Comparison

Barber Chop vs Idle 9 Months

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

Head to head
About

Barber Chop

This app offers a virtual hair salon and barber shop experience with a diverse cast of characters representing various ethnicities, genders, and abilities. Aspiring stylists can practice cutting, designing, and styling hair using realistic tools and share their creations.

Highlights
  • Diverse character selection
  • Realistic hair cutting tools
  • Hair design and styling
  • Share creations on social media
  • Undo and zoom functionality
  • Save designs to photo album
Features
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Future barbers and stylists enjoy our characters, which represent diverse hairstyles, beauty, and cultures!! Characters: A total of (28) characters from different background like BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color), people with disabilities, and Pride/LGBTQAI+. A total of (3) holiday characters from different holidays like Christmas. • 1 Male with Vitiligo • 1 Female with Vitiligo • 1 Pride/LGBTQAI+ teenager • 1 Black Asian woman • 1 Black Asian man • 2 Black female teenagers • 4 Asian males • 3 Children (1 White child with disabilities, 1 Jewish child, 1 Black child) • 3 White man • 1 White Indigenous man • 1 White woman with disabilities (wheelchair) • 1 White man with disabilities (wheelchair) • 5 Black men • 1 Black women • 1 Black male Santa • 1 White male Santa • 1 White female Santa This game is for anybody with a creative mind. It’s also useful as a learning module for current and prospective hair stylists. All you need is your finger and your imagination. Turn on the volume on your device to hear the tools. You will feel like you’re right there in the barber shop or beauty hair salon. • The ultimate hair salon and barber shop for men and women. • Pick a character of your choice. • Rotate the image to cut and design hair on each side of the head. • Cut hair with precision using tools such as clippers, scissors, razors, and clip guards. The clip guards let you reduce the thickness of the hair, which is a technique known as a fade. • Create a design and share your work on social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter). Features: • Added Design Feeds, check out cool designs by other players! • Undo button to undo the last action you did. As long as your finger stays on the screen, it will count as one action. • Zooming options for most characters, allowing more accurate cutting. • Adjustable clip guards to reduce hair thickness. • Razors for complete hair removal. You can shave the face or head bald. • Share button. • Music options to listen to while playing. • Camera button to let you save your work into your photo album. • Rotation button to rotate the head Get ready to experience a realistic game that allows you to show off your skills, be creative or become a better barber. There are different ethnicities, genders, cultural backgrounds to choose from. Each character has plenty of hair on their head to give you a limitless number of hairstyles to create. A timer that appears on the screen once you start to play will show you how long it took you to create your hairstyle. It will also be displayed on your saved photo. You and others will see how skilful you’re getting each time you play. Everything is free! https://barberchop.com/barberchopapp/barberchop-stars/terms-and-conditions.html

About

Idle 9 Months

Experience the journey of life from conception to early childhood. This app simulates pregnancy stages, baby growth, and offers interactive gameplay for raising a child. Learn about development while playing and making parenting choices.

Highlights
  • Simulates 9 months of pregnancy
  • Tracks baby's growth stages
  • Interactive baby care after birth
  • Educational and scientifically accurate
  • Choice of raising a boy or girl
  • Customizable baby name and accessories
Features
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Are you ready to be a part of the most amazing journey ever? RELIVE THOSE INCREDIBLE 9 MONTHS! Well, you and everyone else in the world have already been a part of this but we give you this unique opportunity to live those moments again! Experience the most life-changing journey. The creation of life itself. From a single cell to its first words, follow every stage of your baby’s growth while keeping it healthy and happy. LEARN WHILE PLAYING 9 Months is a fun and educative way to understand more about pregnancy. It is aiming at being realistic and scientifically accurate which is perfect for people who love to learn new things! IS IT A BOY OR A GIRL? 9 Months now give you the choice of raising a boy or a girl after its birth. Chose a name, test new accessories, change its diaper. You get to raise the cutest little baby ever! Are you ready to be the best parent? Let’s start this incredible adventure! ---------------------------------------------------------- Subscription Terms Here are the subscription periods available in our game:
Weekly subscription for $9.99 after a 3-day free trial

The offer unlock the following features: 
Remove ALL ADS 60 Daily Gems Pack x5 Boost Online Refill x2 Cells bonuses on all Screen End of trial and subscription renewal:
 The payment is charged to your account after a confirmation of purchase 
The subscription is renewed automatically unless you turn it off 24 hours before the end of the current period.
The subscription automatically renews for the same duration as the original offer the users subscribed to.
 The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal.
Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase.
Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable.
No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period.

