Beautify is our app, so weigh our take accordingly. Every competitor fact below comes from that app’s own App Store listing or website, checked in October 2026, and nothing here comes from hands-on testing. “Glow up app” covers three different products: apps that analyze your face, apps that build you a routine, and apps that show a makeup look on your selfie. This list is for adults who want a plan they can follow, not a verdict on their looks.
How do the best glow up apps compare?
The main differences are whether an app gives numeric scores, whether it reads your face shape, and how much makeup help it offers.
| App | Best for | Platforms | Scores out of 100? | Face shape | Makeup help | Pricing model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beautify - Glow Up | Scores plus a step-by-step glow-up guide | iPhone | Yes (eight scores) | Yes | Yes (ten step-by-step tutorials) | Free download; results need a weekly subscription |
| Glam Up | Color season and makeup routines | iPhone, iPad, Android | Not stated | Yes | Yes (step-by-step routines) | Free download; analysis needs a subscription |
| Sister Glow Up | Many analyses plus progress charts | iPhone | Not stated (lists “a beauty score”) | Yes | Partial (makeup style by face shape) | Free download; weekly, monthly or annual subscription |
| Glow - AI Beauty Coach | Skin glow-up with a coach chat | iPhone, iPad | Not stated | Not stated | Partial (routines and hacks) | Free download; analysis needs a subscription |
| GlowUp - Makeup & Beauty | Seeing a makeup look on your selfie | iPhone, iPad | Not stated | Not stated | Yes (try-on plus routine) | Free download; subscription |
| Maxxing | Attractiveness and potential scores | iPhone, Android | Not stated (lists an “Attractiveness Score”) | Not stated | Not stated | Free download; weekly or annual subscription plus one-off extras |
1. Beautify - Glow Up: best for scores paired with a step-by-step plan
Beautify is an iPhone app that turns one selfie into beauty scores, your features and a glow-up plan, made for a women’s glow-up rather than looksmaxxing. Results come on three pages. Your Ratings shows eight scores out of 100 (Overall, Potential, Skin Quality, Facial Symmetry, Eyes, Nose, Lips and Cheekbones). Your Characteristics names your face shape, eye shape and skin type, each with makeup tips, hairstyles or routines. The Glow Up Guide then lays out step-by-step sections for skincare, a hairstyle makeover, fitness, sleep and nutrition.
Premium also includes ten step-by-step makeup tutorials and an AI beauty advisor for makeup and skincare questions. You can read more about the scores on our rate my face page.
- Platforms: iPhone only (iOS 13 or later), English only.
- Pricing model: free to download; results, tutorials and the advisor need Beautify Premium, a weekly subscription with one scan per week. Extra scans are a one-off Superboost purchase.
- Limitation: there are no progress charts or streaks, so tracking change over time means comparing past scans in the Scans tab yourself.
2. Glam Up: best for color season and makeup routines
Glam Up - Perfect Your Look calls itself “your personal AI beauty consultant”. Its listing describes a “glow up guide to see your glow-up potential, and a guide to achieve it”, a “Color Analysis scan” to find your color season, facial analysis for “face shape, eye shape, skin tone”, celebrity lookalikes, and “step-by-step makeup routines, and product recommendations”. Its website adds a preview of how you would look glowed up in a chosen aesthetic.
- Platforms: iPhone, iPad and Android.
- Pricing model: free to download; the listing notes that analysis requires a subscription.
- Rating: 4.5 from 33,000+ US ratings (October 2026).
For a closer look, see our Glam Up alternatives page.
3. Sister Glow Up: best for many analyses with progress charts
Sister Glow Up packs a long list of analyses into one iPhone app. Its listing names personalized beauty tips and routines, a celebrity look-alike, a “type of pretty” analysis, color analysis for makeup and clothes, age analysis, face shape analysis “to identify the best haircut & makeup style”, body shape analysis, a beauty score, daily routines with reminders, and “charts to track progress”.
- Platforms: iPhone only; its website links only to the App Store.
- Pricing model: free to download, with weekly, monthly and annual subscriptions.
- Note: the App Store listing shows an 18+ age rating.
4. Glow - AI Beauty Coach: best for a skin-focused glow-up with a coach chat
Glow is a skin-first glow-up app with a chat coach. Its listing describes a face scan “for AI analysis”, personalized product recommendations, “beauty routines and hacks” and a “24/7 AI beauty coach chat”, with new routines and products each week on Pro. It does not describe face shape detection or numeric scores.
- Platforms: iPhone and iPad. A Google Play app with the same name exists under a different developer, so we could not confirm an Android version.
- Pricing model: free to download; the listing states that analysis requires a subscription (weekly, monthly or yearly options).
5. GlowUp - Makeup & Beauty: best for previewing a makeup look
GlowUp - Makeup & Beauty (by ZipoApps) is a makeup app rather than a face analysis app. You pick a style and it says it will “apply that makeup style to your face” from a no-makeup selfie, then give you a “step-by-step makeup routine with the exact products”. It also lists product recommendations based on skin tone and trending looks from celebrities and influencers.
- Platforms: iPhone and iPad.
- Pricing model: free to download, with subscription in-app purchases.
6. Maxxing: best if you want looksmaxxing-style scores
Maxxing: LooksMaxxing Glow Up is a looksmaxxing app that is not gender-specific. Its listing describes an “Attractiveness Score”, “Detailed Facial Analysis” from “symmetry to skin health”, a “Custom Glow-Up Routine”, personalized advice for jawline, skin, hair and style, and a perceived age reading. Its terms mention a “Current Beauty Score and a Potential GlowUp Score”.
- Platforms: iPhone and Android.
- Pricing model: free to download, with weekly and annual subscriptions plus one-off extras such as hairstyle suggestions.
If looksmaxxing is the angle you want, see our best looksmaxxing apps for women.
What should you look for in a glow up app?
The best glow up app is the one that gives you a plan you will actually follow. Before you download, check these points:
- A plan, not only a number. A score with no next step is a dead end. Look for routines, tutorials or a guide.
- What is free. All six apps here are free to download and put their main features behind a subscription. Read the listing’s pricing notes first.
- What it analyzes. Face shape, eye shape, skin type and color season are different features, and no single app here lists all of them.
- How it handles your photos. Read the privacy policy before uploading a selfie.
- How you will use the result. Scores are a tool for choosing what to try, not a measure of your worth.
Bottom line: which glow up app should you pick?
Pick Beautify if you want scores, your face shape, eye shape and skin type, and a step-by-step guide from one scan. Pick Glam Up for color season and makeup routines, Sister Glow Up if progress charts matter to you, and GlowUp - Makeup & Beauty if you mainly want to see a look on your face first. For a no-app starting point, our glow up guide covers the basics.