Comb Works vs Airlight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Comb Works
This app helps beauty professionals manage their business with easy scheduling, personalized marketing tools, and inventory tracking. It automates reminders and client communication, offering insights to foster business growth. Access your business information securely from any device.
- Easy appointment scheduling
- Personalized client marketing
- Real-time inventory tracking
- Automatic text reminders
- Secure client information storage
- AI-powered business tools
- Business analytics and reports
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Hive Built. Pro Run. Comb brings the business of beauty into one place, so you can spend more of your day doing the work you love. Made for all independent beauty pros: hairstylists, barbers, estheticians, nail artists, lash and brow specialists, makeup artists, and the multi-talented people who do a little of everything. YOUR DAY, YOUR WAY Keep appointments, working hours, breaks and booking rules together. Let clients book through a website that feels like your business, with your services, portfolio and personality out front. EVERY CLIENT, REMEMBERED Pick up where you left off with preferences, visit history, photos and notes in one client profile. Keep forms, waivers and signatures close to the appointment. CARE THAT CARRIES FORWARD Build client treatment-note templates around your work. Record observations, treatment areas, aftercare and next-visit plans. Use voice drafts for review and face or body maps to keep the details clear. YOUR CRAFT, DOWN TO THE DETAIL Save lash, brow, extension, head and face maps. Keep color bowls, shades, amounts and adjustments in Formula Management, currently in beta, ready to revisit and refine. A REASON TO COME BACK Create loyalty rewards with your personality. Offer prepaid packages and gift certificates, keep in touch with messaging and campaigns, and make your regulars feel like regulars. A LITTLE BACKUP FROM YOUR HIVE Choose from 14 Worker Bees to help with follow-up, rebooking, waitlist openings and more. Set the preferences that fit your business. Ask Sage for help with client context, first drafts, service descriptions and creative ideas, with the final decisions yours. THE BUSINESS BITS, TOGETHER Manage services, products, supplies, expenses and reports alongside your calendar. Bee Paid brings payment processing into Comb so you can move from the appointment to checkout. Thousands of beauty pros. Over one million appointments in Comb. A whole lot of independent businesses doing things their own way. Independent. Never on your own.
Airlight
This app enhances a professional hair dryer with connected features. Customize temperature and wind settings for your hair type, discover new modes, and create personalized hair looks.
- Customize temperature and wind settings
- Personalize for hair type
- Discover new drying modes
- Create custom hair looks
- Infrared light technology integration
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Unlock the power of Pro modes to customize your temperature and wind settings for an elevated hair drying experience. The first professional hair dryer powered by infrared light with a connected app experience catered specifically to your hair type. Discover new modes, create your customized settings and personalize your AirLight Pro for new hair looks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Comb Works at 87% against Airlight's 40%. Comb Works also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.1) and ratings volume (52 vs 12). Airlight's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence, 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.
Comb Works holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 52 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Comb Works's written reviews are positive against 40% of Airlight's.
Comb Works ships an update monthly, Airlight every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Comb Works | Airlight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (52 ratings) — better | 3.1 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.8% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 52 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Comb Works, LLC | L'Oreal |
Customer experience
Comb Works
Airlight
Bugs and requests
Comb Works
Reported bugs
5 issues- Cannot input receipts
- App glitches when closing or creating appointments
- Free trial cancellation not working
- Live chat link expired
- Huge glitch preventing account setup
Airlight
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Comb Works
No in-app purchases
Airlight
No in-app purchases








