Comparison

My SSG vs BackBar Pro

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

Head to head
About

My SSG

Shop for professional beauty products directly from your phone. Browse thousands of items, place orders quickly, and access exclusive deals. Track your orders and view invoices easily.

Highlights
  • Shop thousands of beauty products
  • Quick and easy ordering
  • Exclusive app-only deals
  • Personalized product recommendations
  • Order history and tracking
  • View and print invoices
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Discover the convenience of shopping for your favorite beauty products directly from your phone with the Salon Service Group app. Whether you're a salon professional or a beauty enthusiast, our app offers an easy, secure way to browse, shop, and order high-quality salon products on the go. Key Features: Shop Thousands of Products: Access a wide range of professional beauty products, including hair care, styling tools, and accessories from top brands. Quick and Easy Ordering: Order your favorite items with just a few taps and enjoy fast, reliable shipping to your door. Exclusive Deals: Get access to special promotions and discounts available only through the app. Personalized Recommendations: Receive tailored product suggestions based on your preferences and shopping history. Order History & Tracking: Keep track of your past orders and easily reorder your go-to items. Stay updated on shipping status in real time. Get Your Invoice: Invoices can viewed and printed easily from your mobile device. Experience the ultimate shopping convenience right from your fingertips, anytime, anywhere. Download the Salon Service Group My SSG app and elevate your beauty routine today! *Visit our website to register for an account. **Must be a licensed cosmetologist to register.

About

BackBar Pro

Manage client information, hair formulas, and appointments for your salon business. Streamline booking, payments, and track expenses and income to understand your business's financial health.

Highlights
  • Unlimited client profiles with history
  • Digital intake forms and waivers
  • Formula vault for color mixing
  • Online booking page
  • Integrated payment processing
  • Expense and income tracking
  • Appointment reminders
Features
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Your chair, your clients, your color, your money. One app that remembers all of it. BackBar Pro is built for the stylist who is also the front desk, the bookkeeper, and the only person who remembers that Sarah went brassy last July. Everything about a client lives in one place, and it is still there a year later. CLIENTS YOU ACTUALLY REMEMBER Unlimited client profiles with hair history, allergies and sensitivities, before and after photos, and notes from every visit. Digital intake forms and waivers you send by text or email and they fill out on their phone. Moving from another app? Import your whole book from a CSV. A FORMULA VAULT, NOT A NOTEBOOK Build a formula the way you actually mix it: color, lightener, developer, timing, and weights. Attach the finish photo. Save it to your vault, search it, and pull it back up at the next appointment. Every visit keeps its own exact formula, so you can see what you changed and why. BOOKING THAT PROTECTS YOUR TIME Your own online booking page with your services, your hours, and your rules. Take deposits at booking. Let clients reschedule or cancel from a link, inside the window you set. Keep a waitlist and fill a cancellation with one tap. Charge no-show and late-cancel fees when you need to. GET PAID, HOWEVER THEY PAY Card payments and card on file through Stripe. Payment QR codes for Venmo, Zelle, and Cash App. Cash. Gift cards you sell and redeem right in the app. Receipts sent by text or email the moment you close out. KNOW WHAT COLOR COSTS YOU The Color Bar turns your back bar shelf into real numbers. Scan a bottle or an invoice to add products, watch the cost of the bowl while you mix, and push that cost onto the appointment. Get a nudge when something is running low, before you are standing there without it. The Color Bar is part of Premium. MONEY AND TAXES, HANDLED Track expenses by deduction category and see income, expenses, and profit by month. Every plan helps you set money aside for taxes. Premium adds receipt scanning from a photo, a full federal and state estimate, reminders before quarterly deadlines, and a year-end package your accountant can drop straight onto a Schedule C. REMINDERS THAT CUT NO-SHOWS Automatic appointment reminders by email on every plan, and by text message on Premium. Booking confirmations, reschedule notices, and alerts on your phone when something changes on your day. REPORTS WORTH READING Revenue, average ticket, and rebook rate on every plan. Premium adds profit, chair utilization, top services, and top clients. Set a monthly goal and watch the pace against it. BUILT FOR HOW YOU WORK iPhone and iPad, plus a full web app at backbarhq.com, all on the same account. Start a note on your phone between clients and finish it on a big screen at the end of the night. WHO IT IS FOR Independent hairstylists, colorists, booth renters, and small studio owners who want one calm system instead of five apps, a group text, and a notes file. Privacy policy: https://backbarhq.com/privacy Terms of service: https://backbarhq.com/terms Questions: support@backbarhq.com BackBar Pro is made by Backbar HQ LLC.

Screenshots

My SSG4 screens
BackBar Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BackBar Pro at 5.0 against My SSG's 3.9. BackBar Pro also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BackBar Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My SSG ships an update monthly, BackBar Pro every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on July 8, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
My SSG versus BackBar Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy SSGBackBar Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (7 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better5
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSSG, INCBackbar HQ LLC

Customer experience

My SSG

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

BackBar Pro

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

My SSG

No in-app purchases

None

BackBar Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My SSG free?
My SSG is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BackBar Pro free?
BackBar Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, My SSG or BackBar Pro?
BackBar Pro is rated higher. My SSG averages 3.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while BackBar Pro averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do My SSG or BackBar Pro have ads?
My SSG shows ads; BackBar Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, My SSG or BackBar Pro?
My SSG ships an update monthly, and BackBar Pro every 6 days. Most recently, My SSG was updated on July 8, 2026 and BackBar Pro on September 19, 2026.

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