Comparison

Dubsado vs Basic Beauty

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

Head to head
About

Dubsado

Manage your business operations from anywhere with this mobile app. It allows you to send invoices, accept payments, track projects, and communicate with clients. Stay organized and productive on the go with essential business management tools.

Highlights
  • Build and send invoices
  • Accept in-person payments
  • Push notifications for alerts
  • Send and receive project emails
  • Manage leads and projects
  • View client data and appointments
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The Dubsado mobile app is your go-to companion for managing your business on the move. Built specifically for on-the-go business owners, this app provides essential features to keep your client work flowing smoothly, no matter where your business takes you. Key features: • Build and send invoices • Accept in-person payments with Tap to Pay • Enable push notifications for contract, form, scheduler, and invoice alerts • Send and receive project emails • Manually send schedulers and forms to clients • View upcoming and past appointments, projects, and internal events • Select custom emojis for each project • View, reschedule, or cancel booked appointments within projects • Add, view and search leads and projects • View project and client information at a glance • Access important client data received through forms • Access task list • View workflows applied to your projects • Access our chat support To use Dubsado’s app, a subscription is required. Subscriptions can be managed online. Download the Dubsado mobile app now and take your business with you wherever you go!

About

Basic Beauty

Streamline salon operations with this app designed for stylists and barbers. Manage your schedule, client history, and payments efficiently. Track income and inventory, all from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Daily schedule at a glance
  • Client history and notes
  • Card payment processing
  • Income and expense tracking
  • Inventory management
  • Face ID lock
Features
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Basic Beauty is the daily driver for stylists, barbers, nail and lash techs, estheticians, massage therapists and tattoo artists — your whole chair in one calm, considered app. See your day at a glance, manage your calendar, check out clients with tips and card payments, keep every client's history and notes a tap away, and watch your take-home add up. The heavy back office — detailed bookkeeping and reports — lives on the web at basicbeauty.net, while the app keeps the day-to-day fast and simple. • Today — your appointments and what you've taken, the moment you open the app • Calendar — day, week, month and by-stylist views; book, reschedule, block time • Checkout — collect payment, add tips, and charge cards (powered by Stripe) • Tap to Pay on iPhone — take contactless cards with no card reader at all • Clients — history, notes, and one-tap call, text and email • Money — income, tips and expenses tracked toward your take-home • Gift cards — sell one at the counter or alongside any checkout • Inventory — check stock before you come in • Face ID lock and local appointment reminders Works the same whether you rent a chair on your own or run a team, and your clients can book themselves on your own booking page. One login across the app and basicbeauty.net. — SUBSCRIPTIONS — Basic Beauty is sold as an auto-renewable subscription, with a 14-day free trial: • Solo — $19.99/month or $199.99/year • Pro — $49.99/month or $499.99/year • Business — $99.99/month or $999.99/year Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://basicbeauty.net/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://basicbeauty.net/terms

Screenshots

Dubsado4 screens
Basic Beauty4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dubsado at none against Basic Beauty's 6. Dubsado also leads on ratings volume (539 vs 1). Basic Beauty's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, monetization model and device support 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. Basic Beauty sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Dubsado asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Basic Beauty holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dubsado has 539 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Dubsado's written reviews are positive against 100% of Basic Beauty's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dubsado ships an update every 5 weeks, Basic Beauty weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Dubsado versus Basic Beauty: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDubsadoBasic Beauty
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (539 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings539 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationSubscriptionSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDubsadoBasic Beauty L.L.C.

Customer experience

Dubsado

All ratings539 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral0.7%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative25.0%

Basic Beauty

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Dubsado

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App won't open or loads indefinitely
  • Login form fails to process
  • Crashes on Apple iPhone devices
  • Zoom display settings cause icon overlap
  • Text enlargement settings not responsive
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  • App accessibility issues for visually impaired users

Requested features

5 requests
  • Update availability scheduling on app
  • Access to more template features
  • Email template insertion capability
  • Notes feature
  • Additional desktop feature parity

Basic Beauty

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Dubsado

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Basic Beauty

Subscriptions6
  • Solo - Monthly14 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Pro - Monthly14 Days trial$49.991 Month
  • Business-Monthly14 Days trial$99.991 Month
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  • Solo - Annual14 Days trial$199.991 Year
  • Pro - Annual14 Days trial$499.991 Year
  • Business- Annual14 Days trial$999.991 Year

Questions

Is Dubsado free?
Dubsado is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Basic Beauty free?
Basic Beauty is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dubsado or Basic Beauty?
Basic Beauty is rated higher. Dubsado averages 4.8 out of 5 from 539 ratings, while Basic Beauty averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Dubsado or Basic Beauty have ads?
Neither Dubsado nor Basic Beauty shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dubsado or Basic Beauty?
Dubsado ships an update every 5 weeks, and Basic Beauty weekly. Most recently, Dubsado was updated on September 18, 2026 and Basic Beauty on September 28, 2026.

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