# SunLync or MeetScarlet for a tanning salon.

Source: https://meetscarlet.com/compare/sunlync/
Updated: 2026-11-10

For a tanning salon that wants a ready-made app with its own name, MeetScarlet is the better pick: clients book beds, see their plan and check in from their phones, set up by our team under your own Apple and Google accounts. SunLync covers checkout, session control and EFT plans, with client apps custom-built on its open API; MeetScarlet is $349 a month with the app included, plus $999 setup on monthly billing (free on yearly). We make MeetScarlet; every SunLync fact here comes from SunLync's own pages.

- Our pick: MeetScarlet, for a ready-made app with your salon's name that clients use to book beds, see their plan and check in, set up by our team

- SunLync: Checkout, automated session control, packages and EFT plans; starting at $150 for a single location (billing period not stated)

- MeetScarlet: A booking app with your salon's name, $349 a month, plus $999 setup on monthly billing (free on yearly)

- The main difference: SunLync covers checkout, session control, packages and EFT plans; MeetScarlet puts booking, plans and check-in passes in your clients' phones

- Written by: The MeetScarlet team, from each vendor's own pages, November 1, 2026

## 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 what you want most is an app with your salon's name that clients use to book beds, see which bed levels their plan covers and check in, built and set up by our team under your own Apple and Google developer accounts, without custom-building one on an API. You can show your own notice, such as skin-type guidance, before a bed booking, and our team imports your client list and sets up your beds, bed levels, unlimited plans and minute packs. It's $349 a month with the app included, plus $999 setup on monthly billing, free on yearly.

**SunLync may suit you** if you need a point of sale with inventory, automated session control for your beds, or EFT plans.

## Why tanning salons pick MeetScarlet over SunLync

- A ready-made app with your salon's name in every plan; SunLync's client portals or apps are custom-built on its open API
- Our team builds the app and submits it under your own Apple and Google developer accounts; SunLync's pages say custom-built, not who builds them
- Clients see their plan, their minute balance and which bed levels it covers, right in the app
- Your own notice, such as skin-type guidance, shown before a bed booking, and a waiver you can require, signed at the desk; we found no skin-type or consent forms on the SunLync pages we read
- A published monthly price, $349 with the app included; SunLync's pricing page returned "not found" when we checked

## Side by side

| | SunLync | MeetScarlet |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Starting at $150 for a single location, with a scalable pricing model that evolves as your business grows; no billing period is given with the price | $349 a month, or $499 on MeetScarlet Pro (20 staff logins, text reminders for appointments, coming soon, to clients who opt in) |
| Client app | Portals or apps custom-built on its open web services API, where clients book sessions, update billing and manage memberships | An app with your salon's name and icon, included in every plan |
| Who builds the app | Its pages say custom-built, not who builds them | Our team, under your own Apple and Google developer accounts ($99 a year to Apple, $25 once to Google); $999 setup on monthly billing, free on yearly |
| Bed and booth booking | Online appointment booking for equipment sessions, tied to the point of sale | Bed and booth booking by the time slot, with bed levels per plan |
| Bed control | Automated session control | None; staff run the beds |
| Plans | Membership, package and custom service types, and EFT plans | Unlimited plans and minute packs, with the balance shown in the app |
| Point of sale and stock | Checkout for products and sessions, and inventory with reorder points across locations | None; no point of sale for lotions |
| Compliance and forms | Its features page says it has built-in safeguards for compliance; we found no skin-type or consent forms on the pages we read | Your own notice, such as skin-type guidance, shown before a bed booking; a waiver you can require, signed at the desk |

From SunLync's home, features, about and support pages, read November 1, 2026; in US dollars. SunLync's pricing page returned "not found".

## Where SunLync may fit better

- Automated session control for tanning and wellness equipment
- A point of sale for products and sessions, with inventory across locations
- EFT plans and custom service types
- An open API, so a developer can build your own portal or app on it

## Questions to ask on a SunLync demo

SunLync's public pages leave these open, so ask before you sign:

- Is the $150 starting price a month, and what does it include?
- Is there a ready-made client app, or do I need to build one on the API?
- If I build an app on the API, whose developer account is it under, and who maintains it?
- 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](https://meetscarlet.com/#pricing).

## Moving to MeetScarlet

We import your client list from a spreadsheet or CSV export, then set up your beds, bed levels, unlimited plans and minute packs 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.

### Does SunLync have a client app?

SunLync's features page describes client portals or apps custom-built on its open web services API, where clients book sessions, update billing and manage memberships, read November 1, 2026. Its pages say they are custom-built, not who builds them. MeetScarlet's app with your salon's name is ready-made and included in every plan.

### How much does SunLync cost?

SunLync's homepage says it starts at $150 for a single location, with a scalable pricing model that evolves as your business grows. It doesn't say whether that is a month, and its pricing page returned "not found" when we checked on November 1, 2026.

### Can MeetScarlet control my tanning beds?

No. MeetScarlet books beds and booths, shows clients which bed levels their plan covers and checks them in at the desk, but it has no bed timer or lamp control and no point of sale. SunLync lists automated session control and a point of sale. MeetScarlet is $349 a month with the app included.

### Is this comparison independent?

No. We make MeetScarlet, and we recommend it to tanning salons that want a ready-made app with their own name. Every SunLync fact comes from SunLync's own pages, dated, and we say where SunLync may fit better.

## Keep reading

- [Best tanning salon software (2026) Six tanning salon software options compared on price, bed booking, timer control and plans, with MeetScarlet as our pick for an app with your salon's name.](https://meetscarlet.com/guides/best-tanning-salon-software/)
- [Tanning salons A tanning salon app under your own name: clients book beds, see which bed levels their plan covers, and use unlimited or minute packs. Set up for you.](https://meetscarlet.com/industries/tanning-salons/)
- [Branded app look, tabs and web address Set your MeetScarlet app light or dark, change its color, heading font and tabs, and see it on a live phone preview. Most changes reach clients with no store update.](https://meetscarlet.com/features/branded-app/)