SalonSoft vs iGel Beauty
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SalonSoft
This app helps salon owners manage appointments, process payments, and run marketing campaigns. It offers features like interactive booking, automatic check-ins, and customizable reward programs to optimize business operations and increase profits.
- Appointment scheduling
- Payment processing
- Marketing tools
- Gift card system
- Reward points program
- Automatic check-ins
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Made for salon owners by salon owners. One integrated app to help busy merchants juggle appointments, payment processing, marketing, and customizable programs like gift cards and reward points. Optimize your time with interactive booking, automatic check-ins, and easy wait-lists. Process payments the way you've always wanted to including split tipping, group check-out, and customizable receipt headers. Build your own rewards points, gift card systems, and push live deals to maximize your profits.
iGel Beauty
Discover and shop a wide range of high-quality nail products. Get exclusive discounts and be the first to know about new collections and offers. Enjoy a secure and seamless checkout experience.
- Extensive nail product catalog
- Exclusive discounts
- Early access to new collections
- First-to-know notifications
- Secure checkout process
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Nail your look with the iGel Beauty app! Enjoy exclusive discounts and early access to new collections that will make your nails pop. EXPLORE OUR NAIL CATALOG Find your perfect shade and finish with our extensive catalog of high-quality nail products. From classic shades to trendy hues, our nail collections will keep you on point. BE THE FIRST TO KNOW Stay ahead of the curve with first-to-know notifications about exclusive offers and new nail collection launches. SHOP WITH CONFIDENCE Our app's secure checkout process ensures a seamless shopping experience. Tap, swipe, and secure your new nail essentials in just seconds.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: iGel Beauty at 83% against SalonSoft's 0%. iGel Beauty also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.4) and ratings volume (437 vs 18). SalonSoft's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iGel Beauty holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iGel Beauty has 437 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of SalonSoft's written reviews are positive against 83% of iGel Beauty's.
SalonSoft ships an update every 3 weeks, iGel Beauty every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | SalonSoft | iGel Beauty |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (18 ratings) | 4.9 (437 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 437 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flute, LLC | IGEL BEAUTY LLC |
Customer experience
SalonSoft
iGel Beauty
Bugs and requests
SalonSoft
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
iGel Beauty
Reported bugs
1 issue- App won't sync when logged in on computer
Requested features
3 requests- Add product reviews to the app
- Improve website filtering for polishes
- Provide new replacements for faulty items within warranty period
In-app purchases
SalonSoft
No in-app purchases
iGel Beauty
No in-app purchases
