ScheduleBase vs PhorestGo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScheduleBase
Access your work schedule conveniently from your mobile device. View weekly schedules, times, and important information instantly. This app offers a streamlined alternative to receiving schedule updates via email or text.
- Access work schedules anywhere
- View weekly schedule times
- See future weeks
- Skip to any date
- View group schedules
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The ScheduleBase app allows you to access your ScheduleBase work schedule while on the go. You can instantly see if your weekly work schedule is posted and view weekly schedule times and information. It’s a great alternative to receiving your schedule by email or text message. You can: * Access work schedules anywhere, anytime * See schedules and time off in a weekly view * View group schedules * View future weeks * Skip to any date * Fast, easy, and convenient
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 ScheduleBase's 2.9. PhorestGo also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (2.9K vs 18). ScheduleBase's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PhorestGo has 2.9K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of ScheduleBase's written reviews are positive against 35% of PhorestGo's.
ScheduleBase ships an update every 4 months, PhorestGo fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScheduleBase | PhorestGo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (18 ratings) | 4.8 (2.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.2% of reviews | 34.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 2.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Humanity.com, LLC | Phorest |
Customer experience
ScheduleBase
PhorestGo
Bugs and requests
ScheduleBase
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
ScheduleBase
No in-app purchases
PhorestGo
No in-app purchases
