Booker Mobile vs PhorestGo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Booker Mobile
Manage your appointment-based business on the go. Schedule appointments, process payments, manage customer profiles, and view performance reports. This app offers comprehensive tools for service-based businesses to operate efficiently from anywhere.
- Calendar management
- Appointment booking and cancellation
- Payment processing
- Customer profile management
- Sales of services and products
- Performance dashboard
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Manage your business anytime, anywhere with the Booker App! Our app makes it easy for appointment-based businesses to: • View and manage your calendar • Book, update, and cancel appointments • Sell series, gift cards, and products • Take cash, credit cards, checks, gift cards and gift certificates, series, memberships, Groupons, and credit account payments • Apply special discounts and override prices • View and edit customer profiles and notes • View a dashboard report to see how your business is performing • View, edit, and create Services, Employees, Hours of Operations, and work areas where services are performed • And more! Note: The Booker App is only available in English.
PhorestGo
Manage your salon or spa appointments and client information from anywhere. This app provides salon owners and staff with essential tools to run their business on the go, including appointment scheduling and client record access.
- Salon and spa scheduling
- Client record management
- Appointment book access for staff
- Track KPIs and set performance goals
- Supports single and multi-location businesses
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PhorestGo is a powerful scheduling app for spa or salon owners and staff. Whether you have a hair salon, nail salon, beauty salon or spa; PhorestGo can help you manage and run your salon from anywhere, any time. PhorestGo is so easy to use. It takes the most powerful tools from Phorest Salon Software and puts them in your pocket. Single and multi-location businesses supported. Salon staff members can easily access their appointment books and see all of the details of their upcoming appointments on their phones. Access all your client records on the app - notes, allergies, formulas, service history, and more. Empower staff with My Performance - allowing staff to track their KPIs and set performance goals.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PhorestGo at 4.8 against Booker Mobile's 3.9. PhorestGo also leads on ratings volume (2.9K vs 889). Booker Mobile's advantage is review sentiment (49% vs 35%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
PhorestGo holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 889 and 2.9K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 49% of Booker Mobile's written reviews are positive against 35% of PhorestGo's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Booker Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, PhorestGo fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Booker Mobile | PhorestGo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (889 ratings) | 4.8 (2.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.6% of reviews — better | 34.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 889 | 2.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MINDBODY Inc. | Phorest |
Customer experience
Booker Mobile
PhorestGo
User reviews
Booker Mobile
From 889 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to navigate
- 👍 Easy to use booking
- 👍 Convenient for on-the-go
- 👍 Reliable and efficient
- 👍 Excellent service and features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Constant crashes and glitches
- 🐛 Slow loading and performance issues
- 🐛 Unreliable syncing and data issues
- 💰 Expensive compared to value
- 🔒 Strict renewal policy and hard to leave
PhorestGo
From 2.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to figure out
- 🚀 Detailed information
- 👍 Helpful for salon operations
- 👍 New app better than old version
Room to improve
- 🐛 Unable to track individual tips
- 🐛 Laggy and difficult to use
- 🐛 Glitches and crashes
- 🐛 Inferior to old version
Bugs and requests
Booker Mobile
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login issues and password problems
- Appointments not showing up correctly
- Inability to access client information
- Frequent app crashes and freezes
- Syncing problems between app and desktop
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Push notifications for new bookings
- Improved calendar and scheduling views
- Better client management and history
- Tighter integration between app and website
PhorestGo
Reported bugs
6 issues- Appointments not showing up correctly
- Issues with deleting or moving appointments
- Inability to see full names or services in columns
- Inconsistent display on iPhone
- Frequent sign-outs and login issues
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- Crashes when viewing client history
Requested features
6 requests- Allow booking color and haircut together
- Set individual client appointment times
- Add ability to edit breaks and move appointments
- Improve notification system
- Automatically update preferred stylist
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- Add a notification center for recent activity
In-app purchases
Booker Mobile
No in-app purchases
PhorestGo
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Booker Mobile free?
Is PhorestGo free?
Which has better reviews, Booker Mobile or PhorestGo?
Do Booker Mobile or PhorestGo have ads?
Which is updated more often, Booker Mobile or PhorestGo?
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