Comparison

GlowinMe vs Picky

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

Head to head
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

About

Picky

This app connects content creators with K-beauty brands, offering opportunities to try new products, grow as a creator, and earn rewards. It's designed for individuals passionate about Korean beauty and looking to monetize their content.

Highlights
  • Access K-beauty campaigns
  • Try latest products
  • Grow creator profile
  • Earn rewards and perks
  • Connect with creators
  • Brand collaborations
Features
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Picky is the ultimate platform connecting content creators worldwide with trendy K-beauty brands. Whether you're just starting out or already creating content, Picky gives you everything you need to grow as a creator. You can: - Access campaigns and be the first to try the latest products - Grow from your very first campaign to brand collabs - Earn rewards, bonuses and exclusive perks - Connect with like-minded creators and get inspired Ready to turn your passion for K-beauty into real opportunities? Download the Picky app and start your creator journey today. Follow us @go.picky | Visit gopicky.com

Screenshots

GlowinMe4 screens
Picky4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Picky at none against GlowinMe's shown. Picky also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). GlowinMe's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 62%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GlowinMe holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 220 and 632 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of GlowinMe's written reviews are positive against 62% of Picky's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GlowinMe ships an update every 2 weeks, Picky every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
GlowinMe versus Picky: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlowinMePicky
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (220 ratings) — better4.4 (632 ratings)
Positive reviews74.7% of reviews — better62.2% of reviews
Number of ratings220632 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB204 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGlowinme technologies corporationJivaka Care Inc.

Customer experience

GlowinMe

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

Picky

All ratings632 ratings
Positive84.5%
Neutral2.4%
Negative13.1%
Written reviews442 reviews
Positive62.2%
Neutral8.6%
Negative29.2%

User reviews

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

Picky

From 632 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌟 Great community and helpful discussions
  • 💰 Generous giveaways and rewards
  • 📚 Informative product information and reviews
  • 🔍 Useful search and filtering features
  • 🤝 Responsive and helpful support team

Room to improve

  • 🐞 Frequent app crashes and freezes
  • ⏱️ Slow loading times and performance issues
  • 🤔 Inaccurate product information and recommendations
  • 🤷‍♀️ Lack of support for combination skin types
  • 🔒 Difficulty logging in and accessing accounts

Bugs and requests

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

Picky

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inability to connect social media accounts
  • Stuck on loading screen during sign-up process
  • Inconsistent behavior when updating user profiles
  • Notifications not working as expected
  • Issues with uploading product reviews and photos

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more detailed routine recommendations
  • Improve search functionality and product listings
  • Introduce a dark mode option
  • Allow users to track their review history
  • Expand global availability and shipping options

In-app purchases

None

GlowinMe

No in-app purchases

None

Picky

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GlowinMe free?
GlowinMe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Picky free?
Picky is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GlowinMe or Picky?
GlowinMe is rated higher. GlowinMe averages 4.6 out of 5 from 220 ratings, while Picky averages 4.4 from 632 ratings.
Do GlowinMe or Picky have ads?
GlowinMe shows ads; Picky does not.
Which is updated more often, GlowinMe or Picky?
GlowinMe ships an update every 2 weeks, and Picky every 11 days. Most recently, GlowinMe was updated on September 8, 2026 and Picky on September 20, 2026.

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