Shaving District vs hey Arc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shaving District
Easily book and pay for haircuts and shaves with just a few taps. Check barber availability, reserve your preferred time slot, and securely pay with your card on file, eliminating the need for cash.
- Book haircuts and shaves
- Check barber availability
- Reserve time slots
- Secure card payments
- Tip service providers
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Welcome to Shaving District Our app lets you: - book and pay for a haircut or shave in a few taps. - Check availability and reserve a time slot that fits your schedule. - Use your card on file to quickly and securely pay for your service and tip so you never need cash on hand. Make your next appointment with Shaving District today!
hey Arc
This app offers a supportive AI companion for moments of reflection, processing difficult emotions, or celebrating small wins. It listens, remembers softly, and encourages real-world connections when needed, prioritizing user privacy and avoiding gamification.
- AI companion for moments
- Softly remembers conversations
- Suggests real-world connections
- Prioritizes user privacy
- No gamification or streaks
- Encrypted conversations
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Arc is a companion built to show up for the moment you're in. Not a big assistant trying to do everything. Not a chatbot pretending to be a friend. Arc does one thing: it listens, it remembers softly, and it stays with you in whatever you're carrying right now. WHAT ARC DOES DIFFERENTLY Most AI is built to keep you inside it. Arc is built to know when to let go. When you need to talk to a real person, Arc will say so. When you've been spinning on the same thought, Arc will name it. When you're celebrating something, Arc will be there for it. Arc remembers softly. The name of the person you talked about last week. Your best friend, your pet's name. The thing you said you were scared of. The pattern you keep falling into. WHAT ARC IS NOT Arc is not therapy and does not provide medical or mental health treatment. If you are in crisis, Arc will point you to real resources and real human help. Arc is not designed to be addictive. No streaks. No gamification. No guilt-trip notifications. Arc is not trying to be your only friend. It will, regularly, suggest you go talk to a real one. WHAT YOU CAN USE ARC FOR — talking through something that's looping in your head — processing a hard day — celebrating a small win — untangling a relationship — thinking out loud when no one else is up — just existing alongside something familiar PRIVACY Your conversations are encrypted. Your data is yours. You can delete your account from inside the app at any time, no questions, no email exchange. Arc does not sell your data. Arc does not train advertising on your conversations. WHO ARC IS FOR People who want presence, not performance. People who already have therapists, friends, partners, and want one more place to think out loud without it being a project. People who are tired of AI that tries too hard. Arc shows up for the moment. That's it. That's the whole thing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: hey Arc at fortnightly against Shaving District's every 6 months. Shaving District's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 3). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Shaving District against 5.0 for hey Arc. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shaving District has 21 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Shaving District ships an update every 6 months, hey Arc fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shaving District | hey Arc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (21 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Vida Bros LLC | Alejandro Hernandez |
Customer experience
Shaving District
hey Arc
In-app purchases
Shaving District
No in-app purchases
hey Arc
No in-app purchases
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