Lovi, Thea and SkinSort are all skincare apps, and each one is built around a different kind of help. Lovi centres on an AI assistant that checks your face and your products, Thea matches you with a skin expert who builds a plan with you, and SkinSort is a companion for checking products, organising your routine and reading what other people think.
Lovi: an AI skincare assistant
Lovi describes itself as a personal skincare assistant and an AI skin care scanner. Its own site calls it a "science-backed AI cosmetologist".
Here's how it works. You scan your face and your cosmetics. Lovi then gives you product-fit and ingredient safety checks, and you can ask skincare questions through its AI assistant. It also offers personalised routine guidance and product suggestions.
So if your main question is "does this product suit me", and you'd like to ask an assistant about it, that's the kind of help Lovi is set up for. You can see it for yourself at lovi.care.
Thea: a matched skin expert, supported by AI
Thea is an AI-powered personalised skincare app that matches you with a skin expert.
You start with a face scan and a review of your routine. A matched skin expert then uses your results, your concerns, your goals and your preferences to build a personalised plan and product recommendations. You can message your expert in the app. Thea says its AI supports the expert and does not replace them.
So if you'd like a person in the loop, someone who builds a plan with you and answers messages, that's how Thea is set up. Their site is hellothea.ai.
SkinSort: check products and organise your routine
SkinSort calls itself an all-in-one skincare companion for checking products, discovering ones that fit your skin, and sharing what's working with others.
You scan or look up a product to see what its ingredients do. You can track and organise your routine, including possible incompatibilities. You can also filter and compare products, find dupes, and read user reviews.
So if you like to research a product before it goes in your basket, and you want to hear from other people who've used it, that's where SkinSort puts its focus. It's at skinsort.com.
Where Oleah fits
Oleah is an iPhone skincare companion built around your own routine. You add the products on your shelf, use quick daily face scans to follow visible changes over time, and ask questions about your skin or products. It can flag products in a routine that may not belong together. Oleah does not diagnose or treat, and it does not sell products. It's for the person who already owns a cabinet full of skincare and wants to make sense of it.
How to choose a skincare app
- Decide what you want help with. Checking products before you buy them. A guided plan with a person. Or making sense of what's already on your shelf. Write the one that matters most to you right now.
- Match the app to that job. Product research and other people's reviews line up with SkinSort. A matched expert and a plan lines up with Thea. An AI assistant for product fit and questions lines up with Lovi. Following your own routine and your face over time lines up with Oleah.
- Look at how you'd use it day to day. Some apps suit a quick check in the shop aisle. Others suit a few minutes at the bathroom mirror. Pick the one that fits the moment you'd actually open it.
- Try one for a couple of weeks. Adding three apps at once makes it hard to tell which one is actually useful to you.
- Keep your routine steady while you try it. That way the app is working with a stable picture of your skin and your shelf.
- Patch test anything new it suggests. Whatever app you use, a new product still goes on one small area first. If irritation keeps going, see a dermatologist or doctor.
If you want to start from your own shelf before choosing anything, read What Does My Skin Actually Need?. And if you're unsure which of your products belong together, Active Ingredient Layering and Routine Clarity covers the basics.
Lovi, Thea and SkinSort FAQ
What does SkinSort do? SkinSort lets you scan or look up a product to see what its ingredients do, organise your routine, compare products, find dupes and read user reviews.
Does the Thea app use real people? Yes. Thea matches you with a skin expert who builds your plan, and you can message them in the app. Thea says its AI supports the expert.
What is the Lovi app? Lovi describes itself as a personal skincare assistant and AI skin care scanner. You scan your face and products and can ask its AI assistant questions.
Can I use more than one skincare app? You can. They do different jobs. It helps to keep one place where your full routine lives, so you're not piecing it together from several.
