Comparison

Salon Client Notes vs CraftKeep

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

Head to head
About

Salon Client Notes

Features
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Remember the last service, preferences, cautions, and next proposal before every client arrives. SalonCue is a client record app for solo salons, freelance stylists, and beauty professionals. Keep the details that make each client feel known in one organized place. ■ Client records Keep each client profile organized with contact details, tags, birthday, return cycle, favorite styles, dislikes, allergies, cautions, conversation notes, and next proposal notes. ■ Visit records Log services, prices, discounts, treatment notes, color formulas, materials, and before / after photos for each visit. ■ Appointment memos Save date, time, client, expected service, notes, and status. Check today's appointments and upcoming plans at a glance. ■ Before-service memory See today's clients with the notes you need before the appointment: cautions, last treatment, and next suggestions. ■ Rebooking signals SalonCue uses each client's return cycle to show who is due soon or overdue, so follow-up work is easier to spot. ■ Reports Review this month's revenue, visit count, average ticket, popular services, and repeat-client trends. ■ iCloud sync On supported devices, SalonCue can sync your records through your private iCloud database. Perfect for: - Hairstylists, nail artists, lash artists, brow artists, estheticians, and other beauty professionals - Solo salons and freelance beauty businesses - Moving from paper cards, notebooks, spreadsheets, or generic notes apps - Remembering previous treatments, preferences, cautions, and next proposals - Managing clients, visit records, appointment memos, and salon reports in one place SalonCue is a small, focused salon notebook for remembering the right thing before each client sits down. ■ SalonCue Pro The free plan lets you manage up to 30 clients. SalonCue Pro lets you keep managing clients beyond the free 30-client limit. Unlock unlimited clients and CSV export for keeping or moving your records. - Monthly: $4.99 - Yearly: $39.99 - Free trial: 7 days on the yearly plan only Subscriptions renew automatically. You can manage or cancel your subscription from your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Service: https://pomeranianstudio.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://pomeranianstudio.com/privacy

About

CraftKeep

Features
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CraftKeep is a warm little ledger made for handmade makers. Keep your materials, works, orders, inventory, and pricing in one place—so you can spend your time making, not doing math. Materials & Inventory · Log purchases, batches, and unit prices; cost is calculated FIFO automatically · A full inventory ledger records every move—restock, usage, write-off, count · Low-stock reminders, so you never run out mid-project Works & Orders · Save each work's recipe—which materials, how much · Separate stock sales from custom orders; see paid, partial, and unpaid at a glance · Tag orders by channel and see where your sales come from Pricing Calculator · Materials + labor + platform fees + shipping → your real take-home profit · Stop guessing prices, and stop finishing an order only to find it didn't pay Patterns & References · Keep PDFs, images, and reference links together—no more digging through your phone Your Data, Yours · Data lives on your device, with private iCloud sync across your devices when enabled · Full backup and CSV export—take your data with you anytime · Follows your system language (EN / JA / ZH) and regional currency, or set them by hand Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://bitbrodd.github.io/caixiaobang-legal/privacy/

Screenshots

Salon Client Notes4 screens
CraftKeep4 screens

Verdict

The call

Salon Client Notes and CraftKeep are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Salon Client Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and CraftKeep sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Salon Client Notes versus CraftKeep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSalon Client NotesCraftKeep
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkurihara kazuki卉 孙

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Salon Client Notes

Subscriptions2
  • SalonCue Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • SalonCue Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
2 purchases

CraftKeep

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (Monthly)$0.991 Month
  • Premium (Yearly)$7.991 Year

Questions

Is Salon Client Notes free?
Salon Client Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CraftKeep free?
CraftKeep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Salon Client Notes or CraftKeep have ads?
Neither Salon Client Notes nor CraftKeep shows ads.

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