Clarify vs Trigger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clarify
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Clarify is a skin journaling app for men with persistent adult acne. One focus, tracked for ninety days. No beauty filters. No miracle claims. Just a daily scan, a clean number, and proof over time. HOW IT WORKS 1. Take a daily selfie in consistent lighting. The app guides face alignment so every scan is comparable. 2. AI analyzes the photo for clarity, redness, and spot count. You get a score from 0 to 100. 3. Watch the number move over 90 days. See your Day 1 next to today. The arc fills as you go. WHY 90 DAYS Skin doesn't change in 7 days. It changes in 4 weeks. It changes more in 12. Most apps don't let you see this because they're built for immediate dopamine. Clarify is built the opposite way, quiet, patient, and honest about what a tracking tool can and cannot do. If you've spent years trying products without ever knowing if they worked, this is the app. WHAT YOU GET Daily AI scan. Clarity, redness, and spot-count scores every morning. Before/after. At Week 4, 8, and 12, slide to compare today's face with Day 1. Protocol tracker. Pick a routine, Adapalene Ramp, Benzoyl Peroxide, or Barrier Repair. Track daily tasks. See your consistency over time. Ninety-day history. Every scan, every score, in a calendar view. No data shared, no account required beyond iCloud. Private. Photos live on your device and in your private iCloud. Each scan is sent to OpenAI's Vision API for analysis (held up to 30 days for abuse review, then deleted, never used to train models) and we never store photos on our servers. We don't sell data. WHO IT'S FOR Men 22-40 whose acne didn't quit in their twenties. Guys who track their sleep with Oura, their training with Whoop, and are tired of every skincare app looking like it was designed for someone else. PRICING Annual: $59.99 with 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime. Monthly: $9.99. No trial. This is a commitment tool. We price it that way. No ads, no upsells, no data brokering. MEDICAL DISCLAIMER Clarify is a tracking tool, not a medical device. The app does not diagnose, treat, or prevent any condition. It tracks your own observations of your own skin. If you have concerns about your skin, see a dermatologist. REQUIREMENTS iPhone with iOS 17 or later. iCloud account (free) for private backup. A front camera and consistent lighting you can return to daily.
Trigger
Understand your skin by logging daily habits and symptoms. This app uses AI to identify potential triggers for breakouts and provides insights to improve your skincare routine. It prioritizes user privacy with no ads or third-party tracking.
- Log daily skin status, food, sleep, and stress
- AI skin-score estimate from weekly photos
- Identify potential breakout triggers
- Check product ingredients
- Track environmental factors like weather
- Export data and delete account
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Understand your skin — one day at a time. Trigger is a personal skincare tracker that helps you spot the patterns between your daily habits and how your skin looks. Instead of guessing what's behind a breakout, log what you do and let Trigger surface the possible connections over time. HOW IT WORKS • Log daily in under a minute — skin status, food, shaving, stress, sleep, and more. • Add weekly photos and get an AI skin-score estimate to track visible change over time. • See possible triggers ranked by how often they line up with your breakouts. • Build a barrier-first routine and check product ingredients as you go. WHAT YOU CAN TRACK • Daily skin status and barrier symptoms • Food, supplements, shaving, sleep, stress, and workouts • Weekly photos with per-zone AI estimates • Your skincare routine, with ingredient flagging • Local weather (humidity, UV) as an environmental factor BUILT AROUND YOUR PRIVACY • Your logs and photos are private to your account. • No ads. No third-party analytics or tracking. • Export all of your data or delete your account anytime. A CLEARER PICTURE Trigger uses AI to estimate skin scores and surface correlations from your own logs — giving you a clearer picture to bring to your own routine or your dermatologist. Trigger is a tracking and educational tool. It does not provide medical advice or diagnosis. Always consult a qualified dermatologist for medical concerns. Trigger offers an optional auto-renewing subscription, Trigger Pro: • Monthly — $6.99 (with a 7-day free trial) • Annual — $49.99 Trigger Pro unlocks AI trigger analysis, AI photo scoring, weekly AI briefings, derm-ready PDF reports, and guided elimination tests. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://trigger-legal.netlify.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://trigger-legal.netlify.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Trigger at none against Clarify's shown. Trigger also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Clarify sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Trigger sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Clarify ships an update every 11 days, Trigger weekly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Clarify | Trigger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Nexo Development LLC | Surya Palsam |
In-app purchases
Clarify
- Monthly$9.991 Month
- Annual · 7 Days Free7 Days trial$59.991 Year
Trigger
- Trigger Pro Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Trigger Pro Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year









