Comparison

Stylebook vs the5 Closet

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

Head to head
About

Stylebook

This app helps you organize your wardrobe, create outfits, and plan your style. It allows you to import your clothes, mix and match them into new looks, and track your wardrobe's usage and cost.

Highlights
  • Closet inventory management
  • AI-powered clothing import
  • Outfit creation and collage
  • Automatic outfit generation
  • Outfit calendar planning
  • Smart packing lists
  • Wardrobe style statistics
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Get the most out of your closet - for less than the price of a latte, you could change your relationship with clothes and find your unique personal style! Stylebook® is the longest-running closet organization app for a reason - with over 90 features to help you curate your closet! This time-tested app is an expert wardrobe management and closet organization tool, and has been loved by customers for 15+ years. Import your actual clothes in seconds with a variety of import tools, including AI image generation. Use your real clothes to collage magazine-style outfits so you can wear an outfit you love every day. If you’re out of ideas, the app can even make outfits for you. Plus, plan what to wear on the outfit calendar, create packing lists that automatically tell you which clothes to pack, and learn more about your wardrobe with stats like cost per wear - all in this customizable app! Stylebook is the ultimate tool to mix and match your wardrobe and get more wears out of your clothes without feeling bored. If you want to break out of the micro-trend cycle and gain true personal style - it’s for you. OUR STORY: Stylebook’s features were inspired by the co-founder's real-life experience organizing clothes in the Vogue fashion closet and her journey to find her personal style while working with a nonexistent budget. As the app evolved over the years, it's become a way for anyone to fall in love with their wardrobe, helping them to save time and money, get more wears out of their clothes, and make their wardrobes more sustainable. We’re a small family-owned and operated business. REVIEWS: FEATURED BY: Vogue, WSJ, Harper's Bazaar UK, New York Magazine, Articles of Interest, Confidently Insecure, Sustainable Fashion for Dummies, the Conscious Style Podcast, & more! "Easily see what is working and what isn’t" - Vogue.com "Closet-organization apps allow you to catalog your wardrobe and play stylist...I find Stylebook to be the most intuitive." - NYTimes "Our new wardrobe secret weapon is the @StylebookApp" - The Outnet 10 Must-Have iPhone Apps for Fashion Week - Vogue Paris "The Clueless virtual closet exists in real life, OMG" - Cosmopolitan UK Condé Nast Traveler's "Best Travel Apps for Packing" FEATURES: • CLOSET INVENTORY: quickly add images of your clothes with no need to take photos unless you choose to • FAST IMPORT: generate clothing images from text with AI*, drag & drop photos, multiple import, & clip from your favorite store websites • AI BACKGROUND REMOVAL: automatically cut out your clothes, virtually instantly • LAY OUT OUTFITS: layer & resize clothing on a free-form canvas • OUTFIT GENERATOR: shuffle your closet like a deck of cards to reveal new outfit ideas hiding in your closet! • CALENDAR: plan what to wear in advance • PACKING LISTS: add whole outfits, plan how you'll pack ahead of time, generate checklists & infographics • STYLE STATS: insights into your wardrobe, including what you wear the most & least and which items have the best value • COST PER WEAR: automatically track CPW for your entire wardrobe • BROWSE YOUR CLOSET: see everything you own in one place, organized by brand, fabric, color, size, etc. • INSPIRATION LIBRARY: save all your style inspirations outside the influence of algorithms • CUSTOM CATEGORIES: add, edit, or delete any category in your closet, looks & inspiration library • SYNC: automatic sync shows the same data on both your iPhone & iPad • SHARE: share outfits & clothes via e-mail & social media • NO LIMITS: add unlimited clothing, accessories, & inspirations • ICLOUD BACKUP: protect your data with iCloud • SEARCH: search your closet for keywords or properties like fabric, season, color, etc. • SHOP: try items with your clothes before buying & bookmark your fave stores! • E-MAIL SUPPORT: contact support and a real person will help you Visit stylebookapp.com for the full feature list - plus demo videos of the app! (*) AI image generation requires Apple Intelligence

About

the5 Closet

Organize your wardrobe and plan outfits with this closet management app. Capture your looks, create packing lists for travel, and share your style with friends.

Highlights
  • Closet organization
  • Outfit tracking
  • Selfie outfit capture
  • Style planning with Rails
  • Travel packing lists
  • Share outfits with friends
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the5: Shop Your Closet! A mobile app designed to help you keep your closet organized. Capture and track your outfits with What I Wore and build your closet seamlessly using selfies. Create your style using Rails to plan your outfits, create packing lists for travel and share with friends!

Screenshots

Stylebook4 screens
the5 Closet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: the5 Closet at Free against Stylebook's $4.99. the5 Closet also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Stylebook's advantage is ratings volume (8.8K vs 9) and chart position (#2 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

the5 Closet is free to download; Stylebook costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Stylebook against 4.6 for the5 Closet. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stylebook has 8.8K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Stylebook's written reviews are positive against 75% of the5 Closet's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stylebook ships an update every 6 months, the5 Closet every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Stylebook versus the5 Closet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStylebookthe5 Closet
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (8.8K ratings) — better4.6 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews77.5% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8.8K — better9
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#2 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB19 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developerleft brain / right brain, LLCLee & Ljaljicic, Inc.

Customer experience

Stylebook

All ratings8,756 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.2%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews654 reviews
Positive77.5%
Neutral8.4%
Negative14.1%

the5 Closet

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Stylebook

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when trying to sync
  • Deleted items still appear in outfits
  • Inconsistent background removal quality

Requested features

5 requests
  • Cloud sync and account-based data storage
  • Ability to rotate and edit photos after import
  • More advanced stats and analytics
  • Landscape mode support on iPad
  • Outfit planning from packing list

the5 Closet

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Stylebook

No in-app purchases

None

the5 Closet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stylebook free?
Stylebook costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is the5 Closet free?
the5 Closet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stylebook or the5 Closet?
Stylebook is rated higher. Stylebook averages 4.7 out of 5 from 8.8K ratings, while the5 Closet averages 4.6 from 9 ratings.
Do Stylebook or the5 Closet have ads?
Neither Stylebook nor the5 Closet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stylebook or the5 Closet?
Stylebook ships an update every 6 months, and the5 Closet every 2 months. Most recently, Stylebook was updated on September 24, 2026 and the5 Closet on June 24, 2026.

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