Comparison

Buckets Studio vs RefreshMe

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

Head to head
About

Buckets Studio

Easily check service availability, book appointments, and make secure payments. Manage your bookings, receive reminders, and get directions all within the app.

Highlights
  • View service menu and prices
  • Check availability and book appointments
  • Secure in-app payments and tipping
  • Receive appointment reminders
  • Manage appointments (reschedule, cancel)
  • Get directions to service location
Features
Read full description

Welcome to Buckets Studio! With a few taps, you can check availability, book appointments, and pay for services anytime, anywhere! With our app, you can: -View our full menu of services and prices -View availability and reserve a time that fits your schedule -Quickly and securely pay and tip so you never need cash -Receive notifications and appointment reminders -Manage Appointments: Reschedule, Cancel, Get Directions Schedule your next appointment today!

About

RefreshMe

Book beauty professionals like barbers, stylists, nail techs, and makeup artists on demand. See real-time availability and book appointments in minutes, with verified pros and transparent pricing. Choose to have services at their location, your home, or a neutral spot.

Highlights
  • Real-time availability for beauty pros
  • Book barbers, stylists, nail techs, makeup artists
  • Verified professional profiles
  • Choose appointment location
  • Transparent pricing
  • In-app booking and payment
Features
Read full description

RefreshMe is a beauty-tech app that puts your beauty pros on demand. Hair. Nails. Makeup. Waxing. Lashes — booked in minutes, not weeks. Open the app, see who is actually open near you, and book a real time slot with the price on the screen before you commit. Their chair, or yours. WHY REFRESHME • Real Prices Up Front — every service shows its price and how long it takes before you book. No "message me for pricing." • Five Categories, One App — hair and barbering, nails, makeup, waxing and lashes, in the same checkout. • A Real Slot, Not a Request — you pick from your pro's live calendar. Instant booking pros are confirmed the moment you pay, with no waiting for approval. • Nothing Due At The Chair — you pay in full in the app when you book, so there is no awkward card moment at the end. Your stylist is not paid at booking. Cancel more than 24 hours ahead — or any time your stylist cancels — and you are refunded in full. • On Your Terms — book at your pro's place or switch on "Come to me" and they travel to you for their own posted travel fee. In a hurry? ASAP moves you up. Need it calmer? Ask for a sensory-friendly appointment with lower music and lights. • Bring the Group — up to 6 people on one booking, same service for everyone, one payment. 5% off at 3 people, 10% off at 4 or more. • Refresh Points — earn points on every booking and redeem from 100 points for $5, $15 or $30 in RefreshMe credit, applied to your bookings a little at a time. HOW IT WORKS 1. Browse by category, or search by price, distance or earliest opening. 2. Pick a real time slot from your pro's calendar. 3. Pay in the app — card, Cash App, Klarna, bank or Amazon Pay. 4. Show up, or get shown up to. Rate your pro and you are done. FOR PROS Set your own services, prices, hours and photos. Group your menu into packages, à la carte services and add-ons, and run a flash deal when your chair goes quiet. Keep 90% of what you charge — RefreshMe takes 10% per booking, paid out to your own Stripe account once the job is confirmed complete. No booth rent. No listing fee. ABOUT REFRESHME Built by REFRESHME APP LLC, a North Carolina company. USPTO trademark filing #99730754. Charlotte first, more cities as pros join. Stay fresh. Book it on RefreshMe.

Screenshots

Buckets Studio4 screens
RefreshMe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Buckets Studio at none against RefreshMe's shown. Buckets Studio also leads on ratings volume (17 vs 3). RefreshMe's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 months). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Buckets Studio against 5.0 for RefreshMe. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buckets Studio has 17 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buckets Studio ships an update every 3 months, RefreshMe daily. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Buckets Studio versus RefreshMe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuckets StudioRefreshMe
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (17 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB124 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBuckets LLC (Wichita)RefreshMe App LLC

Customer experience

Buckets Studio

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

RefreshMe

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Buckets Studio

No in-app purchases

None

RefreshMe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Buckets Studio free?
Buckets Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RefreshMe free?
RefreshMe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Buckets Studio or RefreshMe?
Buckets Studio and RefreshMe are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 17 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Buckets Studio or RefreshMe have ads?
RefreshMe shows ads; Buckets Studio does not.
Which is updated more often, Buckets Studio or RefreshMe?
Buckets Studio ships an update every 3 months, and RefreshMe daily. Most recently, Buckets Studio was updated on October 30, 2026 and RefreshMe on October 31, 2026.

Other comparisons