Vagaro Pro vs Barberly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vagaro Pro
Manage appointments, clients, sales, and marketing for your business. Offer online booking, sell products, and utilize AI for content creation. Keep client data secure and access reports to scale your operations.
- Online appointment booking
- Client management
- Sales and product selling
- AI description generator
- Calendar management
- Automatic data backup
- Reporting and analytics
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The all-in-one app built for independent professionals and growing teams to manage appointments, clients, sales, and marketing – from your chair, suite, or studio! Take Control of Your Schedule & Impress Every Client: Effortless Online Booking: No more phone tag or DMs! Let your clients book appointments 24/7 through a personalized booking page that feels like your brand. Whether you’re renting a booth, running your own studio, or managing a growing team, clients can easily find available time slots, schedule services, and even pre-pay for appointments – all without needing to call you. Seamless Calendar Management: Say goodbye to messy paper calendars and scattered appointment books. Vagaro Pro provides a clear, drag-and-drop calendar that makes managing your schedule effortless – no matter how many clients or locations you handle. Easily view your day, week, or month at a glance. Double- or triple-book when needed, manage booth renter schedules with color-coding, and send automated reminders to reduce no-shows. Powerful Client Management: Keep every client detail in one secure place – from contact info and service history to favorite styles and notes about preferences or allergies. Vagaro Pro helps independent pros and small teams build loyalty through personalized care and thoughtful service touches. Boost Income & Build a Scalable Business: Streamline Your Operations: Vagaro Pro is more than a booking app – it’s your digital business partner. From calendar management and marketing to payments and reports, Vagaro helps solo artists, booth renters, and growing beauty entrepreneurs stay organized and scale with confidence. Sell Online & Earn While You Sleep: Launch your own online store to sell memberships, packages, products, and gift cards – even when you’re off the clock. Perfect for solopreneurs building passive income or studios adding new revenue streams. Join FREE today and list your business on the Marketplace to get found, booked & paid! Introducing the Revolutionary AI Description Generator: Effortless Content Creation: Struggle writing service descriptions or bios? Vagaro Pro’s built-in AI description generator helps you sound polished and professional in seconds. Create service menus, class descriptions, and policies that match your vibe – friendly, professional, or casual – and never waste time writing again. Never Lose Data Again & Always Stay Connected: Automatic Sync & Backup: Whether you work solo or manage a small team, Vagaro Pro keeps your data safe and accessible across all devices. Switch seamlessly between your phone, tablet, and laptop with confidence knowing your business info is always backed up. Support That Feels Personal: Get real help when you need it. Vagaro’s friendly support team is available 7 days a week by phone, chat, or email – ready to assist independent professionals, booth renters, and owners alike. Powerful Reporting & Insights at Your Fingertips: Make Smart, Confident Business Decisions: Track income, monitor bookings, and discover trends to grow smarter every month. Vagaro’s easy reports show what’s working so you can focus more on clients and less on spreadsheets. Join over 220,000 beauty, wellness, and fitness professionals who trust Vagaro Pro to run their business their way! Download Vagaro Pro today and see how it can transform your solo career, suite, or growing brand! P.S. Still using paper appointment books? There’s a better way. Download Vagaro Pro now and see why it’s the go-to choice for booth renters, solopreneurs, and growing pros who want to work smarter – not harder.
Barberly
This business application streamlines barbershop operations for owners, front desk staff, and barbers. It manages appointments, client information, payments, and marketing, while also enabling the creation of branded client apps and booking websites.
- Appointment calendar and walk-in queue
- Client database with history and notes
- Automated client reminders
- Point-of-sale and payment processing
- Team management and commission tracking
- Branded client app and booking website
- Self check-in kiosk functionality
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The app that runs your barbershop – for the owner, the front desk and every barber in the chair. Barberly is a business app for barbershops, salons, mobile and individual barbers. Everything the shop needs to run day to day is here: calendar and bookings, walk-in queue, clients, team, payments, reports and marketing. Your own branded client app, booking website and self check-in kiosk are set up and launched from this app too. This is the app for the business – not for clients. Your clients book through your own branded app or website. WHAT YOU CAN DO Bookings & calendar - Appointment calendar for the whole team or a single barber - Walk-in queue, waitlist and cancellation monitor - Google booking, scan-to-book QR codes, embeddable booking widgets Clients - Client base with history, notes and photos - Automated reminders and follow-ups by push, SMS and email - Loyalty program, gift cards, packages Payments & POS - Checkout at the counter, online payments and deposits - Product sales and online store - Daily reports, tips, commissions Team - Separate logins for owner, front desk and barbers - Each barber sees their own book and their own clients - Schedules, time off, commission tracking Your brand - Publish your own client app to the App Store and Google Play - Booking website on your own domain - Self check-in kiosk and appointment board for TV, styled to your brand One app for the whole shop. The owner sees the numbers, the front desk sees the day, every barber sees their own book. However you run your shop, it runs here.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Vagaro Pro at 4.4 against Barberly's 3.0. Vagaro Pro also leads on ratings volume (16K vs 2). 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.
Vagaro Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vagaro Pro has 16K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Vagaro Pro ships an update every 4 days, Barberly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vagaro Pro | Barberly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (16K ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 345 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vagaro Inc | Tecwi Engineering GmbH |
Customer experience
Vagaro Pro
Barberly
Bugs and requests
Vagaro Pro
Reported bugs
4 issues- Appointment double-booking issues
- Incorrect or missing transaction records
- Client profile data loss or duplication
- Unreliable credit card processing
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to customize appointment booking options
- Integration with other business software
- More flexible payment and deposit options
- Improved client review and feedback management
- Expanded marketing and promotion tools
Barberly
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Vagaro Pro
No in-app purchases
Barberly
No in-app purchases









