Salon Management Software vs Solo Scheduling
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Salon Management Software
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Streamline your hair salon with HairDora! This all-in-one app empowers hair salons, hairdressers, and hairstylists to manage appointments, review calendars, and handle client information effortlessly. Perfect for professionals who want a seamless way to organize schedules, track services, and enhance client experiences. Download HairDora today and transform the way you run your salon!
Solo Scheduling
Manage clients, track revenue, and sync work and family calendars. This app helps independent professionals avoid double-booking and understand their business finances without spreadsheets. It offers smarter scheduling and family-friendly calendar integration.
- Client management
- Revenue tracking
- Work and family calendar sync
- Smarter scheduling
- Business insights
- Family-friendly calendar integration
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You work for yourself. We work for you. Solo Scheduling is the simplest way for independent service professionals to manage clients, track revenue, and keep work and family in sync. Free for up to 3 clients. You're scheduling clients throughout the day and — surprise — your kid has a doctor's appointment. Now you've double-booked yourself. Again. Solo keeps your work and family calendars together so that never happens. Built for massage therapists, hair stylists, fitness trainers, nail techs, pet groomers, tattoo artists, barbers, estheticians, and every independent professional who schedules their own clients. SMARTER SCHEDULING Easier and more accurate than paper or plain calendars. See your availability at a glance and book clients with confidence. FAMILY-FRIENDLY Your family sees when you're busy. You see their schedule before booking. No more conflicts. KNOW YOUR NUMBERS Track revenue, client trends, and service history. Understand your business without a spreadsheet. HONESTLY PRICED Free for up to 3 clients. No hidden fees. No features you'll never use. Solo is intentionally simple and straightforward to use. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Salon Management Software at none against Solo Scheduling's 2. Salon Management Software also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Solo Scheduling's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months). On price 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. Solo Scheduling sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Salon Management Software asks for nothing beyond the download.
Salon Management Software ships an update every 8 months, Solo Scheduling monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Salon Management Software | Solo Scheduling |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gamma Investments | LAND MK 1 |
In-app purchases
Salon Management Software
No in-app purchases
Solo Scheduling
- Solo Pro$6.991 Month
- Solo Pro$69.991 Year
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