 📱 Compatibility issues
Shoe Race
From 31K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive game
- 🎨 Customizable characters and outfits
- 🎉 Engaging gameplay
- 💯 Child-friendly and safe
Room to improve
- 🔍 Lack of challenge and variety
- 🚧 Frequent glitches and crashes
- 📺 Excessive and inappropriate ads
- 🔔 Intrusive notifications and popups
Bugs and requests
Braid Salon
Reported bugs
4 issues- Stops coloring before finished
- Glitches when switching between tasks
- Crashes or freezes on some devices
- Incompatible with certain devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add more hair styles and accessories
- Allow more control over coloring and braiding
- Introduce male characters
- Reduce ads or make them optional
- Fix bugs with color application and task completion
Shoe Race
Reported bugs
4 issues- Shoes not properly registering during gameplay
- Crashing and freezing issues
- Incorrect or missing visual assets
- Progression and reward system not working as expected
Requested features
4 requests- Add more levels and challenges
- Implement online multiplayer mode
- Introduce customization options for shoes and outfits
- Reduce the number of ads and improve ad quality
In-app purchases
Braid Salon
- Remove Ads$2.99
Shoe Race
- Remove Ads$2.99









