Comparison

The Glam vs Icelook

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

Head to head
About

The Glam

Features
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The Glam is your personal beauty companion — helping you discover salons, stay on top of appointments, manage your products, and never run out of your favourites again. Whether you're looking for a new salon, tracking your next treatment, building your product collection, or saving tutorials to watch later — The Glam brings it all together beautifully. SALONS Find and save all your favourite salons in one place. Store the address, phone number, website, and personal notes (like "always ask for Maria" or "park on the side street"). Tap to call or open their website directly from the app. Never lose track of a salon you love. APPOINTMENTS Never miss a treatment again. Log every salon visit with the date, service, cost, and notes. Set reminders so you always know when your next appointment is due. Review your full history and see exactly how much you've spent — by salon and by service type — over the last 12 months. PRODUCTS Build your personal beauty product library. Save products with category, price, star rating, and your own notes. Add multiple retailers so you always know where to buy and at what price — and get reminders when it's time to restock. SHOPPING LIST Never run out of your beauty essentials. Products you flag for restocking appear in your Shopping List automatically. Tap a retailer link to buy straight away, or search Google Shopping to find the best price right now. HOW-TO VIDEOS Save beauty tutorials, technique guides, and product reviews from YouTube, Instagram, or anywhere online. Organise them by category and open any video instantly — your own personal beauty library, always at hand. BRANDS Keep track of the brands you love. Save their website, country of origin, price range, loyalty card details, and any discount codes or vouchers — all in one tidy card. BUDGET TRACKER Finally take control of your beauty spend. See a clear breakdown of what you're spending on products by category, your annual salon costs by service type, and your total beauty budget in one place — so you can make smarter choices and stay on top of your spending. INTERNATIONAL The Glam supports UK (Ā£), US ($), and European (€) currency. Set your region in Profile for the right currency everywhere. FREE & PRO Get started for free with core features. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited entries across every section. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Icelook

Features
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Book your beauty specialist in a few taps. Specialists: share your booking link and let clients book you. Icelook is for hairdressers, barbers, nail, lash and brow artists, makeup artists and massage therapists, and the clients who book them. Every specialist has a profile with services, prices, reviews and the times they can take you. FOR CLIENTS • See your specialist's open times and book in a few taps • Reschedule or cancel a booking in one tap • Get a reminder before every visit • Save your favorite specialists so you can find them fast • Leave a review after your appointment • No booking fees: you only pay your specialist for the visit FOR SPECIALISTS • Create a profile with your services, prices and reviews • Add your booking link to your Instagram profile, so followers can book you right from there • Choose the days and hours you work, and add breaks and time between clients • Confirm every booking yourself, or let clients book without waiting for you • Got a booking by message, by phone or from someone who walked in? Add it to your schedule in a few taps • All your clients in one list, with visit history and notes only you can see • Clients get a reminder before each visit, so fewer forget to come • 0% commission: Icelook never takes a cut of what clients pay you FREE, WITH OPTIONAL PLANS FOR SPECIALISTS Your profile, unlimited bookings and clients, schedule and reminders are free. • Standard: see your earnings and bookings for any week, month or year, and compare them with the one before • Pro: everything in Standard, plus what each client spends and what each service earns, a Pro badge on your profile and priority support Pay monthly or yearly. You'll see the price for your country in the app before you subscribe. Subscriptions renew automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://icelook.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://icelook.app/privacy

Screenshots

The Glam3 screens
Icelook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Icelook at every 4 days against The Glam's every 2 weeks. The Glam's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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. The Glam sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and Icelook sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Glam ships an update every 2 weeks, Icelook every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
The Glam versus Icelook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe GlamIcelook
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew NixonIcelook Ltd

In-app purchases

1 purchases

The Glam

Subscriptions1
  • Glam Pro7 Days trial$0.991 Month
4 purchases

Icelook

Subscriptions4
  • Icelook Standard$2.991 Month
  • Icelook Pro$4.991 Month
  • Icelook Standard$29.991 Year
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  • Icelook Pro$49.991 Year

Questions

Is The Glam free?
The Glam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Icelook free?
Icelook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do The Glam or Icelook have ads?
Neither The Glam nor Icelook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Glam or Icelook?
The Glam ships an update every 2 weeks, and Icelook every 4 days. Most recently, The Glam was updated on October 31, 2026 and Icelook on October 28, 2026.

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