Comparison

PreView vs Makeup

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

Head to head
About

PreView

This app helps beauty professionals simulate PMU results with AI-powered tools. It offers features like AI brow removal, golden ratio guides, and realistic texture simulations. Clients can upload photos for consultations, and professionals can generate before & after care cards.

Highlights
  • AI brow mark removal
  • Golden ratio facial analysis
  • Realistic PMU texture simulation
  • Client photo consultation hub
  • Customizable care card generation
  • Before & After photo display
Features
Read full description

1. 'Smart Consultation Hub' - Web & App Integration Clients easily upload photos on your dedicated webpage, and you receive real-time notifications in the app. No more saving photos from messages or organizing galleries - all consultations are systematically managed. 2. 'AI Concealer' - Erase Without a Trace Struggling with consultations due to existing brow marks? Our advanced AI removes existing brows in 1 second, giving you a clean canvas to showcase new designs. 3. 'Golden Ratio Guide' - Build Trust "Just make it pretty" is the hardest request, right? Show clients the golden ratio guidelines based on facial structure and symmetry analysis. Add credibility to your professional recommendations. 4. 'Real Texturing' - Authentic Techniques Embossing, microshading, combo, hair stroke - we've replicated the texture of real professional techniques. Adjust color types and density to show not just the fresh result, but the natural healed look over time. 5. 'Care Card' - Impressive Finishing Touch Create stylish 'Care Cards' with simulated Before & After photos to send to clients. Build confidence in the results and differentiate your studio's service. (Regular users can also download the app to simulate on their own face!) [Terms of Service] https://previewapp.co.kr/terms [Privacy Policy] https://previewapp.co.kr/privacy

About

Makeup

Practice your daily brow and lip makeup routines in a gamified, calm environment. Trace shapes, fill colors, and receive instant scores on accuracy and symmetry. Improve your muscle memory with short, focused practice sessions.

Highlights
  • Trace eyebrow shapes hair by hair
  • Fill lip outlines with various shades
  • Instant scoring on accuracy and symmetry
  • Multiple brow and lip shapes
  • Variety of brow and lip brushes
  • Timed challenge mode
Features
Read full description

Brows not matching? Lip lines going over the edge? Open the app and today's shape is already on the screen. Trace the dashed guide once with one finger, tap Score, and see exactly what to fix next time. ONE PASS FILLS THE BROW Follow the dashed brow with your finger and the hair strokes grow in on their own, head to tail, in the right direction. Trace it again to build density. Hair Stroke, Pencil, and Pomade brushes, ten brow colors, and a stroke-length slider are one tap away when you want them. A SHAPE A DAY, SIX BROWS AND FOUR LIPS Every day opens on a new shape: Willow, Straight, High Arch, Peach Petal, Distant Mountain, Natural. Your streak counts the days you scored a round, and the result card already shows tomorrow's shape. SCORES IN PLAIN WORDS On the line. Both sides match. Filled in. Each one gets a two-word verdict, the lowest is circled on a thumbnail of your drawing, and the tip is in millimeters: "the right tail ends about 4 mm short of the left." Building up in layers scores higher than a single pass. LIPS: TRACE THE LINE, THEN FILL Four lip shapes with Matte, Gloss, and Liner finishes and ten colors. The liner snaps to the lip line, the fill stays inside it, and you get scores for outline, fill, and precision. A REALISTIC CLOSE-UP TO DRAW ON A skin-toned brow and eye area with closed lashes, no cartoon face. On iPad the canvas fills the screen height with the tools beside it. Draw with your finger, or Apple Pencil on a compatible iPad. All shapes, brushes, colors, untimed practice and the 30-Second Challenge are included. No account or ads. Available in English, Korean, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese. This is on-screen drawing practice with fixed templates. It does not scan faces, offer virtual try-on, analyze makeup on your face, or reproduce the feel of real skin. An internet connection is needed to load the interface.

Screenshots

PreView4 screens
Makeup4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Makeup at none against PreView's 3. Makeup also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. PreView sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Makeup asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PreView ships an update every 5 weeks, Makeup weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PreView versus Makeup: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPreViewMakeup
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size173 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developersanghun choYeonni Lee

Customer experience

PreView

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Makeup

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PreView

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$6.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$69.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime License$149.99
None

Makeup

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PreView free?
PreView is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Makeup free?
Makeup is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PreView or Makeup have ads?
Neither PreView nor Makeup shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PreView or Makeup?
PreView ships an update every 5 weeks, and Makeup weekly. Most recently, PreView was updated on November 9, 2026 and Makeup on November 3, 2026.

Other comparisons