Comparison

Comb Works vs Slick Salon Software

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Slick Salon Software

Manage your salon or barbershop appointments, client history, and payments directly from your mobile device. Automate client reminders and track business performance with live revenue and staff data. Keep your team synchronized with individual schedules and availability.

Highlights
  • Manage calendar and appointments
  • Access client visit history and notes
  • Process payments with Tap to Pay
  • Automated client reminders
  • View live revenue and staff data
  • Synchronize team schedules and availability
Features
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Run your salon or barbershop from your phone. Check your day, book clients and take payments whether you're behind the chair, at the front desk or out of the shop. This app is for businesses already using Slick. Log in with your Slick account to get started. What you can do • Manage your calendar. Book, move and cancel appointments in seconds. • Know every client. Pull up visit history and notes before they sit down. • Take payments anywhere. Checkout clients with Tap to Pay from your phone. • Cut no-shows. Automated reminders go out for you. • See how the business is doing. Revenue and staff numbers for any date range, updated live. • Keep the team in sync. Staff see their own schedules and set their availability. Built for • Hair salons • Beauty salons • Barbershops • Solo operators • Booth renters and teams with multiple chairs Moving from DaySmart Salon? Slick is DaySmart's salon platform, and this is its app.

Screenshots

Comb Works4 screens
Slick Salon Software4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Slick Salon Software at 5.0 against Comb Works's 4.4. Slick Salon Software also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 87%). Comb Works's advantage is ratings volume (54 vs 2). 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

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

Slick Salon Software holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Comb Works has 54 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Comb Works's written reviews are positive against 100% of Slick Salon Software's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Comb Works ships an update monthly, Slick Salon Software every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Comb Works versus Slick Salon Software: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComb WorksSlick Salon Software
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (54 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings54 — better2
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB121 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperComb Works, LLCDaySmart Software, LLC

Customer experience

Comb Works

All ratings50 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.0%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive86.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.2%

Slick Salon Software

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Slick Salon Software

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Comb Works

No in-app purchases

None

Slick Salon Software

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Comb Works free?
Comb Works is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Slick Salon Software free?
Slick Salon Software is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Comb Works or Slick Salon Software?
Slick Salon Software is rated higher. Comb Works averages 4.4 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while Slick Salon Software averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Comb Works or Slick Salon Software have ads?
Neither Comb Works nor Slick Salon Software shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Comb Works or Slick Salon Software?
Comb Works ships an update monthly, and Slick Salon Software every 5 weeks. Most recently, Comb Works was updated on November 7, 2026 and Slick Salon Software on November 11, 2026.

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