Mangomint or MeetScarlet: booking on your website or in your own app.
For a salon that wants clients booking in an app with its own name, MeetScarlet is the better pick: the app comes in every plan, while Mangomint, at $120 a month per location plus $10 per user, has clients book on your website, and we found no client app on its pages. MeetScarlet is $349 a month plus $999 setup on monthly billing, or $3,490 a year with no setup fee. We make MeetScarlet; every Mangomint fact here comes from Mangomint's own pages.
Which should you pick?
Who wrote this: the team that makes MeetScarlet. We compare from each vendor's own public pages, read on November 1, 2026, not from a hands-on test of the rival. Where a vendor does not publish something, we say so rather than guess.
Pick MeetScarlet if you want clients booking, rebooking and buying memberships and packs in an app with your salon's name on their phone, which we did not find on Mangomint's pages; Mangomint clients book on your website and manage memberships in a web client portal. MeetScarlet includes that app in every plan, set up by our team and published under your own Apple and Google accounts, for $349 a month plus $999 setup on monthly billing, or $3,490 a year.
Mangomint may suit you if booking on your website is enough and you want a lower published price ($170 a month for one location with five staff), a virtual waiting room, or several locations.
Why salons pick MeetScarlet over Mangomint
- An app with your salon's name on your clients' phones, in every plan; we found no client app on Mangomint's pages, where clients book through an overlay on your website
- Clients book, rebook, buy memberships and packs, and message your salon in that app; Mangomint clients manage memberships in a web client portal
- Your app is published under your own Apple and Google developer accounts, set up and submitted by our team
Side by side
| Mangomint | MeetScarlet | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $120 a month per location plus $10 a month per user, counting every staff profile; one location with 5 users is $170, with 10 is $220; free trial, no contracts | $349 a month for one location and 5 staff logins, or $499 on MeetScarlet Pro with 20; $999 setup on monthly billing, free on yearly |
| Add-ons | Phone $70 a month per line, Marketing from $30 a month, Payroll $50 a month plus $8 per worker | No add-ons; push announcements and text reminders (coming soon) come with MeetScarlet Pro |
| Where clients book | A login-free booking overlay on your website, with your logo and brand colors; a text link for bookings taken by phone | An app with your salon's name, plus a web app |
| App on the phone | The Mangomint app in the App Store and Google Play, for you and your staff to run the business | Your clients' app, under your own Apple and Google accounts ($99 a year to Apple, $25 once to Google) |
| Waitlist and walk-ins | A waitlist that matches new openings automatically; a virtual waiting room that texts clients when their stylist is ready | A walk-in line clients join from their phone, with a wait estimate (built for barbershops); a waitlist per service: clients join from the booking page, everyone it fits is told when a time opens, and the first to book gets it |
| Deposits and no-shows | Full payment, a percentage or a flat deposit by service; a card on file for late cancellations or no-shows | A deposit or full payment at booking; a no-show fee on the client's saved card (you switch it on) |
| Memberships | Memberships that include services each billing period, and packages, bought online and managed in a client portal; gift cards | Memberships, packs and credits, plus gift cards and referral rewards |
| Switching | Free onboarding and data transfer, with a dedicated specialist for teams of 2 or more providers | We import your client list from a spreadsheet or CSV |
From mangomint.com: its pricing, mobile apps, online booking, scheduling, Express Booking, memberships, virtual waiting room and hair salon pages, read November 1, 2026; in US dollars.
Where Mangomint may fit better
- A lower published price for small teams ($170 a month for one location and five staff)
- A virtual waiting room that checks clients in and texts them when their stylist is ready
- Phone, payroll and marketing add-ons, and several locations
- Free onboarding and data transfer, no contracts, and a free trial
Questions to ask on a Mangomint demo
Mangomint's public pages leave these open, so ask before you sign:
- Is there an app my clients can download with my salon's name on it?
- How many staff profiles will I pay for, including front desk?
- Which add-ons will I need, and what do they add each month?
- What does Mira, its phone and text answering product, cost, and is it included?
- If you leave, can you export your client list, and what comes with it?
Ask us the same questions about MeetScarlet; our prices are on the homepage.
Moving to MeetScarlet
We import your client list from a spreadsheet or CSV export, then set up your services, stylists, hours and memberships as part of setup. About 4 to 6 weeks for the store apps, most of it Apple's enrollment. Your web app's link is ready during setup, and members can book there as soon as you choose your MeetScarlet plan. They keep the same account when the store apps launch.
Questions
Straight answers. Anything else, ask us on a demo.
How much does Mangomint cost? #
Mangomint's pricing page lists one plan at $120 a month per location plus $10 a month per user, where every staff profile counts as a user. Phone ($70 a month per line), Marketing (from $30 a month) and Payroll ($50 a month plus $8 per worker) are add-ons (read November 1, 2026).
Is Mangomint cheaper than MeetScarlet? #
For a small team, yes, though MeetScarlet's price includes an app with your salon's name, which we did not find on Mangomint's pages. One location with five staff is $170 a month on Mangomint, against MeetScarlet's $349 plus $999 setup on monthly billing. Ten staff is $220 on Mangomint; MeetScarlet Pro covers 20 staff logins for $499.
Does Mangomint have a client app? #
We did not find one. The Mangomint app in the App Store and Google Play is for managing your business; clients book through a login-free overlay on your website, customizable with your logo and brand colors, per its pages read November 1, 2026.
Is this comparison independent? #
No. We make MeetScarlet, and we recommend it to salons that want clients booking in an app with their own name. Every Mangomint fact comes from Mangomint's own pages, dated, and we say where Mangomint may fit better.
Keep reading
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