Barberly vs theCut

Barberly provides barbershops and salons with branded apps, online booking, walk-in queues, payments, team tools, and marketing features. A shop can publish a mobile app on the App Store and Google Play with bookings, waitlists, payments, and loyalty features. Its branded booking website supports a custom domain and can be embedded into an existing site. A tablet can act as a self-check-in kiosk, adding walk-ins to the queue alongside online bookings; the appointment board shows upcoming appointments and the electronic queue. Clients can book from a shop’s Google Search or Maps profile, with separate links for multiple locations. Supported payment providers are Stripe, Square, Revolut, and SumUp; Barberly says it takes no commission on payments. Businesses can require deposits, saved card details, or advance payment, and configure fees for no-shows and late cancellations. Plans include unlimited locations, team members, services, and app users, with no fee per booking. The subscription includes 500 SMS notifications per month; additional messages cost $0.03 each. Pricing starts at $9/mo, and the 30-day trial includes every feature without requiring a credit card.

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.