'Try before you cut' apps: an AI haircut preview made $16K last month.
The idea: AI haircut and cosmetic-change preview apps
Hairly AI shows how you'd look with different cuts and colors before you go to the salon, with $16K in verified revenue in its last 30 days. Cleopatra AI goes further and previews nose-job results for people considering cosmetic procedures.
Startup cost (est.)Under $100
DifficultyEasy
Time to first dollar (est.)2–4 weeks
No-code friendlyPartly
The receipts
Hairly AI: $16,169 verified revenue in the last 30 days; $41,744 all-time
Source: TrustMRR · checked 2026-10-15
Cleopatra AI: $337 verified revenue in the last 30 days; $5,815 all-time
Source: TrustMRR · checked 2026-10-15
Payment-verified figures come from TrustMRR, which reads revenue from the business's payment provider. Founder and press figures are claims we found on the linked page and haven't audited. How we check.
Who pays
People planning a haircut, color change or cosmetic procedure; salons and clinics.
How it makes money
Subscription or credits; B2B licenses for salons and clinics.
How to start your own
- Launch a consumer app with 50 popular styles.
- Offer salons a white-label version for consultations.
- Ride trend moments (celebrity haircuts).
The catch
Previews set expectations, so label them as approximations.