Comparison

DashboardToday vs Salon Calendar

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

Head to head
About

DashboardToday

Features
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What if your whole day fitted on a single page? DashboardToday brings together the essentials of your day at a glance: the date and the weather, your appointments and reminders, your notes, your habits and even your photo of the day. No more juggling ten apps — it's all here, clear and elegant. YOUR DAY AT A GLANCE - The date, the time and the weather where you are - Your appointments, from your Apple and Google calendars - Your reminders, with urgent tasks always on top - Tick reminders off right inside the app - A notes area, by keyboard or with the Apple Pencil - A space to draw - Your photo of the day WIDGETS ON YOUR HOME SCREEN - How many appointments you have today - How many reminders are still waiting - How far along your habits are Free, and without even opening the app. KEEP THE MEMORY OF YOUR DAYS - A complete history, day after day - Habit tracking with a weekly goal - A weekly summary you can export as a PDF A REAL MAC APP, NOT A BLOWN-UP IPHONE APP Native on iPhone, iPad and Mac, with iCloud sync. One purchase unlocks everything, everywhere. Available in English, French and Spanish. YOUR DATA IS YOURS No account to create, no data collected. No ads, no trackers, no usage analytics. Your content stays on your device and, if you turn it on, in your own iCloud — I have no access to it. Only the weather queries a third party, Open-Meteo, with an approximate location and no identifier. FREE AND PRO The essentials are free: today's page, the weather, your calendar, your reminders, notes, drawing, photo and the widgets. DashboardToday Pro, a one-time €9.99 purchase that lasts for life, adds the full history, unlimited habits and the weekly PDF summary. Never a subscription. Simple, beautiful, distraction-free: DashboardToday helps you start every day on the right foot.

About

Salon Calendar

Features
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Salon Calendar helps stylists turn monthly availability into a polished image clients can read before they book. Even a small schedule image says something about your taste. Instead of posting a photo of a handwritten calendar or forcing a generic calendar app to fit, you can present the details clearly in a style that matches your salon. ā–  Choose the post size first Pick the format before you design the calendar. - Square: 1080 x 1080; photo backgrounds require Pro - Portrait post: 1080 x 1350; photo backgrounds supported - Story: 1080 x 1920; photo backgrounds supported Because photos crop differently by format, choosing the destination first helps the final image feel intentional. ā–  Tap dates to add availability Tap a date on the calendar and choose the schedule label for that day. Weekly days off or recurring shifts can be set in batches by weekday. Default labels include: - Off - Work - Early - Late - Available - Full - Class - Shoot Labels can be renamed, so you can use wording that fits your own way of posting. Short notes such as time slots can also be added. ā–  Japanese holidays included National holidays, substitute holidays, and citizens' holidays are reflected automatically. Sundays and holidays are marked in red, and Saturdays in blue, so the month is easy to scan. The week can start on Sunday or Monday. ā–  Match the look to your salon Choose a template to switch the layout, background, type, and readability treatment together. Your schedule and custom label names stay in place while the mood changes. - Photo placement: full, top, or none; square photo placement requires Pro - 29 templates - Static frames and light accents - 14 built-in backgrounds, or your own photos - 9 type styles - Schedule display as color markers or text inside cells - Editable label names; Pro adds schedule mark position and schedule mark font controls When a photo makes dates harder to read, adjust blur, brightness, and text backing to keep the calendar clear. Text color adapts to the brightness of the imported photo. ā–  Export a static image The preview you edit becomes the exported image. Save it to Photos or share it directly to other apps from the Export tab. ā–  No account and no developer server No account is required. Your schedule and imported photos stay on your device. The app does not send them to a developer-operated server, and it does not include ads or analytics. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Requires iOS 17.0 or later Provided by Better Day Tech

Screenshots

DashboardToday4 screens
Salon Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Salon Calendar at every 6 days against DashboardToday's fortnightly. 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. DashboardToday sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Salon Calendar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DashboardToday ships an update fortnightly, Salon Calendar every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
DashboardToday versus Salon Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDashboardTodaySalon Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCharles De ribasTaiki Yamagami

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DashboardToday

One-time1
  • DashboardToday Pro$8.99
2 purchases

Salon Calendar

Subscriptions2
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  • ć‚µćƒ­ćƒ³ć‚«ćƒ¬ćƒ³ćƒ€ćƒ¼ Pro 幓锍$29.991 Year

Questions

Is DashboardToday free?
DashboardToday is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Salon Calendar free?
Salon Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DashboardToday or Salon Calendar have ads?
Neither DashboardToday nor Salon Calendar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DashboardToday or Salon Calendar?
DashboardToday ships an update fortnightly, and Salon Calendar every 6 days. Most recently, DashboardToday was updated on October 31, 2026 and Salon Calendar on October 31, 2026.

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