Hair Color Changer: Hairly
Hair Color Changer: Hairly is a photo-editing tool for real-time hairstyle and color previews on iOS.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The app removes the cognitive cost of salon-visit planning by allowing users to visualize style changes before committing to a cut or color.
For Individuals looking to experiment with new hairstyles and hair colors before visiting a salon.
What does it look like?
Key features
Real-time hairstyle preview using camera input.
Library of 30+ categories including short, long, wavy, bangs, afro, and dreads.
Digital color application to preview blonde, redhead, and pink shades.
How much does it cost?
The app is listed as free, but users report a broken payment loop that prevents access to paid functionality.
Velocity
Dormant developmentopaqueShow more...
Hair Color Changer: Hairly has been inactive for 494 days, falling well outside the threshold for active development. With only a single version released since its inception, the app shows no signs of ongoing maintenance or feature updates. The development momentum is effectively non-existent, as no new builds have been deployed to the store in over a year.
Who built it?
Lizaveta Kazinskaya
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What do users think recently?
Fresh user feedback skews upset.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Users report the app fails to recognize completed purchases, repeatedly prompting for payment after a successful transaction
1 of 1 recent reviews analyzed · limited sample
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Competitive landscape for Hair Color Changer: Hairly
How's the Photo & Video market?
Hair Color Changer: Hairly maintains a low profile in the Photo & Video category with only two total ratings. The 16-month update gap suggests a lack of active market competition against more frequently updated styling tools.
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Key takeaways for Hair Color Changer: Hairly
Where is it heading?
The lack of development activity over the last 16 months leaves Hair Color Changer: Hairly vulnerable to more active competitors in the photo-editing space. Without a fix for the payment loop, the app will continue to lose potential revenue and user trust, leading to further decline in its already minimal market presence.
- The 16-month update gap suggests the app is in maintenance mode, which prevents it from competing with active, updated rivals.
- Critical payment validation failures prevent users from accessing paid features, which directly erodes the app's ability to generate revenue.
The SWOT
- AI mirror provides immediate visual feedback for style experimentation
- Restoring payment validation could recover lost revenue from existing users
Next best moves
Audit payment validation logic because users report being locked out of features after payment → restore revenue capture
The counter-intuitive read
The app's dormant state is its biggest risk…
Read the full takeBottom line
Fixing the payment validation failure is the only path to restoring basic utility, as the current loop prevents all revenue capture.
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Is Hair Color Changer: Hairly free to use?
Does Hair Color Changer: Hairly receive regular updates?
What should I do if I paid for Hair Color Changer: Hairly but cannot access features?
Sources
- [1] App Store
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