Comparison

SalonOne vs Daily Close

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

Head to head
About

SalonOne

This salon management app helps individual stylists organize clients, appointments, and financial data. It offers features like automated appointment reminders, customizable scheduling, and a point-of-sale system. Manage your business efficiently from your iPhone or iPad.

Highlights
  • Client management
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Automated reminders
  • Hair color formulation calculator
  • Point-of-sale system
  • Financial reporting
  • Offline functionality
Features
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#1 salon app (and highest user rating) since December 2009 #SalonOne is available on the monthly basis auto-renew subscription for USD $9.99. #Terms & Conditions for auto-renew subscription 1. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase 2. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period 3. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal 4. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase SalonOne is the most complete salon management app for the individual stylist available. You can switch from your iPhone to your iPad for your convenience. Once you buy SalonOne you own it with no monthly fees. We, at Salontechnologies, are hair stylists too and we just want to make life better for you. If you need a salon app for multiple operators, then see our new Salon Manager app for the iPad. SalonOne is a salon management app designed for salon owners, chair renters, estheticians, or other hair and nail professionals. It features the tools needed to manage your clients, appointments, color formulations, products, services, cash register, financial reports, and will text and email your appointment reminders. SalonOne requires no Internet access or desktop software. You control everything from your iPhone or iPad! If you like our app, please support us by writing a review. FEATURES: * Clients - Create new contacts. - View and save appointments, formulas, photo, and notes for each client. * Scheduling - Double booking lets you specify an appointment with a gap to work multiple clients and make your day as efficient as possible. The most customizable double booking available. - Multiple booking allows you to schedule multiple appointments in the same time slot. - Standing appointments allow for easy creation of recurring appointments. - Day (15 or 30 minute increments), week, month, and list formats let you choose your viewing style. - Automatically Text and Email your appointment reminders. * Hair Color Formulations - Automatically calculate formula using our patented system. Includes step-by-step instructions, amount of color and developer to use, and processing time. *** For experienced stylists, you can enter and store your own formulas but selecting 'Custom' and store each formula by date in you clients info for quick and easy viewing. - Save the formulations for a client and view or edit them easily. - 16 permanent colorlines supported including: Alfaparf, Aloxxi, Aveda, CHI, Clairol, Goldwell, Koleston, Logics, Majirel, Matrix, Paul Mitchell, Pravana,Redken Schwarzkopf, and Vero. More to come. * Point-of-Sale - Checkout clients directly from your device. Accept cash, credit, checks, coupons, gift certificates, or a partial payment from each. - Add additional products and services to each transaction. - Manage the purchasing and use of gift certificates. - Manages product inventory from purchases and restocking. - Daily closeouts keep track of how your business is running. - Email receipts after accepting payment. * Products and Services - Create your own inventory of products and services. - Organize them into groups for easy reference. - Services are color coded and customizable for viewing on the calendar. * Reporting - Formatted for view on your device. - Formatted and emailable for larger print viewing. - Reports include closeout history list, closeout totals (consolidated), product history, product inventory,Credit Payment History, and transaction history. * Now universal app with iPad interfaces! NOTES: Terms of Use :- http://salontechnologies.com/salonone.php Privacy Policy :- http://salontechnologies.com/privacy-policy.php Patent 7,877,294 (Posted February 9, 2011)

About

Daily Close

Streamline your nightly store closing process with this mobile app. Staff can quickly photograph POS reports, count cash, and submit end-of-day sales from their phones, providing owners with instant, clear visibility into all store locations.

Highlights
  • Photograph POS reports for sales totals
  • Enter cash counts and identify shortages/overages
  • Instant owner dashboard updates
  • Multi-store management
  • Offline functionality with sync
  • Export CSV and PDF reports
  • Audit trail for closes
Features
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Daily Close turns the nightly store closing into a two-minute routine your staff can finish from any phone, and gives owners a clear view of every location in one place. Most shops still close out on paper or a spreadsheet. Cash goes missing, reports pile up, and owners only find out days later. Daily Close fixes that. Your employee photographs the POS report, counts the drawer, and submits. The numbers land with you instantly. HOW IT WORKS 1. Snap the POS report. The day's sales total is captured from the receipt photo. 2. Count the cash. Enter what is in the drawer; the app shows short or over at a glance. 3. Submit. The close is filed and the owner dashboard updates right away. FOR OWNERS - See today's sales, expected cash, and any shortage across all your stores. - Know the moment a store has not closed yet. - Open any past close to see sales, expenses, refunds, and net profit. - Export clean CSV and PDF reports for your books or your accountant. - Add as many stores as you run and manage staff for each one. FOR EMPLOYEES - A guided close, one step at a time, with no training required. - Works on the phone already in their pocket. - Sign in by email or phone, with a one-time code or a password. BUILT FOR REAL SHOPS - Four languages: English, Arabic, Spanish, and Hindi, with full right-to-left support. - Works offline and syncs the close when the signal comes back. - A clear audit trail: who closed, when, and the exact numbers. Daily Close is made for convenience stores, retail shops, and any business that counts a cash drawer at the end of the day. Download the app, sign in, and close your first store tonight.

Screenshots

SalonOne4 screens
Daily Close4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Daily Close at 5.0 against SalonOne's 1.8. Daily Close also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 months). SalonOne's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads 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. SalonOne sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Daily Close asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Daily Close holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SalonOne ships an update every 3 months, Daily Close daily. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SalonOne versus Daily Close: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSalonOneDaily Close
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (8 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSalonTechnologies, Inc.Opus Heights LLC

Customer experience

SalonOne

All ratings8 ratings
Positive12.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative66.7%

Daily Close

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SalonOne

Subscriptions1
  • SalonOne1 Month trial$9.991 Month
None

Daily Close

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SalonOne free?
SalonOne is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Daily Close free?
Daily Close is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SalonOne or Daily Close?
Daily Close is rated higher. SalonOne averages 1.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Daily Close averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do SalonOne or Daily Close have ads?
Neither SalonOne nor Daily Close shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SalonOne or Daily Close?
SalonOne ships an update every 3 months, and Daily Close daily. Most recently, SalonOne was updated on October 12, 2026 and Daily Close on October 8, 2026.

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