Hair AI Salon vs HairTry

Hair AI Salon creates photorealistic previews of hairstyles, cuts and colors using photos users provide. The app advertises more than 130 haircut options and unlimited hair colors, and users can describe a desired style for a custom preview. They can also upload a reference hairstyle photo for adaptation to their face shape and hair type. Results include a before-and-after slider and can be saved to the gallery to show a stylist. New featured trending styles are released every Saturday. Available for Android and iOS, the app is free to download and includes credits for initial previews. Listed purchases include $3.99, paid once for five style credits, $6.99, paid once for a top-up, $9.99 a month, $14.99, paid once for 40 credits, $34.99, paid once for 100 credits and $59.99 a year. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled through store account settings. Uploaded photos are sent to third-party AI providers with explicit user consent. The privacy policy says images are not used for advertising or AI training and are not retained after processing except temporarily to deliver the feature. The service is intended for personal, non-commercial use.

HairTry lets you preview hairstyles and hair colors on a photo before a salon visit. Its library includes more than 1,000 AI hairstyles, with more than 50 new styles added each month. HairTry says its AI analyzes more than 67 facial points to recommend styles. Previews can show the front, side, back, and top, and users can choose from 15 hair colors. You can also upload an inspiration photo to transfer a hairstyle or describe a look in words for the AI to generate. HairTry is available on Android, iOS, macOS, and the web. The free trial includes all features and requires no credit card. Paid credit packs are $4.99, paid once, $12.99, paid once, and $29.99, paid once; they provide 20, 50, and 120 credits respectively, each valid for 60 days. HairTry says uploaded photos are automatically deleted after 14 days. Its privacy policy says facial data is not used for identification or biometric recognition and is not shared with third parties.