Comparison

Comeback Lab vs Glow Up

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

Head to head
About

Comeback Lab

Features
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Stressful message just landed in your phone? COMEBACK LAB gives you a calm reply you can actually send — and, if you need it, a sharper, colder, funnier, or boundary-setting version too. Paste the message. Pick the situation — dating, ex, friend, family, work, group chat, apology, boundary. Pick a tone. Comeback Lab generates the reply locally, on your device. Your message never leaves your phone. No AI hype. No data harvesting. No 'premium' feature designed to humiliate the person on the other end. Free tier: 3 calm-tone replies a day, forever. Unlock a Savage Reply for one sharp answer. Buy the Emergency Reply Kit for five options on one message. Or go Comeback Lab Pro for unlimited replies, all tones, and saved replies. IN-APP PURCHASES • Savage Reply — $0.99 • Emergency Reply Kit — $2.99 • Reply Pack (10 credits) — $4.99 • Comeback Lab Pro — $5.99 / month • Lifetime Unlock — $19.99 (one-time) Three calm replies a day, free, forever. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Glow Up

Analyze your selfie with AI to receive detailed reports on skin, hair, and makeup. Get a personalized daily routine with product recommendations and track your progress over time. Unlock full features with a subscription.

Highlights
  • AI beauty reports (skin, face, hair, makeup)
  • Personalized daily routine with product recommendations
  • Preview of potential beauty transformations
  • Weekly re-scans and progress tracking
  • Cited skincare ingredient sources
  • Customizable to age, concerns, and aesthetic
Features
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Take one selfie. Get four AI reports and a routine built around your face. Glow Up analyses your selfie and returns scored reports on your skin, face, hair and makeup — what's working, what to focus on, and why. Every finding is tied to something the AI can actually see in your photo, so you get specifics instead of generic advice. From those reports the app builds a daily routine with named products matched to your skin, your budget and the look you're going for, chosen from a catalogue of thousands. You also get a preview of where you could be heading. Scan again as your skin changes and watch your scores move. Highlights Four AI reports from a single selfie: skin, face, hair and makeup A daily routine built from real, named products A preview of your potential, generated from your own photo Personalised to your age, concerns, products and the aesthetic you want Re-scan every week and track how your scores change Skincare ingredients are cited, with links to the published source Subscribe to unlock your full reports, your personalised daily routine and a fresh scan every week. Glow Up VIP is $49.99 per year or $4.99 per week. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. MEDICAL DISCLAIMER Glow Up provides cosmetic and beauty guidance only. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat or prevent any condition. Always seek the advice of a doctor or a qualified dermatologist alongside using this app, and before making any medical decision about your skin or hair. Never disregard professional medical advice, or delay seeking it, because of something you have read in Glow Up. Privacy policy: https://app-privacy-hub.lovable.app Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Comeback Lab4 screens
Glow Up4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Comeback Lab at 3 against Glow Up's 1. Comeback Lab also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Comeback Lab sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Glow Up sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Comeback Lab ships an update weekly, Glow Up every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Comeback Lab versus Glow Up: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComeback LabGlow Up
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.4 (100 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—7.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—100 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB103 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndreas FetscherTangent Apps

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Comeback Lab

Subscriptions1
  • Comeback Lab Pro$5.991 Month
One-time8
  • Savage Reply$0.99
  • Petty Pack$2.99
  • Diplomatic Pack$2.99
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  • Emergency Reply Kit$2.99
  • Both Packs$4.99
  • Reply Pack$4.99
  • Lifetime Unlock$14.99
  • Comeback Lab Lifetime$19.99
10 purchases

Glow Up

Subscriptions6
  • Weekly VIP$4.997 Days
  • Weekly Pro – 2 Scans$4.997 Days
  • Weekly subscription$5.997 Days
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  • Weekly Access$6.997 Days
  • Annual VIP$49.991 Year
  • Annual Unlimited$49.991 Year
One-time4
  • additional Scan$2.99
  • Additional scan$4.99
  • Scan Pack 5$4.99
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  • Scan Pack 10$8.99

Questions

Is Comeback Lab free?
Comeback Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Glow Up free?
Glow Up is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Comeback Lab or Glow Up have ads?
Neither Comeback Lab nor Glow Up shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Comeback Lab or Glow Up?
Comeback Lab ships an update weekly, and Glow Up every 4 days. Most recently, Comeback Lab was updated on October 14, 2026 and Glow Up on October 31, 2026.

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