Comparison

MyChair vs Nail Tech Manager

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MyChair

Manage client appointments, track service history, and communicate with customers. This app helps beauty professionals organize their business with customizable scheduling and detailed client records. It offers reporting on income and client behavior, with options for mass communication.

Highlights
  • Client address book
  • Appointment and history tracking
  • Customizable scheduling
  • Client search and querying
  • Mass email and SMS communication
  • Service and income reporting
  • Customizable services
Features
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#1 Salon Software app - MyChair is both iPhone & iPad app. More people choose MyChair over ANY other Salon App. "MyChair is the #1 iPad App Changing Businesses" - Huffington Post Article. MyChair helps professionals in the beauty industry keep track of their clients, appointments, and histories. MyChair is the ONLY iOS App that defaults to 15 min scheduling. MyChair is helping professionals to communicate with their clients more easily by enabling users to search and query their client’s history and send mass communications to those clients have not visited in a selected duration. FEATURES: --Client Features-- -Separate Address Book from device’s Contacts -View and Save Appointments, History, Previously Used Formulas, Photo, Notes, Birthdays, Anniversary, Gender, Allergies & More -Search-able comments on each Client -Use comments for tagging -Quick View of next & last Appointments -Easily Keep track of referrals -Quickly scroll through contacts using alphabet on right --Reports-- - The Reports show the following numbers based on the selected duration ---Percent Booked ---Income made (services & tips) ---Percent of clients that use chemical services ---Percent of clients that purchase retail products ---Export Report Screen to email. -Reports are available for Today, Yesterday, This Week, Last Week, This Month, Last Month, Last 3 Months, This Year, Last Year, Or Custom Range --Scheduling Features-- -The most customizable double booking available -Schedule more than one service in one appointment -Completed appointments create history -View Daily Schedule in 15 min increments -Add Appointments from Schedule area -The most flexible recurring/standing appointments --Histories Features-- -Record Services, Formula, Tip Amount, Retail Amount, Date Time & Note -History formula automatically updates contact formula field --Query/Search Features-- -Search for clients that have not visited in X number of weeks -Search for clients that use chemical services -Search for clients based on gender -Search for clients that visited x number of weeks ago --Broadcast Features-- -Send thank you email messages to the clients who visited this week. -Send a Message to everyone who has a birthday or anniversary this month. -Send a Message to clients that use chemical services, to promo specials. -Send Mass Emails or SMS(Text Msg) to a search result. -MyChair breaks down large broadcast into smaller groups to help make sure they are delivered. Number of messages to send can be set in options. --Customizable services-- You can add custom services and set the Name, Price, Duration and Double Booking options -Ability to customized service calendar with color codes --Options-- -Customize your work hours per day - required for reporting % booked -Calendar day view, set start time -Import Contacts from devices Address Book -Default for Area Code, State when adding new clients -Sales Tax %, Booth Commission %, Retail Commission % -Export All data to files so it can be used in Excel or numbers --Device Sync-- -MyChair Auto Syncs to the Ember CRM cloud system. -Sync Multiple Devices together via Ember CRM cloud. -Copy Appointments to devices Calendar (Semi-Sync) -Auto Sync upon open

About

Nail Tech Manager

Manage clients, bookings, services, and stock for home-based nail technicians. Features include a built-in calendar, automated reminders, loyalty points, and detailed reporting. Export data easily for backup or analysis.

