Boulevard Duo vs Vish 2.0
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boulevard Duo
Streamline client interactions with a smart card reader. Check in clients, manage walk-ins, and collect digital forms. Accept contactless payments and gratuity securely.
- Client check-in
- Walk-in management
- Digital form collection
- Contactless payments
- Gratuity acceptance
- Smart card reader integration
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Do more with Duo. This app pairs with your Boulevard Duo smart card reader and Boulevard dashboard to provide the best possible client experience—before and after their appointment. CHECK IN CLIENTS Use the Boulevard Duo app to welcome and check in clients, collect necessary appointment information, and let your staff know they’ve arrived. ENABLE WALK-INS Front desk busy? Now you can quickly and easily accept walk-ins and gather their personal information without lifting a finger. COLLECT DIGITAL FORMS No more paper clipboards. Create custom digital forms and use your iPad to gather all the information your staff needs to perform their best. Keep all their information on file for future appointments. ACCEPT PAYMENTS & GRATUITY Offer your clients flexible, contactless payment options like Apple Pay and Google Pay. Securely process payments with EMV technology. And discreetly accept gratuity right within the Boulevard Duo app. This app requires a Boulevard account.
Vish 2.0
This salon management system streamlines hair color services, reducing waste and increasing profit. It accurately tracks color usage, inventory, and application, while integrating with front desk operations for efficient billing. A web app provides insights for informed business decisions.
- Reduce color waste
- Capture all color services
- Eliminate manual inventory counting
- Increase color application accuracy
- Automated front desk communication
- Web app for business insights
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Vish is a hair color management system that allows hair salon owners to understand all aspects of their color business. Vish uses intuitive technology to help increase a salon’s profits by reducing color waste, capturing all color services, eliminating manual inventory counting, and increasing the accuracy of color application. To use Vish, log in as an employee and create an appointment by selecting a customer. Once in the appointment, connect to our Bluetooth scale, choose the service you are performing, and follow the on-screen instructions to complete your mix. All the information from your appointment will be automatically communicated with the front desk to capture extra product charges accurately and efficiently. Track your data through our web app to help you make informed decisions on all aspects of your salon.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Vish 2.0 at 75% against Boulevard Duo's 8%. Vish 2.0 also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.0) and device support (3 vs 1). Boulevard Duo's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (33 vs 8). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Vish 2.0 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of Boulevard Duo's written reviews are positive against 75% of Vish 2.0's.
Boulevard Duo ships an update every 2 weeks, Vish 2.0 every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Boulevard Duo | Vish 2.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (33 ratings) | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.3% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 174 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Boulevard Labs Inc. | Vish Color Inc. |
Customer experience
Boulevard Duo
Vish 2.0
In-app purchases
Boulevard Duo
No in-app purchases
Vish 2.0
No in-app purchases









