Comparison

MyChair vs Client Planner

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

Head to head
About

MyChair

This app helps beauty industry professionals manage clients, appointments, and service history. It offers features for tracking client details, scheduling services, generating reports on bookings and income, and communicating with clients via mass emails or SMS. Customizable services and flexible scheduling options are also included.

Highlights
  • Client address book and history tracking
  • Customizable appointment scheduling
  • Service and income reporting
  • Mass client communication (email/SMS)
  • Searchable client queries
  • Customizable services with pricing and duration
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

Client Planner

Manage client appointments and schedules with ease. Organize bookings, client details, and receive timely reminders to reduce stress and maintain focus. Secure your data with backups and optional passcode protection.

Highlights
  • Create and manage appointments
  • Reschedule appointments easily
  • Day and week view options
  • Save client notes and details
  • Smart client search
  • Daily schedule reminders
  • Optional passcode protection
Features
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Client Planner keeps appointments, clients, services, and reminders organized in one calm workspace. PLAN YOUR WORKDAY • Create and manage appointments in seconds • Switch between day and week views • Reschedule appointments without losing important details • Track confirmed, pending, completed, and cancelled appointments • See your personal and team calendars together when you need the full picture KNOW EVERY CLIENT • Keep contact details, notes, tags, and custom information together • Find clients quickly with search and practical filters • See scheduled and completed visits at a glance KEEP SERVICES READY • Store service duration, price, and color • Reuse your service catalog when creating appointments • Keep team services available to the people who need them WORK AS A TEAM • Create a shared team workspace with a Teams subscription • Invite members and manage their access • Give each person a separate calendar without mixing records • Share team clients, services, templates, and schedules • Keep read access when a team becomes read-only, while changes remain protected SYNC WITH CONFIDENCE Create an account to keep the latest valid version of your personal and team data synchronized with Client Planner's secure backend. You can also use the app without registration; local-only users can protect their data with iCloud backup and restore. SELL WITH AN OPTIONAL CATALOG • Add products and organize a public catalog • Share a storefront by link or QR code without requiring customers to install the app • Receive order requests and notifications, then manage them in Sales • Keep Sales hidden when you only need appointments REMINDERS THAT REDUCE MENTAL LOAD • Receive a summary of tomorrow's schedule • Get separate reminders for appointments that still need confirmation • Control notification preferences for the calendars you use Client Planner is free to start. Optional Pro and Teams subscriptions unlock additional capabilities and higher limits. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MyChair4 screens
Client Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Client Planner at 100% against MyChair's 42%. Client Planner also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and ads (none vs shown). MyChair's advantage is ratings volume (424 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MyChair sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Client Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Client Planner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyChair has 424 ratings behind it against 2, 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 100% of Client Planner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyChair ships an update fortnightly, Client Planner every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MyChair versus Client Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyChairClient Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (424 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings424 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJ3 Software, LLCAndrii Bala

Customer experience

MyChair

All ratings424 ratings
Positive87.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews257 reviews
Positive41.6%
Neutral8.9%
Negative49.4%

Client Planner

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Client Planner

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
2 purchases

Client Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Client Planner Pro$5.991 Month
  • Client Planner Pro7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is MyChair free?
MyChair is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Client Planner free?
Client Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MyChair or Client Planner?
Client Planner is rated higher. MyChair averages 4.5 out of 5 from 424 ratings, while Client Planner averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do MyChair or Client Planner have ads?
MyChair shows ads; Client Planner does not.
Which is updated more often, MyChair or Client Planner?
MyChair ships an update fortnightly, and Client Planner every 9 days. Most recently, MyChair was updated on October 18, 2026 and Client Planner on September 30, 2026.

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