Kiln Community vs BBY
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kiln Community
Discover and book flexible office spaces and coworking communities designed to enhance productivity and lifestyle. Access amenities and connect with a network of professionals.
- Book flexible office spaces
- Access coworking communities
- Enhance performance
- Elevate lifestyle
- Connect with professionals
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Flexible office space and coworking communities that elevate performance and lifestyle.
BBY
Create a professional booking website from your social media bio in minutes. This platform empowers independent beauty professionals to manage clients, services, and payments seamlessly. Build your business on your terms and make it easy for clients to discover and book your services.
- Instant professional website
- Seamless client booking
- Mobile payment processing
- Client management tools
- Customizable service menu
- Real-time availability
- Business analytics
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Transform your social media bio into a professional booking website in minutes. Take control of your independent beauty business with our easy-to-use platform designed specifically for beauty professionals. KEY FEATURES: Instant Professional Website Seamless Client Booking System Mobile Payment Processing Client Management Tools Customizable Service Menu Real-Time Availability Settings Business Analytics Our vision is simple: help beauty pros like you build thriving businesses on your own terms, making it easy for clients to discover and book your amazing services.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kiln Community at 4.8 against BBY's 3.8. BBY's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (81 vs 12). 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.
Kiln Community holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BBY has 81 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Kiln Community's written reviews are positive against 69% of BBY's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Kiln Community ships an update every 2 months, BBY weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kiln Community | BBY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12 ratings) — better | 3.8 (81 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 68.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 81 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 201 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Kiln | Beauty By You, Inc. |
Customer experience
Kiln Community
BBY
In-app purchases
Kiln Community
No in-app purchases
BBY
No in-app purchases
