Comparison

Appian vs Basic Beauty

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

Head to head
About

Appian

This app provides mobile access to business processes and enterprise data, allowing users to monitor, collaborate, and act on the go. It offers features like task management, collaborative feeds, and offline form processing for a connected mobile workforce.

Highlights
  • Mobile access to Appian platform
  • Task management
  • Collaborative activity feed
  • Enterprise data discovery
  • Offline forms processing
  • Access to enterprise reports and analytics
Features
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Appian empowers business users to monitor, collaborate, and take action on the go, enabling your mobile workforce to stay connected to key business processes and enterprise data. Appian’s leading Business Process Management and Case Management Suite delivers mobile access to event notifications, forms, tasks, information, reports, content, and ad-hoc collaboration. Appian provides: Mobile access to the Appian platform Mobile task management Collaborative activity feed Enterprise data discovery Offline forms processing Access to enterprise reports and analytics This application requires authorized access to an instance of Appian.

About

Basic Beauty

Streamline salon operations with this app designed for stylists and barbers. Manage your schedule, client history, and payments efficiently. Track income and inventory, all from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Daily schedule at a glance
  • Client history and notes
  • Card payment processing
  • Income and expense tracking
  • Inventory management
  • Face ID lock
Features
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Basic Beauty is the daily driver for stylists, barbers, nail and lash techs, estheticians, massage therapists and tattoo artists — your whole chair in one calm, considered app. See your day at a glance, manage your calendar, check out clients with tips and card payments, keep every client's history and notes a tap away, and watch your take-home add up. The heavy back office — detailed bookkeeping and reports — lives on the web at basicbeauty.net, while the app keeps the day-to-day fast and simple. • Today — your appointments and what you've taken, the moment you open the app • Calendar — day, week, month and by-stylist views; book, reschedule, block time • Checkout — collect payment, add tips, and charge cards (powered by Stripe) • Tap to Pay on iPhone — take contactless cards with no card reader at all • Clients — history, notes, and one-tap call, text and email • Money — income, tips and expenses tracked toward your take-home • Gift cards — sell one at the counter or alongside any checkout • Inventory — check stock before you come in • Face ID lock and local appointment reminders Works the same whether you rent a chair on your own or run a team, and your clients can book themselves on your own booking page. One login across the app and basicbeauty.net. — SUBSCRIPTIONS — Basic Beauty is sold as an auto-renewable subscription, with a 14-day free trial: • Solo — $19.99/month or $199.99/year • Pro — $49.99/month or $499.99/year • Business — $99.99/month or $999.99/year Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://basicbeauty.net/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://basicbeauty.net/terms

Screenshots

Appian4 screens
Basic Beauty4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Basic Beauty at 100% against Appian's 23%. Basic Beauty also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). Appian's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ratings volume (40 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Basic Beauty sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Appian asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Basic Beauty holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Appian has 40 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Appian's written reviews are positive against 100% of Basic Beauty's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Appian ships an update fortnightly, Basic Beauty weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Appian versus Basic Beauty: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAppianBasic Beauty
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (40 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings40 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppian CorporationBasic Beauty L.L.C.

Customer experience

Appian

All ratings40 ratings
Positive65.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive23.1%
Neutral7.7%
Negative69.2%

Basic Beauty

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Appian

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Basic Beauty

Subscriptions6
  • Solo - Monthly14 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Pro - Monthly14 Days trial$49.991 Month
  • Business-Monthly14 Days trial$99.991 Month
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  • Solo - Annual14 Days trial$199.991 Year
  • Pro - Annual14 Days trial$499.991 Year
  • Business- Annual14 Days trial$999.991 Year

Questions

Is Appian free?
Appian is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Basic Beauty free?
Basic Beauty is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Appian or Basic Beauty?
Basic Beauty is rated higher. Appian averages 3.7 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Basic Beauty averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Appian or Basic Beauty have ads?
Neither Appian nor Basic Beauty shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Appian or Basic Beauty?
Appian ships an update fortnightly, and Basic Beauty weekly. Most recently, Appian was updated on October 8, 2026 and Basic Beauty on October 13, 2026.

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