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theCut
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What it is
theCut is an app for barbers, shop owners, and clients, combining barber discovery, appointment booking, and shop management. Clients can browse barber profiles and filter by distance, price, reviews, and other criteria, then choose a service and available time through the app or website. Barbers can manage services, hours, prices, appointments, client messages, cancellation policies, and notes. Shop owners can manage barbers, locations, team schedules, shop profiles, and booth rent. Listed in-app payment methods include Apple Pay, Cash App Pay, and Google Pay. Payment-processing transactions have a flat 2.75% fee. Standard deposits to a connected bank account take 1–2 business days; supported instant deposits can arrive within minutes. Verification can take up to 48 hours and may take longer in some cases. theCut offers a FREE plan with booking, while client discovery costs $10 per client on that plan. PRO costs $25 a month and includes discovery and client blasts. A Shop plan is listed at free and includes shop and staff management, multiple locations, and booth-rent tracking. The app is available on Android, iOS, and web.
Spec sheet
- What it does
- theCut connects clients with barbers while providing booking, payments and business-management tools.Read 15 Oct 2026 · thecut.co
- Product
- theCut is an app for barbers, shop owners, and clients.Read 30 Sep 2026 · thecut.co
- Audience
- The company describes the app as built for barbers, owners, and clients.Read 30 Sep 2026 · thecut.co
- Support
- The payments page directs users with payment issues to [email protected].Read 30 Sep 2026 · thecut.co
- Founded
- 2016Read 28 Sep 2026 · thecut.co
- Android rating
- Google Play lists theCut at 4.1 out of 5 from 8.82K reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
- API and SDKs
- The public official pages reviewed describe mobile and web use but do not provide public API or SDK documentation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.thecut.co
- Apple rating
- Apple’s App Store lists theCut at 4.7 out of 5 from 18K ratings.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
- Barber discovery
- Clients can browse barber profiles and filter by distance, price, reviews, and other criteria.Read 30 Sep 2026 · thecut.co
- Barber scheduling
- Barbers can publish services, prices and hours so clients can book through a 24/7 calendar.Read 15 Oct 2026 · thecut.co
- Barber tools
- Barbers can manage services, hours, prices, appointments, client messages, cancellation policies, and client notes.Read 30 Sep 2026 · thecut.co
- Booking
- Clients can search profiles, choose a service and available appointment time, and confirm bookings through the app or website.Read 30 Sep 2026 · thecut.co
- Client discovery
- Clients can search by barber style, service, price and location, then view photos and reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
- Client discovery fee
- The free barber plan lists a $10 charge per newly discovered client, while PRO includes client discovery.Read 15 Oct 2026 · thecut.co
- Company history
- The about page says theCut has been empowering barbers since 2016.Read 30 Sep 2026 · thecut.co
- Company profile
- LinkedIn lists theCut as a privately held consumer-services company with 11–50 employees, headquartered in Tysons Corner, Virginia, and founded in 2016.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
- Compliance limitation
- The terms state that the service is not intended to communicate protected health information and is not HIPAA compliant.Read 15 Oct 2026 · thecut.co
- Funding
- The company reported a $4.5 million seed round led by Nextgen Venture Partners in September 2021 and $5.35 million total funding since its 2016 founding.Read 15 Oct 2026 · thecut.co
- Licence
- The terms describe the service as licensed rather than sold and prohibit copying, modification and reverse engineering.Read 15 Oct 2026 · thecut.co
- Limit: account access and funds
- BBB complaints describe locked accounts, inaccessible balances and booking profiles remaining visible while owners could not manage appointments; one case was later resolved.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bbb.org
- Limit: app-download barrier
- A reviewer says shared booking links send existing clients to the App Store instead of allowing browser booking without installing the app.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
- Limit: calendar integration
- An App Store reviewer reports that appointments cannot be shared to family members or synchronized with the device calendar.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
- Limit: growth charges
- A reviewer says the growth feature charged $10 for each new client even when the client did not show and that the fee was unclear.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
- Limit: reliability and support
