Supportive vs Bare
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Supportive
This app helps you achieve your weight loss goals by connecting you with friends for mutual support and accountability. It graphs your progress, allows you to share updates, and leverages social encouragement to make the journey less daunting and more enjoyable.
- Social accountability for weight loss
- Syncs with smart scales
- Graphs weight trends
- Share progress with friends
- Daily check-ins with notes
- Mutual support and encouragement
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Supportive adds a social accountability layer to your weight-loss effort. It syncs with your scale, graphs your weight trend, and lets you share data with friends. You can also "check in" with notes about how you're doing toward your weight goal and how well you are following your weight-loss strategy, so that you and your friends can offer mutual support. Losing weight is really hard. Doing it with the support of friends helps significantly. It feels less scary, less lonely, and can even be fun. Also, having someone else look at your weight has a profound psychological effect. You'll notice that the more other people are watching your weight graph, the more it will tend toward your goal weight. Using the app with even one friend can make a big difference.
Bare
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Your mirror can't tell you whether four weeks of a new routine did anything. Bare measures it. Take a guided scan and Bare reads five things from the photo — clarity, tone, texture, balance and under-eye brightness — then tracks them over weeks so you can see what your routine is actually doing. WHY BARE IS DIFFERENT Most skin apps let you photograph yourself in any light, at any distance, from any angle, then draw you a chart. That chart measures your lighting, not your skin. Bare won't let you take the shot until your framing, distance and light match your last one. An alignment ring, a ghost overlay of your previous scan and a lighting check do the work. That's what makes a six-week comparison mean something. WHAT YOU GET • Guided capture that keeps every scan comparable • Five measured metrics, not vague impressions • A regimen built from what your scan measured, which you approve or edit • Trend charts for any metric across weeks or months • Then-and-now comparisons, side by side • A shelf built from the products you actually own • Morning and evening routine checklists • Daily reminders so the habit sticks • A shareable before-and-after card FROM SCAN TO ROUTINE A score on its own doesn't tell you what to do. After each scan Bare proposes a morning and evening regimen aimed at your two lowest measurements, using the products already on your shelf wherever it can and telling you plainly when something isn't. Every line explains which measurement it's responding to. Untick anything you don't want, then accept — your checklists update to match. BUILT AROUND YOUR ROUTINE Bare asks what you're working on and what your skin is like, then suggests a starting shelf — and never assumes you own products you don't. Tick what's actually in your bathroom and your checklists match reality from day one. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Every photo and every calculation stays on your iPhone. There's no account, no server and no analytics. Nothing is uploaded, because there's nowhere to upload it to. Delete your scans in Settings and they're gone everywhere. SUBSCRIPTION Bare Plus unlocks the full app after a 3-day free trial: $9.99 per month or $49.99 per year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://becktechapps.com/bare-privacy.html Bare tracks the appearance of your skin over time. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose conditions. Talk to a dermatologist about anything that concerns you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Supportive at none against Bare's 2. Supportive also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 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. Bare sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Supportive asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Supportive | Bare |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lightweight Labs LLC | Austin Beck |
In-app purchases
Supportive
No in-app purchases
Bare
- Monthly$9.991 Month
- Yearly$49.991 Year









