The lash artist
alternative to GlossGenius.
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GlossGenius runs a salon. Lash Create does lashes.
GlossGenius is a polished all in one for beauty pros: hair, nails, brows, skin and lashes all share the same booking, payments and marketing. It is genuinely nice software. The catch for a lash tech is that lashes are not just another appointment. The design, the curl map, the lash health and the fill cycle are the actual work, and a general beauty tool has nowhere to put any of it. So lash artists end up bolting a booking app onto a notes app onto a camera roll, and the set the client agreed on never sits in the same place as the booking.
Lash Create closes that gap. It is built only for lash techs, so the design, the lash aware client record and the rebook live together in one loop. That is why, for a lash artist, it is the GlossGenius alternative that actually fits the craft.
Lash Create vs GlossGenius for lash techs
GlossGenius books appointments and takes payments well, and its branding tools are lovely. The gap opens either side of the booking, in the craft bits. Here is how the two compare on the things that actually 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 | GlossGenius | Lash Create |
|---|---|---|
| Built only for lash techs | No, all beauty | Yes |
| On photo lash design & try on | No | Yes |
| Lash mapping built in | No | Yes |
| Client record holds designs, curls & fill cycle | Photos & notes, no lash fields | Lash aware |
| Rebook reminders on the fill cycle | Rebooking reminders, date based | Yes |
| Patch tests & lash health on the record | No | Yes |
| Automatic aftercare after each set | Generic | Lash aftercare |
| Online booking page on your link | Yes | Yes |
| Deposits, gift cards & prepaid bundles | Yes | Yes, lash tuned |
| Lash artist directory listing | No | Members' listing |
| Native iPad lash design tool | No | Yes |
| Free plan to start | No, 14 day trial | Yes, free to start |
| Ongoing cost | $28, $56 or $168 a month plus card fees | One simple lash plan |
| Best for | All beauty pros | Lash techs & salons |
| Salon website builder | Basic website | Three lash templates plus embed |
| In app client chat, private number | In app inbox | Yes, tied to booking |
| Referrals & ready made promotions | Generic marketing | Birthday, win back, last minute |
| Digital consent forms signed on iPad | Generic forms | Signed, saved to record, PDF emailed |
| Embed booking on your existing site | Booking page only | Widget for Squarespace or Wix |
Credit where it is due. GlossGenius is the best looking software in this comparison, and its client record is unusually good for a general tool: past services, preferences, even before and after images, with photo markup on its higher medical tiers. Rebooking reminders are built into checkout, seats come with the tier instead of being billed one at a time, and the whole thing feels designed rather than assembled.
The bill starts when the 14 day trial ends, because there is no free plan. Standard is $28 a month, Gold is $56 and covers up to nine staff, and Platinum is $168 for teams of ten or more, each a little cheaper paid annually. Card payments are 2.4 percent plus 15 cents in person and 3.4 percent plus 15 cents online, the Tap and Go reader is $49 and the Pro Reader is $299, and payroll, if you want it, is another $40 a month plus $6 a seat.
For a lash artist the gap is the set. Before and after photos record what happened; they cannot tell you what you did. Nothing draws the zones, nothing settles a consultation before she commits, no curl and length saved per zone, and a rebooking reminder that counts from her last visit rather than from the cycle her own lashes keep. Lash Create holds all of it and starts free, with Premium at $9.99 a month, Business at $129.99 a year on a 14 day trial and Salon at $259.99 a year for up to nine artists. Export a CSV, map name, phone and email, and your book is here.
Fair is fair: if you run a multi service salon doing hair, nails, brows and skin under one roof, GlossGenius earns its keep. We wrote this page for the artist whose whole book is lash sets.
More bookings. Better retention. Less admin.
Booking, design, payment, follow up. All four happen in the same place, which is why a full calendar stops being something you have to chase.
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 GlossGenius? Your lash clients come across on a CSV.
What a lash artist needs that a general salon tool skips.
This app came out of watching lash techs work, not out of a feature list. The consultation where she wants to see the set first. The map and curls that have to match last time. The patch test you cannot skip. The fill cycle that quietly runs your income. GlossGenius is capable software, made for every beauty service at once, which is exactly why none of those four shaped it.
Design & try on, on a real photo
Before a lash tech touches a lash, the look should be agreed. Lash Create lets you design and try the set on the client's own eyes, with 8 styles, 6 curls and full colour, so consultations end in a yes. GlossGenius has no lash design tool, so that whole conversation happens off platform.
