---
slug: banuba
competitorName: Banuba
title: 'Genlook vs Banuba: Shopify Virtual Try-On Apps Compared'
description: >-
  Banuba does live AR for makeup, glasses and lenses from $319/mo. Genlook
  generates try-ons from your photos, clothing included, starting free.
  Compared.
keywords:
  - Genlook vs Banuba
  - Banuba alternative
  - TINT alternative
  - virtual try on comparison
  - shopify virtual try on app
eyebrow: Banuba alternative
h1: Genlook vs. Banuba
tldr: >-
  Banuba runs live AR try-on for makeup, glasses and lenses, priced from $319 a
  month. Genlook generates try-ons from the product photos you already have,
  clothing included, and starts free. Here is how the two compare.
primaryCtaText: Start free with Genlook
primaryCtaHref: >-
  https://apps.shopify.com/genlook-virtual-try-on?utm_source=g_landing&utm_medium=website
secondaryCtaText: Try the live demo →
secondaryCtaHref: 'https://demo.genlook.app'
noindex: false
canonicalPath: /shopify/vs/banuba
---

<Verdict
  label="01 — The short verdict"
  title="Different catalogs, different tools."
  description="Banuba is beauty-first AR from a long-time AR engine vendor. Genlook is generative try-on built around fashion catalogs. Which one fits depends on what you sell."
>
  <VerdictColumn name="Banuba" bestFor="Built for beauty AR">
    <Point type="pro">Real-time AR mirror for makeup, glasses, contact lenses and hair color</Point>
    <Point type="pro">Widget available in 9 languages</Point>
    <Point type="con">No clothing or apparel try-on at all</Point>
    <Point type="con">Paid plans start at $319/mo; the free tier only works on development stores</Point>
    <Point type="con">Each SKU needs digitizing in the admin panel before try-on works</Point>
  </VerdictColumn>
  <VerdictColumn name="Genlook" bestFor="Built around fashion catalogs">
    <Point type="pro">Free plan that runs on live stores</Point>
    <Point type="pro">Clothing at the core, plus glasses, lenses, jewelry, hats and wigs</Point>
    <Point type="pro">Works from your existing photos, no per-SKU digitization</Point>
    <Point type="pro">Email capture and funnel analytics built in</Point>
  </VerdictColumn>
</Verdict>

<ComparisonTable
  label="02 — Feature by feature"
  title="Where each app stands."
  subtitle="Checked against both App Store listings."
>
  <Row
    feature="Pricing"
    desc="What it takes to start"
    genlook="Free plan, paid from $19.99/mo"
    competitor="From $319/mo, free tier for dev stores only"
    highlightGenlook
  />
  <Row
    feature="Clothing try-on"
    desc="How garments are handled"
    genlook="Core of the product"
    competitor="Not supported"
    highlightGenlook
  />
  <Row
    feature="Try-on method"
    desc="How shoppers see the product"
    genlook="Generative AI from an uploaded photo"
    competitor="Live AR camera overlay"
  />
  <Row
    feature="Product setup"
    desc="What your products need"
    genlook="Your existing product photos"
    competitor="Per-SKU digitization in the admin panel"
    highlightGenlook
  />
  <Row
    feature="Categories"
    desc="What each app covers"
    genlook="Clothing, glasses, lenses, hats, wigs, jewelry"
    competitor="Makeup, glasses, lenses, hair color"
  />
  <Row
    feature="Languages"
    desc="What international shoppers see"
    genlook="50+ languages, auto-detected"
    competitor="9 languages"
    highlightGenlook
  />
  <Row
    feature="Lead capture"
    desc="Emails collected during the try-on"
    genlook="Built in, configurable triggers"
    competitor="Not listed"
    highlightGenlook
  />
  <Row
    feature="Track record"
    desc="App Store standing"
    genlook="5.0 stars, Built for Shopify"
    competitor="4.3 stars, Built for Shopify"
    highlightGenlook
  />
</ComparisonTable>

<ExamplesGallery
  title="The part you can't compare on paper."
  note="Four generations from the Genlook engine on real product photos."
>
  <ExampleItem
    example="dresses-cocktail-mini-dress--freya"
    href="/for/dresses"
  />
  <ExampleItem
    example="streetwear-oversized-hoodie--leo"
    href="/for/streetwear"
  />
  <ExampleItem
    example="denim-high-rise-straight-jeans--nadia"
    title="High-waisted jeans"
    href="/for/denim"
  />
  <ExampleItem
    example="outerwear-trench-coat--claire"
    title="Classic trench coat"
    href="/for/outerwear"
  />
</ExamplesGallery>