Highlights
  • Client management
  • Booking scheduling
  • Service and stock tracking
  • Automated reminders
  • Loyalty points system
  • Data export and reporting
  • iCloud data sync
Features
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Nail Tech Manager (NTM) allows you to manage all of your clients, bookings, services and stock information in one place. It has been designed by Nail Technicians for Nail Technicians and will continue to be improved and shaped based on the feedback from its users. NTM AUTO-RENEWING 1 MONTH SUBSCRIPTION - AU$16.99 (or equivalent) Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account upon purchasing a subscription. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. If you decide to cancel your subscription you can turn off auto-renewal by using the Manage Subscriptions button or from within your Account Settings. Privacy Policy: http://www.nigelgreensapps.com/privacy.php MAIN FEATURES - Designed for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. - Automatically sync your data with all of your iOS devices using iCloud. - Block out time for holidays, doctor appointments. - Find clients, bookings or stock with the new search function. - A built-in calendar that shows upcoming client birthdays, bookings and events. - Create up to 26 bookings in advance based on any existing booking. - 4 colour schemes: Dark, Light, Plain and Flux. - Create Services, Clients, Bookings and Stock Items. - Create Reports which can be emailed as HTML, PDF or printed directly to AirPrint printers. - Mail Centre: iMessage/SMS*/Email booking reminders to your clients. *iPhone version only. - Loyalty Points: Clients can earn and redeem points for using your services. - Export your clients, bookings, services and stock data to .csv files (which can be opened by spreadsheet programs like Numbers, Excel etc.) - iTunes File Sharing allows you to export/backup your entire database if you don't use iCloud. MORE GREAT FEATURES - Touch a day in the built-in calendar to zoom in for more details. - Calendar months are tinted different colours to help define them. - For mobile Nail Techs, client addresses can be added automatically into calendar bookings. When using the Calendar App, touching the client address in the booking opens up the Maps App ready to provide you with directions. - Apply percentage or value discounts to bookings. - See a booking history for a client within their Client Card. - Create new bookings from within the Client Card or the Main Menu. For more detailed information or to read the User Guide please visit the support website: http://www.nigelgreensapps.com/nailtechmanager.php Please Note: Nail Tech Manager has features that require access to your Calendar. It creates and manages its own iCloud enabled calendar so that alarms can be created to remind you of bookings. It does not access or use any other calendars that you may have. When prompted, please allow Nail Tech Manager access to your Calendar to take full advantage of all its features.

Screenshots

MyChair4 screens
Nail Tech Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MyChair at 4.5 against Nail Tech Manager's 2.0. MyChair also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ratings volume (430 vs 4). Nail Tech Manager's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MyChair sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Nail Tech Manager sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $10.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MyChair holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyChair has 430 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of MyChair's written reviews are positive against 20% of Nail Tech Manager's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyChair ships an update fortnightly, Nail Tech Manager every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MyChair versus Nail Tech Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyChairNail Tech Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (430 ratings) — better2.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews41.9% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings430 — better4
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJ3 Software, LLCNigel Green

Customer experience

MyChair

All ratings430 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral4.2%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews258 reviews
Positive41.9%
Neutral8.9%
Negative49.2%

Nail Tech Manager

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

Bugs and requests

MyChair

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Appointments disappearing or getting lost
  • Incorrect or duplicated client information
  • Calendar not displaying properly
  • Inability to update or edit bookings
  • App crashing on certain actions

Requested features

6 requests
  • Retail product management
  • Advanced reporting and analytics
  • Automatic client reminders
  • Ability to add new clients during booking
  • Improved calendar and scheduling features
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  • Integration with other business tools

Nail Tech Manager

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MyChair

Subscriptions3
  • Unlimited Data | Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Unlimited Yearly 7 Day Trial7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Unlimited Data | Yearly$99.991 Year
1 purchases

Nail Tech Manager

Subscriptions1
  • Nail Tech Manager Monthly Subscription$10.991 Month

Questions

Is MyChair free?
MyChair is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nail Tech Manager free?
Nail Tech Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MyChair or Nail Tech Manager?
MyChair is rated higher. MyChair averages 4.5 out of 5 from 430 ratings, while Nail Tech Manager averages 2.0 from 4 ratings.
Do MyChair or Nail Tech Manager have ads?
MyChair shows ads; Nail Tech Manager does not.
Which is updated more often, MyChair or Nail Tech Manager?
MyChair ships an update fortnightly, and Nail Tech Manager every 3 weeks. Most recently, MyChair was updated on November 1, 2026 and Nail Tech Manager on November 1, 2026.

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