Vella Studio vs Pretti
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vella Studio
Discover your personal color season and virtually try on makeup shades and trending looks. This AI-powered beauty studio analyzes your features to suggest flattering colors and recreate inspiration photos, offering honest feedback on your current makeup.
- Personalized 12-season color analysis
- Virtual makeup try-on with trending looks
- Recreate looks from inspiration photos
- AI-powered honest makeup feedback
- Before/after comparison sliders
- Save unlimited looks to gallery
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Find your color season in 60 seconds, then see your palette on your own face. Vella Studio reads your skin tone, hair and eyes to place you in one of 12 color seasons, then shows the makeup that actually suits you. Not a filter. A photorealistic glow-up on your own photo, with every shade named so you can buy it. Vella Studio is your AI beauty studio in your pocket. Built for women who love makeup, watch tutorials, and want to know what actually works on their face. — SEE YOUR LOOK BEFORE YOU BUY — Apply any trending look to your selfie in seconds. Watch your face transform with the exact makeup techniques used by your favorite creators. Drag the slider to compare before and after. Save your favorites to your gallery. — RECREATE ANY INSPIRATION PHOTO — Saw a look on Pinterest, Instagram, or TikTok? Drop in any inspiration photo and a selfie. Vella's AI reads the makeup, adapts it to your features, your eye shape, your face shape, and your undertone - then builds it on you. No more "this would never look like that on me." — FIND YOUR COLOR SEASON — In 30 seconds, discover whether you're a Cool Winter, Soft Autumn, True Spring, or one of the other twelve seasons. Get your full personalized palette: clothing colors, makeup shades, accessory tones. Plus shade recommendations matched to your undertone. — HONEST FEEDBACK ON YOUR MAKEUP — Roast Mode tells you what's actually working - and what isn't. Choose Soft, Medium, or Brutal intensity. Get a critique of your current makeup, plus an AI-corrected version showing exactly what to change. The honest second opinion you've been missing. — FEATURES — - 20 trending makeup looks: Clean Girl, Old Money, Coquette, Strawberry Girl, Tomato Girl, Bronze Goddess, Latina Glam, Mob Wife, Old Hollywood, Smoky Eye, Gothic Vamp, Cherry Cola, Sunburnt Blush, Frosted Winter, Editorial Graphic, Y2K Pink, Disco Glam, Punk Festival, Soft Girl, Douyin K-Beauty - AI face try-on powered by Google's latest beauty AI - Recreate any look from any photo - 12-season color analysis with personalized palettes - Step-by-step routines adapted to your features - Honest AI feedback on your current makeup - Before/after comparison sliders - Save unlimited looks to your gallery - Share your transformations — BUILT FOR REAL FACES — Vella adapts every look to your unique features - eye shape, face shape, brow shape, lip shape, undertone, and color season. The AI doesn't just paint makeup on top. It thinks about how that look should be modified to actually flatter you. — PRIVACY FIRST — Your photos are yours. We don't sell your data. We don't train AI on your face. Photos are processed only for your transformations and never used for any other purpose. Read our full privacy policy in the app. — SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION — Vella Studio offers auto-renewing subscription options to unlock unlimited access to premium features, including unlimited AI try-ons across all 20 trending looks, the Recreate from inspiration feature, full Color Season analysis with personalized palette, Roast Mode honest feedback, and unlimited routine generation. Subscription options: - Weekly - Monthly - Annual Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. — SUPPORT — Questions? Email us at info@mobisec.lk Privacy Policy: https://skinvision-32a4c.web.app/legal/index.html Terms of Use: https://skinvision-32a4c.web.app/legal/terms.html
Pretti
This app helps you achieve your desired makeup looks with personalized, step-by-step guidance. Scan your face, choose a style or upload inspiration, and receive tailored product recommendations and instructions to perfect your routine.
- AI-powered face scanning
- Curated and custom look selection
- Step-by-step routine guidance
- Personalized product recommendations
- Save and achieve inspiration looks
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HOW TO USE THE PRETTI APP: 1. Scan Your Face – Start fresh, no makeup needed. 2. Choose Your Look – Pick from curated styles or upload your inspiration. 3. Get Your Routine – Follow step-by-step directions with personalized product recommendations. Pretti makes beauty simple. No guesswork, no overwhelm—just clear steps to achieve the look you want. We make beauty as easy and addictive as scrolling your feed—no guilt, no hassle, just results. If you want to actually achieve the looks you save and keep your routine consistent, Pretti gives you the tools to make it happen. If you have any ideas or questions, please email us at abhay@a17.so NOTE: We do not sell products on the platform *yet*. That’s a feature we’re working on. Please email us at abhay@a17.so with the brands you’d love to see on Pretti. *CREATING A NEW LOOK REQUIRES A SUBSCRIPTION unless you INVITE YOUR FRIENDS TERMS: [https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pretti at 4.5 against Vella Studio's 3.5. Pretti also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (282 vs 2). Vella Studio's advantage is review sentiment (60% vs 44%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Vella Studio sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days and Pretti sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pretti holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pretti has 282 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Vella Studio's written reviews are positive against 44% of Pretti's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Vella Studio ships an update every 2 weeks, Pretti every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vella Studio | Pretti |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 4.5 (282 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 43.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 282 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 199 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LSA LTD | A17 LABS LLC |
Customer experience
Vella Studio
Pretti
Bugs and requests
Vella Studio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Pretti
Reported bugs
2 issues- Timed out scans and expired looks
- Incompatibility with older devices
Requested features
2 requests- Free trial or sample scans
- More transparent subscription options
In-app purchases
Vella Studio
- Vella Studio AI Pro$9.997 Days
- Vella Weekly Pro Lite$9.997 Days
- Vella Weekly Pro$14.997 Days
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- Vella Studio AI Pro$24.991 Month
- Vella Pro Annual Lite$29.991 Year
- Vella Studio AI Pro$39.991 Year
- Vella Annual Pro$49.991 Year
- Vella Credit Pack$12.99
- Vella Credit pack$24.99
Pretti
- Weekly Pro$9.997 Days
- Pro Wk 2$12.997 Days
- Pro Szn$19.991 Year
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- Yearly Pro$29.991 Year
- Pro Yr 2$39.991 Year
- Yearly Pro 3$51.991 Year









