The lash specialist
alternative to Fresha.
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Broad platforms book. Lash Create does lashes.
Fresha, Booksy, GlossGenius and Vagaro are good at one thing: filling a diary across every beauty service under the sun. The trouble is that lashes are not just another appointment. The design, the curl map, the lash health and the fill cycle are the work, and a broad platform has no place to put any of it. So lash techs end up gluing a booking app to a notes app to a camera roll, and the design that the client agreed on is never in the same place as the booking.
Lash Create closes that gap. It is the only one of these tools built only for lashes, so the design, the client record and the rebook live together. That is why, for a lash tech, it is the alternative that actually fits.
Lash Create vs Fresha, Booksy, GlossGenius and Vagaro
The broad platforms all book appointments and take payments, and some do it well. What separates them is everything a lash tech needs around the booking. Here is how they line up on the things that decide a lash set.
Clients book when it suits them, which is usually late at night from the sofa, and they want to see the set before they say yes.
| For lash work | Fresha | Booksy | GlossGenius | Vagaro | Lash Create |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built only for lashes | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| On photo lash design & try on | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Lash mapping built in | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Client record holds designs, curls & fill cycle | Generic | Generic | Generic | Generic | Lash aware |
| Rebook reminders on the fill cycle | Generic | Generic | Generic | Generic | Yes |
| Online booking page on your link | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Directory listing | Marketplace, 20% new client fee | Marketplace | No | Marketplace | Members' listing |
| Native iPad design tool | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Patch tests & lash health on record | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Automatic aftercare after each set | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Deposits, gift cards & prepaid bundles | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, lash tuned |
| Free to start | No, 7 day trial | No, 14 day trial | No, 14 day trial | No, 30 day trial | Free, then plan |
| Ongoing cost | $19.95/mo, or $14.95 per member | $29.99/mo, $20 per extra user | $28 to $168/mo | $30/mo per calendar, $10 each extra | Free, then $9.99/mo or $129.99/yr |
| Best for | All beauty | All beauty | Solo beauty pros | Salons & spas | Lash techs & salons |
| Salon website builder | No | No | No | No | Built in, three templates |
| In app chat, keeps your number private | No | In app | In app | In app | Yes, tied to booking |
| Reviews auto after every set | Generic | Generic | Generic | Generic | Yes, on completion |
| Digital consent forms & patch tests | No | No | No | No | Signed digitally, saved to record |
| Referral & promotion templates | Basic | Basic | Yes | Basic | Birthday, win back, last minute |
| Embed on your existing site | Rarely | No | Yes | Rarely | Yes, drop in widget |
Fresha is the name most lash techs have heard, and the marketplace behind it is genuinely big: a client searching her own area can find you and book without ever seeing your website. Bookings through your own link or your Instagram cost no commission, and a returning client is free forever however she first found you.
What has changed is the price. Fresha is not the free app it was known as. Its own pricing page now sells Independent at $19.95 a month for one team member and Team at $14.95 per team member a month, after a 7 day trial. A new client out of the marketplace carries a one time 20 percent commission with a $6 minimum, cards run at 2.29 percent plus 20 cents in person, and texts, marketing emails and insights are priced on top.
None of that would matter much if the lash work were in there. It is not. You can attach a file to a client profile and send a consultation form, but there is no map to draw on, no try on to settle a consultation, no curl and length kept per zone, and no reminder that counts forward from the day her fill is due. That is the gap this app exists to close, and it starts free: Premium is $9.99 a month, Business $129.99 a year with a 14 day trial, Salon $259.99 a year for up to nine artists. Moving over is a CSV, mapped to name, phone and email.
Fair is fair: if you run a multi service salon doing hair, nails, brows and skin under one roof, a broad platform earns its keep. This page is written for the tech who only does lashes.
More bookings. Better retention. Less admin.
One app takes the booking, keeps the design, handles the money and does the following up. Nothing slips between tools, because there is only one tool.
Client records (CRM)
Every client with photos, past designs, health notes and rebook date.
Booking & calendar
A calendar made for lashes, with pricing per style and reminders on the fill cycle.
Online booking page
Your own booking link, deposits and confirmations handled.
Salon website builder
Pick a designer template, live on your own link with booking built in.
Payments & insights
See what every visit earned and what your busiest styles are.
Reviews & aftercare
Aftercare emailed after every set, reviews you own on your own site.
Every setup in the app, walked through on video, on your own schedule.
Coming from Fresha? Bring your client list across on a CSV.
Where each one leaves a lash tech wanting.
All four are good software. None of them was shaped around the way a lash set comes together, because none of them was drawn for lashes in the first place.
Fresha
The biggest marketplace here, and no longer the free app people remember: its own pricing page lists Independent at $19.95 a month and Team at $14.95 per member, after a 7 day trial, with a one time 20 percent commission on a marketplace client's first visit. A lash client still looks like any other booking on it. Lash Create keeps the design, the record and the booking together, so nothing ends up in a separate camera roll.
