AI Hairstyle Apps 2025: Top 10 Tested
In recent months, selfies have been uploaded, radical cuts tried out, and hair colors tested – luckily, only digitally. The following ten AI hairstyle apps show in very different ways how far virtual makeovers have come today: from simple 'One Bob, please' filters to text-based professional tools for exact desired hairstyles.
Source: Own Presentation
Introduction & Test Methodology
All apps tested use AI to automatically detect and virtually change hair in an image. One example of this is the Hairstyle Simulator by Fotor, , which overlays hairstyles and colors directly in the browser over the photo. Providers like Perfect Corp with YouCam AI Hairstyle and AI Hair Color Changer promise realistic previews before scissors or color are actually used.
Four points were crucial for the test:
- Realism of the results: Measured against examples from the manufacturer sites and our own tests, such as Before/After demonstrations on YouCam, PhotoDirector and Fotor.
- Usability: Many tools work as apps for iOS and Android, others directly in the browser without registration, such as Fotor or MyEdit.
- Scope of Features: Whether only the hairstyle, but also hair color, or additionally makeup and general image editing can be adjusted, as with YouCam Makeup, FaceApp and PhotoDirector.
- Data Protection and Bias: Some tools process facial data in the cloud, which is explicitly mentioned in the Data privacy policies of FaceApp, Perfect Corp and CyberLink and should play a role in the selection..
A Overview by Perfect Corp of "Best AI Hairstyle Testing Apps" shows which tools are frequently mentioned in this category in 2025 – several of them reappear in this test.
Top AI Hairstyle Apps
The following ten AI hairstyle apps were tested and offer different functions and focuses:
1. YouCam Makeup & YouCam AI Hairstyle – the versatile all-rounder
YouCam Makeup combines selfie editor, virtual makeup, and hairstyle simulation in one app for iOS and Android and is one of the most established solutions in the AR beauty sector. The app offers its own section for AI Hair Makeovers with over 60 hairstyles and hair colors, including bangs, short hair variations, curls, and fantasy colors, which are overlaid on the face via filters. In practice, you upload a selfie or use the live camera, select 'Hairstyle' or 'Hair Color' from the menu, and test bobs, long waves, or even very short cuts one after another before deciding on a look.
The development company Perfect Corp positions YouCam Makeup as a technology-driven AR and AI beauty flagship and reports hundreds of millions of downloads, suggesting stable development and a broad user base. A
video demonstration on YouTube shows the app's hairstyle and makeup functions with real-world examples. YouTube Video
Source: YouTube
2. CyberLink PhotoDirector – AI Hairstyles in a Powerful Image Editor
PhotoDirector is a comprehensive AI photo editor from CyberLink, available on desktop, iOS and Android that combines classic editing with generative features. A highlight is the AI Hairstyle function, which allows you to overlay different cuts and colors on portrait photos as if in a virtual salon. CyberLink explains in tutorials, how to load a photo, select 'AI Hairstyle' from the menu, and then either choose a hairstyle from templates or formulate your own idea via text prompt. The manufacturer emphasizes that in addition to the hairstyle, strands, stray hairs, and hair color can also be corrected with just a few clicks.
Source: de.cyberlink.com
AI-generated hairstyles: From one photo to countless new looks.
3. Fotor AI Hairstyle Changer – Hairstyle Simulator Directly in the Browser
Fotor provides an AI-powered hairstyle simulator that runs directly in the browser without installation and overlays various hairstyles onto an uploaded photo. The service allows you to choose from a variety of lengths, cuts, and styles and export the results in high quality. Additionally, there are specialized filters, such as a long hair filter, , which transforms short hair into long hair, as well as virtual hair colors. . Fotor also offers a specifically tailored for men haircut simulator. . For a quick start, a short official video, shows how Fotor.com can generally be used for AI image editing.
Source: YouTube
4. FaceApp – Hairstyles and Hair Colors in the Large AI Playground
FaceApp is a widely used AI photo editor that offers, among other things, age filters, gender swaps, and virtual makeup effects on iOS and Android . A dedicated section is devoted to hairstyles and hair colors: here you can change cuts and colors, adjust volume, and try out new looks. A step-by-step guide from Reface/Unboring explains how such filters replace existing hair with virtual variants using AI. A tutorial video on YouTube shows how users select the 'Hairstyle' category in FaceApp.
5. MyEdit AI Hairstyle – Quick Browser Solution with Templates
MyEdit is an online platform by CyberLink that bundles various AI photo tools, including a special AI Hairstyle Changer that runs directly in the browser. The service describes itself as an "AI Haircut Simulator" that projects bobs, pixies, waves, and various colors onto an uploaded photo. In a blog post by CyberLink , MyEdit is explicitly presented as an answer to the question of how to perform free AI hairstyle tests in the browser. For users who just want to upload a photo and "quickly" try out a new cut, the combination of templates and text prompts is particularly practical..