A lash aware client record
A lash artist needs more than a name and a phone number. Lash Create holds the design, curls, map, lash health, patch tests and spend on one screen, so every fill stays consistent. A general beauty CRM keeps a generic profile that knows nothing about lashes.
Rebook on the fill cycle
Lash income lives or dies on the rebook. Lash Create fires reminders that follow the fill cycle and reopen the exact set at the next visit, not a one size fits all timer. It is retention built for how lash techs actually keep a book full.
Native on iPad and iPhone
Lash Create is a lash tech app for iPad and iPhone, fast at the bed and in the client's hand. You get the design tool, the booking page and the client record in one native app, instead of a broad web dashboard built to run every service in a salon.
One lash loop GlossGenius cannot copy.
Ask a lash artist where her work actually lives and the honest answer is usually three apps. Here it is one. The try on happens on the client's own photo, the design sticks to her record, the request comes in on your page for you to approve, and the fill reminder brings the same set back up next time. That is the whole day, in order, in one place.
- 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
- Reminders that count down each client's fill cycle
A better fit than all in one beauty software.
What lash techs are really searching for when they look for a GlossGenius alternative.
A GlossGenius alternative for lash techs
As a GlossGenius alternative for lash techs, Lash Create gives you the booking and payments GlossGenius 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 in an app that only ever thinks about lashes.
A lash tech app, not a salon suite
If you want a lash tech app rather than a salon suite you adapt, 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.
Lash design GlossGenius does not have
The daily difference is the craft. Lash Create carries on photo lash design and try on, lash mapping and a lash aware record, so a lash artist plans, agrees and repeats a set with confidence, not a generic beauty profile.
Lash booking software for iPad
The iPad is the right tool for this job, and we wrote for it directly. As lash booking software for iPad and iPhone, the calendar, the online booking page and the client record are one native app, not a dashboard built for a laptop and squeezed onto a tablet.
Online booking, deposits and gift cards
You get a public booking page on your own link, with deposits, gift cards and prepaid bundles, plus your own exclusive listing in the Lash Create Directory so new clients can find a lash artist near them.
Retention that speaks lashes
GlossGenius can send reminders and collect reviews. Lash Create tunes all of it to lashes: aftercare and reviews fire automatically after each set, referrals and promotions win back quiet clients, and consent forms and patch tests sign on the iPad and save to the lash record, not a generic profile.
Your site, chat, gift cards and bundles
You also get the growth kit: a lash website builder, client chat that keeps messages off your personal number, and gift cards and prepaid bundles that lock in a run of infills with deposits up front, all built around lash work rather than a whole salon.
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 lash clients across at your own pace.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best GlossGenius alternative for lash techs?
An app that thinks about nothing but lashes. GlossGenius runs every beauty service, so a lash artist spends her first week bending a general tool into shape. Here the shape is already right: the try on, the map, a lash aware client record, bookings on your own page and the payments behind them.
Is Lash Create better than GlossGenius for lash artists?
For lash artists, yes. GlossGenius is polished software for beauty pros in general, covering hair, nails, brows, skin and lashes with one shared toolkit. Lash Create is built around lash work, so it understands styles, curls, mapping and the fill cycle, and it keeps the design, the client record and the rebook in one place, which a general salon tool was never made to do.
Does Lash Create do online booking and payments like GlossGenius?
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, plus card payments, deposits, gift cards and prepaid bundles. 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.
What can Lash Create do that GlossGenius cannot?
Draw the map, try the set on her own photo, and time the rebook to her fill cycle.
Is Lash Create cheaper than GlossGenius for a lash tech?
Usually, yes. GlossGenius has no free plan, so the subscription starts when the 14 day trial ends: $28 a month for Standard, $56 for Gold, $168 for Platinum, plus 2.4 percent and 15 cents on every card payment. Lash Create is free to start, Premium is $9.99 a month or $69.99 a year, Business is $129.99 a year and Salon covers up to nine artists for $259.99 a year. You are paying for lash features rather than a suite shaped to run a whole salon, so for a solo artist or a small lash team the maths usually lands our way.
Can I move my clients from GlossGenius to Lash Create?
Export your clients from GlossGenius as a CSV, then import it here and map Name, Phone and Email. That part is free. You can keep GlossGenius running while you set up the design and rebook loop, and the 14 day trial on Business gives you room to do it without a deadline.
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