# Salon Iris (DaySmart Salon) review (2026): is it worth $29 a month?

> Salon scheduling and checkout, now sold as DaySmart Salon

Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA.

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.

- **Category:** Salon, Spa & Studio Booking
- **Made by:** DaySmart Software
- **Website:** https://www.daysmart.com/salon/
- **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android
- **Who should skip it:** Tight if you grow, as users are capped at 1 on Basic, 3 on Deluxe and 6 on Premium.
- **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026

## 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).

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** Two-week free trial on every plan.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Basic | $29 per 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 | $69 per month for up to 3 users | Adds online gift cards, digital forms, a client loyalty system, basic payroll and email marketing. |
| Deluxe Growth | $149 per month for up to 3 users | Adds text marketing, two-way texting and reputation management to Deluxe. |
| Premium | $199 per 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 https://www.daysmart.com/salon/pricing/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Salon Iris (DaySmart Salon) before buying.

## 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.

## Good for

- Solo stylists who want a low entry price with online booking
- Small salons and barbershops that need payments and reminders together
- Salons already on Salon Iris looking for where the product moved

## 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.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. 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.

- **Value for money: C.** Basic 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.
- **Free plan and trial: D.** Two-week free trial on every plan. No free plan, and card terms are not stated.
- **Features: C.** Booking, 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.
- **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. You set up services, staff and payments first.
- **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, iOS and Android apps with Instagram, Facebook and QuickBooks.

These are ToolGPA's own grades. 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.

## Where it stands among salon, spa and studio booking apps

- 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.

The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/service-booking

## Keep it, 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.

- You could make: Appointment booking, review collection and reports: an app builder makes these well.
- You could not: Texts to thousands of numbers, registered with the carriers.
- You could not: Newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox.
- You could not: Clocking in from a phone, checked against where and when.
- You could not: A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.

A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it.

## Works with

Instagram, Facebook, QuickBooks

**Tags:** Appointment booking, SMS marketing, Email campaigns, Review collection, Reports, Time clock

## Alternatives

- [Rosy Salon Software](https://toolgpa.com/tools/rosy-salon-software): Cloud salon and spa scheduling, point of sale and retail stock. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/rosy-salon-software-vs-salon-iris)
- [SalonBiz](https://toolgpa.com/tools/salonbiz): Salon software for commission-based teams, with Aveda integration. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/salon-iris-vs-salonbiz)
- [Vagaro](https://toolgpa.com/tools/vagaro): Booking, payments and marketing for salons, spas and studios. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/salon-iris-vs-vagaro)
- [Fresha](https://toolgpa.com/tools/fresha): Salon and spa booking with a consumer marketplace for new clients. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/fresha-vs-salon-iris)
- [Booksy](https://toolgpa.com/tools/booksy): Booking app and marketplace for barbers, salons and beauty pros. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/booksy-vs-salon-iris)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026:

- https://www.daysmart.com/salon/
- https://www.daysmart.com/salon/pricing/

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/salon-iris
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