Comparison

HAIRCODE vs pH Laboratories

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

Head to head
About

HAIRCODE

Get a personalized hair-dyeing formula and step-by-step instructions in just one minute. This app helps both novice and experienced colorists avoid mistakes and achieve desired hair colors with expert advice.

Highlights
  • Instant hair-dyeing formula generation
  • Step-by-step coloring instructions
  • Expert advice from top colorists
  • Personalized recommendations based on hair data
  • Supports various hair types and coloring scenarios
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HAIRCODE - get a hair-dyeing formula within only one minute! Are you a rookie colorist? Are you afraid to mess up the color? Yellow roots? Afraid to try new coloring products? What if the hair fall off? Now you can get an advise from a top colourist or brand ambassador in just 1 minute! This is how it works 1. You enter initial data: thickness, natural hair color, is there any grey hair, are the hair dyed and if they are dyed, how? 2. Choose the color you want to get. 3. Our service selects the work of the top specialists based on the brand you work on. You get the formula of the chosen color and step by step instruction of how to replicate that color. BY - means the mark of authorship. Every formula in our service is art that has its own author.

About

pH Laboratories

Features
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pH LABORATORIES — the official mobile technical manual The pH Laboratories app is a digital guide for professional hairdressers and salons working with the Italian brand of colours, lighteners and hair care of the same name. It replaces the printed technical manual with a modern, clear tool that is always with you. ——— COLOURING GUIDE Choose the starting shade, your goal (grey coverage, lightening, toning, correction) and the hair type — in a few steps the app builds a complete formula: the recommended system, developer, mixing ratio, exact grams and processing time, including adjustments for fine, thick or heavily greying hair. FORMULA AND LIVE TIMER Every formula comes with a visual card showing the developer, the mixing ratio and a countdown right at the chair — with an alert when the time is up. SHADE GALLERY Browse the complete shade palette on photographs of real hair. Swipe between shades within a system or across the whole palette, with the pigment composition and the recommended ratio shown instantly. TRANSFORMATIONS Swipe across the photograph to compare before and after — you immediately see how colouring or lightening changes the final shade. TRENDS 2026 Current colour trends and new techniques of the season right in the app — inspiration for your clients and for your own work. DOSAGE CALCULATOR Precise calculation of the amount of colour and developer for the chosen mixing ratio (1:1, 1:1.5, 1:2, 1:4). COLOURING AND CARE SYSTEMS The app contains a complete overview of all pH Laboratories product lines, including the description, composition and active ingredients taken straight from the technical manual: - Argan & Keratin Color — permanent ammonia-free colour with argan oil and keratin, lightening up to 4 tones, grey coverage up to 100 % - Glow Up Color — demi-permanent ammonia-free toning with plant oils and squalane, coverage of first greys up to 70 % - Absolute Blonde Bleach — blue lightening powder for lifting up to 9 tones, neutralising yellow tones - Pure Repair — restorative care with hyaluronic acid and a filling effect for damaged and stressed hair - Pure Straight — glyoxylic acid straightening without formaldehyde, with an effect lasting up to 10 weeks STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURES Detailed application procedures for every technique and service — from classic colouring through tone-on-tone highlights to toning and correcting unwanted tones. OFFLINE ACCESS All content in the app is available without an internet connection — everything you need is with you anytime, anywhere. ——— AVAILABLE LANGUAGES The app is localised into 11 languages: Czech, English, German, Slovak, Polish, Dutch, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Portuguese (Brazil). The language is set automatically according to your device, and can be changed manually in the settings. WHO THE APP IS FOR The app is made for professional hairdressers, colourists and salons working with pH Laboratories — as a quick reference right at the chair, a replacement for the printed manual and a helper when training new colleagues. ABOUT THE BRAND pH Laboratories is an Italian professional hair cosmetics brand developed with an emphasis on gentle ammonia-free formulations, quality active ingredients and reliable, repeatable results.

Screenshots

HAIRCODE4 screens
pH Laboratories4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: HAIRCODE at 13.0 against pH Laboratories's 15.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
HAIRCODE versus pH Laboratories: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHAIRCODEpH Laboratories
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBEIL, OOOPetr Knobloch

In-app purchases

None

HAIRCODE

No in-app purchases

None

pH Laboratories

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HAIRCODE free?
HAIRCODE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is pH Laboratories free?
pH Laboratories is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HAIRCODE or pH Laboratories have ads?
Neither HAIRCODE nor pH Laboratories shows ads.

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