Glossbook vs The Beauty Keep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Glossbook
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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 โข Add products by pasting a link, scanning the label, or entering details by hand โข Sort by category, brand, status, shade, volume and more โข Powerful search across names, brands and ingredients โข Track status at a glance: unopened, opened, in use, finished โ KNOW WHAT YOU OWN โ โข See the total value of your collection, broken down by category โข Ratings and notes so you never forget how a product performed โข Expiration and PAO (period-after-opening) tracking, so nothing goes to waste โข Country of origin, price, purchase and open dates โ all in one card โ USE IT UP โ โข Project Pan: create use-it-up challenges and watch your progress โข Daily "used today" logging to build better habits โข Rotation view surfaces what you haven't touched in a while โข Home-screen widgets for your collection value, today's products and Project Pan progress โ INSIGHTS THAT ACTUALLY HELP โ โข Analytics on your collection, spending and habits โข Spending by category and brand โข Your most-used products and best value per use โข Beautiful charts that make sense of it all โ PRIVATE BY DESIGN โ โข Your data lives on your device โข 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 โข Monthly or yearly subscription โข Payment is charged to your Apple ID โข Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period โข 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/
The Beauty Keep
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
| Parameter | Glossbook | The Beauty Keep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | โ | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad โ better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Liliya Gerber | Thomas Richardson |
In-app purchases
Glossbook
- Glossbook Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
The Beauty Keep
- Used It Up Premium Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Used It Up Premium Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year









