Best AI Skin Analysis Apps in 2026: 7 Compared (Honestly)

The quick answer

If you want a free, face-wide skin read with a score you can track over weeks, the apps built around that job are Beeuty (ours, iOS only), Skinify and Glamora. If you want a one-off check without installing anything, L'Oréal Skin Genius and Lumino run in a browser. If your concern is a specific mole or spot rather than your overall complexion, Skinive is built for that and is the only one of the seven listed in the App Store's Medical category. YouCam Makeup is primarily a makeup and retouching app whose maker also describes a skin analysis feature.

Two things up front. First, we make Beeuty, so read our entry with that in mind; we have applied the same criteria to it as to everyone else and listed its weaknesses. Second, every description below is based on what each vendor publicly states on its own store listing or website as of October 2026. We have not invented ratings, prices or accuracy figures, and where a vendor made an accuracy claim we have left it out rather than repeat marketing as fact.

If you are new to the topic, our guide to how AI skin analysis works explains what a photo can and cannot tell you.

How we compared them

We looked at the same five things for each app. They are the questions we think matter more than the headline number of "skin concerns detected".

• What it analyzes. Face-wide appearance (texture, tone, blemishes, lines) or individual lesions (moles, rashes)? Does it also estimate skin type or skin age?
• Free tier. Can you get a real result without paying, and what sits behind the paywall?
• Privacy and photo retention. Does the vendor state what happens to your selfie, and for how long it is kept? Many listings are silent on this.
• Tracking over time. A single score is a curiosity. A saved series of scores under the same lighting is what lets you judge a routine.
• Medical versus cosmetic framing. Does the vendor say clearly that results are estimates of appearance, not a diagnosis? We treat a clear disclaimer as a plus, not a weakness.

1. Beeuty (our app)

Verdict: The widest free face-wide read on iOS, with a stated 30-day photo deletion policy and history for tracking. Not available on Android, and a newer app than some on this list.

Beeuty is listed on the App Store as "AI Skin & Face Scanner: beeuty". It is free to download on iPhone and iPad (iOS 16.4 or later) and there is no Android version. From one selfie it produces 13 analyses: an overall skin score from 0 to 100, an estimated skin age (Glow Age), your skin type, your Fitzpatrick phototype, and a face-map overlay of visible concerns covering acne and blemishes, pores and texture, fine lines, sun damage, hydration and redness. On top of the read it builds a routine, an ingredient guide, a diet and skin view, a beauty sleep score, a seasonal guide and a celebrity skin match.

• Free tier: the analysis is free; some features are part of an optional PRO subscription.
• Photo retention: analysis photos are kept for 30 days and then deleted.
• Tracking: results are saved so you can compare scores over weeks.
• Framing: results are estimates of how your skin looks in a photo, not diagnoses. Beeuty is a cosmetic and educational tool, not a medical device.

Where it falls short: no Android, no web version, and the score is only meaningful against your own earlier scans, not against other people.

2. YouCam Makeup (Perfect Corp)

Verdict: A large, mature makeup and retouching app whose maker describes a free skin analysis with a diary. The store listings themselves lead with makeup and editing, so check the feature is present on your platform before relying on it.

Perfect Corp's YouCam Makeup is available on iOS and Android and is free to download with a premium subscription for extra filters, effects and ad-free editing. On its own blog, Perfect Corp describes a free AI skin analysis inside the app covering up to ten concerns: spots, wrinkles, dark circles, texture, eye bags, redness, oiliness, pores, moisture and radiance, with a visual map and a skin diary for daily logging. The same post states that the skin diagnostic feature is available on Android only. The current App Store and Google Play listings we read describe face shaping, skin smoothing, blemish removal and AI age filters, and do not describe the skin analysis.

• Free tier: free download; premium subscription for editing features.
• Photo retention: not stated for the skin feature in the listings we read.
• Tracking: skin diary, per the vendor's blog.
• Framing: cosmetic; the app is a beauty editor first.

Best for: people who already use YouCam for makeup try-on and want a skin read in the same app.