- Reviewers report photo-upload crashes, mass-text limitations, mobile-pay verification delays and difficulty reaching human support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
- Messaging
- The platform provides client blasts, appointment messaging and multi-client text invitations.Read 15 Oct 2026 · thecut.co
- Mobile payments
- The service supports in-app payments including Apple Pay, Cash App Pay and Google Pay.Read 15 Oct 2026 · thecut.co
- No-show protection
- Barbers can configure cancellation and no-show policies, with client-specific policies available on PRO.Read 15 Oct 2026 · thecut.co
- Notable scale claim
- A LinkedIn update says theCut reached more than 100 million appointments and 10 million users over its first decade.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
- Payment fee
- The payments page states a flat processing fee of 2.75% for payment-processing transactions.Read 30 Sep 2026 · thecut.co
- Payment fees
- The pricing page lists 2.75% payment processing for the barber plans.Read 15 Oct 2026 · thecut.co
- Payment operations
- Payment tools include self-checkout, tipping, configurable payout schedules, instant deposits and phone tap-to-pay on eligible devices.Read 15 Oct 2026 · thecut.co
- Payment timing
- The payments page says standard deposits go to a connected bank account in 1–2 business days and instant deposits can arrive within minutes when supported.Read 30 Sep 2026 · thecut.co
- Payment verification
- The payments page says verification can take up to 48 hours and may take longer in specific cases.Read 30 Sep 2026 · thecut.co
- Payments
- TheCut lists Apple Pay, Cash App Pay, and Google Pay among its in-app payment methods.Read 30 Sep 2026 · thecut.co
- Portfolio and reviews
- Barber profiles can display portfolio photos plus client ratings and reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · thecut.co
- Praise: communication
- Reviewers praise in-app texting for notifying barbers about arrival or lateness and staying connected.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
- Praise: discovery and booking
- App Store reviewers praise seeing barber skills, prices and identities before booking and finding services while traveling.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
- Scheduling automation
- Features include rescheduling, auto-confirmations, recurring appointments, open time frames and premium service hours.Read 15 Oct 2026 · thecut.co
- Security statement
- The company says it uses technical and organizational measures for personal-data security but does not guarantee that unauthorized access can never occur.Read 15 Oct 2026 · thecut.co
- Self-hosting
- The official materials present theCut as a hosted website and mobile service and provide no self-hosting option.Read 15 Oct 2026 · thecut.co
- Shop management
- Shop accounts support staff onboarding, multiple shops, booth-rent reminders and team visibility.Read 15 Oct 2026 · thecut.co
- Support documentation
- The Resource Center is organized into general information, barber, client, business-growth and shop-owner sections.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.thecut.co
- Supported mobile systems
- The company directs users to download the app from both the iOS App Store and Android Play Store.Read 15 Oct 2026 · thecut.co
- Third-party linking
- Terms allow users to link accounts from third-party providers so theCut can access associated content where permitted.Read 15 Oct 2026 · thecut.co
Plans and prices
FREE Free monthly booking link · no-show protection · mobile payments · client discovery $10 per client · 2.75% payment processing Read 15 Oct 2026 · thecut.co
Shop Free monthly staff management · multiple shops · booth-rent tracking · unlimited appointments · team scheduling Read 15 Oct 2026 · thecut.co
PRO $25 a month monthly client blasts · included client discovery · customizable client policies · push, email and SMS updates · 2.75% payment processing Read 15 Oct 2026 · thecut.co
Strong points and limits
Strong points
- Clients can filter barber profiles by distance and price.
- Barbers can manage appointments and client notes.
- Shop tools cover multiple locations and booth rent.
- PRO includes client discovery and client blasts.
- Available on Android, iOS, and web.
Limits
- FREE charges $10 per client for discovery.
- Payment-processing transactions carry a 2.75% fee.
- Standard deposits take 1–2 business days.
- Verification may take longer than 48 hours.
Who it suits
theCut suits barbers who need booking and client-management tools, clients looking to find and book barbers, and shop owners managing staff, locations, and booth rent.
theCut in depth
Read the full write-up
theCut is a barber discovery, booking and shop-management service for barbers, shop owners and their clients. It suits independent barbers seeking new bookings and owners coordinating staff or locations. The strongest case is combining those jobs in one product; the main catch is that the free barber plan charges $10 per client for discovery.
