Brain vs Gloss
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brain
This app offers a private audio practice designed to cultivate positive self-talk and transform beneficial thoughts into consistent actions. It features guided conversations and affirmation loops to aid in sleep and daytime use, with options for personalization and local storage of all your data.
- Two-voice conversation practice
- Overnight affirmation loops
- Customizable voice packs
- Record your own phrases
- Private journal for goal tracking
- Local data storage
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Brain Shift trains your mind with looping audio affirmations built for breaking bad habits like quitting smoking or vaping, and starting good habits like getting yourself to the gym, managing stress, and building confidence, impulse control, receiving and giving love. Pick from 20+ voices or record your own phrases in your own voice. No account required - start right away, sign in only if you want to. Everything stays private on your phone. No ads. Try Brain Shift Plus free for 7 days. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula/
Gloss
Track your skin's health and progress with daily selfies. Get a Glow score and detailed metrics like hydration and clarity to understand what skincare works for you. Receive a personalized routine and monitor your improvements over time.
- Daily Glow score
- Hydration, clarity, texture, radiance tracking
- Personalized AM/PM routine
- Progress trend lines
- Product effectiveness tracking
- Weekly recaps
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Meet Gloss your skin, finally measurable. You've spent money on products you weren't sure did anything. You've stared in the mirror hoping something changed. Gloss replaces the guessing with an actual answer. Take one selfie a day. In seconds, Gloss reads your skin and gives you a Glow score plus four tracked metrics — hydration, clarity, texture, and radiance — so slow, real change becomes something you can finally see. Why you'll love it - A daily Glow score — one number that captures where your skin is today, in about ten seconds. - Four scores that matter — hydration, clarity, texture, and radiance, each tracked over time so you catch progress the mirror hides. - Know what's actually working — keep the products and habits that move your scores. Drop the ones that don't. No more expensive guessing. - A routine built around your skin — a personalized AM/PM plan that adapts to your focus areas. - Progress you can watch — trend lines, streaks, and a weekly recap that keep you going. - Encouraging, never shaming — Gloss is about your skin's health and glow, never comparison. Your privacy comes first Your selfie is used only to score your skin — it is never stored on our servers and never shared with anyone. Photos are analyzed, not kept. That's the whole design. How it works Snap your daily selfie in good light. Get your Glow score and four skin metrics in seconds. Follow your personalized routine and watch your scores climb. Skin responds to a few weeks of consistency. Gloss makes every one of those days count — one selfie at a time. Gloss+ Upgrade to Gloss+ for unlimited daily scans, your full personalized AM/PM routine, trend analytics, curated product picks for your skin, and your weekly recap. - Monthly: $6.99/month - Yearly: $29.99/year, with a 3-day free trial Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Download Gloss and start your streak today — your Day 1 score is waiting. MEDICAL DISCLAIMER Gloss is a cosmetic self-care app, not a medical device. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment, and cannot detect, treat or rule out any skin condition. Always seek the advice of a doctor or dermatologist in addition to using this app, and before making any medical decisions. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice because of anything shown in Gloss. See a doctor promptly about any mole, lesion, or persistent or changing skin condition. Privacy Policy: https://glossaiskin.github.io/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://glossaiskin.github.io/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Gloss at Free against Brain's $39.99. Brain's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). On rating, ratings volume, 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
Gloss is free to download; Brain costs $39.99 up front. Brain sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Gloss sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Brain against 5.0 for Gloss. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Brain ships an update every 6 days, Gloss every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brain | Gloss |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $39.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ANTONINO COLOMBA | Leonardo Croce Escobar |
Customer experience
Brain
Gloss
In-app purchases
Brain
- Sound-a-tude Plus3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Quit Smoking$49.99
- Calm & Control$49.99
Gloss
- Gloss+ Monthly$7.991 Month
- Gloss+ Yearly3 Days trial$24.991 Year







