Comparison

ClientFlow vs BlockNote

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

Head to head
About

ClientFlow

Features
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Appointments, online booking and income tracking for independent beauty professionals. Keep your schedule and client history together. Share your booking link so clients can choose a service and an available time. ClientFlow brings appointments, client records, income, and online booking together for independent beauty and wellness professionals. Built for nail technicians, hairdressers, massage therapists, and other service professionals who want a clear view of their working day. ONLINE BOOKING Give clients a simple way to book from their browser. Share your personal link and let them choose a service and an available time. - Set your services, prices, working hours, breaks, and days off - Confirm requests yourself or enable automatic booking - Manage new requests, upcoming bookings, and archived requests - Keep clients informed with email confirmations and updates - Block unwanted online booking requests APPOINTMENTS & CLIENTS - Plan your day, week, or month - Mark appointments as scheduled, completed, or cancelled - Keep contact details, visit history, and private notes together - See each client's total spend, favorite service, and last visit INCOME & ANALYTICS Track daily, weekly, and monthly income. Explore charts, top clients, popular services, average spend, and appointment completion rates. REMINDERS Get notifications before appointments and receive alerts about new online bookings. YOUR DATA, YOUR CONTROL Core client records and private notes stay on your device. Save encrypted backups to your personal iCloud and restore them when you change iPhone. Optional online booking uses cloud services for your booking page, availability, requests, and notifications. It does not upload your entire local client database or private notes. An account is only needed for online booking. BACKUP & EXPORT Create encrypted iCloud backups and export records and reports when you need them. APPLE WATCH & WIDGETS Check your schedule at a glance. View upcoming appointments and update their status from your Apple Watch. LIGHT & DARK APPEARANCE Choose the look that suits you or follow your device settings. PREMIUM Start with 7 days of full access for free. After that, a subscription unlocks full access, including online booking. Available plans, prices, and any subscription trial offers are shown in the app before purchase. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Service: https://clientflow.date/terms Privacy Policy: https://clientflow.date/privacy

About

BlockNote

A digital notebook designed for beauty professionals to manage clients, appointments, and finances. It eliminates the need for paper notes by centralizing all client information, scheduling, and financial tracking in one place.

Highlights
  • Client management
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Service and price list
  • Customizable reminders
  • Financial tracking (income, expenses, profit)
  • Data backup and restore
Features
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BlockNote – a digital notebook for beauty professionals. Manage clients, schedule and finances in one app – no paper notes, no mix-ups. CLIENTS Add clients from your phone contacts or right while booking an appointment. Set each client's messenger – Telegram, Viber or WhatsApp – upfront or on the first reminder. SCHEDULE Book clients for a date and time and pick several services – the price fills in from your price list. View your day as a list or an hourly timeline. The monthly calendar shows how busy you are at a glance. REMINDERS One tap – a message with the client's name, date and time is copied and the right chat opens. Customize the message template to your style. Push notifications remind you about upcoming appointments in advance. FINANCES Income, expenses and net profit for every month. Comparison with the previous month. Top clients and services by revenue. PRIVACY No sign-up, no accounts. All data is stored only on your device. Save a backup to a file and restore it anytime.

Screenshots

ClientFlow4 screens
BlockNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BlockNote at none against ClientFlow's 6. ClientFlow's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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. ClientFlow sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. BlockNote asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ClientFlow ships an update weekly, BlockNote every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
ClientFlow versus BlockNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClientFlowBlockNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperpcltdVladyslav Liakhin

In-app purchases

6 purchases

ClientFlow

Subscriptions5
  • Premium Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Premium Monthly No Trial$2.991 Month
  • Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
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  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly14 Days trial$44.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$69.99
None

BlockNote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ClientFlow free?
ClientFlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BlockNote free?
BlockNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ClientFlow or BlockNote have ads?
Neither ClientFlow nor BlockNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ClientFlow or BlockNote?
ClientFlow ships an update weekly, and BlockNote every 4 days. Most recently, ClientFlow was updated on November 5, 2026 and BlockNote on October 31, 2026.

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