Sharkey's Cuts vs Explorer Quest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sharkey's Cuts
Book haircut and beauty services for children aged 0-14 at a salon designed for kids. Parents can select locations, choose services, and manage appointments. The salon offers a fun environment with entertainment options and a private lounge for tweens.
- Book haircuts and beauty services
- Select preferred salon location
- Manage appointments and visit history
- Child-friendly salon environment
- Private tween lounge
- Favorite locations and stylists
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This app is for salons upgraded to the BookedBy platform. Parents and caregivers can easily choose their location and book their child or multiple children for haircut or beauty services. Award Winning Kids Salon for Ages 0-14! At Sharkey’s Cuts for Kids, we know that parents want something special and different with their haircut experience. We provide a meticulously clean and place, with experienced staff which lends to a superior haircut and visit. Children sit in FUN toy-car vehicles while playing Xbox, Playstation or watching their favorite cartoons on our 40” screens! We also have a private Tween-Lounge for girls to enjoy! View your visit history, favorite your location or stylist and keep track of your future appointments all within the app.
Explorer Quest
Transform amusement park and zoo visits into interactive adventures for families. This app guides users through hidden park areas, offering educational insights and engaging activities. Enhance your family's day with a unique digital experience that encourages exploration and learning.
- Guided park tours
- Discover hidden points
- Learn about conservation
- Animal facts and welfare
- Smart compass navigation
- Interactive animal and ride experiences
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Explorer Quest Choose your quest, connect your Smart Compass, and start exploring. Your Smart Compass guides you through an interactive adventure, lighting up when you reach a quest point and unlocking new challenges on your phone. Along the way, you’ll search for animals, answer trivia, solve puzzles, and uncover new discoveries. Adventure together. Play as a family, with friends, or as a team. One phone runs the quest while every player wears a Smart Compass band, keeping everyone connected, engaged, and moving toward the next discovery.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Explorer Quest at 81% against Sharkey's Cuts's 25%. Explorer Quest also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 43 months). Sharkey's Cuts's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). 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.
Explorer Quest holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Explorer Quest has 1.1K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Sharkey's Cuts's written reviews are positive against 81% of Explorer Quest's.
Sharkey's Cuts ships an update every 43 months, Explorer Quest every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sharkey's Cuts | Explorer Quest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (10 ratings) | 4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 80.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 43 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Salon Ultimate | TraKid |
Customer experience
Sharkey's Cuts
Explorer Quest
Bugs and requests
Sharkey's Cuts
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Explorer Quest
Reported bugs
2 issues- App disconnecting from wrist device
- Incorrect exhibit information and locations
Requested features
3 requests- More variety and length of scavenger hunts
- Improved accuracy of geolocation and content
- Expanded educational content and animal facts
In-app purchases
Sharkey's Cuts
No in-app purchases
Explorer Quest
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Sharkey's Cuts free?
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