Glemi vs Glowly: An Honest Skincare App Comparison
If you have been looking at AI skincare apps, Glemi has probably come up. It is a well-made app with a large following, and for a lot of people it is a perfectly good choice.
This page is a straight comparison between Glemi and Glowly. Full disclosure up front: Glowly is our app. So rather than telling you we are better, we have written down what each app actually does, where they genuinely differ, and which one fits which kind of person. Everything below about Glemi comes from its public App Store listing, checked in August 2026 — apps change, so check the current listing before you decide.
The short version
Both apps scan your face with AI, score how your skin looks, track that over time, and help you keep a routine.
The real difference is what they are built around. Glemi is built around product discovery — its headline feature is a catalogue of over a million products with comparisons and direct purchase links. Glowly is built around your routine and your habits — scanning, tracking, and staying consistent, with product scanning as a supporting feature rather than the centre of the app.
If you want to be recommended things to buy, that is Glemi's strength. If you want to get consistent with what you already own, that is what Glowly is shaped for.
Side by side
What both apps do
- AI photo skin analysis
- Progress tracking over time
- Morning and evening routine steps
- Routine reminders
- Free to download, iPhone only
Glemi
- Made by Lunexis Technologies Inc
- Product catalogue of over one million items, with comparisons and direct purchase links
- Generates a customised skincare plan for you
- Paid tier: Glemi Pro, with weekly, monthly and yearly options listed on the App Store
Glowly
- Made by Use It Engineering SHPK
- Product scanner aimed at items you already own or are about to buy, rather than a browsable catalogue
- Habit tracking with streaks and daily check-offs
- Reorder reminders before a product runs out
- Free account with no credit card; optional paid tier, current pricing on the App Store listing
Where Glemi is the better pick
You want product recommendations. A million-product catalogue with comparisons and direct buy links is a genuinely large piece of infrastructure, and it is Glemi's clearest advantage. If your question is "what should I buy next," that is what the app is organised around.
You want a structured plan handed to you. Glemi leans toward generating a customised plan for you. Some people find that much easier to start with than building their own.
Social proof matters to you. Glemi has been out longer and has a visible rating history on the App Store. Glowly is newer and does not.
Where Glowly is the better pick
You already own your products and just want to use them properly. Most people do not have a product problem, they have a consistency problem. Glowly's core loop is scan, check off your steps, watch the streak, see whether the numbers move.
You want the habit side taken seriously. Streaks, daily check-offs and reorder reminders before something runs out are first-class features in Glowly, not an afterthought.
You want to check a specific product rather than browse a catalogue. Glowly's product scanner is aimed at the bottle in your hand or the one you are about to buy, not at open-ended shopping.
You do not want to be sold to. Purchase links are how a product catalogue pays for itself. That is a fair trade and there is nothing wrong with it, but it does shape what gets recommended. Glowly does not make money on what you buy.
What neither app can do
Worth saying plainly, because the category as a whole is loose about this: no photo-based skincare app can diagnose anything.
Both apps look at the appearance of your skin in a photograph. Neither can tell you what a mark is, what caused it, or whether it needs treating. If something is painful, spreading, changing, or worrying you, that is a doctor or a dermatologist — not an app. Any skincare app that implies otherwise is overstating what the technology does.
Both are cosmetic and wellness tools. Used for what they are, they are useful. Used as a medical opinion, they are not.
Can I use both?
Yes, and some people reasonably do — Glemi to find products, Glowly to actually stick to the routine. Nothing stops you. The only cost is that two apps means two sets of scans, and the scores are not comparable between them, so pick one as your tracker and keep it.
Frequently asked questions
Is Glemi free? Glemi is free to download. Its App Store listing shows in-app purchases for Glemi Pro on weekly, monthly and yearly terms, and the fuller features sit behind that subscription.
Is Glowly free? Glowly is free to download and free to use with a free account — no credit card to start. There is an optional paid tier; current pricing is on the App Store listing.
Which one is more accurate? Neither has published accuracy data, so nobody can honestly answer this. What matters more in practice is consistency: use one app, scan in the same light at the same time of day, and read the trend rather than any single score.
Are they on Android? Both are iPhone apps at the time of writing. Glowly has an Android waitlist.
Can I move my history from one app to the other? No. There is no export or import between them, so switching means starting your tracking history over. Worth knowing before you invest months in one.
Try Glowly
Free account, under two minutes, no credit card required. Scan your skin, build a routine, and see whether it is actually working.
Glowly is a cosmetic and wellness app. It describes the appearance of your skin and does not diagnose medical conditions. Glemi is a product of Lunexis Technologies Inc and is not affiliated with Glowly; details above are from its public App Store listing as of August 2026.