PhiApp vs Brow Designer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PhiApp
This app serves both artists and clients in the beauty industry. Artists can access advanced tools for various treatments, medical consultations, and client management. Clients can find artists, manage their treatment history, and receive aftercare information.
- Symmetry tools for beauty treatments
- Direct medical consultant access
- Extensive FAQ database
- Product and course notifications
- Salon and staff scheduling calendar
- Client medical and treatment history
- Find local Phi Artists
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PhiApp is intended for use by Phi Artists and clients alike. You can choose whether you will use PhiApp as an Artist or a Customer (client). If you are a Phi Artist: Your PhiApp will be equipped with state-of-the-art symmetry tools used to perform treatments such as PhiBrows, Philings, Contour, PhiAreola, and PhiScalp. The application gives you non-stop access to PhiAcademy’s official medical consultant/physician who will answer any questions and/or concerns you may have, and as quickly as possible. You also have access to our FAQ database, which contains over 7,000 answers and is constantly growing 24/7! PhiApp will always notify you of any new products and PhiAcademy courses now available! This application includes one of the most modern organizational calendars which allows you to organize your schedule – your own personal treatments or those of your entire salon. You can also create multiple calendars for each of your staff members that you can monitor at any time. One of the most significant features of this app is fast access to all your clients’ medical and treatment histories but your clients must grant you access to their histories before you are able to view them. If you are a customer (client): The PhiApp aims to inform you of all your treatments and post-treatment aftercare. The application allows you to consult with PhiAcademy’s official medical consultant/physician if you should have any questions concerning the use of medication or any illness before, during and after undergoing treatment(s). PhiApp allows you to fill in your medical and treatment histories, allowing you to save time when visiting the salon for treatment. This information will be made available to your chosen Artist(s) if you grant access only. The app’s map makes it easy for you to find the Phi Artists, Royal Artists, Masters, Grand Masters closest to you.
Brow Designer
This AI-powered app assists in creating perfect eyebrows by automatically mapping them onto a face. Users can then customize the size, shape, and position for a personalized, accurate, and effortless brow design.
- AI-powered automatic brow mapping
- Customizable size, shape, and position
- User-friendly interface
- Expert-level brow shaping
- Personalized brow design
- Sculpting head and tail options
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After years of meticulous research and development, we are excited to introduce Brow Designer, the ultimate brow shaping tool. Our app is designed based on workflows and experience of the world's greatest Permanent Makeup artists with the goal of helping you create the best possible brows in record time. Our AI-powered app quickly and automatically maps eyebrows onto a face, then allows you to customize the size, shape, and position to create your desired look. With Brow Designer, you'll enjoy expert-level brow shaping that's personalized, accurate, and effortless. Unlike previous attempts at brow map apps that were frustrating, tricky, and time-consuming to use, Brow Designer was built from the ground up to be a user-friendly and blazing-fast addition to your Permanent Makeup workflow. However, we value your feedback and want to hear from you about how we can make this app even better. We are committed to making continuous improvements and learning from you, the professional brow designer. Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions or feedback. We look forward to hearing from you. User Interface & Controls: - Press & hold the gear button to get started. Once you have held long enough, your phone will vibrate and you can release. Releasing will open the menu and allow you to select a photo or open your camera - Once an image is loaded, you can move it by dragging it and zoom by pinching - Quickly Double Tap on a line or point to select it - The selected line or point will show in blue - Drag anywhere on the screen to adjust the selected point or line. This allows you to drag the position without obstructing it's location with your finger. - Single tap to unselect or simply double tap on a different line to change the selection - In the top right, you can press the Hide Lines button to show only the brows created. Tap it again to show the lines again. - If you select either the head or tail of the brow, a bonus button will be displayed in the top right that will say "Sculpt Head" or "Sculpt Tail". Clicking this will change the controls to allow for reshaping or the heads and tails to get the shape just right. - The up and down arrows above each brow will allow you to individually adjust the vertical position of each brow individually and separately How Automatic Mapping Works: Brow Designer uses Artificial Intelligence-based image analysis to automatically align the image and map brow points. The rotation of the image is determined by aligning the outermost corners of each eye so that they are in line. This is because subjects will subconsciously use the outer eye corners as reference points when looking at themselves in a mirror or image. This method is the most reliable because no face is absolutely symmetrical, so using features such as ears, nose, or distance can be misleading. The center point of the brow map is then identified by finding the distance between the two inner points of the eyes for the same reason. If the App doesn't do this perfectly, the eye points can be adjusted manually. Simply double-tap on the crosshairs near the eyes and drag them to their appropriate positions to adjust rotation and the brow center point. Tips: For best results, the subject should be maskless, sitting or standing with their eyes open and a neutral facial expression. The entire face and head of the subject should be surrounded by empty space because lens distortion affects the outer section of the image the most. You can find the terms of use here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ SADWARE INCORPORATED is a one-human software company located in the great state of Texas.
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Verdict
PhiApp and Brow Designer both sit at 3.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 52% of Brow Designer's written reviews are positive against 28% of PhiApp's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. PhiApp sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.49 per month and Brow Designer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.3 for PhiApp against 3.3 for Brow Designer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 71 and 35 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 28% of PhiApp's written reviews are positive against 52% of Brow Designer's.
PhiApp ships an update every 5 weeks, Brow Designer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PhiApp | Brow Designer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (71 ratings) | 3.3 (35 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 27.6% of reviews | 52.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 71 — better | 35 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 195 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PhiAcademy GmbH | SADWARE INCORPORATED |
Customer experience
PhiApp
Brow Designer
In-app purchases
PhiApp
- PhiApp PRO14 Days trial$6.491 Month
- PhiApp PRO$31.996 Months
- PhiApp PRO$59.991 Year
Brow Designer
- / month3 Days trial$4.991 Month








