Cookie Cutters

Review by eFreeware

Cookie Cutters is a free Android app from Shortcuts Software Pty Ltd, published under the Beauty category. It is the mobile companion for the Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids salon brand, which the developer pitches as a way to make haircuts fun for children. Rather than a standalone tool, it is a small window into one salon chain.

The reason to consider it is simple: if a Cookie Cutters location is already your usual spot for your child's hair, this puts the useful parts of that relationship on your phone. Appointments, current offers and a bit of background on how the salons present themselves sit in one place instead of being scattered across a website or a phone call.

It has been available since October 2017 and was updated as recently as March 2026, so it is not a forgotten release. With more than 100,000 installs and a 4.0 average from 125 ratings, it has a modest but real audience. The app contains no ads and no in-app purchases, which keeps the experience uncluttered.

Booking a chair without a phone call

Online booking is the feature I would expect most parents to open the app for. The developer lists it alongside specials and general information about the concept, so the app is built around arranging a visit rather than managing it afterward. For a parent squeezing errands between work and school pickup, being able to sort out an appointment from a phone is the practical draw.

What appeals to me here is the narrowness of the job. This is not a general appointment manager or a family calendar; it is tied to one brand of children's salons. That focus means there is little to learn and little to get lost in, provided a Cookie Cutters branch is within reach of you.

The developer frames the whole thing as making haircuts fun for kids, and the app is meant to carry that idea into the booking step. I would treat it as the front door to a visit, not as entertainment in itself.

Specials and background on the concept

Beyond booking, the app gathers current specials and information about the Cookie Cutters concept. If you are new to the brand, or you are comparing it with a standard salon before a first visit, that material gives you a sense of what the experience involves without a separate search.

For regulars, the specials section is the part likely to be checked most often, since offers change and the app is where the developer chooses to surface them. The concept information is more of a one-time read, useful before you decide whether the setup suits your child.

The March 2026 update is described as a refreshed version of the app, so the current build reflects a recent pass rather than the original 2017 release. That is a reasonable sign for anyone wary of installing something that has been left to sit.

What it asks of you

The app is free to download and carries no ads and no in-app purchases, so there is no cost to trying it and nothing to buy once it is installed. That is about as low a barrier as a companion app gets.

The requirement is on the other side of the screen: the app serves the Cookie Cutters brand, so its value depends on having a location you would actually visit. If there is no branch within convenient reach, booking and specials have nothing to attach to.

There is also a practical limit to how much a companion app of this size can hold. It covers booking, offers and background, and that is the scope. Anyone hoping for a broader parenting or salon tool will find it stays within its lane.

A straightforward pick for Cookie Cutters regulars

My recommendation is easy to state. If a Cookie Cutters salon is already part of your routine, installing the app costs nothing and puts booking and current specials where you will actually see them. It is a companion, not a destination, and it behaves like one.

If you are weighing the brand for the first time, the concept information and the specials give you a low-commitment way to look before you book. The 4.0 average from 125 ratings suggests a serviceable app rather than a standout one, which matches what it sets out to do.

For families outside the brand's reach, there is simply nothing here to use. For everyone else, it is a small, free convenience that does its job without asking for money or attention.

What's new in version 8.0

Updated version of the Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids app.