Comparison

Makeup DIY vs GlowUp

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

Head to head
About

Makeup DIY

Learn to apply makeup with detailed, step-by-step tutorials for eyes, lips, and face. This app offers a collection of beautiful, cool, and stylish makeup looks that are easy to follow. All tutorials are available offline, making it convenient to practice and master makeup application anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step eye makeup tutorials
  • Step-by-step lip makeup tutorials
  • Step-by-step face makeup tutorials
  • Offline access to all tutorials
  • Easy-to-follow instructions
  • Learn to apply eyeshadow, lipstick, eyeliner
Features
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• Makeup for everyday! • Makeup - it`s cool and beautiful makeup tutorials for women and girls! • This detailed makeup tutorials includes eye makeup step by step, lips makeup step by step and facial makeup step by step! • Doesn't need network and Internet connection, all makeup tutorials are in the box. Makeup Tutorial step by step works OFFLINE! • You will be excited of the quality of makeup tutorials step by step and how easy to do our very beautiful, cool, stylish and fashion make up! • If you want to learn makeup yourself, then our app is for you! • Using the application Makeup step by step you will learn how to apply eye shadow, lipstick, eyeliner and other popular cosmetics. You will learn makeup yourself or your friends, because makeup step by step tutorials in app are very simple, detailed and clear. • We hope you enjoy beautiful make up with app Makeup Tutorial step by step! We are waiting your comments and recommendations for our app Makeup! • Install our app Makeup Tutorial step by step right now, choose the best make up and do it yourself very easy! Look beautiful! Privacy Policy & Terms of Use: https://nurlanispaew6.wixsite.com/appsi-privacy-policy

About

GlowUp

Features
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GlowUp is your on-the-go short-video touch-up assistant for quick makeup fixes tailored to different lighting scenes—office fluorescent lights, restaurant tungsten lighting, and bedroom night lamps. Designed for offline use, it records your reusable touch-up routines with timestamps and lets you replay your history anytime. Focused purely on practical, repeatable touch-ups for on-demand polished looks, no passive scrolling or social sharing required.

Screenshots

Makeup DIY4 screens
GlowUp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: GlowUp at none against Makeup DIY's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Makeup DIY sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and GlowUp sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Makeup DIY versus GlowUp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMakeup DIYGlowUp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (184 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings184 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB43 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperZhanna ZairovaHuma Siddiqui

Bugs and requests

Makeup DIY

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Tutorials not accessible due to ads
  • Frequent crashes and freezes

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free tutorial options
  • Wider range of makeup styles and skin tones
  • Video tutorials in addition to images
  • Reduced ad frequency and duration

GlowUp

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Makeup DIY

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Makeup7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Premium Makeup$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Premium Makeup$3.99
10 purchases

GlowUp

One-time10
  • Bonus Deal 1$1.49
  • Bonus Deal 2$4.49
  • Bonus Deal 3$9.49
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  • Bonus Deal 4$12.99
  • Treasure Pack 5$13.49
  • Treasure Pack 7$19.99
  • Bonus Deal 5$35.49
  • Treasure Pack 9$49.99
  • Bonus Deal 6$79.99
  • Treasure Pack 10$99.99

Questions

Is Makeup DIY free?
Makeup DIY is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GlowUp free?
GlowUp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Makeup DIY or GlowUp have ads?
Makeup DIY shows ads; GlowUp does not.

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