Comparison

Salon Client Notes vs SetMuse

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. ā–  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. ā–  Visit records Log services, prices, discounts, treatment notes, color formulas, materials, and before / after photos for each visit. ā–  Appointment memos Save date, time, client, expected service, notes, and status. Check today's appointments and upcoming plans at a glance. ā–  Before-service memory See today's clients with the notes you need before the appointment: cautions, last treatment, and next suggestions. ā–  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. ā–  Reports Review this month's revenue, visit count, average ticket, popular services, and repeat-client trends. ā–  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. ā–  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

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SetMuse

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The client book 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 15 client cards, complete visit history, photos, appointments, free-time suggestions, overlap hints, next-visit booking, single-set PDF cards, and full backup and restore. SETMUSE PRO • The last set's recipe beside each appointment, with one-tap reuse • The full return-visit list • Appointment reminders on your device; notifications show no client names • Service templates • Unlimited client cards • 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

Salon Client Notes4 screens
SetMuse4 screens

Verdict

The call

Salon Client Notes and SetMuse 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 Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

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

Both are free to download. Salon Client Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and SetMuse sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Salon Client Notes versus SetMuse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSalon Client NotesSetMuse
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkurihara kazukiFoshan Gaoming Huiyang Network Technology Studio (Individually Owned Business)

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Salon Client Notes

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

SetMuse

Subscriptions1
  • SetMuse Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month

Questions

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

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