Comparison

Glossbook vs The Beauty Keep

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

Head to head
About

Glossbook

Features
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Glossbook is the beautiful way to catalog your beauty collection โ€” skincare, makeup, hair, body and fragrance โ€” and actually use what you own. Add a product in seconds, track how much you use it, and get a clear picture of your stash: what it's worth, what's expiring, and what's just sitting there. Whether you're a minimalist or a proud collector, Glossbook helps you shop your own shelf first. โ€” YOUR COLLECTION, ORGANIZED โ€” โ€ข Add products by pasting a link, scanning the label, or entering details by hand โ€ข Sort by category, brand, status, shade, volume and more โ€ข Powerful search across names, brands and ingredients โ€ข Track status at a glance: unopened, opened, in use, finished โ€” KNOW WHAT YOU OWN โ€” โ€ข See the total value of your collection, broken down by category โ€ข Ratings and notes so you never forget how a product performed โ€ข Expiration and PAO (period-after-opening) tracking, so nothing goes to waste โ€ข Country of origin, price, purchase and open dates โ€” all in one card โ€” USE IT UP โ€” โ€ข Project Pan: create use-it-up challenges and watch your progress โ€ข Daily "used today" logging to build better habits โ€ข Rotation view surfaces what you haven't touched in a while โ€ข Home-screen widgets for your collection value, today's products and Project Pan progress โ€” INSIGHTS THAT ACTUALLY HELP โ€” โ€ข Analytics on your collection, spending and habits โ€ข Spending by category and brand โ€ข Your most-used products and best value per use โ€ข Beautiful charts that make sense of it all โ€” PRIVATE BY DESIGN โ€” โ€ข Your data lives on your device โ€ข No account required, no tracking, no ads Glossbook Free lets you build a real collection at no cost. Upgrade to Premium for an unlimited collection and wishlist, unlimited Project Pans, and full analytics. PREMIUM โ€ข Monthly or yearly subscription โ€ข Payment is charged to your Apple ID โ€ข Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period โ€ข Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings Privacy Policy: https://liliyagerber.github.io/glossbook-legal/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

The Beauty Keep

Features
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Care for what you own. The Beauty Keep is a thoughtful home for your makeup, skincare, fragrances and beauty tools. Keep track of what you have, where it lives and how it is doing โ€” without having to reorganise your whole collection in a day. A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING Build your Collection with photos and useful details. Create a Vanity Map of actual places โ€” drawers, shelves, cabinets and travel bags โ€” and move items between them. Start simply with the things in your everyday bag. KNOW WHAT IS OPEN Separate sealed backups from products already in use. Digital Sharpie records opening dates, printed expiry dates, packaging instructions and period-after-opening (PAO) symbols when you supply them. Missing facts remain unknown, not guessed. CARE THAT MAKES SENSE Explore category-aware Care Cards and storage guidance. Log condition changes, damaged packaging and care incidents. See why an item needs attention, with research sources where available. Track brush and tool cleaning, review care tasks and work through a Vanity Reset. A SMARTER DAILY ROUTINE Today brings together collection health, items worth reviewing and products to bring back into rotation. Log use, check remaining amounts, review your history and explore collection Insights. CAPTURE AND FIND Add items manually or use on-device camera text and barcode recognition to suggest details for your confirmation. Find owned items with search, Spotlight and widgets. Siri and Shortcuts offer handy actions; Ask Vanity offers assisted answers on supported Apple Intelligence devices and practical rule-based answers elsewhere. Some system features require compatible devices and software. Start free. Optional Beauty Keep Plus provides additional collection capacity and features, with terms shown before purchase. The Beauty Keep uses recorded information and researched guidance. It cannot verify whether a cosmetic is safe to use and does not replace instructions printed by its manufacturer. Care for what you own.

Screenshots

Glossbook4 screens
The Beauty Keep4 screens

Verdict

The call

Glossbook and The Beauty Keep are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Glossbook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and The Beauty Keep sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Glossbook versus The Beauty Keep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlossbookThe Beauty Keep
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size5 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLiliya GerberThomas Richardson

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Glossbook

Subscriptions2
  • Glossbook Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
2 purchases

The Beauty Keep

Subscriptions2
  • Used It Up Premium Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Used It Up Premium Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Glossbook free?
Glossbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Beauty Keep free?
The Beauty Keep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Glossbook or The Beauty Keep have ads?
Neither Glossbook nor The Beauty Keep shows ads.

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