Drybar vs MysticTan
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.
MysticTan
Preview your look with a sunless spray tan before your salon visit. Prepare for your session and interact with compatible tanning booths. Access helpful tutorials and tips for a confident tanning experience.
- Virtual tan preview
- Booth interaction
- Session preparation
- Tutorials
- Tanning tips
- Favorite session saving
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The Mystic Tan Unity™ App allows you to preview what you’ll look like with a MysticTan sunless spray tan. Prepare a tanning session before you head to the salon and use the app to interact directly with supported Mystic Tan Unity booths. The Mystic Tan Unity app is also filled with helpful tanning tools – save your favorite spray tan sessions, watch easy step-by-step tutorials, & get helpful tanning tips so you’re confident and ready to tan!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MysticTan at 3.5 against Drybar's 2.5. Drybar's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (33 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MysticTan holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drybar has 33 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drybar | MysticTan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (33 ratings) | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Drybar | Sunless, Inc. |
Customer experience
Drybar
MysticTan
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
MysticTan
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Drybar
No in-app purchases
MysticTan
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Drybar free?
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