Comparison

OnBoard vs CitasApp Pro

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

Head to head
About

OnBoard

Features
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OnBoard is the appointment book for businesses that work by appointment: hair salons, barbershops, beauty and nail studios, repair shops, clinics, tattoo studios and consultancies. See at a glance who's coming today, when, and who's running late, with every client's history one tap away. Free and unlimited: unlimited clients, appointments and categories, with no subscriptions and no in-app purchases. YOUR DAY AT A GLANCE • Today's appointments with time, client, service and notes • Jump to any date with the calendar, or back to today with one tap • Upcoming and past appointments, kept apart and counted CHECK-INS AND LATENESS, WITH A SWIPE • Swipe right when a client arrives, or left for a no-show • Or touch and hold an appointment and pick from the menu • Lateness is logged for you: late arrivals are marked "Arrived late" • A red alert when a pending appointment passes your grace period • You decide how many minutes count as late (1 to 60) and when appointments move to past YOUR CLIENTS, ALWAYS AT HAND • A card for each client with phone, email, notes and "client since" date • Every client's full appointment and attendance history • Call or email straight from the client card • Search by name, phone or email • When you book, OnBoard recognizes the phone number and suggests the client: no duplicates ORGANIZE BY SERVICE • Create your services with an icon and a color: haircut, color, check-up, consultation, pickup… • Filter each service's appointments from the sidebar EXPORT YOUR DATA • Export your clients as CSV or JSON whenever you like, for your spreadsheet or your CRM ON IPHONE, IPAD AND IPHONE DUO • A sidebar on iPad and iPhone Duo, with the list and the details side by side • Native iOS 27 design, with Dark Mode, Dynamic Type and VoiceOver • Automatic sync with your iCloud across all your devices TRULY PRIVATE No accounts, no ads and no tracking. OnBoard collects no data at all: your appointments and clients only travel to your own iCloud.

About

CitasApp Pro

Features
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**CitasApp Pro** is a professional appointment book designed to manage appointments, clients, payments and your business’s daily activity from your iPhone, iPad and Mac. **MANAGE YOUR SCHEDULE WITH EASE** View your daily schedule or two-day view, create appointments with start and end times, and keep every team member’s calendar organized. **GET TO KNOW YOUR CLIENTS BETTER** Store detailed client records with contact information, notes, photos, payments, appointment history, cancellations and no-shows. Everything you need is in one place to provide a more organized service. **CONFIRMATIONS, REMINDERS AND CANCELLATIONS** Prepare messages to confirm, remind or cancel appointments. CitasApp Pro opens WhatsApp, Messages or Mail with the message ready for you to review and send. The app never sends messages automatically. **SERVICES, ADD-ONS AND STAFF** Set up services, add-ons and staff members to match the way your business operates. **PAYMENTS AND HISTORY** Record payments and review each client's history to keep track of appointments and customer relationships. **DAILY AND WEEKLY PRINTING** Print your daily or weekly schedule with your business logo whenever you need a paper copy or want to share your schedule. **DESIGNED FOR IPHONE, IPAD AND MAC** Use CitasApp Pro on iPhone, iPad and Mac with a professional, intuitive experience focused on the essential tasks of running your business. Stay organized, keep track of your clients and prepare every customer communication from one professional appointment manager. **Terms of Use (EULA):** https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

OnBoard4 screens
CitasApp Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OnBoard at none against CitasApp Pro's 1. CitasApp Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 27.0). 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. CitasApp Pro sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. OnBoard asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OnBoard ships an update every 5 days, CitasApp Pro every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
OnBoard versus CitasApp Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnBoardCitasApp Pro
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS27.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB17 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperRuben GonzalezFelix Carmona Rojas

In-app purchases

None

OnBoard

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

CitasApp Pro

Subscriptions1
  • CitasApp Pro Mensual7 Days trial$1.991 Month

Questions

Is OnBoard free?
OnBoard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CitasApp Pro free?
CitasApp Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OnBoard or CitasApp Pro have ads?
Neither OnBoard nor CitasApp Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OnBoard or CitasApp Pro?
OnBoard ships an update every 5 days, and CitasApp Pro every 8 days. Most recently, OnBoard was updated on November 9, 2026 and CitasApp Pro on November 7, 2026.

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