Comparison

Selv Skin vs Preen

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

Head to head
About

Selv Skin

This app helps you build a personalized skincare routine based on your existing products and skin type. It provides step-by-step guidance, ingredient conflict warnings, and tracks your product inventory. It focuses on consistency and offers seasonal recommendations, all while prioritizing user privacy.

Highlights
  • Builds routines from existing products
  • Step-by-step guidance with method and timing
  • Detects ingredient conflicts
  • Tracks product inventory and restock reminders
  • Seasonal product recommendations
  • Skin Score for consistency
  • Respects prescription medications
Features
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Selv checks your skincare routine for ingredient clashes and puts every product in the right order, morning and evening. Add what you already use. Selv looks at the actives inside, flags pairs that don't belong in the same routine, like a retinoid and an exfoliating acid on the same night, and tells you what to do instead: alternate nights, move a step, or ask your dermatologist. WHAT SELV DOES - Routine Check: catches ingredient clashes across your morning and evening routines. - The right order: every step where it belongs, thinnest to thickest, sunscreen last. - Guided setup: tell Selv your sensitivities, preferences and favorite brands, and it checks for them. - Quiz picks: recommendations that work with what you already own. - What's in it: fragrance, sulfates, parabens and more, read from the ingredient list. - Stay consistent: streaks, reminders and your Skin Score. - Restock alerts: know a product is getting low before you run out. - Favorites and requests: heart the products you love, and ask us to add anything missing. HOW SELV WORKS - Free. You never pay. - Recommendations can't be bought. Brands can't pay to change what Selv tells you. - Your data is never sold. - No account needed. Your routine lives on your phone. Sign in only if you want it backed up. - Selv may earn a commission when you shop through a link in the app, at no extra cost to you. Selv is a routine tool, not medical advice. For prescription treatments, follow your dermatologist.

About

Preen

Track your daily skincare routines with customizable checklists and reminders. Log your products, monitor skin changes with photos and trends, and stay consistent with challenges. Everything is private and stored locally on your device.

Highlights
  • Morning and evening routine checklists
  • Product shelf with expiry alerts
  • Ingredient conflict warnings
  • Skin progress photos and trend charts
  • Customizable routine templates
  • Wait timers for product application
Features
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Preen is a calm, private skincare routine tracker. Check off your morning and evening steps, keep your product shelf fresh, and watch your skin change with photos, trends, and a streak that keeps you consistent. BUILT AROUND YOUR ROUTINE - Morning and evening checklists, one tap per step - A rhythm for every step: daily, every 2 or 3 days, weekly, or monthly - Skin cycling and other ready-made routine templates - Hair, body, and nail care alongside your face routine - A wait timer for steps that need to settle, like acids KNOW YOUR PRODUCTS - Product shelf with opened date and use-within (PAO) expiry alerts - Ingredient conflict warnings, like retinol with AHA and BHA - Wishlist, empties, and a would-buy-again note for every product - Cost per day for your full routine SEE YOUR SKIN CHANGE - Ten second daily check-in: how your skin feels, breakouts, dryness, redness - 30 day trend chart and a 0 to 100 skin score - Before and after photos with an alignment ghost for honest comparisons - A calendar of your history: tap any day to see what you used MADE FOR REAL LIFE - Cycle aware skin tips that follow your hormonal phases - Makeup days with a double cleanse reminder and a never-sleep-in-makeup streak - Weekly self care sessions and gentle DIY recipes - Travel mode with a packing list built from your routine - Home screen widget with today's progress and streak - Milestones and a 28 day Glow Challenge to keep you going PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything stays on your phone. No account, no ads, no analytics, no data collection. Preen is free. Preen offers general skincare guidance, not medical advice. See a dermatologist for persistent skin concerns.

Screenshots

Selv Skin4 screens
Preen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Selv Skin at 5.0 against Preen's 4.5. Selv Skin also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Selv Skin holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Selv Skin versus Preen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSelv SkinPreen
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSelv Skin LLCTTB INTERNATIONAL LLC

In-app purchases

None

Selv Skin

No in-app purchases

None

Preen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Selv Skin free?
Selv Skin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Preen free?
Preen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Selv Skin or Preen?
Selv Skin is rated higher. Selv Skin averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Preen averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Selv Skin or Preen have ads?
Neither Selv Skin nor Preen shows ads.

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