A booking link waits for clients you already have. StyleSeat sends you new ones, then rebooks them, reminds them and gets you paid.
No credit card · $19/mo after trial · No client booking fees · Cancel anytime
theCut's public pricing page, compared against the StyleSeat subscription. Checked October 2026.
Feature
StyleSeat
theCut
New clients sent to you
Marketplace + ads StyleSeat pays for
Included, unlimited
$10 per client on Free
Client booking fee
Charged when a client books you
None for barbers
$10 per discovered client
Online booking page
24/7 calendar, services, prices
Included
Included
Text reminders
Cuts no-shows before they happen
Included
PRO only
Automated rebooking
Brings clients back on schedule
Included
Not offered
Client blasts & promos
Message everyone at once
Included
PRO only
Deposits & no-show protection
Included
Included
AI assistant
Sage answers and books for you
Included
Not offered
Client import
Bring your book with you
Included
Included
Card processing
Per in-app payment
$0 in trial
1.9% + $0.30 for six months
then 2.5% + $0.30
No client fee
2.75% + $0.95 client fee
For one barber, StyleSeat costs $72 less than theCut PRO over 12 months ($228 vs $300). Stay on theCut Free and you pay $10 every time the app sends you a client instead.
Includes texts and blasts. No automated rebooking, no AI assistant. Cards cost 2.75%, and your client pays $0.95 per booking.
Marketing, reminders and Sage AI are included in the $19. No client booking fee for barbers.
Prices checked on thecut.co/pricing and theCut's help center in October 2026. theCut PRO is $25/month; the $10 discovery fee applies to new clients found through the app on the Free plan. StyleSeat text marketing starts with 500 free credits, then packs from $5 for 750.
On theCut Free, every client the app sends you costs $10, show or no-show. Two new clients a month and you've already spent more than the StyleSeat subscription. On StyleSeat, barbers pay no client booking fee; new clients cost nothing extra.
Start free trialtheCut Free charges $10 for every client it sends you and holds texts and blasts behind PRO. StyleSeat charges barbers no client booking fee and includes marketing, reminders, payments and Sage AI in the one price. Most barbers earn it back on the first new client.
Yes. Import your client list and send them your StyleSeat link; they book with you the same day. Your profile also shows up when new clients search for barbers near you.
Yes. StyleSeat works for independents and booth renters alike. Your book, your clients, your payments.
Yes. No contracts, no cancellation fee.
theCut Free is $0 a month but charges $10 for each new client the app sends you. theCut PRO is $25 a month and adds texts and client blasts. Card payments cost 2.75% plus a $0.95 fee your client pays. StyleSeat is $19 a month after a free trial, with marketing, reminders and Sage AI included and no client booking fee for barbers.
Against theCut PRO, yes: $228 a year vs $300. Against theCut Free, it depends on how many clients the app sends you; at two new clients a month the $10 fees already pass $19. On cards, StyleSeat charges $0 in trial, then 1.9% + 30¢ for six months, then 2.5% + 30¢.
Free trial, then $19/month: new clients, reminders, payments and Sage AI included. No client booking fees.
