Barberly review (2026): is it worth $25 a month?
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Barberly report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for a barbershop booking app with self check-in
Barberly does booking, a queue with self check-in, payments and a branded app for barbershops, from $25 a month. SMS past 500 messages costs $0.03 each, and billing arrives after the month.
Who Barberly is for
- Fits if you run a barbershop and want a walk-in queue
- Works for shops that want their own branded app
Who Barberly is not for
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as only a 30-day trial exists
- Pricey if you text a lot, at $0.03 a message past 500
- Tight if you run marketing campaigns, billed at $0.03 per message
- Watch out: billing is in arrears and the price shown is for the United States
Why Barberly gets a 2.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for money$25 a month for 1 team member and a $45 flat fee for 2 to 5, so five barbers pay $9 each. Inside the cheapest quarter for booking tools.
- CFree plan and trialA 30-day trial with every feature and no card. No free plan.
- BFeaturesBranded mobile app, self check-in and queue, booking, payments, loyalty, memberships and a booking API. The gaps named are message costs.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. Services, barbers and payments have to be set up.
- APlatforms and integrationsWeb, iPhone, Android, Mac and Windows, with Square, Stripe, SumUp, WhatsApp and a booking API.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Barberly's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/barberly#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/barberly.svg" alt="Barberly: 2.8 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Barberly stands among salon, spa and studio booking apps
Barberly's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 82 of the 85 other salon, spa and studio booking apps we grade, and level with 1.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (A, above 84 of 85) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $25 a month, against a middle price of $49 for the category: 12 of the 57 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.0 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 86 salon, spa and studio booking apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Barberly’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 69 of 85, level with 14
- CFree plan and trialAbove 47 of 85, level with 35
- BFeaturesAbove 42 of 85, level with 43
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 85, level with 80
- APlatforms and integrationsAbove 84 of 85, level with 1
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 58 salon, spa and studio booking apps. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Barberly, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Barberly you would be making texts to thousands of numbers, registered with the carriers. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 82 of the 85 other salon, spa and studio booking apps we grade. It costs $300 a year.
What you could make
- Appointment booking and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Texts to thousands of numbers, registered with the carriers.
- The WhatsApp Business API, which Meta opens only through approved partners.
- Apps for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- It plugs into other products, Square, Stripe and SumUp among them, and has an API.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Barberly’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Barberly?
Barberly is management and booking software for barbershops. Each shop gets a custom-branded mobile app and website, online booking, a self check-in kiosk, walk-in queue and loyalty tools. All features are in every plan, and the price depends only on how many team members the shop has.
Worth knowing
- SMS beyond 500 messages a month costs $0.03 each; WhatsApp notifications are $0.01 a message.
- SMS and WhatsApp marketing campaigns are billed at $0.03 per message.
- Billing is in arrears: the invoice arrives on the first of the next month.
- The pricing page has a country selector; the prices above are the one shown for the United States.
Key features
- Branded mobile app
- A custom-branded app for clients, published to the App Store and Google Play at no extra fee, plus an app for team members.
- Self check-in and queue
- A self check-in kiosk, walk-in queue and an appointment board for a TV, with an app for Apple TV and Google TV.
- Booking and payments
- Online booking, deposits, a waitlist and scan-to-book QR codes. Payments run through Square, Stripe or SumUp.
- Loyalty and memberships
- A loyalty program and barbershop memberships are included in the subscription.
- Booking API
- A booking API is available so shops can connect their own tools to the booking system.
Barberly pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Barberly is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $25 per month for 1 team member.
- Starts at
- $25 per month for 1 team member
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 30-day free trial, no credit card required
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| 1 team member | $25per month, flat fee | Every feature included. 500 SMS messages a month included. |
| 2 to 5 team members | $45per month, flat fee | Every feature included, for shops of two to five barbers. |
| 5+ team members | $9per barber / month | Every feature included. Enterprise pricing is offered above 20 team members. |
Read from barberly.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Barberly before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Barberly have a Linux app?
No Linux app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Barberly is listed for Web, iOS, Android, macOS and Windows.
Is Barberly open source?
Barberly is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does Barberly have an API?
Yes. Barberly offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.