Comparison

GlowGuide vs Bare

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

Head to head
About

GlowGuide

This app helps you track aesthetic treatments, skincare routines, and progress with photos and notes. It offers AI-powered insights, product tracking, and provider discovery to help you make informed decisions about your aesthetic journey.

Highlights
  • Track treatments with photos and notes
  • Guided progress photo capture
  • AI-powered aesthetic intelligence
  • Skincare product and routine tracking
  • Discover nearby aesthetic providers
  • Educational information on recovery and timelines
Features
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GlowGuide helps you track and understand your aesthetic treatment journey with confidence and clarity. Whether you’re getting tox, fillers, laser treatments, or building your skincare routine, GlowGuide gives you the tools to document your progress, stay organized, and make informed decisions about your care. KEY FEATURES TRACK YOUR TREATMENTS • Record treatments with photos, notes, and details • Set reminders for follow-ups and maintenance • Track satisfaction and results over time • Keep a clear, organized treatment history GUIDED PROGRESS PHOTOS • Capture consistent before-and-after photos • Compare progress across days, weeks, and months • Visualize improvements with side-by-side views • Store your photos securely and privately AI-POWERED AESTHETIC INTELLIGENCE • Get personalized, educational answers to common questions • Explore options aligned with your goals and budget • Learn what to expect at different stages of your journey • Use expert-backed insights to make informed choices PRODUCT TRACKING • Track skincare products and routines • Monitor what works best for your skin • Set usage reminders • Build and refine your ideal regimen FIND PROVIDERS • Discover nearby aesthetic providers and medspas • Explore treatments offered near you • Make informed choices based on your goals • Build your network of trusted providers WHAT TO EXPECT • Access educational information on recovery and timelines • Understand typical aftercare steps • Track reactions and healing progress • Reduce uncertainty with clear, structured guidance PRIVACY & SECURITY • Your photos and data stay private and secure • Nothing is shared without your consent • Full control over your aesthetic journey documentation WHO IS GLOWGUIDE FOR? GlowGuide is ideal for anyone who gets aesthetic treatments, tracks skincare routines, or wants a clear, consistent way to document progress and understand what works best. WHY GLOWGUIDE? Aesthetic care can feel like trial and error. GlowGuide keeps everything organized—your treatments, products, progress photos, and insights—so you can see what’s working and make confident decisions about your care. DISCLAIMER GlowGuide provides general educational information only. It does not offer medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment and is not a substitute for guidance from a licensed healthcare professional. Always follow the instructions of your own provider. Terms of Service: https://www.glowguide.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.glowguide.com/privacy-policy

About

Bare

Features
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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.

Screenshots

GlowGuide4 screens
Bare4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GlowGuide at none against Bare's 2. GlowGuide also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and 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

Both are free to download. Bare sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. GlowGuide asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
GlowGuide versus Bare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlowGuideBare
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperGlowGuideAustin Beck

In-app purchases

None

GlowGuide

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Bare

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is GlowGuide free?
GlowGuide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bare free?
Bare is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GlowGuide or Bare have ads?
Neither GlowGuide nor Bare shows ads.

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