Comparison

OurCalling vs Blow Salon

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

Head to head
About

OurCalling

This app connects concerned citizens with homeless individuals, enabling them to report sightings and share local service information. It provides a nationwide database of resources like shelters and food pantries, facilitating help and support for those in need.

Highlights
  • Report homeless individuals with photos
  • Search nationwide homeless services
  • View resources on map or by distance
  • Offline access to favorite resources
  • Submit new resource information
  • Report homeless camp locations
Features
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You are driving when you see a homeless person on the side of the road. You want to help. You reach for your phone and open the OurCalling Homeless Service app. You click on “Identify” and quickly snap a picture, notifying outreach workers who will follow up with the individual. You want to do more, so you engage in conversation and begin helping the person by using the app and sharing what local services are available. Before you know it, you have just helped a complete stranger take a step in the right direction. Through the OurCalling Homeless Service app you are able to search for resources in every city throughout the country. Looking for the closest shelter, food pantry, domestic violence center or addiction recovery resource? This app will guide you. This app is funded by donations from people like you and helps homeless individuals all across the country. Click on the “Donate” button in the app and make an immediate impact. The data in this app is crowdsourced - Help more people by using the “Submit” feature to add a new resource. Features: • Gain access to the largest database of service providers for the homeless. • Search in any city and numerous categories (shelter, domestic violence, medical clinic, food pantry, rehab, etc...) • View listings on a map or sort the list by distance from your current location. · Share resource information to pass on a referral. · Offline access for services when you mark them as Favorite. • Report updates on resources in your area. • Report a homeless camp location. • Reporting for camp locations in Dallas, TX will be visited by OurCalling's Search and Rescue teams.

About

Blow Salon

Easily book your next salon appointment anytime, anywhere. View stylist profiles, manage your account, and keep track of your past and future bookings. Get ready to look and feel your best with just a few taps.

Highlights
  • Book appointments 24/7
  • Meet the team and choose stylists
  • Record of appointments
  • Register and manage account
  • Easy booking process
Features
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The Blow Salon app makes booking your appointments even easier. You're just a few taps away from feeling good and looking great! With our App, you can: * Book your next appointment 24/7 * Meet our team and choose your favourite * Keep a record of your appointments * Register and manage your account And More

Screenshots

OurCalling4 screens
Blow Salon3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Blow Salon at 5.0 against OurCalling's 4.7. Blow Salon also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 91%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). OurCalling's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (28 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blow Salon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OurCalling has 28 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of OurCalling's written reviews are positive against 100% of Blow Salon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OurCalling ships an update every 3 months, Blow Salon every 11 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
OurCalling versus Blow Salon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOurCallingBlow Salon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (28 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings28 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOurCalling IncBlow Salon LLC

Customer experience

OurCalling

All ratings28 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%

Blow Salon

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

OurCalling

No in-app purchases

None

Blow Salon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OurCalling free?
OurCalling is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blow Salon free?
Blow Salon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, OurCalling or Blow Salon?
Blow Salon is rated higher. OurCalling averages 4.7 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while Blow Salon averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do OurCalling or Blow Salon have ads?
Neither OurCalling nor Blow Salon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OurCalling or Blow Salon?
OurCalling ships an update every 3 months, and Blow Salon every 11 months. Most recently, OurCalling was updated on October 24, 2026 and Blow Salon on October 24, 2026.

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