Comparison

Mane Diaries vs The Glam

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

Head to head
About

Mane Diaries

Features
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ManeDiaries – Your Personal Hair Journey, Perfectly Organized ManeDiaries is a beautifully simple yet powerful companion designed to help you truly understand your hair. Whether you’re embracing natural textures, recovering from damage, maintaining protective styles, or experimenting with new products, ManeDiaries gives you an elegant space to track progress, build habits, and care for your hair with confidence. A. Hair Routines (New!) Turn consistency into progress. With Routines, you can create, follow, and track your personalized hair care routines with ease. Whether it’s wash day, night care, or a protective style schedule, Routines help you stay on track while seeing how your habits impact your hair over time. B. Your Hair Diary: Turn consistency into progress. With Routines, you can create, follow, and track your personalized hair care routines with ease. Whether it’s wash day, night care, or a protective style schedule, Routines help you stay on track while seeing how your habits impact your hair over time. C. Daily Hair Tips: Begin each day with inspiration. Enjoy fresh, practical hair tips designed to support healthier routines and mindful care. From gentle reminders to insightful guidance, each tip helps you stay consistent—one day, one habit at a time. D. Quick Hair Notes: Capture thoughts before they slip away. Jot down product ideas, reactions, reminders, or observations in seconds. These quick notes turn into valuable insights, helping you stay organized and intentional with every decision you make for your hair. Built With Care: ManeDiaries blends simplicity with elegance. Every feature is crafted to feel light, clean, and easy—yet powerful enough to keep your entire hair journey in one place. No clutter. No overwhelm. Just the essential tools you need to grow, learn, and flourish. Designed to Help You Grow: Your hair journey is personal, and ManeDiaries helps you honor it. As you add entries, notes and routines, you’ll see your progress unfold. Understand which products your hair loves. Track how weather, routines, or treatments affect your results. Build habits that lead to healthier hair—consistently and effortlessly. Start Your Journey Today! ManeDiaries is more than a diary—it’s your hair’s new best friend. Whether you’re a hair enthusiast, a product explorer, or simply someone wanting more consistency, this app helps you stay inspired, informed, and beautifully organized. Download ManeDiaries and begin documenting your hair story—one entry, one note, and one daily tip at a time!

About

The Glam

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The Glam is your personal beauty companion — helping you discover salons, stay on top of appointments, manage your products, and never run out of your favourites again. Whether you're looking for a new salon, tracking your next treatment, building your product collection, or saving tutorials to watch later — The Glam brings it all together beautifully. SALONS Find and save all your favourite salons in one place. Store the address, phone number, website, and personal notes (like "always ask for Maria" or "park on the side street"). Tap to call or open their website directly from the app. Never lose track of a salon you love. APPOINTMENTS Never miss a treatment again. Log every salon visit with the date, service, cost, and notes. Set reminders so you always know when your next appointment is due. Review your full history and see exactly how much you've spent — by salon and by service type — over the last 12 months. PRODUCTS Build your personal beauty product library. Save products with category, price, star rating, and your own notes. Add multiple retailers so you always know where to buy and at what price — and get reminders when it's time to restock. SHOPPING LIST Never run out of your beauty essentials. Products you flag for restocking appear in your Shopping List automatically. Tap a retailer link to buy straight away, or search Google Shopping to find the best price right now. HOW-TO VIDEOS Save beauty tutorials, technique guides, and product reviews from YouTube, Instagram, or anywhere online. Organise them by category and open any video instantly — your own personal beauty library, always at hand. BRANDS Keep track of the brands you love. Save their website, country of origin, price range, loyalty card details, and any discount codes or vouchers — all in one tidy card. BUDGET TRACKER Finally take control of your beauty spend. See a clear breakdown of what you're spending on products by category, your annual salon costs by service type, and your total beauty budget in one place — so you can make smarter choices and stay on top of your spending. INTERNATIONAL The Glam supports UK (£), US ($), and European (€) currency. Set your region in Profile for the right currency everywhere. FREE & PRO Get started for free with core features. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited entries across every section. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Mane Diaries4 screens
The Glam3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mane Diaries at none against The Glam's 1. On price, update cadence, ads 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. The Glam sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Mane Diaries asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mane Diaries ships an update fortnightly, The Glam every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Mane Diaries versus The Glam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMane DiariesThe Glam
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB51 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperManuella NoukoAndrew Nixon

In-app purchases

None

Mane Diaries

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

The Glam

Subscriptions1
  • Glam Pro7 Days trial$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Mane Diaries free?
Mane Diaries is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Glam free?
The Glam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mane Diaries or The Glam have ads?
Neither Mane Diaries nor The Glam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mane Diaries or The Glam?
Mane Diaries ships an update fortnightly, and The Glam every 2 weeks. Most recently, Mane Diaries was updated on October 28, 2026 and The Glam on October 24, 2026.

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