Comparison

Lacquergram vs GlowinMe

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Lacquergram

Organize your nail polish collection, create wishlists, and discover new shades. Share swatches, reviews, and connect with a passionate community of nail polish enthusiasts worldwide.

Highlights
  • Nail polish inventory and wishlists
  • Destash unwanted polishes
  • Discover new collections and shades
  • Share swatches and reviews
  • Connect with other nail lovers
  • Extensive brand and shade database
Features
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Join our nail polish addicted community and organize your own collection: - Make your inventory and wishlists of nail polishes. - Move unwanted polishes to destash. - Discover new nail polish collections and be inspired. - Share your honest opinions about nail lacquers. - Upload your swatches to help other users to choose. - Connect with people who share your passion for nails. You will always know which nail polishes you already have and which you want to buy. Lacquergram covers a lot of your favourite brands and new nail polish releases. If not, you can suggest your nail polish and we will add it as soon as possible. Look for new shades for this Christmas? Just type "holiday 2018" and enjoy. Or maybe you need "wine shimmer" shade for winter? Here you are! Use the app for access to thousands nail polish swatches and reviews from your phone and connect with nail polish lovers worldwide. We're always working to improve the app and appreciate any feedback. If you have questions or suggestions please feel free to contact us via email lacquergram.app@gmail.com. Lacquergram is the perfect app for all nail polish lovers! Our nail polish database contains thousands of nail polishes from drugstore finds to professional products, from indie polishes and luxe brands: OPI, Essie, China Glaze, Zoya, Orly, CND, Alessandro, Sallu Hansen, A-England, Cirque Colors, ILNP, Picture Polish, Masura, Dance Legend, Deborah Lippmann, Dior, Chanel, YSL, Mavala, KL Polish, Pupa, H&M, Golden Rose etc. You can find nail polishes of all the colours and different textures: cream, shimmer, glitter, holo, mica, flakies, jelly, metallic, nude, white, pink, red, purple, blue, green, teal, mint, yellow, orange, brown, black, grey. Use them alone or mix in nail art!

About

GlowinMe

This app helps you manage your beauty products, skincare routines, and makeup collections. Track product expiration, spending, and create custom swatch collections to make informed purchasing decisions. Monitor your skin's progress with notes and selfies, and easily share your collections with friends.

Highlights
  • Skincare routine tracking
  • Product expiration date alerts
  • Total spending overview
  • Smart product search
  • Makeup swatch collections
  • Customizable product views and sorting
  • Customizable collections and categories
  • Shareable collections
Features
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GlowinMe is your free personal beauty tracker that helps you keep track of your beauty products, routines, and experiences, so you can focus on being the best version of yourself. From skincare routines to makeup looks, makeup swatches, expiration dates, and so on, we help you manage them all. STAY ON TOP OF YOUR SKINCARE ROUTINE Get your glow-game on! Create a skincare routine for your needs, whether it be for the day, night, summer or winter. Track your routine by checking products off as you use them and never miss a step again. Take notes and selfies, so you can monitor how your skin is progressing towards achieving skin that glows. Best of all, your records are saved securely to the cloud, so you can review how your skin progresses over time. KEEP TRACK OF YOUR PRODUCTS With all your beauty products in one place, you can easily find out what you have and what is missing. Keep an eye on the ones that are expiring soon and note down your likes and dislikes. SEE TOTAL SPENDING See how much your collection is worth and how much you paid for each product or per product category. ADD PRODUCTS WITH EASE Adding a product is easy with GlowinMe’s smart search. You can add a product instantly with a simple keyword, such as the name of the colour, the product, or the brand. SEE YOUR COLOUR COLLECTION GlowinMe can help you avoid buying the same colours again. By creating swatch collections of your makeup products, you can easily compare the swatches between different products and make smart decisions on which products to buy next. Use the custom swatch view to rearrange your swatches to your liking. VIEW AND SORT GlowinMe offers various layout views for your needs. Use Single to view more details, Large Grid to view your products nice and large, Small Grid to see more products, and Swatches to see your colours at-a-glance. You can easily sort your products by A to Z, Custom order, Expiry date, and New to Old based on date entered. CREATE CUSTOM COLLECTIONS GlowinMe comes with default collections: My Stash, Wishlist and Favourite to help jumpstart your GlowinMe journey. You can also create custom collections of what is important to you such as products in your travel makeup bag, products to swatch, samples you have tried or want to try, and more! CREATE YOUR OWN CATEGORIES Do you prefer a certain way of categorizing your products? You can easily create custom categories in GlowinMe. Alternatively, you can also choose from our existing list of product categories. When viewing your collection, you have the ability to expand and collapse specific or all product categories! SHARE YOUR COLLECTION Easily share your wish list, collections, and makeup looks with your friends so they know what you have and don't! You can share them as images or as a web link. RECORD YOUR LOOKS You can also upload images of your looks and tag them with the products used. This way, you can easily recall the products used to create the flawless makeup looks. Best of all, you can share your masterpieces with your friends and let them know what products you are using without typing up all the product names one by one. ENJOY PEACE OF MIND Your data is backed up with our server on the cloud. This means your data will never be lost. Access your account on any device and your data will automatically be synced. GlowinMe is constantly evolving. We would love to know what your thoughts are about the app, so we know what features to release in the future. Please email us at contactme@glowinme.com or use the built-in feedback app function to let us hear from you. If you are loving the app, please share your review and rating in the App Store. It is greatly appreciated! Thank you for your support. With love, Your GlowinMe Team

