Comparison

Barber Chop vs Wig Maker

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
Currently charting
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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

Wig Maker

Design and customize wigs by stacking, dyeing, and styling them. Earn cash by adding value and distributing your creations to characters. Avoid obstacles to maximize your rewards and transform looks.

Highlights
  • Create and customize wigs
  • Stack, dye, and style hair
  • Earn in-game cash
  • Distribute wigs to characters
  • Avoid path obstacles
Features
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Transform your look in Wig Maker! Create and customize a line of wigs and see the awesome combinations and effects when characters put them on. Get to work by stacking up the wigs, dying, and styling using the tools on the path. Your fine touches add value to the wigs and earn you extra cash. A wig is an instant and dramatic makeover, beloved by cosplayers, drag queens, and style icons. Create custom wigs for characters with some of the most famous hair styles around! Watch out! Don't let your weaves slip through the gaps or get cut too short. Hold onto as many wigs and make them as long as possible for maximum reward. Reach the end of the path and distribute the wigs to those who need them. The more the better, so stack up the wigs and add in lots of variety. Turn those shiny scalps into marvelous manes in Wig Maker!

Screenshots

Barber Chop4 screens
Wig Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wig Maker at none against Barber Chop's 11. Wig Maker also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). Barber Chop's advantage is chart position (#108 vs unranked). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Wig Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wig Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8.3K and 4.9K respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Barber Chop ships an update every 5 weeks, Wig Maker every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Barber Chop versus Wig Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarber ChopWig Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (8.3K ratings)4.5 (4.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.8% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8.3K — better4.9K
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#108 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size317 MB258 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLajeune and Associates, LLCBackpack Games

Customer experience

Barber Chop

All ratings8,269 ratings
Positive78.4%
Neutral5.2%
Negative16.4%
Written reviews781 reviews
Positive49.8%
Neutral11.7%
Negative38.5%

Wig Maker

All ratings4,865 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral6.2%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral17.9%
Negative32.1%

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

Wig Maker

From 4.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Amazing game
  • 💡 Lots of content and updates
  • 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🎨 Beautiful wig designs

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 📢 Too many ads
  • 🔧 Issues with progression and saving progress

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

Wig Maker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezing or crashing
  • Progress loss and save issues
  • Unresponsive controls and UI

Requested features

3 requests
  • More wig styles and customization options
  • Improved performance and stability
  • Reduced ad frequency

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
Show 6 more
  • 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
None

Wig Maker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Barber Chop free?
Barber Chop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wig Maker free?
Wig Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Barber Chop or Wig Maker?
Wig Maker is rated higher. Barber Chop averages 4.2 out of 5 from 8.3K ratings, while Wig Maker averages 4.5 from 4.9K ratings.
Do Barber Chop or Wig Maker have ads?
Both Barber Chop and Wig Maker show ads.
Which is updated more often, Barber Chop or Wig Maker?
Barber Chop ships an update every 5 weeks, and Wig Maker every 5 days. Most recently, Barber Chop was updated on October 3, 2026 and Wig Maker on October 1, 2026.

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