Chok vs Bare
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Chok
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Build a calm skincare ritual without paywalls on the basics. Chok keeps your morning and evening routine in one place ā check off each step, watch your streak grow, and let Skin Cycling schedule your retinoid and AHA nights. Built for people who want a quiet routine, not another scanner that grades their face. WHY CHOK ⢠Free routine forever. The daily check-off, streak, and calendar never paywall. ⢠K-beauty layer order built in, calibrated for sensitive skin. ⢠Skin Cycling auto-schedules retinoid and AHA nights. ⢠Photo-to-Shelf ā snap your vanity once, products auto-detected. ⢠Pregnancy-safe filter swaps retinol for bakuchiol automatically. ⢠Ingredient conflict warnings cite JAAD, BJD, ACOG, KCA ā real peer-reviewed sources. ⢠Acne tracker and skin diary with weekly insights. ⢠Private iCloud sync ā your data follows your devices, never our servers. WHO IT'S FOR People tired of skincare apps that grade their face, paywall the basics, demand a login, and recommend retinol for everyone. PRIVACY Chok works without an account. No login. No ads. No tracking SDKs. Your routines, photos, and skin profile stay on your device ā they only sync between your own devices through your private iCloud. We can't read them. PRO Chok is free to start. Pro adds the AI Coach that sees your routine (with peer-reviewed citations), Photo-to-Shelf bulk add, weekly diary insights, and the Rose theme. $24.99/year with a 7-day free trial, or $49.99 lifetime. Cancel anytime through the App Store. Your quiet ritual, kept gently. Terms of Use (EULA): https://chokapp.github.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://chokapp.github.io/privacy
Bare
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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 ā clarity, tone, texture, balance and under-eye brightness ā 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 ā 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 ā 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.
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Verdict
Chok and Bare are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters ā price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them ā neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Chok sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Bare sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Chok | Bare |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | abiodun oyetomi | Austin Beck |
In-app purchases
Chok
- Chok Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Chok Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Chok Pro Lifetime$49.99
Bare
- Monthly$9.991 Month
- Yearly$49.991 Year









