PhorestGo vs DaySmart Remote Access
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PhorestGo
Manage your salon or spa appointments and client information from anywhere. This app provides salon owners and staff with essential tools to run their business on the go, including appointment scheduling and client record access.
- Salon and spa scheduling
- Client record management
- Appointment book access for staff
- Track KPIs and set performance goals
- Supports single and multi-location businesses
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PhorestGo is a powerful scheduling app for spa or salon owners and staff. Whether you have a hair salon, nail salon, beauty salon or spa; PhorestGo can help you manage and run your salon from anywhere, any time. PhorestGo is so easy to use. It takes the most powerful tools from Phorest Salon Software and puts them in your pocket. Single and multi-location businesses supported. Salon staff members can easily access their appointment books and see all of the details of their upcoming appointments on their phones. Access all your client records on the app - notes, allergies, formulas, service history, and more. Empower staff with My Performance - allowing staff to track their KPIs and set performance goals.
DaySmart Remote Access
Access your DaySmart Pet, Salon, Spa, or Body Art desktop software remotely from your mobile device. This application requires your DaySmart software to be downloaded to a computer and remote access to be enabled for your account.
- Remote access to desktop software
- Manage Pet services
- Manage Salon services
- Manage Spa services
- Manage Body Art services
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DaySmart Pet, Salon, Spa, and Body Art desktop users can use this app to access the software remotely through a mobile device. This app is for you if: • You’re a DaySmart Pet, Salon, Spa, or Body Art user and • Your DaySmart software is downloaded to your computer and • Remote Access functionality is enabled for your account Unsure if this is the right app for you? Please contact support@daysmart.com for assistance.
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Verdict
PhorestGo and DaySmart Remote Access both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 35% of PhorestGo's written reviews are positive against 8% of DaySmart Remote Access's. PhorestGo also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for PhorestGo against 4.7 for DaySmart Remote Access. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PhorestGo has 2.9K ratings behind it against 364, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 35% of PhorestGo's written reviews are positive against 8% of DaySmart Remote Access's.
PhorestGo ships an update fortnightly, DaySmart Remote Access every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PhorestGo | DaySmart Remote Access |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.9K ratings) — better | 4.7 (364 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 34.8% of reviews — better | 7.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.9K — better | 364 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Phorest | DaySmart Software, LLC |
Customer experience
PhorestGo
DaySmart Remote Access
Bugs and requests
PhorestGo
Reported bugs
6 issues- Appointments not showing up correctly
- Issues with deleting or moving appointments
- Inability to see full names or services in columns
- Inconsistent display on iPhone
- Frequent sign-outs and login issues
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- Crashes when viewing client history
Requested features
6 requests- Allow booking color and haircut together
- Set individual client appointment times
- Add ability to edit breaks and move appointments
- Improve notification system
- Automatically update preferred stylist
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- Add a notification center for recent activity
DaySmart Remote Access
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PhorestGo
No in-app purchases
DaySmart Remote Access
No in-app purchases
Questions
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