Wella vs ProStylingTools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wella
Discover hair and nail inspiration and education from top brands. Shop 24/7 with features like barcode scanning for reorders and a digital shade chart. Unlock exclusive perks with a Wellastore account.
- Inspiration from top hair and nail brands
- Digital shade chart
- Live chat support
- Barcode scanning for reorders
- 24/7 shopping
- Fast, free shipping on orders over $50
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Introducing the Wella App, your one-stop-shop for all things hair and nails! Get inspired and educated by your favorite brands like Wella Professionals, OPI, Sebastian Professional, Nioxin, Wella ColorCharm, Clairol Professional, ghd and Briogeo. It's like having a hair and nail guru in your pocket! Chat live, check out the digital shade chart, and dive into a treasure trove of content. This app is packed with hair and nail wisdom and salon secrets that'll make you the ultimate style maven. Create a Wellastore account and unlock some seriously cool perks: - Shop 24/7 Fast, Free Shipping on orders over $50 - Scan barcodes for instant reorders - Get ready to rock the hair and nail game like a pro! The Wella App has got your back (and your hair and nails).
ProStylingTools
Shop professional beauty products from hundreds of brands. Enjoy easier navigation, faster checkouts, and stay updated with restocks and new releases through push notifications.
- Shop professional beauty brands
- Easier navigation
- Faster checkouts
- Push notifications for updates
- Order status updates
- Restock alerts
- New release notifications
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Shop with confidence through the official ProStylingTools App! Official distributor of hundreds of professional beauty brands preferred by salons and barbershops. Enjoy easier navigation and staying logged in for easier and faster checkouts! Set up push notifications for automatic order updates, restocks, and be the first to find out about new releases!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ProStylingTools at 4.9 against Wella's 2.8. ProStylingTools also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 24%) and ratings volume (177 vs 49). Wella's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 13 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
ProStylingTools holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 177 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Wella's written reviews are positive against 50% of ProStylingTools's.
Wella ships an update fortnightly, ProStylingTools every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wella | ProStylingTools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (49 ratings) | 4.9 (177 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.7% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 49 | 177 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wella Company | Neeva LLC |
Customer experience
Wella
ProStylingTools
Bugs and requests
Wella
Reported bugs
25 issues- App requires constant updates
- Search bar produces unhelpful results
- Shades are not in order
- App lags and is slow
- Multiple quantities of items added
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- Shades never load
- Cannot log in
- Password not recognized
- App clears or adds items for no reason
- Sale codes have issues
- Cannot load images
- Shade charts take too long to load or don't load
- Cannot add anything to the cart
- App freezes
- Screen is very small
- App is laggy and crashes
- Cannot see what number tints are in the basket
- App redirects to different apps
- Old education apps defunct
- No certificates transferred
- Help chat unstaffed
- Pictures in shade chart not loading
- Swatches are low quality
- App is stuck in a sign-in loop
- Old app shade charts inaccessible due to pop-up
Requested features
24 requests- Allow general consumers to use shade chart
- Improve search result relevance
- Order shades correctly
- Save payment method
- Include product usage information
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- Clarify promotions
- Fix shade loading issues
- Improve cart functionality
- Allow adding products to cart
- Make app easier to use
- Fix login and password issues
- Ensure all shades are available
- Allow general consumers to create accounts
- Fix app clearing/adding items issue
- Display color number in basket
- Ensure new shades appear
- Restore old education features
- Transfer certificates
- Staff help chat
- Fix picture loading
- Improve swatch quality and display
- Add student option
- Make app fill screen
- Fix sign-in loop
ProStylingTools
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Wella
No in-app purchases
ProStylingTools
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Wella free?
Is ProStylingTools free?
Which has better reviews, Wella or ProStylingTools?
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