Comparison

Barber's Book vs Masareefi

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

Head to head
About

Barber's Book

This app helps barbers manage their business by tracking income, expenses, and clients. It allows for payment collection, automatic tax setting, and virtual waitlist management. Gain insights into business trends and stay organized for tax season.

Highlights
  • Track income and expenses
  • Collect credit card payments
  • Automatic tax reserve
  • Client management
  • Virtual waitlist
  • Business trend insights
Features
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Barber's Book is the simple way for barbers to see what they really take home, keep their chair full, and remember every client. Built for booth renters, commission barbers and shop owners. Log a cut in seconds and the app does the math for you. KNOW WHAT YOU TAKE HOME Money shows your real take-home after the shop's cut, your expenses and taxes. Flip between week, month and year, see your best months, and find out which services bring in the most. YOUR DAY AT A GLANCE Today shows what you made, who is up next, booking requests waiting on you, and regulars who are due back. SCHEDULE AND FREE BOOKING Day, week and month views in one place. Share your free booking link so clients can book themselves, approve requests, and run a walk-in waitlist from your phone. CLIENTS Every client's visits, usual cut, notes, tips and what they have spent with you. See who is due for a cut and book or text them in one tap. NO SURPRISES AT TAX TIME A running tax estimate tells you how much to set aside, with a countdown to each quarterly payment. Track chair rent, supplies, tools and other deductible expenses. EARN FREE MONTHS Invite other barbers and get a free month of Premium when they start using the app. Free to use. Premium unlocks your full history, who is due back, tax set-aside tracking, recurring bookings, data export and booking page customization. Terms of Service: https://www.thebarbersbook.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.thebarbersbook.com/privacy

About

Masareefi

Features
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Masareefi is the beautifully simple expense tracker and budget planner for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Track every expense in seconds, set budgets, scan receipts, and see exactly where your money goes — private, on-device, and ad-free. WHY MASAREEFI • Lightning-fast one-tap entry — category, amount, done • 100% private — your data stays on your device and your iCloud. No accounts, no ads, no tracking, ever • Works offline and syncs across all your Apple devices TRACK & BUDGET • Multiple wallets, each with its own currency and balance • Budgets with progress bars and smart alerts at 80% and 100% • Recurring transactions — daily, weekly, monthly, yearly • Savings goals with progress rings BILLS, DEBTS & SPLITS • Bill reminders so you never miss a payment • Debt ledger — track what you owe and what you're owed • Split bills with friends, with auto-created IOUs RECEIPTS & REPORTS • Scan receipts with your camera — on-device OCR, nothing leaves your phone • Monthly PDF reports with charts and full transaction tables • CSV export and import — your data is always yours MADE FOR APPLE • Home-screen widgets — today's spend and this month's progress • Siri Shortcuts — "Log a 25 coffee" • Face ID lock • Light and dark mode with six accent colors • Full bilingual English and Arabic with complete right-to-left support Take control of your money — beautifully, privately, in your language.

Screenshots

Barber's Book4 screens
Masareefi4 screens

Verdict

The call

Barber's Book and Masareefi are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Barber's Book sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and Masareefi sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Barber's Book ships an update weekly, Masareefi fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Barber's Book versus Masareefi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarber's BookMasareefi
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEan Solutions LLCHossam Hamouda

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Barber's Book

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited Access14 Days trial$4.991 Month
3 purchases

Masareefi

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Barber's Book free?
Barber's Book is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Masareefi free?
Masareefi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Barber's Book or Masareefi have ads?
Neither Barber's Book nor Masareefi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Barber's Book or Masareefi?
Barber's Book ships an update weekly, and Masareefi fortnightly. Most recently, Barber's Book was updated on November 4, 2026 and Masareefi on October 31, 2026.

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