Comparison

PhorestGo vs Hound Up

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PhorestGo

This app empowers salon and spa owners and staff to manage appointments, client records, and performance from their mobile devices. It offers a streamlined interface for accessing essential business tools on the go, supporting both single and multi-location establishments.

Highlights
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Client record management
  • Performance tracking (KPIs)
  • Multi-location support
  • Mobile salon management
  • Staff access to appointment books
Features
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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.

About

Hound Up

Features
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Hound-Up is the uncomplicated app built for solo UK dog walkers — schedule walks and sits, log notes, and send invoices, all as simple and as straightforward as possible. CLIENT & DOG PROFILES Keep every dog's age, breed, temperament, diet and medical notes in one place, alongside emergency contacts, vet details and entry instructions for each home (lockbox codes, alarm codes, and more). SCHEDULING THAT WORKS THE WAY YOU DO Set up recurring walks — every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, or alternate weeks — or add one-off walks and boarding sits in seconds. A clean calendar view shows your day and week at a glance, with every upcoming booking ready to go. LOG A WALK IN UNDER 10 SECONDS Record walks live with GPS tracking or log records when you get back — solo or as a group. Pick a time, add a quick note on how the dog got on, and move to the next one. You can even dictate notes for when typing is a hassle. YOUR LEDGER, SORTED AUTOMATICALLY Every completed walk or sit is added to that client's ledger automatically, billed at the right rate. Review what's owed at a glance, then send invoices individually or all at once — by email or WhatsApp — and mark them as paid when the money lands. BUILT TO WORK OFFLINE Sign in once, and Hound-Up works fully offline from then on — a black spot on a rural walk never gets in the way of logging your day. Signing in also keeps your client data safely backed up, even if this phone is lost or replaced. AUTOPILOT (OPTIONAL) Want it to keep working while you don't? Autopilot (£9.99/month) removes the 10-client cap, adds your own booking website with live availability, and runs your overdue-invoice reminders and calendar feed automatically in the background — even with the app closed. (Automatic backup and paid-invoice notifications are already free for everyone, with or without Autopilot.) Designed to feel like a modern, native iOS app in both light and dark mode — fast, clean, and completely free of admin clutter. Terms of Use: https://houndup.atomlabs.dev/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://houndup.atomlabs.dev/privacy.html

Screenshots

PhorestGo4 screens
Hound Up4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PhorestGo at none against Hound Up's 1. PhorestGo also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). Hound Up's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hound Up sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. PhorestGo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PhorestGo ships an update fortnightly, Hound Up every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PhorestGo versus Hound Up: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhorestGoHound Up
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews34.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.1K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhorestAndy Vaughan

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

Hound Up

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PhorestGo

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Hound Up

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited clients$9.991 Month

Questions

Is PhorestGo free?
PhorestGo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hound Up free?
Hound Up is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PhorestGo or Hound Up have ads?
Neither PhorestGo nor Hound Up shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PhorestGo or Hound Up?
PhorestGo ships an update fortnightly, and Hound Up every 2 days. Most recently, PhorestGo was updated on November 3, 2026 and Hound Up on November 6, 2026.

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