Booksy
The discovery is real, and so is the bill: $29.99 a month plus tax, another $20 a month per extra team member, and Boost takes 30 percent of a new marketplace client's first visit, capped at $100. Barbers and broad beauty are who it was drawn for, so the map and the lash health have no home. Lash Create is the studio Booksy is not. See the full Booksy comparison.
GlossGenius
The prettiest software on this list, and the client record is better than most: past services, preferences, before and after photos. No free plan though, so it is $28 a month for Standard, $56 for Gold or $168 for Platinum once the 14 day trial ends. Lash Create does the part it cannot, the try on and the lash record that keeps a client consistent fill after fill. See the full GlossGenius comparison.
Vagaro
Made for salons, spas and fitness studios, and priced by the calendar: $30 a month for one, $10 for each extra up to seven, with forms, texts and a website as paid add ons. A solo lash tech carries all that breadth for features she never opens. Lash Create leads with the try on that sells the set, then carries it into the booking and the rebook. See the full Vagaro comparison.
One loop the broad tools cannot copy.
It isn't a longer feature list. One app carries the job from the consultation to the next booking. The set gets tried on a real photo while the client watches, the design lands on her record, the booking arrives on your own page, and when the fill is due the reminder goes out and reopens that exact look. Nothing gets retold to a second app along the way.
- Design and try on the set on the client's own eyes
- The design saves to a lash aware client record
- Online booking on your own link, embed it or use the mini site
- Rebook reminders timed to the fill cycle, not a fixed number of weeks
A better fit than broad beauty software.
What lash techs are really searching for when they look for an alternative.
A Fresha alternative for lash techs
As a Fresha alternative for lash techs, Lash Create gives you the booking that Fresha does plus the lash work it cannot. You design and try on the set, the design saves to the client, and the rebook follows the fill cycle, all without payment fees on every booking.
A Booksy alternative built for lashes
If you want a Booksy alternative that speaks lashes, this is it. Keep the online booking, lose the generic beauty database, and gain a client record that holds the design, the curl map and the lash health on one screen.
A GlossGenius and Vagaro alternative
GlossGenius and Vagaro are all in one beauty tools. Lash Create is the lash specialist alternative, so instead of breadth you never use, you get the on photo design, the lash aware record and the fill cycle rebook that actually grow a lash book.
Lash booking software for iPad
Run it where you actually work. Lash booking software for iPad and iPhone, native rather than a website in a wrapper, so the calendar, the online booking page and the client record all open at the speed of the device in your hand.
Online booking, your way
You get a public booking page on your own link. Already have a website? Embed the booking link straight on it. No site yet? You get a customisable mini booking site, plus your own exclusive listing in the Lash Create Directory.
Everything around the booking, made for lashes
Move over and the small jobs around the booking come with you. Reviews and aftercare send themselves after every set, referrals and promotions win back quiet clients, consent forms and patch tests sign on the iPad, and client chat keeps messages off your personal number, all tied to the lash record.
Your own site, gift cards and bundles
No website yet? The salon website builder puts a lash site on your own link in minutes. Sell gift cards for Christmas, or prepaid bundles that lock in a run of infills with the deposit taken up front. On Fresha, several of those arrive as separate monthly add ons.
Free to start, simple to grow
Start free with the design and try on, then move up to booking, CRM and payments on a simple plan with a 14 day trial. See the pricing, then bring your clients across at your own pace.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Fresha alternative for lash techs?
The one that does nothing else. Lash Create maps and tries a set on a real photo, saves that design to the client record, takes online bookings on your own page and tracks what each visit earned. Fresha can fill a diary for any beauty service; this fills one for lash sets.
Is Lash Create better than Booksy for lashes?
For lashes, yes. Booksy fills chairs across all of beauty. We only ever think about lash sets.
Does Lash Create do online booking like Fresha and Vagaro?
It does. You get a public booking page on your own link where clients request appointments any time, with your hours, lead time and deposits under your control. If you already have a website you can embed the booking link, and if you do not you get a customisable mini booking site built in.
How is it different from GlossGenius and Vagaro?
GlossGenius and Vagaro cover every beauty service a salon sells, and cover it well. Lash Create is the specialist. What you feel every day is the design and try on, a record that knows what lashes are, and a rebook reminder that counts from the fill date rather than from a rule you set once.
Is Lash Create cheaper than Fresha and Booksy?
Lash Create is free to start, and the full app with booking, CRM and payments runs on a simple plan with a 14 day free trial. The broad platforms either take a cut of your bookings and add new client fees or charge a monthly subscription per employee, so for a single lash tech or a small team the maths usually favours Lash Create.
Can I move my clients from Fresha or Booksy?
Export your client list as a CSV, open Import clients in Lash Create and point the columns at Name, Phone and Email. The import is free and there is no cap on how many you bring. Most techs keep both apps running for a week or two, then move the booking over once the design and rebook loop is set up.