Comparison

Dress Assistant vs Outfit Formulas

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

Head to head
About

Dress Assistant

Organize your entire clothing collection digitally by taking photos and categorizing items. Create and save outfits, plan them for specific events, and easily mix and match pieces to find the perfect look.

Highlights
  • Catalog wardrobe with photos
  • Organize by category
  • Create and save outfits
  • Assign outfits to events
  • Mix and match clothing items
  • Sync across mobile devices
Features
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The wardrobe organizer that you love in your Mac is on your iPad and iPhone too. Catalog your entire wardrobe on your mobile device and never spend hours dressing, undressing, and redressing again with Dress Assistant! See what matches, what doesn’t, and what plain looks good in seconds with this fun virtual wardrobe library before you even set foot into your closet! Dress Assistant allows you to catalog your entire wardrobe on your iPhone or iPad via photographs and organize them into unique categories to mix, match, and critique at will without any undue hassle. Once inside the app mixing and matching clothes for any occasion is as simple as selecting the wanted images and add to the outfit composer with one click. The app allows busy fashionistas the ability to add events for a particular outfit. Users can also save completed clothes combinations and note which occasions or meetings they were perfect for in the past. The app includes an intuitive user interface which is meant to enrich the everyday ritual of choosing clothes to make it both more fun and more efficient. - Categorize all your wardrobe by category. - Easily create and save outfits. - Save events for the outfits. - Sync with your other mobile devices and Macs. (Dress Assistant for Mac version 6.0 is needed to sync with Mac.)

About

Outfit Formulas

Receive monthly shopping lists to build a versatile wardrobe, focusing on classic staples and seasonal trends. Easily get dressed daily with provided outfit formulas and a shopping directory for curated pieces. Personalize your style with flexible formula suggestions.

Highlights
  • Monthly curated shopping lists
  • Interactive shopping directory
  • Daily outfit calendar with formulas
  • Closet staple curation
  • Personalized styling options
  • Outfit logging
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HOW IT WORKS Every month you’ll get a shopping list of items – a perfect mix of classic closet staples (that you likely already own) and the latest seasonal trends. Shop your closet first using the shopping list, then fill in any gaps remaining at your favorite retailer or use the shopping directory provided. With your checklist of clothing items completed, easily get dressed every day using the daily Outfit Formulas provided in your outfit calendar. SHOPPING LIST Your interactive monthly shopping list includes a description of the pictured item, a link to shop the exact pictured item, substitution notes if you’d prefer to use clothes you already have, and a shopping directory with 10+ current retailer options that are regularly updated to help fill in any gaps that may be missing in your wardrobe. CURATE CLOSET STAPLES Build a solid wardrobe foundation by intentionally reusing closet staple pieces, these are classic basic items that you can wear season after season, year after year. Every shopping list denotes which items are considered closet staples – these are items worth investing in higher quality if your budget allows. After a few seasons of Outfit Formulas® you’ll have most of your basics in place and just need to add in seasonal trends as you like. SHOPPING DIRECTORY Every item on your shopping list includes a shopping directory of retailer links for you to browse as you curate your wardrobe. Links to items at the retailers you already know and love like Target, Amazon, H&M, Old Navy, LOFT, J.Crew Factory, Nordstrom + more can be found and are updated regularly – all you need to do is tap that ‘add to cart’ button. Link options are included for petite fit, tall fit, and plus size as well – our program is for everybody and every BODY! DAILY OUTFIT CALENDAR Your outfit calendar includes an Outfit Formula to style for every single day of the year. Just tap on today’s date to view the formula and check out which clothing articles it features. Head to your closet to grab the items in the formula, which you’ll already have handy since they were the same pieces on your shopping list, and voila – getting dressed has never been so easy! Each formula also includes suggestions on how to dress the formula up or down to suit your daily events. Once you are dressed you can tap the ‘Wore It Today’ checkbox to log your outfit styling streak! PERSONALIZE AS YOU LIKE Not a fan of white jeans, sleeveless tops, shorts, or heels? No problem! Outfit Formulas® provides you with a formula to follow, rather than a specific article of clothing, which means you have the final say of the cut, style, and color for each and every item. You can follow our recommendations to a tee or get creative with your own unique style. The choice is yours! The flexibility of a formula allows YOU to decide what matters most to you when getting dressed and empowers you to focus on YOUR priorities as you curate your wardrobe. This format allows members to adapt each formula for their own age, size, body shape, budget, climate, personal style, colors, preferred retailers, and lifestyle. Subscriptions: We offer the following subscription plans: Monthly Subscription Yearly The subscription will auto-renew. You can always turn this off by going to "subscriptions" under the App Store. Terms and Conditions: https://outfitformulas.com/terms-and-conditions/ Privacy Policy: https://outfitformulas.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Dress Assistant4 screens
Outfit Formulas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Outfit Formulas at Free against Dress Assistant's $9.99. Outfit Formulas also leads on review sentiment (66% vs 36%) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 months). Dress Assistant's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 15). On device support 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

Outfit Formulas is free to download; Dress Assistant costs $9.99 up front. Outfit Formulas sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Dress Assistant asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dress Assistant holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Outfit Formulas has 1.2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 36% of Dress Assistant's written reviews are positive against 66% of Outfit Formulas's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dress Assistant ships an update every 6 months, Outfit Formulas every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Dress Assistant versus Outfit Formulas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDress AssistantOutfit Formulas
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.4 (1.2K ratings)
Positive reviews35.7% of reviews66.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB137 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSoftware de ArteGYPO LLC.

Customer experience

Dress Assistant

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive35.7%
Neutral35.7%
Negative28.6%

Outfit Formulas

All ratings1,186 ratings
Positive84.7%
Neutral3.9%
Negative11.4%
Written reviews280 reviews
Positive66.4%
Neutral8.9%
Negative24.6%

Bugs and requests

Dress Assistant

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Outfit Formulas

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Subscription not recognized in app

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to customize monthly calendar
  • Option to track and log outfits worn
  • More personalization based on user's style preferences

In-app purchases

None

Dress Assistant

No in-app purchases

15 purchases

Outfit Formulas

Subscriptions13
  • Weekly Membership$7.997 Days
  • AP_mo_19_fty7 Days trial$19.001 Month
  • Monthly_14t14 Days trial$19.991 Month
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  • 3 months plan$24.993 Months
  • Monthly subscription OF7 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • Annual Outfit Formulas 507 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Annual 79.997 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Annual 79$79.991 Year
  • annual_14_trial14 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • 1 Year Subscription BF7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$109.991 Year
  • outfit_yearly7 Days trial$190.001 Year
One-time2
  • lifetime 199$199.99
  • Lifetime access to Outfit Formulas$249.99

Questions

Is Dress Assistant free?
Dress Assistant costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Outfit Formulas free?
Outfit Formulas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dress Assistant or Outfit Formulas?
Dress Assistant is rated higher. Dress Assistant averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Outfit Formulas averages 4.4 from 1.2K ratings.
Do Dress Assistant or Outfit Formulas have ads?
Outfit Formulas shows ads; Dress Assistant does not.
Which is updated more often, Dress Assistant or Outfit Formulas?
Dress Assistant ships an update every 6 months, and Outfit Formulas every 4 days. Most recently, Dress Assistant was updated on September 9, 2026 and Outfit Formulas on September 23, 2026.

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