Wella vs Modern Beauty
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. Access a digital shade chart, live chat, and exclusive content. Shop 24/7 with fast, free shipping on qualifying orders and easily reorder products.
- Brand inspiration and education
- Digital shade chart
- Live chat support
- Salon secrets and content
- 24/7 shopping
- Fast, free shipping
- Barcode scanning for reorders
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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).
Modern Beauty
This app serves as a leading industry resource for beauty professionals, offering access to popular brands and educational content. It aims to inspire and educate beauty experts while providing an exceptional customer experience.
- Access to leading beauty brands
- Industry education and inspiration
- Professional beauty resource
- Exceptional customer experience
- Canadian beauty supplier
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Modern Beauty Supplies is dedicated to being your go-to industry resource as one of Canada’s leading beauty suppliers. Our mission is to provide you with all with the brands you love as we inspire and educate the industry’s beauty experts at one of our academies. We are passionate about your success and helping you get there while providing exceptional customer experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Modern Beauty at 100% against Wella's 24%. Modern Beauty also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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.
Wella ships an update fortnightly, Modern Beauty every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wella | Modern Beauty |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (49 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 23.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wella International Operations Switzerland S.a r.l. | Modern Solutions Inc. |
Customer experience
Wella
Modern Beauty
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
Modern Beauty
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Wella
No in-app purchases
Modern Beauty
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Wella free?
Is Modern Beauty free?
Do Wella or Modern Beauty have ads?
Which is updated more often, Wella or Modern Beauty?
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