Comparison

BetterPoints vs Unique Salons

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

Head to head
About

BetterPoints

This app motivates users to adopt healthier habits by rewarding positive changes like walking or cycling. Earn points in sponsored areas for activities and redeem them for vouchers, local goods, or charitable donations. Track progress and participate in challenges regardless of your location.

Highlights
  • Earn rewards for walking, cycling, and public transport
  • Redeem points for high street vouchers
  • Support local independent retailers
  • Donate points to charities
  • Track activity progress
  • Participate in challenges and win prizes
Features
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I love love love BetterPoints! I have found the app to be very motivational and it has helped me become more active. – Smartypants011 Be the change you want to see! BetterPoints rewards you for making positive changes like walking instead of taking the car. Join the growing BetterPoints community and download our app, which has helped thousands of people to take those first steps towards a better life. You can only earn BetterPoints if you’re in a sponsored area but you can still record your activities, see your progress, take part in challenges and win prizes no matter where you live. In sponsored areas you can earn BetterPoints for walking, wheeling, cycling or taking the bus – or even for attending fitness classes or recycling. BetterPoints can be redeemed against high street vouchers, spent with local independent retailers and exchanged for services such as leisure centre classes. You can donate your points to national and international charities or support local causes you love. Thanks for joining in!

About

Unique Salons

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The Unique booking app allows clients to log on and make bookings online under their own profile 24/7. Clients can track loyalty points as well as looking at historic and future bookings and get directions for their favourite salon.

Screenshots

BetterPoints3 screens
Unique Salons4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BetterPoints at every 10 days against Unique Salons's every 25 months. Unique Salons's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BetterPoints ships an update every 10 days, Unique Salons every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BetterPoints versus Unique Salons: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBetterPointsUnique Salons
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 25 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBetterPoints LimitedUNIQUE SALONS 3 LIMITED

In-app purchases

None

BetterPoints

No in-app purchases

None

Unique Salons

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BetterPoints free?
BetterPoints is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Unique Salons free?
Unique Salons is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BetterPoints or Unique Salons have ads?
Neither BetterPoints nor Unique Salons shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BetterPoints or Unique Salons?
BetterPoints ships an update every 10 days, and Unique Salons every 25 months. Most recently, BetterPoints was updated on September 28, 2026 and Unique Salons on September 17, 2026.

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