PhorestGo vs The REFINE Network
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.
The REFINE Network
Access all your videos in one convenient app. Receive push notifications for the latest news and updates, and easily find your favorite content. Log in without remembering passwords for seamless access.
- Centralized video access
- Push notifications for updates
- Password-free login
- Favorite post saving
- Inventory management
- Staff management
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Inside the The REFINE Network app, you can: Access all of your videos in one easy to use app Receive push notifications with the latest news and updates Access to all of your videos without having to remember your password Save your favorite posts so you can quickly find them later END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: PhorestGo at 2.9K against The REFINE Network's 3. The REFINE Network's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, 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.
The REFINE Network holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PhorestGo has 2.9K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PhorestGo | The REFINE Network |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.9K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.9K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Phorest | EFS COACHING NETWORK LLC |
Customer experience
PhorestGo
The REFINE Network
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
The REFINE Network
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PhorestGo
No in-app purchases
The REFINE Network
No in-app purchases
Questions
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