3. L'Oréal Paris Skin Genius

Verdict: A free, browser-based ageing-focused analysis with a clear photo deletion statement. It ends in L'Oréal Paris product recommendations and does not describe tracking over time.

Skin Genius runs on the L'Oréal Paris website rather than as a standalone app. You upload a selfie taken in natural light without makeup or glasses, then enter your age, skin type and sensitivity level. The tool reports on skin attributes including fine lines, eye wrinkles, wrinkles, firmness, pore quality, pigmentation and radiance, shows strengths and areas of focus for each, and recommends a routine built from L'Oréal Paris products. The page states: "We don't store your selfie—it's deleted after the skin analysis."

• Free tier: fully free; the business model is product sales.
• Photo retention: deleted after analysis, per the vendor.
• Tracking: none described; it is a one-off analysis.
• Framing: cosmetic; the site notes it is not the same as a live consultation.

Best for: a quick ageing-signs read with no install, if you are comfortable with single-brand recommendations.

4. Skinive (AI Skin Analyzer: Mole Checker)

Verdict: A spot and mole tracker, not a complexion scorer. Clear disclaimers, a Medical category listing, and the most explicit "this is not a diagnosis" language of the seven.

Skinive, published by Skinive Holding B.V., is listed on the App Store as "AI Skin Analyzer: Mole Checker" (iPhone, iOS 17.6 or later) and is also listed on Google Play. You photograph a single skin area such as a mole, spot, rash or breakout, and the app highlights visible characteristics in the image, keeps a dated photo history, lets you compare images over time, and sends reminders for regular checks. It also shows the UV index. The listing states that Skinive "does not determine whether a mole or skin spot is benign, cancerous, or another specific medical condition" and is not a skin cancer detector, diagnostic test or screening tool.

• Free tier: free tools to start checking and tracking; premium adds extended tracking, comparison tools, AI-assisted camera features, PDF export and removes ads.
• Photo retention: the app keeps your photo history for comparison; a retention period is not stated in the listing.
• Tracking: yes, per area, with reminders.
• Framing: informational and personal tracking; explicitly not medical advice.

Best for: keeping a visual record of specific spots to discuss with a dermatologist. Not the tool for "how does my skin look overall".

5. Lumino (lumino.skin)

Verdict: A no-install web scanner that returns a broad report and a routine in seconds. Privacy and medical-scope answers are tucked into collapsed FAQ sections, so read them before uploading.

Lumino is a browser tool: "No app. No sign-up. No waiting room." You drag and drop one selfie and it returns what the site calls "100+ individual skin checks", including texture, tone, pores and barrier condition, plus a skin type, a hydration read, your top concerns, an estimated skin age, and a morning and evening routine with product recommendations. The site describes the analysis as free. On privacy it states "Your photo stays private — always"; the FAQ has entries on photo privacy and on whether it can replace a dermatologist, but their answers were not visible in the page text we could read, and the page carries no footer disclaimer.

• Free tier: described as free.
• Photo retention: privacy stated in general terms; retention period not visible.
• Tracking: none described; no account means no history.
• Framing: the site uses "clinical" language; we did not find an explicit medical disclaimer in the visible text.

Best for: a one-time check on a laptop without installing anything.

6. Glamora: AI Skin Scanner (GlamAR)

Verdict: A free-to-start face scanner with a routine, a chatbot and local progress tracking. The listing has no medical disclaimer, which we would like to see added.

Glamora is published by Shopsense Retail Technologies, the company behind the GlamAR beauty-tech platform, and is listed on the App Store for iPhone and iPad (iOS 15.6 or later); GlamAR also describes an Android version. A front-camera scan scores "14+ skin metrics", including acne, wrinkles and fine lines, texture, redness, dark spots and pigmentation, pore visibility, skin type, skin tone and a skin age estimate. It then suggests a morning and evening routine, offers a skincare chatbot, and stores reports so you can compare scans. The listing says "No fees/payment required to get started", that scans stay on your device, and that sign-in is requested to store reports and track progress.

