Comparison

Salon Booking Appointments vs Salon Software Pro

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

Head to head
About

Salon Booking Appointments

This app helps salon professionals manage clients, appointments, and service history. It allows for easy communication with clients, including targeted mass messaging based on visit frequency or service usage. Generate detailed reports on income, client behavior, and service performance.

Highlights
  • Cloud sync across devices
  • Separate client address book
  • Detailed client history tracking
  • Customizable appointment scheduling
  • Client query and search functions
  • Mass email and SMS broadcasting
  • Customizable services and reports
Features
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MySalon helps professionals in the salon industry keep track of their clients, appointments, and histories. MySalon 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. Check out our extensive Demo Videos at www.MySalonApp.com FEATURES: --Cloud Support -Allows all of your iOS devices to sync data between them so MySalon has the same data on all your devices. -The only Salon app that works on both iPhone and iPad Full Screen. --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. -MySalon 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-- - All Data is Auto Synced to the Ember CRM Cloud system -Copy Appointments to devices Calendar (Semi-Sync) -Auto Sync upon open

About

Salon Software Pro

Manage your salon business efficiently with this mobile tool. Track clients, masters, appointments, and daily earnings. Streamline operations and eliminate the need for manual record-keeping.

Highlights
  • Client and master profiles
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Earnings tracking
  • Customer contact information
  • Daily earnings calendar
  • Simple operation program
Features
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Salon Software — your whole book of business in one beautiful calendar. Built for people who make others look and feel their best: hair salons, barbershops, nail studios, lash & brow bars, spas and massage studios, estheticians, makeup artists, braiders, wedding beauty teams, fashion designers and tailors with fittings — and every stylist who works on the road or from home. No account. No sign-up. No internet needed. Open it and start booking. CALENDAR THAT KEEPS UP WITH YOU - Day, week, month and list views - Every team member in their own column — tick exactly who you want to see - Drag & drop to move or reassign an appointment, undo in one tap - Working hours, days off and lunch breaks at a glance - Color-coded staff and clear statuses: pending, confirmed, arrived, done, no-show YOUR MENU, YOUR PRICES - Full service list with durations and prices - Add several services to one visit — time and total are calculated for you - Any currency, 12- or 24-hour clock, your week start and working day REGULARS ON AUTOPILOT - Repeat appointments daily, weekly, every 2, 3 or 4 weeks, monthly or yearly - Change one visit or the whole series - Reminders before every appointment - Send the client a ready-made reminder with date, time and service in one tap — by SMS, WhatsApp or email - Personal to-dos with a phone number: "Call supplier", "Confirm bridal trial" PAYMENTS, DEPOSITS & PDF DOCUMENTS - Record payments by cash, card, transfer or other methods - Take deposits for bridal, color and long appointments; refund when needed - See at a glance what is paid and what is still due - Invoices, receipts and client statements as PDF — print, save or share - Your logo, address, tax settings and footer text on every document CLIENTS & TEAM - Client cards with photo, phone, email, address and notes — color formulas, nail shapes, lash maps, preferences - Full visit and payment history for every client - One tap to call, text, WhatsApp, Viber or Telegram - Staff profiles with roles, photos, personal schedules and commission rate - Instant search by name, phone or role REPORTS THAT MEAN BUSINESS - Revenue, payments received, appointments, clients, average ticket, cancellations and no-shows - Any day, week, month or year — compared with the period before - Revenue and commission by staff, top services and top clients - Staff report as PDF for payroll - Filter by one, several or all team members YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS - Everything is stored on your device, not on someone else's server - Move your data between iPhone, Android, Mac and Windows with a single backup file — merge or replace - Automatic daily safety copies; restore an earlier copy in two taps MULTI-LANGUAGE SUPPORT - 52 languages, picked automatically from your device language - Switch the language anytime in Settings PERFECT FOR Hair salons • Barbershops • Nail salons • Lash & brow studios • Makeup artists • Estheticians & skin studios • Massage & spa • Braiders & loc specialists • Mobile and home-based stylists • Bridal hair & makeup teams • Fashion designers & tailors Fewer no-shows, fuller days, clearer numbers. Download Salon Software and run your chair like a business.

Screenshots

Salon Booking Appointments4 screens
Salon Software Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Salon Software Pro at 86% against Salon Booking Appointments's 0%. Salon Software Pro also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). Salon Booking Appointments's advantage is price (Free vs $19.99) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 11 months). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Salon Booking Appointments is free to download; Salon Software Pro costs $19.99 up front. Salon Booking Appointments sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Salon Software Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Salon Booking Appointments ships an update every 2 weeks, Salon Software Pro every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Salon Booking Appointments versus Salon Software Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSalon Booking AppointmentsSalon Software Pro
PriceFree — better$19.99
Rating5.0 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJ3 Software, LLCAleksey Tselinko

Customer experience

Salon Booking Appointments

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Salon Software Pro

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Salon Booking Appointments

Subscriptions3
  • Unlimited Data | Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Unlimited Yearly 7 Day Trial7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Unlimited | Yearly$99.991 Year
None

Salon Software Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Salon Booking Appointments free?
Salon Booking Appointments is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Salon Software Pro free?
Salon Software Pro costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Salon Booking Appointments or Salon Software Pro have ads?
Neither Salon Booking Appointments nor Salon Software Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Salon Booking Appointments or Salon Software Pro?
Salon Booking Appointments ships an update every 2 weeks, and Salon Software Pro every 11 months. Most recently, Salon Booking Appointments was updated on November 1, 2026 and Salon Software Pro on November 2, 2026.

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