Scratch Magazine vs Nail Fun
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Scratch Magazine
This app provides nail industry professionals with cutting-edge information, style ideas, and the latest innovations. Access news, competition details, event information, and a gallery of nail art designs.
- Latest nail industry news and information
- Competition news and highlights
- Event details (Nailympics, Olympia Beauty)
- Nail art gallery
- Access to back issues and cover library
- Special offers on subscriptions
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Scratch Magazine - The Forum For All Nail Professionals. Projecting a global perspective, enjoy cutting edge information and style ideas as they emerge alongside the most exciting innovations as and when they occur, in the Nail Industry. Whether itβs a technological breakthrough, a new art form, achievement or award, Scratch Magazine is the voice of the Nail nation and will continue to grow its repertoire to reflect current trends and industry action. Read and enjoy all aspects of Scratch Magazine through the App such as: β’ The Great Scratch Shoot Out β’ Nailympics London β’ Olympia Beauty β’ Gloss Magazine- A bi-annual consumer-focused journal to complement its trade offering. The Nailympics London is the biggest event on the calendar attracting a massive crowd of Nail Industry professionals, leaders, competitors and viewers. All the details can be found on the App easily for up to date news and pics! Gloss Magazine is designed to support the Nail Industry by inspiring its readers to experiment with new nail concepts in the salon. Exciting its readers through colour, style and design ideas, Gloss delivers the trend and fashion element of this industry directly to the client in order to keep business buoyant and give clients a better insight into what the nail industry has to offer them. Gloss Magazine is now available to salons at Β£1 a copy (+ postage) in bundles of 10 for counter top retail purposes and available through the Scratch Magazine website at https://www.scratchmagazine.co.uk Scratch Magazine is leading the way for Nail Professionals globally with the latest news, designs, trends, products, people and nail artists. They are now leading the way with an App to enable you to access the magazine, the website and all the details of the Nailympics London competition whenever you like and wherever you are. Receive Special Offers on subscriptions- online and hard cover copies. Features: One click access to all aspects of the Scratch website including: β’ All the latest news and information from the Nail Industry β’ Up to date competition news and highlights, β’ Olympia Beauty show details and online bookings/free tickets β’ Scratch magazine online subscriptions β’ Social media links to Scratch on Facebook and Pinterest β’ Scratch Shop β’ Scratch Shoot Out Competition highlights/winners β’ Back issues of Scratch readable through the App β’ Complete Scratch cover library Instant access to all the details of Nailympics London and the Olympia Beauty Show including: β’ Competition rules β’ Latest news, details and costings β’ Itinerary β’ Registration Forms β’ Venue details β’ Travel and Accommodation details β’ Judges, Sponsors and Advertising β’ Olympia Beauty Show β’ Educators and exhibitors β’ Meet the team A full gallery of readers Nail Art in our Nail Art Gallery section, and the ability to send in your design to us through your app. Special offers on subscriptions- online and hard cover copies. Be kept up to date through our notifications directly to your mobile device and be in the loop on the latest Nail Trends and styles. Whether you are a Nail Professional, an educator, a supplier or a competitor at the Nailympics London- this App will keep you in touch with whatβs happening in the Nail World with the latest news and images of the newest styles and trends.
Nail Fun
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This app is for fun for your creativity of nail. Nail Fun app allows you/kids to design the manicure using the intuitive studio. There are some pre-design arts that compose of: -9 different skins to choose. -Shade, glitter, rainbow, colorful and flag. -Sticker, snowflake and water. -3D-tip, 3D-flower, 3D-gem, fruit, valentine, animal, emoticon, flower, nature, birthday, christmas and halloween. In addition to the above studio, there are several different categories of nail arts' inspiration that will guide you through your preference of manicure so that you can design your own using the studio. Some inspiration designs include: -Juicy Nails -3D Flower -Pet Nail Art -Birthday -3D Gemstone -Valentine -Christmas -Colorful -Flowers -Halloween -Winter -Galaxy -Abstract -Hearts -Glitter -Gradient -Summer -Autumn -Wedding -Awesome -Elegant -Cute Create your favorite style of manicure in advance and bring it to a manicurist for reality. You can also store your designs in app for reference and share them over the social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Nail Fun at none against Scratch Magazine's shown. Nail Fun also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 13 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Scratch Magazine ships an update every 13 months, Nail Fun every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 11, 2026.
| Parameter | Scratch Magazine | Nail Fun |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | β |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 11 days β better |
| Ads | Yes | No β better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | β |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Halder Group Inc. | Acacen Inc. |
In-app purchases
Scratch Magazine
No in-app purchases
Nail Fun
No in-app purchases
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