MiniLuxe vs Gloss
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MiniLuxe
Easily book beauty appointments like manicures, pedicures, and waxes. Manage your existing bookings, view service details, and add appointments to your calendar. Find studio locations in select cities.
- Book manicures, pedicures, and waxes
- View service details
- Manage upcoming appointments
- Add appointments to calendar
- Find studio locations
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Book your next manicure, pedicure, or wax appointment instantly with the official MiniLuxe app. Sign in with your existing account details or make a new account and book some self-care time today. You can also view service details, see upcoming appointments, and add appointments to your calendar. Studio locations in Boston, Dallas, and Los Angeles.
Gloss
Easily book self-care appointments like manicures, pedicures, and waxing. View your appointment history and upcoming bookings. Optimize your schedule and enjoy the convenience of booking from your device.
- Book manicures, pedicures, and waxing
- View appointment availability
- Check past and upcoming appointments
- Convenient booking from your device
- Create or sign in to existing account
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Book your next pedicure, manicure, or waxing appointment instantly with the official Gloss app. Download our app then sign in with your existing account or create a new account to book some self-care time today. From the app you can view appointment availability as well as check your past & upcoming appointments. Optimize your time and maximize the convenience of booking your appointments from your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gloss at 5.0 against MiniLuxe's 3.0. Gloss also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). MiniLuxe's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 72 months) and ratings volume (67 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gloss holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MiniLuxe has 67 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MiniLuxe ships an update every 2 months, Gloss every 72 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MiniLuxe | Gloss |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (67 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 67 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 72 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MINILUXE, INC. | Gloss Spa, Inc. |
Customer experience
MiniLuxe
Gloss
Bugs and requests
MiniLuxe
Reported bugs
17 issues- App won't open
- Verification code not sent or incorrect
- Gift card balance check not working
- Gift card barcode not working
- Cannot view technician availability
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- App freezes on feedback
- Location services not working correctly
- App opens external browser for booking
- Appointments overlap
- Inaccurate store phone numbers
- App crashes or shows communication errors
- Cannot view booked appointments
- Account login issues
- Cannot create an account
- Website says email/password incorrect after confirmation email
- App shows unavailable times
- App force closes
Requested features
17 requests- Allow searching by preferred technician
- Integrate with iOS Keychain for secure passwords
- Allow adding gift cards
- Improve gift card barcode scanning
- Show technician availability when searching 'Any Technician'
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- Allow toggling location and technician when searching
- Improve calendar view for technician availability
- Allow direct calling to studios
- Option to not store credit card information
- Improve appointment history visibility
- Add rewards/points information
- Improve location services accuracy
- Allow booking without credit card input
- Add dark mode option
- Improve UI design
- Allow selecting technician
- Fix app freezing on feedback submission
Gloss
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MiniLuxe
No in-app purchases
Gloss
No in-app purchases
