The main difference
Nykaa Skin Scan lives inside Nykaa's beauty shopping app and maps up to eight visible skin concerns on your selfie. Saundarya AI is a separate app and website: one report on skin, face shape and style, an AM/PM routine, product picks from any brand at three budgets, and an 8-week plan.
Saundarya AI publishes this page, so read it as a comparison written by one of the apps compared. Facts about other apps are taken from their own public pages, checked on 27 October 2026; they may have changed since.
- Nykaa Skin Scan
- In the Nykaa app; maps up to 8 visible skin concerns on a selfie (Nykaa's LinkedIn post, November 2025); Times of India coverage says up to 15 parameters, including tone, texture, hydration and ageing
- Saundarya AI
- One report on skin, face shape and style; First analysis free; then ₹299 for 30 days (45 analyses) or ₹2,999 for a year (unlimited analyses), one-time, no auto-renewal; Android and web; women and men
- What we could not confirm
- Whether any part of Nykaa Skin Scan is paid, and how it picks the products it suggests
When Nykaa Skin Scan is the better choice
Nykaa Skin Scan is the better fit if you already shop on Nykaa and want a quick scan inside an app you have installed, with suggestions you can buy in the same place. It comes from a retailer with a very large catalogue, which Saundarya AI does not have.
When Saundarya AI fits better
Saundarya AI fits if you want advice that is not tied to one store: picks from any brand at budget, mid-range and premium prices, hairstyle, glasses and beard advice for your face shape in the same report, and a version for men. It also runs in a browser, not only an app.
Get a routine for your own skin
Saundarya AI is an AI skin analysis and grooming app that reads a single selfie and returns a personalised report: face shape, skin type, detected skin concerns with the visual evidence behind them, a morning and night skincare routine, product picks at three budgets, and an 8-week improvement plan.
Generic advice is a starting point. A scan reads your skin, face shape and style on your own face, shows the visual evidence and a confidence score, and builds a morning and night routine around it. The first full analysis is free.
This is general cosmetic guidance, not medical advice. See a dermatologist for skin that is painful, spreading, scarring or not improving after 8-12 weeks.