Skinlog is a lifestyle diary app for tracking acne-prone skin conditions, dietary habits, and skincare routines on iOS and Android.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users track skin changes to identify triggers and optimize routines, but the service is now sunsetting.
For Individuals managing acne-prone skin who require tracking tools and routine guidance.
What does it look like?
Key features
Personalized routine recommendations based on skin changes and habits.
Community and AI-driven forum for skin concerns.
Export functionality to save skin progress photos to device libraries.
How much does it cost?
The app operates as a free tool with no visible monetization, currently in a service-closure phase.
Velocity
Maintenance developmentUX improvementsShow more...
The app has entered a terminal state, with the latest release serving as a final update to facilitate user data migration before the service closes on September 10, 2026. With only one release in the last 30 days and no prior activity in the observed window, development has ceased. The final update focuses on enabling photo exports to device libraries to ensure users can preserve their data. The app is effectively in a sunset phase.
Who built it?
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
The recent review mood reads mixed. Users appreciate interactive skin tracking features provide users with actionable data to monitor their acne progress and community features allow users to discuss skincare issues with others in a supportive environment, but report authentication failures prevent users from accessing their accounts and saved skin data post-update.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Interactive skin tracking features provide users with actionable data to monitor their acne progress
- Community features allow users to discuss skincare issues with others in a supportive environment
- Accessible design ensures that core tracking features remain available without aggressive paywall restrictions
- Authentication failures prevent users from accessing their accounts and saved skin data post-update
61 of 71 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Mixed overall
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Competitive landscape for Skinlog | Acne diary
How's the Lifestyle market?
Skinlog operates as a free, non-monetized utility in the Lifestyle category. The service closure notice in the latest release confirms the product is exiting the market, leaving a gap for specialized acne-tracking tools.
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Key takeaways for Skinlog | Acne diary
Where is it heading?
The acne-tracking market remains fragmented, but Skinlog's exit highlights the difficulty of sustaining health-tech utilities without a clear monetization model. The immediate so-what for the category is that users will migrate to platforms with more robust data-sync infrastructure and long-term viability.
- The service closure notice in the latest release confirms the product is exiting the market, ending all future development and support.
The SWOT
- Community forum creates social network effects
- Underserved market for AI-integrated acne tracking
Next best moves
Sunset the service after the September 10, 2026, deadline because the product is no longer commercially viable → minimize support costs
The counter-intuitive read
The service closure is the most honest product decision…
Read the full takeSince the last report: The product has moved from a maintenance phase to a formal sunset, with the developer website confirming the permanent service closure scheduled for September 10, 2026.
Bottom line
Skinlog's service closure validates that a free, non-monetized utility lacks the resources to maintain core authentication and data-sync stability, forcing a transition to a backup utility that ends the product's value proposition.
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Is Skinlog still active?
Does Skinlog have a paid subscription?
What happens to my skin data?
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