# Barberly review (2026): is it worth $25 a month? > Barbershop booking software with a branded mobile app Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. 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. - **Category:** Salon, Spa & Studio Booking - **Made by:** Barberly - **Website:** https://www.barberly.com - **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want a free plan, as only a 30-day trial exists. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Barberly is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $25 per month for 1 team member. - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** 30-day free trial, no credit card required. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 team member | $25 per month, flat fee | Every feature included. 500 SMS messages a month included. | | 2 to 5 team members | $45 per month, flat fee | Every feature included, for shops of two to five barbers. | | 5+ team members | $9 per barber / month | Every feature included. Enterprise pricing is offered above 20 team members. | Read from https://www.barberly.com/pricing on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Barberly before buying. ## 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. ## Good for - Barbershops that want their own branded app - Shops with walk-ins that need a queue and kiosk - Single-chair barbers on the flat one-person price ## 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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. 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. - **Value for money: B.** $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. - **Free plan and trial: C.** A 30-day trial with every feature and no card. No free plan. - **Features: B.** Branded mobile app, self check-in and queue, booking, payments, loyalty, memberships and a booking API. The gaps named are message costs. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. Services, barbers and payments have to be set up. - **Platforms and integrations: A.** Web, iPhone, Android, Mac and Windows, with Square, Stripe, SumUp, WhatsApp and a booking API. These are ToolGPA's own grades. 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. ## Where it 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. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/service-booking ## Keep it, 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. - You could make: Appointment booking and reports: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: Texts to thousands of numbers, registered with the carriers. - You could not: The WhatsApp Business API, which Meta opens only through approved partners. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Square, Stripe and SumUp among them, and has an API. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Square, Stripe, SumUp, WhatsApp, Apple TV, Google TV **Tags:** Appointment booking, SMS marketing, WhatsApp messaging, Public API, Reports ## Alternatives - [Booksy](https://toolgpa.com/tools/booksy): Booking app and marketplace for barbers, salons and beauty pros. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/barberly-vs-booksy) - [Fresha](https://toolgpa.com/tools/fresha): Salon and spa booking with a consumer marketplace for new clients. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/barberly-vs-fresha) - [Vagaro](https://toolgpa.com/tools/vagaro): Booking, payments and marketing for salons, spas and studios. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/barberly-vs-vagaro) - [StyleSeat](https://toolgpa.com/tools/styleseat): Booking, payments and a client marketplace for beauty pros. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/barberly-vs-styleseat) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.barberly.com/pricing - https://www.barberly.com Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/barberly Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).