• Free tier: free to get started, per the listing.
• Photo retention: reports described as stored locally; a retention period is not stated.
• Tracking: yes, compare past scans.
• Framing: the listing calls it a "real skin health scanner" and does not include a medical disclaimer.

Best for: someone who wants a scan plus a chatbot to ask routine questions.

7. Skinify: AI Skin Analyzer

Verdict: A routine-logging app with a seven-factor scan and a clear cosmetic disclaimer. The free tier is generous for logging, but the full scan breakdown sits behind Premium.

Skinify, from Skinify AI Ltd, is on the App Store for iPhone and iPad (iOS 16.6 or later). A selfie is analysed for seven factors: hydration, texture, pores, redness, oiliness, dark spots and fine lines, producing a skin type and a skin score. The app's centre of gravity is the routine: you add products you already own, log them, keep streaks, see seven-day averages and a calendar of what you logged. The listing states that routine building, logging, streaks, the calendar and your history are "free and stay free", while Premium unlocks the complete scan breakdown with every factor score and up to three scans a day. It also states: "Skinify provides cosmetic skincare guidance for general wellbeing. It is not a medical device."

• Free tier: logging and history free; full scan detail is Premium.
• Photo retention: "Your photos are yours — analysis happens for you, not for an ad profile"; a retention period is not stated in the listing.
• Tracking: yes, rescans compared side by side.
• Framing: cosmetic, explicitly stated.

Best for: people whose real problem is sticking to a routine, with the scan as a progress check.

Side-by-side comparison

Everything below comes from each vendor's own listing or website. "Not stated" means we could not find the information in the public listing, not that the vendor does something wrong.

Which one should you pick?

There is no best skin analysis app, only the best one for what you are trying to do.

• You want to test whether a routine is working. You need a face-wide score, saved history and consistent conditions. Beeuty, Skinify and Glamora are built for this. Whichever you choose, scan every one to two weeks in the same light and judge the trend over 8 to 12 weeks, not the daily number. Our article on what a skin score means explains how to read it.
• You want a one-off check with nothing installed. L'Oréal Skin Genius or Lumino in a browser. Expect product recommendations at the end, and read the privacy section first.
• You are worried about a specific mole or spot. Skinive is the only one of the seven designed around individual lesions and the only one with an explicit non-diagnostic statement at that level. Even so, a changing mole is a reason to see a doctor, not an app. See AI analysis versus a dermatologist.
• You already use a makeup try-on app. YouCam Makeup, if the skin feature is available on your platform.
• You are on Android. Beeuty and Skinify are iOS only as of this writing. YouCam Makeup, Skinive and Glamora list Android versions; the two web tools work on any device.
• You care most about what happens to your photo. L'Oréal (deleted after analysis) and Beeuty (deleted after 30 days) are the two with a stated retention rule. Ask the others before you upload.

Not sure what you are even looking for yet? Start with your skin type; most of these apps estimate it, and it decides which routine advice applies to you.

What no skin analysis app can do

All seven of these tools, ours included, work from the surface of a photo. That sets a hard ceiling on what they can tell you.

• They cannot diagnose. Acne, rosacea, eczema, fungal infections and allergic reactions can look alike on camera and need an examination. An app can describe redness; it cannot tell you why it is there.
• They cannot see under the skin. Hydration, barrier condition and "skin age" are inferred from how light reflects off the surface. They are reasonable appearance cues, not measurements of what is happening in the dermis.
• They cannot replace a mole check. Dermatologists use dermoscopy and, when needed, biopsy. A phone photo under bathroom lighting is not a substitute, whatever the app's category.
• They cannot control your lighting. The biggest source of variation between two scans is the photo, not the model. Warm bulbs read as redness, window light reads as evenness, a filter reads as perfect skin.

Used for what they are good at, these apps do one genuinely useful thing: they give you a consistent, repeatable look at your own skin so you can stop relying on memory and a foggy mirror. That is enough to be worth having. It is not enough to be a doctor.