Drybar vs Jumping Cholla
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drybar
Book and manage professional blowout appointments at your favorite salon. Discover exclusive app-only promotions, join membership programs, and find style inspiration for your next visit. Rebook services and locations with ease.
- Book blowout appointments
- Manage appointments
- Exclusive app promotions
- Barfly Membership management
- Find salon locations
- Style inspiration
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At Drybar® shops, our philosophy is simple. Focus on one thing and be the best at it. For us, that’s blowouts. With that purpose in mind, we are focused on giving each and every client the premier blowout experience while providing professional quality products and tools to better help clients achieve and maintain the perfect blowout at home. Easily book a blowout appointment for you and all your friends. View, edit, or cancel your upcoming appointments on your personal home screen and seamlessly rebook your favorite service & location with just a few taps. You can find a Drybar location while on the go and become a Barfly with our Signature or Premium Memberships to ensure your hair is perfect on your most important dates throughout the month. 4 Reasons you'll love our new Mobile Booking App. 1. Get access to promotions and offers sent only to App users. 2. Book all your blowout appointments easily & frequently. 3. Join & manage your monthly Barfly Membership. 4. Find style inspiration for your next appointment.
Jumping Cholla
This app allows users to earn and track rewards at a trampoline and extreme air sports park. Unlock freebies, free jumping sessions, and even birthday parties through bonus tier levels for frequent visitors. Stay updated on park promotions and special events.
- Earn rewards like freebies and jumping sessions
- Unlock bonus tier levels
- Track your rewards balance
- Check in at the park using the app
- Receive alerts for promotions and events
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Jumping Cholla App - Earn and track your rewards at Tucson's largest Trampoline and Extreme Air Sports Park Features: * Earn freebies, free jumping, even free birthday parties! * Bonus tier levels for frequent jumpers * Check your rewards and use your app to check in at the park * Receive alerts about promotions and special events
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Jumping Cholla at 50% against Drybar's 7%. Jumping Cholla also leads on rating (3.7 vs 2.5) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). Drybar's advantage is ratings volume (33 vs 3). 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.
Jumping Cholla holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drybar has 33 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of Drybar's written reviews are positive against 50% of Jumping Cholla's.
Drybar ships an update monthly, Jumping Cholla fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Drybar | Jumping Cholla |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (33 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.5% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Drybar | Extropy Solutions Inc |
Customer experience
Drybar
Jumping Cholla
Bugs and requests
Drybar
Reported bugs
20 issues- Login credentials not recognized despite being correct
- App logs out user every time it's opened
- Password reset emails not being sent
- Server error messages during booking process
- Scrolling issues on date selection screens
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- Font rendering too large making content unreadable
- Location search returns incorrect/distant locations
- App crashes when entering zip code search
- Payment processing fails with server errors
- Appointment confirmation not syncing to salon systems
- Membership credits showing as zero when they exist
- Add-on requests not appearing at salon
- Appointments not displaying in user schedule
- App freezes on confirmation screen
- Unable to add payment methods despite limit errors
- Location detection fails on cellular networks
- Password validation inconsistent between app and website
- Account profile phone number validation errors
- Customer not found errors for existing accounts
- Automatic next screen progression inconsistent
Requested features
17 requests- Face ID or biometric authentication support
- Remember login credentials between sessions
- Show available times across multiple locations simultaneously
- Search appointments by date instead of location
- Save user preferences and settings permanently
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- Ability to select specific stylists
- Display location phone numbers in app
- Cancel and modify appointments within app
- Show membership credits and benefits clearly
- Integration with calendar apps
- Keyboard shortcut support for login fields
- Better error messaging and explanations
- View appointment history with stylist names
- Search by date range across nearby locations
- Saved favorite add-ons and services
- Automatic location detection accuracy improvement
- Show availability before answering all questions
Jumping Cholla
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Drybar
No in-app purchases
Jumping Cholla
No in-app purchases
Questions
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