Is Folicle a MyHair.ai alternative?
Yes, for people who want rigorous measurement and privacy over an all-in-one AI dashboard. MyHair.ai is a live, feature-rich app that scores uploaded photos, sells subscriptions, and connects you with its own partner clinics. Folicle is narrower on purpose: it guides aligned photos, trends one honest Hair Score, and hands you a report for your own dermatologist. If you want the widest feature set available to download today, MyHair.ai has more surface area. If you want repeatable measurement and no subscription funnel, that is what Folicle is built for.
What is the main difference?
Method and incentives. MyHair.ai analyzes casually uploaded photos and produces precise-looking numbers (like an exact hair count); Folicle guides you to capture the same angle, framing, and lighting every time, because a trend is only meaningful when the confounders are controlled. And MyHair.ai routes users toward its own partner clinics, while Folicle gives you a neutral PDF for whichever doctor you choose.
Does Folicle give an exact hair count like MyHair.ai?
No, and that is deliberate. Hair counts estimated from casual phone photos can swing between shots taken minutes apart, which makes them look precise without being reliable. Folicle focuses on a single repeatable score from aligned photos so the trend over 90 to 180 days is trustworthy, rather than a big number that changes with the lighting.
Is Folicle available now?
Folicle is pre-launch: the Android app is first and iOS follows, and you can join the waitlist today. The free web self-check tools (Norwood, Ludwig, and the shedding checker) are already live and need no account. MyHair.ai, by contrast, is already shipped on both stores, which is a real head start we are honest about.
How does Folicle's pricing compare?
Folicle is free to start, with Pro at €4.99/mo and founder pricing for early users. There is no weekly-subscription trap and you can cancel in a couple of taps. MyHair.ai uses a freemium model with weekly, monthly, and yearly subscriptions plus a higher Premium Plus tier. Always check current pricing on each app's store listing before subscribing.
Does Folicle diagnose hair loss?
No. Like MyHair.ai, Folicle is explicitly non-diagnostic. It documents what your scalp looks like over time; it does not tell you why. Sudden, patchy, painful, or rapidly changing hair loss needs a clinician, and the dermatologist-ready export exists precisely to make that visit more useful.