Comparison

BasicSalon vs BeautybookApp

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

Head to head
About

BasicSalon

This salon management app streamlines appointments, client records, sales, and expenses for beauty professionals. It helps organize services, track payments, and generate receipts, with options to expand client limits and remove ads.

Highlights
  • Appointment management
  • Client record keeping
  • Service and pricing setup
  • Payment and expense tracking
  • Receipt and invoice generation
  • Data export and backup
  • Cross-device synchronization
Features
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BasicSalon is a salon management app that brings appointments, client records, checkout, sales, and expenses together in one straightforward place. Designed for hair, nail, lash, massage, beauty, and mobile-service professionals, BasicSalon works for both independent businesses and multi-staff salons. KEY FEATURES • View and manage appointments by day, month, or calendar • Keep client details, visit history, preferred staff, and regular services organized • Create client charts with photos and handwritten notes • Set up services, options, prices, durations, staff, business hours, closed days, and tax rates • Duplicate previous service details to create the next appointment quickly • Record cancellations and no-shows, including reasons, fees, and cancellation cutoffs • Manage mobile-service locations, travel time, transportation fees, and blocked scheduling time • Track cash, card, QR, and bank-transfer payments • Manage paid and unpaid balances • Create and share PDF receipts and invoices • Review sales, customer counts, average spend, and service performance • View reference summaries for paid sales, outstanding balances, estimated tax, expenses, and estimated profit • Export client, appointment, sales, and expense data as CSV files • Create and restore backups when moving to another device • Sync data across devices with iCloud • Sync appointments with Google Calendar • Check today’s appointments on Apple Watch You can manage up to 100 clients before purchasing an expansion. In-app purchases are available to increase the limit to 400 clients or unlimited clients, and to remove ads. Spend less time organizing and more time with your clients. BasicSalon helps keep your salon’s day running smoothly. Tax summaries are provided for reference only and do not replace advice from a qualified tax professional.

About

BeautybookApp

Features
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The Beauty Salon Management System is an all-in-one tool designed to help salon owners, stylists, and managers organize and grow their business. Whether you run a small beauty studio or a large salon chain, this app helps you handle appointments, client profiles, staff schedules, and inventory with just a few taps.

Screenshots

BasicSalon4 screens
BeautybookApp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BeautybookApp at none against BasicSalon's 3. BeautybookApp also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On price 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. BasicSalon sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. BeautybookApp asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BasicSalon ships an update monthly, BeautybookApp every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
BasicSalon versus BeautybookApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBasicSalonBeautybookApp
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSatoshi ShimizuPavlo Salnikov

In-app purchases

3 purchases

BasicSalon

One-time3
  • 広告削除$2.99
  • 顧客管理400人拡張$19.99
  • 顧客400人制限解除$39.99
None

BeautybookApp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BasicSalon free?
BasicSalon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BeautybookApp free?
BeautybookApp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BasicSalon or BeautybookApp have ads?
BasicSalon shows ads; BeautybookApp does not.
Which is updated more often, BasicSalon or BeautybookApp?
BasicSalon ships an update monthly, and BeautybookApp every 9 days. Most recently, BasicSalon was updated on November 4, 2026 and BeautybookApp on October 30, 2026.

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