Loytu vs Barberly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Loytu
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Loytu helps local businesses build customer loyalty with simple, digital stamp cards. Forget printing paper cards - Loytu gives you a fast, eco-friendly way to reward repeat customers right from your phone or tablet. With the Loytu Business app, you can: - Scan customers’ QR codes to give stamps instantly - Track stamp history and see reward progress - Manage multiple reward schemes - Offer perks for services like coffee, haircuts, tyres, MOTs, and more - Whether you run a café, barbershop, salon, gym, or garage, Loytu makes it easy to bring your loyalty program online and keep customers coming back. Features: - Contactless stamp system via QR code - Easy setup in minutes - Works with your existing Loytu business account - Supports multiple reward schemes - Designed for in-store use by staff Note: This app is for business use only. Customers should scan your QR code using their own device — they do not need to install this app.
Barberly
This business application streamlines barbershop operations for owners, front desk staff, and barbers. It manages appointments, client information, payments, and marketing, while also enabling the creation of branded client apps and booking websites.
- Appointment calendar and walk-in queue
- Client database with history and notes
- Automated client reminders
- Point-of-sale and payment processing
- Team management and commission tracking
- Branded client app and booking website
- Self check-in kiosk functionality
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The app that runs your barbershop – for the owner, the front desk and every barber in the chair. Barberly is a business app for barbershops, salons, mobile and individual barbers. Everything the shop needs to run day to day is here: calendar and bookings, walk-in queue, clients, team, payments, reports and marketing. Your own branded client app, booking website and self check-in kiosk are set up and launched from this app too. This is the app for the business – not for clients. Your clients book through your own branded app or website. WHAT YOU CAN DO Bookings & calendar - Appointment calendar for the whole team or a single barber - Walk-in queue, waitlist and cancellation monitor - Google booking, scan-to-book QR codes, embeddable booking widgets Clients - Client base with history, notes and photos - Automated reminders and follow-ups by push, SMS and email - Loyalty program, gift cards, packages Payments & POS - Checkout at the counter, online payments and deposits - Product sales and online store - Daily reports, tips, commissions Team - Separate logins for owner, front desk and barbers - Each barber sees their own book and their own clients - Schedules, time off, commission tracking Your brand - Publish your own client app to the App Store and Google Play - Booking website on your own domain - Self check-in kiosk and appointment board for TV, styled to your brand One app for the whole shop. The owner sees the numbers, the front desk sees the day, every barber sees their own book. However you run your shop, it runs here.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Barberly at weekly against Loytu's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Loytu ships an update every 3 weeks, Barberly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Loytu | Barberly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Project Pepperoni | Tecwi Engineering GmbH |
In-app purchases
Loytu
No in-app purchases
Barberly
No in-app purchases









