Comparison

Vagaro vs Community Plus

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

Head to head
About

Vagaro

Discover and book local beauty salon, spa, and fitness appointments instantly. Explore services, read reviews, find daily deals, and manage your bookings with ease. Earn and redeem loyalty points for future services.

Highlights
  • Discover local salons, spas, and gyms
  • Read reviews and find daily deals
  • Book appointments instantly
  • Manage bookings (reschedule/cancel)
  • Email and text reminders
  • Earn and redeem loyalty points
  • Bookmark favorite businesses
Features
Currently charting
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Having a bad day and just need a quick pamper session? Use Vagaro to discover, explore, reserve, and manage beauty salon, spa, and fitness appointments – free and instantly – anytime, anywhere. You will read reviews and get the best daily deals and promotions on a variety of services, whether it’s your daily yoga session or your weekly mani pedi nail spa appointment. Find a salon or spa near you! If you have a busy schedule you will love our email and text reminders. Collect points when you book appointments with your favorite hair stylists or personal trainers and redeem those points towards even more services. Bookmark your favorites for easy access. Reschedule or cancel your appointments right from the app. Imagine being able to search late Thursday night for a massage in San Francisco the next day at 3pm. Vagaro spa booker and salon booker will find the best matching massage therapists for you in your area, show you the prices and reviews for the listed businesses and allow you to book the appointment right away - without making a phone call and then waiting on the professional to call you back the next day. You don’t pay until the service is performed and all monetary transactions are between you and the business that you are booking with. This app is a great salon and spa finder. You will find services for: *haircuts *shampooing *styling *weaves *blowouts *hair coloring *nail care (manicures and pedicures) *massages *makeup *lash extensions *waxing *yoga classes *CrossFit sessions *Pilates *shaving, beard trimming and many more services! Salon booking and spa booking available with Vagaro. And don’t forget that you can also complete your salon search and spa search online at https://www.vagaro.com where all of your favorite businesses are bookmarked and available as well.

About

Community Plus

Discover local events, news, jobs, and alerts sourced exclusively from your community. Connect with local businesses and residents to foster a thriving local economy. Stay informed and engaged with everything happening in your area.

Highlights
  • Locally sourced events and news
  • Job listings
  • Alerts and notifications
  • Support local businesses
  • Proximity-based beacon technology
  • Community engagement
Features
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The Community Plus app is more than just supporting our local businesses and the owners themselves. It's been completely dedicated and built for the Oregon all the way down to a local scale. For all the residents in it that make Oregon a special place to call home! Anything from events, news, jobs, alerts, and notification messages are all 100% locally sourced by only local members will keep you fully informed about everything going on in our beautiful Oregon. All in one, easy-to-use app on your phone at absolutely no cost. Our passion and purpose is not only about supporting Roanoke's locally-owned businesses, we also encourage you not only download our app but to locate and support the men and women who own them! By working together, we can keep the local Oregon community's revenue in the community by using our patented proximity-based beacon technology. Watch the lives of our residents thrive and flourish and staying engaged with our growing community and download today! Join us in making Oregon a smarter community to live in, all while establishing and growing closer relationships with the people of our city. Our mobile app is proudly owned and operated right here in Oregon!

Screenshots

Vagaro4 screens
Community Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Vagaro at 9.1K against Community Plus's 16. Vagaro also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 33%) and chart position (#15 vs unranked). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Vagaro against 4.5 for Community Plus. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vagaro has 9.1K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Vagaro's written reviews are positive against 33% of Community Plus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vagaro ships an update every 2 weeks, Community Plus monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Vagaro versus Community Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVagaroCommunity Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9.1K ratings) — better4.5 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews50.1% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings9.1K — better16
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#15 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB68 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperVagaro IncEPUERTO, LLC.

Customer experience

Vagaro

All ratings9,079 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral1.6%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews449 reviews
Positive50.1%
Neutral4.9%
Negative45.0%

Community Plus

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Vagaro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when syncing to calendar
  • Login issues with invalid email/password
  • Inconsistent display of appointment details

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to reschedule appointments directly in the app
  • Improve search filters and sorting options
  • Implement a more intuitive user interface
  • Streamline the process for cancelling subscriptions
  • Enhance location-based services and customization

Community Plus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Vagaro

No in-app purchases

None

Community Plus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vagaro free?
Vagaro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Community Plus free?
Community Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Vagaro or Community Plus?
Vagaro is rated higher. Vagaro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 9.1K ratings, while Community Plus averages 4.5 from 16 ratings.
Do Vagaro or Community Plus have ads?
Neither Vagaro nor Community Plus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vagaro or Community Plus?
Vagaro ships an update every 2 weeks, and Community Plus monthly. Most recently, Vagaro was updated on October 24, 2026 and Community Plus on October 14, 2026.

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