Beeuty vs Skinive: Whole-Face Skin Score or Mole and Spot Tracker?

The short answer

Ask yourself one question: do you want to watch a spot, or do you want to understand your skin? If it is a spot, a mole that might be changing, a patch of rash, a breakout you want to document for a doctor, Skinive is built for exactly that and Beeuty is not. If it is your skin as a whole, how oily, how even, how congested, how it is responding to a routine, Beeuty is built for that and Skinive is not.

They are not competitors so much as neighbours, and plenty of people could reasonably use both. What follows comes from each vendor's App Store listing and website, last checked 21 October 2026.

What each app actually is

Skinive, published by Skinive Holding B.V. in the Netherlands, is listed on the App Store as "AI Skin Analyzer: Mole Checker" (iPhone, iOS 17.6 or later) and 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 of the same area over time, and sends reminders for regular checks. It also shows the local UV index. The listing states that Skinive does not determine whether a mole or spot is benign, cancerous or any specific medical condition, and that it is not a skin cancer detector, diagnostic test or screening tool. Free tools get you started; premium adds extended tracking, comparison tools, AI-assisted camera features, PDF export and removes ads. At the time of writing it is at version 1.2.6, released October 2026, in 24 languages, with a small number of US ratings.

Beeuty ("AI Skin & Face Scanner: beeuty") is an iPhone and iPad app (iOS 16.4 or later) that reads the whole face from one selfie: a 0–100 skin score, an estimated skin age (Glow Age), skin type and Fitzpatrick phototype, and a face map of acne and blemishes, pores and texture, fine lines, sun damage, hydration and redness. It builds a routine, offers an ingredient guide and a label-reading Ingredient Check, and keeps a scan history with the score trend. Free with an optional PRO subscription; analysis photos deleted after 30 days; results stated to be cosmetic estimates, not diagnoses.

Side by side

Last checked 26 October 2026. Skinive prices are US App Store in-app purchase list prices in USD as of October 2026; we do not convert them.

Where Skinive is the better choice

• Watching a specific lesion. If a mole looks different from last summer, you want dated, like-for-like photos of that mole. Skinive is designed for this; Beeuty's face map is far too coarse for it.
• Reminders. Skinive nudges you to re-photograph an area on a schedule, which is the hard part of self-checks.
• Body skin. Beeuty reads faces. Skinive photographs any area of skin.
• Android. Skinive has an Android app; Beeuty does not.
• PDF export. Premium users can export their record to bring to an appointment, which is the most useful thing a spot tracker can do.
• Clarity of scope. Skinive's not-a-diagnosis language is the most explicit of any app we have reviewed. We mean that as a compliment.

One thing Skinive is not: a replacement for a dermatologist looking at the mole. Its own listing says so. If something is new, changing, bleeding or asymmetric, book the appointment and bring the photos.

Where Beeuty is the better choice

• The complexion question. "Is my skin oily or dehydrated?", "why is my T-zone congested?", "is this redness getting better?" are whole-face questions. Beeuty answers them with a score, a type estimate and a zone map; Skinive does not try to.
• A routine from the result. Beeuty turns the read into an ingredient-led routine and lets you check any product's label against it. Skinive documents; it does not prescribe a routine.
• One number to track a routine. Testing a new product over 8 to 12 weeks needs a consistent summary metric. The skin score guide explains how to use it without over-reading a single scan.
• Skin type and phototype. Useful context for choosing products and sunscreen that Skinive does not estimate.
• A stated retention period. Beeuty deletes analysis photos after 30 days. Skinive keeps history by design, which is right for its job, but the listing does not state a period.

Who should pick which

Pick Skinive if you have specific moles or spots you want to keep an eye on, you want reminders, you want a record to show a doctor, or you are on Android.

Pick Beeuty if your question is about your skin overall, you want to know your skin type and main visible concerns, and you want to test whether a routine is working.

Use both if you have a mole you are monitoring and a routine you are tuning. The two apps do not overlap, and neither one costs anything to start. For the broader context of what any photo-based tool can and cannot do, read AI skin analysis versus a dermatologist.

Looking for a Skinive alternative?

If you searched for a Skinive alternative because you wanted a mole tracker and found Skinive lacking, Beeuty is not the answer; look for another dedicated lesion tracker. If you downloaded Skinive expecting an overall skin analysis and got a mole checker instead, which the store name makes an easy mistake, then Beeuty is exactly the alternative you were after: a whole-face read, a score you can track, and a routine built from it.

Our comparison of seven AI skin analysis apps places both in the wider field, and how accurate AI skin analysis is explains what a selfie can genuinely show.