Screenshots

Lacquergram4 screens
GlowinMe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GlowinMe at none against Lacquergram's 4. GlowinMe also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). Lacquergram's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (86% vs 75%). On price, rating, ratings volume and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Lacquergram sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. GlowinMe asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Lacquergram against 4.6 for GlowinMe. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 206 and 220 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Lacquergram's written reviews are positive against 75% of GlowinMe's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lacquergram ships an update every 6 weeks, GlowinMe every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Lacquergram versus GlowinMe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLacquergramGlowinMe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (206 ratings) — better4.6 (220 ratings)
Positive reviews86.3% of reviews — better74.7% of reviews
Number of ratings206220 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrey FilinGlowinme technologies corporation

Customer experience

Lacquergram

All ratings206 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive86.3%
Neutral3.9%
Negative9.8%

GlowinMe

All ratings220 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral6.8%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive74.7%
Neutral10.7%
Negative14.7%

User reviews

Lacquergram

From 206 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great for organizing
  • 👍 Prevents duplicate purchases
  • 👍 Easy to use interface
  • 👍 Large polish database
  • 👍 Helpful for tracking collection

Room to improve

  • 🤔 UI can be confusing
  • 🤔 Photo submissions take time
  • 🤔 Some users can't leave reviews
  • 🤔 Can't "like" posts
  • 🤔 Limited customization for stash organization

GlowinMe

From 220 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Intuitive and easy-to-use interface
  • 💾 Comprehensive product inventory tracking
  • 🏷️ Flexible tagging and categorization system
  • 📸 Multiple photo and swatch storage per product
  • ⏰ Expiration date tracking and reminders

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Limited product database requiring manual entry
  • 🐛 Inconsistent product categorization system
  • 🐛 App crashes when loading corrupted items
  • 🐛 Products disappear from collections randomly
  • 🐛 Photo upload issues and zoom problems

Bugs and requests

Lacquergram

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Photo uploads not processed
  • App crashes when uploading photos
  • App closes at login page
  • Cannot leave reviews
  • Cannot "like" posts
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  • Duplicate reviews posted
  • UI confusion
  • Some polishes not listed
  • Filter for "on the way" and "not used" is unclear

Requested features

20 requests
  • Add a "liked" feature for nail art
  • Implement a "skittle maker" for polish combos
  • Allow marking if a color has been used
  • Manually change swatch date
  • Tag multiple polishes in one swatch photo
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  • Link to brand's website for polishes
  • Ability to delete reviews
  • Alert for dupes
  • Comparison feature between polishes
  • Add likes/reply function to comments
  • Tag multiple polishes/effects in one photo
  • Make "color match" applicable to stash
  • Smoother/less confusing new polish addition
  • Organize stash by color or custom order
  • Put multiple polishes in one photo
  • Tag polishes in stash for easier finding
  • Add a browse destashes section
  • Export feature for backup
  • Allow users to mark polishes as "on the way" or "unused"
  • Make the check mark for owned polishes more prominent

GlowinMe

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • Email verification not sending on account creation
  • Password reset emails not arriving
  • App crashes when loading items with corrupted photos
  • Products not appearing in collections despite multiple additions
  • Photo uploads displaying extremely zoomed in
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  • Search function only works with descriptions, not brand names
  • Duplicate categories created automatically with no merge option
  • Contact form showing 'please enter a message' error
  • Persistent notification prompts with no permanent dismiss option
  • Performance degradation with large item counts (300+)
  • Tag loading delays in large collections
  • Wishlist scrolling lag with many items
  • App freezing and requiring sign-in again
  • Password not recognized after forced sign-in
  • Photo taking functionality broken for some users
  • Wrong product images appearing in random locations
  • Unable to remove preset routine steps
  • Description/ingredients field not accepting text input
  • Cleaning supplies and applications not visible on home screen

Requested features

26 requests
  • Barcode scanner for quick product addition
  • Statistics page showing spending trends
  • Bulk tag addition capability
  • Tag organization by color
  • Custom main categories beyond preset ones
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  • Ability to merge duplicate categories
  • Data export to Excel or CSV format
  • Separate calendar views for individual routines
  • Customizable routine steps
  • Separate alarm times for different routines
  • Streak feature for routine consistency
  • Product usage counter in diary view
  • Ability to change product categories after creation
  • Edit manually entered product details
  • Landscape/tablet orientation support
  • Font size adjustment settings
  • Share routines on social media
  • Celebrity routine examples
  • Animal cruelty-free product indicator
  • Ingredient/allergy tracking section
  • Scroll wheel navigation for large collections
  • Icon-only view mode for collections
  • Product quantity tracking per item
  • Multiple photos (front/back) per product
  • Web scraping for product information
  • Ability to delete items without entering detail page

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Lacquergram

One-time4
  • Premium Version (1 month)$1.99
  • Premium version (1 month)$2.99
  • Premium Version (1 year)$14.99
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  • Premium version (1 year)$24.99
None

GlowinMe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lacquergram free?
Lacquergram is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GlowinMe free?
GlowinMe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lacquergram or GlowinMe?
Lacquergram is rated higher. Lacquergram averages 4.7 out of 5 from 206 ratings, while GlowinMe averages 4.6 from 220 ratings.
Do Lacquergram or GlowinMe have ads?
GlowinMe shows ads; Lacquergram does not.
Which is updated more often, Lacquergram or GlowinMe?
Lacquergram ships an update every 6 weeks, and GlowinMe every 2 weeks. Most recently, Lacquergram was updated on September 21, 2026 and GlowinMe on September 8, 2026.

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