Comparison

Nail Tech Client Book vs SetMuse

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

Head to head
About

Nail Tech Client Book

Features
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Polish is a client book for nail techs. Every client is a bottle: her name on the label and, in red, her allergy. Every set you paint leaves a swatch behind it, so her card reads like a colour chart of her year. TODAY'S CHAIR - The appointments you book, in time order, each with her allergy band - Log the visit from the appointment: colour, service, shape, length, price, add-ons, tip and how she paid - Coming up this week, the last seven days' takings with tips apart, and this week's birthdays HER CARD - Phone, Instagram, birthday, her usual shape, length and service, and how often she comes in - Her allergy printed in red on her label wherever she appears: Today, her card and the visit form - Her colours: every set she has had fans out on her card, newest on top - Search by name (zoe finds ZoΓ«), phone digits, colour, brand or allergy - Archive a client and her visits and their money stay in your totals; erase only when you choose PAINT THE SET - Pick the colour from a swatch row or with the eyedropper on the set's photo - Prices read the way you type them, in your book's currency, and shown back before you save - Photos of the set, saved without their location REBOOK IN ONE TAP - After a visit, Polish proposes her next set from her own interval: "Next set in 3 weeks" - Book it and the reminder is set; send her the time in a message - Reminders the evening before, hours before if you like, on the day she's due, and one birthday note a day REFER, DON'T TREAT - Short cards one tap from her allergy band, each line quoted word for word from a dated public health source SETS - Every set with its swatch and photos; filter by colour or style - Save inspiration and use it for her next set - Share a set card: the photo and its swatch, with no name, date or place POLISH PRO - Unlimited clients, every photo of each set, unlimited inspiration - Money: the month's bottle against your goal, tips apart, expenses and booth rent - Your tax year in twelve bottles, and a CSV of it for your accountant - Supplies with a reorder list - Set cards without the Polish mark, and your year recap poster - The next appointment and the month's bottle as widgets YOUR BOOK STAYS YOURS - No account, no ads, no analytics - Your book stays on your iPhone or iPad; nothing syncs through iCloud - The book backup: one file with your clients, visits, appointments, money and photos, to keep in Files or AirDrop to your iPad - CSV export of clients and visits, with the health columns only when you tick them ON YOUR HOME SCREEN AND WITH SIRI - Today's chair as a widget; the next appointment on the Lock Screen and the month's bottle (Pro) - Siri and Shortcuts: Log a Visit, Rebook Her, Who's Next?, This Month's Takings IPHONE AND IPAD - A sidebar on the iPad, light and dark, larger text sizes - In English, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish, Italian, French and Polish FREE AND PRO Free: 15 clients with every visit they ever had, 3 photos a set, 20 inspiration photos, appointments, reminders, the CSV export and book backups. Polish Pro adds every client after that, every photo of each set, your money and your supplies: monthly, yearly, or Polish for good, paid once. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage them in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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SetMuse

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The client book and appointment scheduler for independent nail techs: see each regular's last set, colors and notes before they sit down. SetMuse keeps clients, appointments, set photos and color recipes together on your iPhone and iPad. No account, no ads, and your studio works offline. KNOW THEIR LAST SET Open the next appointment to see the last set's photo, name and date. With Pro, the colors, products, technique and your note for next time sit right beside it, and you can reuse the last set in one tap. CLIENT CARDS Save contact details, preferences, nail shape, length, tags and notes. Book from a client card and review every visit with its photo, products, color codes and technique. APPOINTMENTS FOR YOUR STUDIO Plan in a month calendar, find free time, set business hours and weekly days off, and see gentle overlap hints. Past appointments wait for you to confirm, and recording a set completes the visit. Share a confirmation through the share sheet yourself; SetMuse never messages clients or offers online self-booking. RETURN VISITS See how many regulars are due back. With Pro, open the full list, book the next visit in one tap or snooze it for two weeks. A LOOKBOOK OF YOUR WORK Browse every set by shape and export a set card as a PDF with your studio name, photo and recipe. Client names, contacts and private notes stay out. MADE FOR IPHONE AND IPAD On iPad, a full split layout shows your calendar, day list and appointment details side by side. START FREE The free studio includes 5 client cards, complete visit history, photos, appointments, free-time suggestions, overlap hints, next-visit booking, single-set PDF cards, and full backup and restore. Your existing records are never locked. SETMUSE PRO β€’ The last set's recipe beside each appointment, with one-tap reuse β€’ The full return-visit list β€’ Appointment reminders on your device; notifications show no client names β€’ Service templates β€’ Unlimited client cards β€’ PDF lookbooks with up to 60 matching sets Your clients, sets, photos, history and backups stay accessible if Pro ends. YOUR RECORDS STAY ON YOUR DEVICE Core features work offline. There is no automatic cloud sync, so export full backups to Files regularly, especially before changing devices. Regional holidays come from a public calendar feed; availability varies. Anonymous usage statistics help improve the app and never include client details. ABOUT PRO Choose a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription. Prices and any free trial are shown in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Privacy policy: https://fshuiyangtech.com/en/apps/setmuse/privacy/ Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Nail Tech Client Book4 screens
SetMuse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SetMuse at every 5 days against Nail Tech Client Book's every 6 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Nail Tech Client Book sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and SetMuse sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nail Tech Client Book ships an update every 6 weeks, SetMuse every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Nail Tech Client Book versus SetMuse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNail Tech Client BookSetMuse
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS1818.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size14 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKarol JaworskiFoshan Gaoming Huiyang Network Technology Studio (Individually Owned Business)

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Nail Tech Client Book

Subscriptions3
  • Polish Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Polish Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
  • Polish Pro Yearly1 Year trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Polish for good$79.99
2 purchases

SetMuse

Subscriptions2
  • SetMuse Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • SetMuse Pro Yearly1 Month trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Nail Tech Client Book free?
Nail Tech Client Book is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SetMuse free?
SetMuse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nail Tech Client Book or SetMuse have ads?
Neither Nail Tech Client Book nor SetMuse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nail Tech Client Book or SetMuse?
Nail Tech Client Book ships an update every 6 weeks, and SetMuse every 5 days. Most recently, Nail Tech Client Book was updated on November 9, 2026 and SetMuse on November 10, 2026.

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