 Canceling a trial or a subscription: If you want to cancel a subscription during its free trial, you have to cancel it through your account in the Store. This must be done at least 24 hours before the end of the free trial period to avoid being charged. If you have any question, feel free to contact us at support@greenpandagames.com 
 For more information, please visit https://support.apple.com/HT207865 If you have any question, feel free to contact us at support@greenpandagames.com Privacy policy, Terms of use and End User License Agreement: https://www.ubisoft.com/legal

Screenshots

Barber Chop4 screens
Idle 9 Months4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Idle 9 Months at 4.8 against Barber Chop's 4.2. Idle 9 Months also leads on ratings volume (207K vs 8.3K) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Barber Chop's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Barber Chop sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Idle 9 Months sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Idle 9 Months holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle 9 Months has 207K ratings behind it against 8.3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Barber Chop's written reviews are positive against 57% of Idle 9 Months's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Barber Chop ships an update every 5 weeks, Idle 9 Months every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Barber Chop versus Idle 9 Months: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarber ChopIdle 9 Months
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (8.3K ratings)4.8 (207K ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.9% of reviews56.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8.3K207K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#107#99 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size317 MB415 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLajeune and Associates, LLCGreen Panda Games

Customer experience

Barber Chop

All ratings8,269 ratings
Positive78.4%
Neutral5.2%
Negative16.4%
Written reviews782 reviews
Positive49.9%
Neutral11.6%
Negative38.5%

Idle 9 Months

All ratings205,710 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews1,512 reviews
Positive56.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative29.0%

User reviews

Barber Chop

From 8.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and entertaining
  • 👍 Realistic hair cutting experience
  • 💡 Ability to get creative with haircuts
  • 👍 Good for learning hair cutting skills

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and black screen issues
  • 🐛 Unrealistic hair physics and cutting mechanics
  • 🔍 Limited character and tool selection
  • 💸 Excessive ads and in-app purchases

Idle 9 Months

From 207K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Very addictive
  • 💡 Realistic and educational
  • 👍 Interesting and intriguing
  • 👍 Teaches a lot about pregnancy

Room to improve

  • ⏱️ Takes too long to grow the baby
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and loss of progress
  • 🔍 Unrealistic baby depiction
  • 💰 Expensive for unlimited growth
  • 🤷‍♀️ Racial bias in skin tone options

Bugs and requests

Barber Chop

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on launch for many users
  • Cutting tools don't work as expected
  • Saved haircuts not persisting between sessions
  • Frequent freezing and performance issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more hair styling tools like combs and brushes
  • Implement a more realistic hair cutting system
  • Expand character selection and customization options
  • Reduce ads and make more features freely available

Idle 9 Months

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Nutrition bar not refilling properly
  • Cells and progress lost when game crashes
  • Incorrect or repeating trivia facts

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow selection of baby's gender, skin tone, and hair
  • Add more baby growth stages and physical changes
  • Implement faster baby growth rate
  • Add mini-games or tasks for the mother
  • Allow progress beyond 2 years of age

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Barber Chop

Subscriptions1
  • Become OG Member$5.991 Month
One-time9
  • Coin pack 1$0.99
  • Coin pack of 150$1.99
  • Selfie Tool$4.99
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  • Coin pack of 500$4.99
  • Wallpaper$6.99
  • Coloring Tool$7.99
  • VIP Lock$8.99
  • Coin pack of 1250$9.99
  • Remove Forced Ads$19.99
11 purchases

Idle 9 Months

Subscriptions1
  • Weekly Subscription$4.997 Days
One-time10
  • Gems Pack 1$2.99
  • 10x Tap on Cells!$2.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
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  • Time Limited Offer 5$4.99
  • Gems Pack 2$4.99
  • Starter Pack$4.99
  • Combo Pack$7.99
  • Gems Pack 3$9.99
  • Gems Pack 4$19.99
  • Permanent Nutrition$29.99

Questions

Is Barber Chop free?
Barber Chop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle 9 Months free?
Idle 9 Months is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Barber Chop or Idle 9 Months?
Idle 9 Months is rated higher. Barber Chop averages 4.2 out of 5 from 8.3K ratings, while Idle 9 Months averages 4.8 from 207K ratings.
Do Barber Chop or Idle 9 Months have ads?
Both Barber Chop and Idle 9 Months show ads.
Which is updated more often, Barber Chop or Idle 9 Months?
Barber Chop ships an update every 5 weeks, and Idle 9 Months every 2 months. Most recently, Barber Chop was updated on October 20, 2026 and Idle 9 Months on October 20, 2026.
Which is more popular, Barber Chop or Idle 9 Months?
Barber Chop currently peaks at #107 in the App Store charts, and Idle 9 Months at #99. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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