Spa Salon Manager vs PhorestGo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spa Salon Manager
Manage your spa or salon business from your mobile device. Access employee information, sales data, pricing, and receive technical support anytime, anywhere. Keep all your business details conveniently in your palm.
- Cloud access
- Employee management
- Sales tracking
- Pricing tools
- Technical support
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Spa-Salon Manager App allows access to your business information anytime / anywhere through your mobile device. Features include Spa-Salon Manager - Cloud, Employee access, Training, Sales / Pricing and Technical Support. Imagine having all your information in the palm of your hand!
PhorestGo
This app empowers salon and spa owners and staff to manage appointments, client records, and performance from their mobile devices. It offers a streamlined interface for accessing essential business tools on the go, supporting both single and multi-location establishments.
- Appointment scheduling
- Client record management
- Performance tracking (KPIs)
- Multi-location support
- Mobile salon management
- Staff access to appointment books
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PhorestGo is a powerful scheduling app for spa or salon owners and staff. Whether you have a hair salon, nail salon, beauty salon or spa; PhorestGo can help you manage and run your salon from anywhere, any time. PhorestGo is so easy to use. It takes the most powerful tools from Phorest Salon Software and puts them in your pocket. Single and multi-location businesses supported. Salon staff members can easily access their appointment books and see all of the details of their upcoming appointments on their phones. Access all your client records on the app - notes, allergies, formulas, service history, and more. Empower staff with My Performance - allowing staff to track their KPIs and set performance goals.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PhorestGo at 4.8 against Spa Salon Manager's 3.1. PhorestGo also leads on review sentiment (35% vs 0%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 47 months). Spa Salon Manager's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PhorestGo holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PhorestGo has 3K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Spa Salon Manager's written reviews are positive against 35% of PhorestGo's.
Spa Salon Manager ships an update every 47 months, PhorestGo fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spa Salon Manager | PhorestGo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (13 ratings) | 4.8 (3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 34.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 47 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Innovative Business Computer Solutions, Inc | Phorest |
Customer experience
Spa Salon Manager
PhorestGo
Bugs and requests
Spa Salon Manager
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
PhorestGo
Reported bugs
6 issues- Appointments not showing up correctly
- Issues with deleting or moving appointments
- Inability to see full names or services in columns
- Inconsistent display on iPhone
- Frequent sign-outs and login issues
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- Crashes when viewing client history
Requested features
6 requests- Allow booking color and haircut together
- Set individual client appointment times
- Add ability to edit breaks and move appointments
- Improve notification system
- Automatically update preferred stylist
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- Add a notification center for recent activity
In-app purchases
Spa Salon Manager
No in-app purchases
PhorestGo
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Spa Salon Manager free?
Is PhorestGo free?
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Do Spa Salon Manager or PhorestGo have ads?
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