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AI Hairstyle & Hair Color Preview App

See how you might appear with different cuts or shades before making changes. Preview many options quickly and easily.

In plain English

Before you change your hair, Hairly lets you preview many cuts and shades and see how you might look. The phone app is built for quick comparisons, so you are not stuck imagining the result. A free preview comes before a weekly or yearly subscription for the full pictures, which people pay for because a haircut is hard to undo. Short videos and search in the phone store help the app get found. The AI does almost all of the picture making and the billing, while the unnamed owner still checks quality, helps users, and looks at photos that come out wrong.

Automation90%
Startup cost~$99
Time to first $Not disclosed
Monthly range*$19,886 MRR

~$19,886 MRR; $18,784 verified revenue last 30 days (TrustMRR/RevenueCat, Oct 24, 2026)

DifficultyMedium
SourceTrustMRR - Hairly AI ↗

Operator: Not disclosed on TrustMRR

Verified

Revenue independently checked: documents reviewed by a publication, or a public dashboard.

Apple Developer $99/yr; other costs not disclosed.

The tool stack

Prices are the vendors' published list prices as researched in Oct 2026 and change often — always check the vendor's pricing page.

Step-by-step setup

  1. Solve one visual job in a single tap.
  2. Free preview, paywall for full results.
  3. Weekly + annual subscriptions.
  4. Grow with short-form video and App Store search.

What's automated vs. the human 10%

The machine does

  • Core AI generation/analysis
  • Billing and onboarding

You still do

  • Product quality and support
  • Distribution and marketing
  • Compliance and edge cases

Overview

See how you might appear with different cuts or shades before making changes. Preview many options quickly and easily.

Operator: Not disclosed on TrustMRR. Category on TrustMRR: Artificial Intelligence. Website: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hairly-ai-hairstyle-try-on/id6754688430?uo=4

Realistic income

TrustMRR (checked Oct 24, 2026) shows about $19,886 MRR and $18,784 in RevenueCat-verified revenue over the last 30 days, $47,634 verified over its tracked history. This is one operator’s result, often after months or years of work, and doesn’t predict yours. Check the live listing — numbers change.

Risks

  • Paid-ad costs can exceed lifetime value.
  • Copycat apps launch fast.
  • Startup cost and time to first dollar are not disclosed.

*Income figures are illustrative ranges based on public pricing and typical outcomes reported by practitioners, not guarantees. Most new online businesses earn little or nothing at first. Not financial, legal or tax advice.

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