Overview
Clients can browse barber profiles and filter by distance, price, reviews and other criteria, then choose a service and appointment time and confirm a booking through the app or website. That connects discovery with scheduling, which is useful for barbers who want prospective clients to find them as well as existing clients to book. Barbers who do not need discovery may find the free booking tools more compelling than those who depend on it.
Key features
Booking and barber tools
Barbers can manage services, hours, prices, appointments, cancellation policies, client messages and notes. An online booking page, client mobile app, recurring bookings and email and SMS reminders support both new appointments and repeat visits. The feature set covers routine booking work, but client discovery has a separate cost on FREE, so the plan choice matters for anyone counting on it to attract clients.
Shop management and payments
The free Shop plan includes staff and shop management, multiple locations and booth-rent tracking. Owners can manage barbers, locations, team schedules and shop profiles, making it a useful option for organizing a shop without a monthly plan charge.
In-app payment methods include Apple Pay, Cash App Pay and Google Pay. Payment-processing transactions carry a flat 2.75% fee. Standard deposits go to a connected bank account in 1–2 business days; instant deposits can arrive within minutes when supported. Verification can take up to 48 hours and may take longer in some cases, so payment setup may need lead time.
Pricing
The model is freemium, with a 30-day trial. FREE costs nothing and includes client booking, with payment processing at 2.75% and client discovery at $10 per client. It is the low-commitment choice for barbers who mainly need booking or are comfortable paying for discovery per client; the per-client charge makes costs less predictable when discovery is active.
Shop costs nothing and includes shop and staff management, multiple locations and booth-rent tracking. It fits owners seeking those management tools without a monthly plan charge.
PRO costs $25 a month and includes client booking, payment processing at 2.75%, client discovery and client blasts. It is the more straightforward fit for barbers who rely on discovery and prefer it included rather than charged per client. Payment processing still carries its fee, and the plan details do not state a seat limit or a client-blast quota.
Platforms
theCut runs on Android, iOS and the web. Clients can book through the app or website, and the product also provides a client mobile app and online booking page.
Who it's for
Independent barbers who want both discovery and booking have the clearest reason to choose theCut, particularly if PRO's monthly price makes more sense than paying for discovery per client. Shop owners may also value the free Shop plan for staff, location and booth-rent management. It is less suited to a barber who wants discovery without a subscription or per-client charge, or to a shop seeking a cost structure based on a published seat limit.
Pros and cons
Pro: Discovery leads directly into booking, with filters and appointment selection in the same service.
Pro: The free Shop plan includes multiple locations and booth-rent tracking, not just staff scheduling.
Pro: Recurring bookings, reminders and client notes support ongoing client relationships.
Con: FREE charges $10 per client for discovery, which can make costs rise with discovery use.
Con: Payment-processing transactions carry a 2.75% fee, and verification may take longer than 48 hours in some cases.
Alternatives
For a broader comparison, see Barbershop Scheduling Software.
Nearcut is worth considering if its free plan's client-paid booking charge, refunded when the client cancels, better fits your preferred payment arrangement.
Pronto may suit a salon or shop that needs a desktop or self-hosted option and can work within the free plan's limits of 1 staff, 100 clients and 50 bookings per month.
Barberly is another paid option, with plans priced per barber per month for teams of 1 or 5+ members.
Phorest is a paid alternative with no free plan or free trial and plans offering unlimited devices and staff.
Reservio offers a free plan capped at 40 bookings per 30 days and 100 clients, a possible fit for a smaller booking volume.
StyleSeat is worth comparing if a paid plan with unlimited bookings and calendar, up to 15 chairs and no contract suits your business.
Barbs offers a free plan for one barber with queue, walk-in and POS tools, plus 15 online bookings per day.
Booksy is a paid option at $29.99 a month plus tax, with an additional-user charge and payment processing and hardware excluded.
Verdict
Choose theCut if you are a barber who wants discovery and booking together, or an owner who needs shop and booth-rent management. Its strongest advantage is carrying clients from profile search into appointments while giving owners useful free management tools. Look elsewhere if per-client discovery charges or the 2.75% processing fee do not suit your costs.
Verdict
theCut brings barber discovery and booking together with tools for independent barbers and shop owners. The FREE plan includes booking, but client discovery costs $10 per client; PRO is listed at $25 a month and includes discovery.
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