Salon Iris (DaySmart Salon) review (2026): is it worth $29 a month?
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Salon Iris (DaySmart Salon) report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for salon booking and checkout for solo stylists and small teams
Salon Iris is now sold as DaySmart Salon, with scheduling, online booking, reminders and payments from $29 a month for 1 user. User counts are capped per plan, and text marketing and reputation tools need Deluxe Growth at $149.
Who Salon Iris (DaySmart Salon) is for
- Fits if you cut hair alone and want booking and card payments in one place
- Works for salons of up to 6 on Premium
Who Salon Iris (DaySmart Salon) is not for
- Tight if you grow, as users are capped at 1 on Basic, 3 on Deluxe and 6 on Premium
- Pricey if you want text marketing or two-way texting, which need Deluxe Growth at $149 a month
- Watch out: reputation management and the website builder are add-ons on Basic
- Watch out: Premium Growth has no published price
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as only a two-week trial is listed
Why Salon Iris (DaySmart Salon) gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyBasic is $29 a month for 1 user, between the cheaper quarter ($25) and the middle ($49) of the category. Deluxe is $69 for 3 users.
- DFree plan and trialTwo-week free trial on every plan. No free plan, and card terms are not stated.
- CFeaturesBooking, reminders, payments, team tools and a mobile app. Text marketing, two-way texting and reputation management need Deluxe Growth, and a website builder is an add-on on Basic.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. You set up services, staff and payments first.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iOS and Android apps with Instagram, Facebook and QuickBooks.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from DaySmart Software'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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Salon Iris (DaySmart Salon)'s GPA of 2.0 is higher than 32 of the 85 other salon, spa and studio booking apps we grade, and level with 15.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 22 of 85) and worst on free plan and trial (D, above 40).
Its paid plans start at $29 a month, against a middle price of $49 for the category: 20 of the 57 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 10 tools score higher and cost 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. Salon Iris (DaySmart Salon)’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 12 of 85, level with 56
- DFree plan and trialAbove 40 of 85, level with 6
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 85, level with 41
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 85, level with 80
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 22 of 85, level with 61
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 Salon Iris (DaySmart Salon), or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Salon Iris (DaySmart Salon) 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 costs $348 a year.
What you could make
- Appointment booking, review collection and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Texts to thousands of numbers, registered with the carriers.
- Newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox.
- Clocking in from a phone, checked against where and when.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
What this rests on. Salon Iris (DaySmart Salon)’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 Salon Iris (DaySmart Salon)?
Salon Iris now lives on DaySmart's site as DaySmart Salon, software for hair salons, nail salons, barbershops, skin clinics and solo professionals. It covers the appointment book, online booking, reminders, integrated payments and reporting, with plans that rise in price as users and marketing tools are added.
Worth knowing
- The salon-iris address now redirects to DaySmart Salon, so this listing reads the DaySmart Salon pages.
- User counts are capped per plan: 1 on Basic, 3 on Deluxe and Deluxe Growth, 6 on Premium.
- Text marketing, two-way texting and reputation management need Deluxe Growth or above; on Basic, reputation management and the website builder are add-ons.
- Premium Growth has no published price.
Key features
- Scheduling and online booking
- Appointment book for online bookings, walk-ins and multi-service visits, with Instagram and Facebook booking from the first plan.
- Reminders and texting
- Automated appointment reminders on every plan; two-way texting and text marketing start at Deluxe Growth.
- Integrated payments
- Card payments and online deposits are built in; the page says funds reach the account the next business day.
- Team management
- Basic payroll starts at Deluxe; sliding-scale commission, overtime rules and commission exceptions appear on the higher plans.
- Marketing and reviews
- Email marketing from Deluxe, text marketing and reputation management from Deluxe Growth, and a website builder as an add-on.
- Mobile app
- iOS and Android apps are linked from the DaySmart Salon page, and the feature list shows a mobile app on every plan.
Salon Iris (DaySmart Salon) pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Salon Iris (DaySmart Salon) is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $29 per month for 1 user (Basic).
- Starts at
- $29 per month for 1 user (Basic)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- Two-week free trial on every plan
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $29per month for 1 user | Online booking, confirmations, Instagram and Facebook booking, payment processing and online deposits; 500 texts and 1,000 emails a month. |
| Deluxe | $69per month for up to 3 users | Adds online gift cards, digital forms, a client loyalty system, basic payroll and email marketing. |
| Deluxe Growth | $149per month for up to 3 users | Adds text marketing, two-way texting and reputation management to Deluxe. |
| Premium | $199per month for up to 6 users | Adds QuickBooks Connect and a larger text and email allowance. |
| Premium Growth | Custom | Unlimited users, expense tracking, advanced payroll and commission tracking; priced by contacting DaySmart. |
Read from daysmart.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Salon Iris (DaySmart Salon) before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Salon Iris (DaySmart Salon) have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Salon Iris (DaySmart Salon) is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Salon Iris (DaySmart Salon) have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Salon Iris (DaySmart Salon) is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Salon Iris (DaySmart Salon) open source?
Salon Iris (DaySmart Salon) is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.