6. Hair App – AI Hairstyle Try on – Focuses on Hairstyle and Color
"Hair App – AI Hairstyle Try on" is an Android app that focuses entirely on changing hairstyles and hair colors using AI. The description highlights that the app automatically recognizes hair and works as a "hairstyle and hair color changing app with AI photo edit and virtual hairstyles". Users upload a portrait photo, select one of the offered hairstyles and colors, and can thus relatively quickly try out whether, for example, a bob, bangs, or another cut suits their face shape better. An overview article on hairstyle apps explicitly names Hair App as one of the specialized tools in this area.
Source: de.cyberlink.com
Trying out new hairstyles and hair colors with an app is this easy.
7. Reface – Testing Hairstyles in the Face-Swap Ecosystem
Reface originally became known as a face-swap app, but now also offers virtual hairstyle tests and hair color changes. The manufacturer describes that various hairstyles can be overlaid onto one's own face using AI filters, with the AI replacing the existing hairstyle and creating as realistic a preview as possible. A blog article explains in detail how Reface exchanges hair using AI. An external overview, of the app highlights that Reface offers filters that change hairstyle and hair color in addition to face-swap functions.
8. BeautyPlus AI Hairstyle Simulator – Hairstyle and Makeup Combined
BeautyPlus is an AI photo editor with a focus on selfies, which, in addition to retouching and makeup functions, also offers its own AI Hairstyle Changer . This allows to test various hairstyles, bangs, and hair colors and overlay them directly on one's own face in the browser or app. Additionally, there is an "AI Hairstyle Simulator" within the AI-Replacer-Tools. . In the app store reviews , however, criticism is also voiced, for example, that certain filters lighten skin or do not realistically depict Afro hairstyles.
9. Krea AI Hairstyle Changer – Hairstyles via Text Prompt
Krea offers an AI Hairstyle Changer where users upload a photo and define via text description what hairstyle the AI should generate. Examples include "shoulder-length bob with side bangs" or "short pixie cut". The service is aimed at anyone who has very precise ideas about length, structure, and color and wants to describe them in the form of a prompt. Krea explains that the results serve as a preview to try out different variations before a real hair salon appointment. The combination of text control and image editing makes the tool particularly interesting for specific combinations.
shoulder-length bob with side bangs
short pixie cut
Pixie mit Kupfer-Highlights und Sidecut
Source: ifoto.ai
AI hairstyle apps also offer diverse styling options for men.
10. ImagineArt AI Hairstyle Changer – Maximum flexibility via AI Suite
ImagineArt is a generative AI suite that bundles tools for images, videos, music, and speech and is available as an app and web platform. Within this environment, there is a dedicated AI Hairstyle Changer, that analyzes photos and then generates new hairstyles using text prompts and templates. A detailed guide in the ImagineArt blog explains step-by-step how to import an image, formulate a detailed prompt, and then adjust length, structure, color, and even the position of bangs or parting afterwards. The platform emphasizes that users can try out any number of variations and export the final images as templates for real hair salon visits or as creative content. A video, , which compares several AI hairstyle tools, shows what prompt-based solutions like these can look like in practice.
Data Protection & Realism
All mentioned apps process facial and image data, mostly on the providers' servers, which is explained in the respective data protection policies and should be considered for sensitive photos. Examples include the Data Protection Policies of FaceApp, Perfect Corp, CyberLink and BeautyPlus.
At the same time, user reviews and individual assessments show that AI filters do not work equally well for all hair types and skin tones, and sometimes smooth Afro hair or lighten skin, which is clearly addressed in a critical app store comment for BeautyPlus . External overviews of hairstyle apps also indicate that the results vary greatly depending on light, image quality, and camera angle, and daylight selfies often deliver significantly better results than dark indoor shots. Therefore, anyone planning a real style change should best use the apps as a source of inspiration and bring the best examples as concrete image references to the hairdresser, rather than relying solely on the virtual preview..
Conclusion & Recommendations
YouCam Makeup and Fotor cover the typical need to quickly test different hairstyles and colors on selfies without needing to learn technical skills, and are therefore a good starting point for most users. Anyone looking for a powerful photo editor anyway and wanting to precisely edit other areas of the image besides the hairstyle will find a strong combination of generative AI and classic retouching tools in CyberLink PhotoDirector .
FaceApp, Reface and BeautyPlus are particularly suitable when playful filters, face-swap, or comprehensive selfie retouching are also desired, while Hair App or MyEdit allow a focused entry only for hair questions. Those who want maximum control over prompts, styles, and export formats will work with Krea or ImagineArt and use the AI hairstyles not only as preparation for the next hairdresser appointment but also as a creative tool for content production.
Thus, from a selfie and a few clicks, not just an effect is created, but a well-founded basis for decision-making: Which hairstyle feels right in the mirror image – and which is better left virtual.