Braid Salon vs Wig Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Braid Salon
Become a virtual hair stylist and create stunning braided hairstyles for clients. Choose colors, add extensions, and accessorize to satisfy customer demands. Upgrade your salon and unlock new tools as you progress.
- Create French braids, box braids, and ponytails
- Customize hair color and add extensions
- Accessorize with scrunchies and other items
- Upgrade salon and unlock new tools
- Simple tap and swipe mechanics
- Relaxing and enjoyable gameplay
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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
Wig Run
Design and customize wigs by collecting hair parts and choosing colors. Create short afro styles or long blonde straight looks to your preference.
- Collect hair parts
- Color hair as desired
- Create short afro styles
- Design long blonde straight styles
- Customize wig appearance
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Collect hair parts and color it as you wish! Do you need short afro hair or long blonde straight? You decide!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Braid Salon at every 4 days against Wig Run's every 3 weeks. Wig Run's advantage is review sentiment (66% vs 47%) and iOS requirement (12.5 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 Wig Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Braid Salon against 4.6 for Wig Run. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20K and 30K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 47% of Braid Salon's written reviews are positive against 66% of Wig Run's.
Braid Salon ships an update every 4 days, Wig Run every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Braid Salon | Wig Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (20K ratings) | 4.6 (30K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.5% of reviews | 65.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20K | 30K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| 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 | 12.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 308 MB | 224 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lion Studios | RUBY OYUN VE YAZILIM DANISMANLIK SANAYI TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI |
Customer experience
Braid Salon
Wig Run
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
Wig Run
From 30K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💕 Fun and enjoyable
- 👍 Good game for casual play
- 🎨 Interesting hair and character customization
Room to improve
- 🔍 Repetitive gameplay
- 📺 Too many ads
- 🐛 Glitches and performance issues
- 🚫 Lack of diversity in character representation
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
Wig Run
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent crashes and freezes
- Slow loading times
- Inability to load into the game
Requested features
4 requests- More level variety and progression
- Ability to customize character and hair styles
- Reduce ads or offer ad-free option
- Improve performance and stability
In-app purchases
Braid Salon
- Remove Ads$2.99
Wig Run
- No Ads$4.99
