Happy Curls vs ELIX Access
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Happy Curls
Scan your haircare product ingredients to identify potentially harsh surfactants, drying alcohols, or silicones. The app provides objective information based on regulatory assessments, helping you make informed choices for your hair care routine.
- Scan ingredients via photo or text
- Identify harsh surfactants
- Detect drying alcohols
- Flag silicones
- Objective ingredient assessment
- Build-up detection
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Check your haircare products ingredients list with "Happy Curls". Either simply take a photo of the ingredients lists or write it down and we will tell if your product contains harsh surfactants, drying alcohols, silicones or other ingredients that can potentially build up on your hair. No fear mongering, safety assessment of each ingredient is done by regulatory authorities, not by us. We will simply tell if the ingredient is present or not in the ingredients list. If you choose not use this type of ingredients in your hair care regimen this app is for you! Happy Curls, just like that.
ELIX Access
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ELIX is the app for people who go out in Denver. Find where to go tonight, see what's on right now, and join a membership built around going out. • Deals. Happy hours and specials from Denver bars, straight from each venue. A green dot means it's on right now. • ELIX Pick. One place worth going, every week. • Where to go. ELIX-written guides to the bars, clubs and venues Denver actually goes to, plus the festivals worth planning around. • Coming up. Live shows across Denver and other cities, with a link to buy tickets. • Your places. Pick the spots you want to go, and the app puts your scene first. • Community. Member profiles, a members-only feed, direct messages and groups. • Your pass. In the app and in Apple Wallet, ready the moment you join. Joining is free. Paid memberships are coming soon. Must be 21+. Deals and specials are set by each venue and can change. ELIX does not sell alcohol and does not guarantee any specific venue access, table, or service.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ELIX Access at none against Happy Curls's 5. ELIX Access also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). Happy Curls's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. Happy Curls sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. ELIX Access asks for nothing beyond the download.
Happy Curls ships an update fortnightly, ELIX Access every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Happy Curls | ELIX Access |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | AIKONIC INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS S.R.L. | ELIX LLC |
In-app purchases
Happy Curls
- Remove ads$0.99
- Baby Curl$0.99
- Curl Talk$1.99
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- Curlfriends$2.99
- Curlvaganza$4.99
ELIX Access
No in-app purchases
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