<ProseSection label="03 — The real difference" title="Where the two overlap, and where they don't">
Banuba spent a decade building face-tracking AR before packaging it as a Shopify app, and it shows in the right places: the makeup mirror runs in real time, rendering is tuned across skin tones, and glasses and contact lenses sit convincingly on a live camera feed. If your store sells cosmetics, that is exactly the machinery you want, and Genlook does not compete there.

The trade-offs are scale and scope. Banuba's plans start at $319 per month with 10,000 try-ons included, sized for high-traffic beauty brands rather than growing stores, and the free tier only runs on development stores. Every SKU needs digitizing in the admin panel before shoppers can try it. And there is no clothing try-on at all: the engine tracks faces, not bodies.

### How Genlook handles it

Genlook starts from the opposite end. The engine generates a still image of the shopper wearing the product from an uploaded photo, which is what makes garments work: drape, fit and length render naturally without any 3D pipeline. The same approach covers glasses, colored lenses, hats, wigs and jewelry from the photos already in your catalog, and the free plan runs on a live store.

If you sell makeup, Banuba is the purpose-built choice. If you sell clothing, or you want try-on across a mixed fashion catalog without digitizing every SKU, that is the lane Genlook is built for.

</ProseSection>

<FeatureGrid label="04 — In practice" title="What Genlook is tuned for.">
  <Feature
    title="Your photos as they are"
    description="No digitization step, no 3D assets. The engine renders products from the photos already in your catalog."
  />
  <Feature
    title="Add-to-cart"
    description="The widget flow ends at the cart. Each step is A/B tested against add-to-cart rate."
  />
  <Feature
    title="Every shopper's language"
    description="The widget detects each shopper's language and renders in it, with more than 50 languages covered. No setup."
  />
  <Feature
    title="Email capture"
    description="The email ask appears during the try-on. You choose when it triggers and what it says."
  />
</FeatureGrid>

<Steps label="05 — Switching" title="From Banuba to Genlook, step by step.">
  <Step
    number="1"
    title="Install Genlook"
    description="From the Shopify App Store. The free plan needs no card and runs on your live store."
  />
  <Step
    number="2"
    title="Swap the app embeds"
    description="In the theme editor, turn Banuba's embed off and Genlook's on. No code changes."
  />
  <Step
    number="3"
    title="Check the funnel"
    description="Try-ons, captured emails and add-to-cart events report from the first session."
  />
</Steps>

<PricingSection label="06 — Genlook Pricing" />

<TrustStrip />

<Faq label="07 — FAQ" title="Questions, answered.">
  <FaqItem question="Does Banuba support clothing try-on?">
    No. Banuba's Shopify app covers makeup, glasses, contact lenses and hair color through live AR face tracking. It
    does not render garments. Clothing try-on is the core of what Genlook does.
  </FaqItem>
  <FaqItem question="Can Genlook do makeup like Banuba?">
    No. Genlook does not render makeup. It covers clothing first, plus glasses, colored contact lenses, hats, wigs and
    jewelry, all generated from photos rather than a live camera feed.
  </FaqItem>
  <FaqItem question="Why is Banuba so much more expensive?">
    Banuba's plans are sized for volume: the $319 per month Basic plan includes 10,000 monthly try-ons, scaling to
    $1,599 for 70,000. There is a 14-day trial, but the free tier only works on development stores. Genlook starts with
    a free plan on live stores and paid plans from $19.99 per month.
  </FaqItem>
  <FaqItem question="Do I need to digitize my products for Genlook?">
    No. Genlook works with your standard 2D product photography, with no per-SKU setup in an admin panel. Enable a
    product and the try-on button is live.
  </FaqItem>
  <FaqItem question="Will the widget slow my product pages?">
    No. Genlook loads after your page renders and adds nothing to your theme code, so your Core Web Vitals stay where
    they are.
  </FaqItem>
</Faq>

<InternalLinks />

<CtaBlock
  title="Try it on your own products."
  description="Install Genlook free on your Shopify store and compare it with your current setup on a theme preview."
  primaryText="Install on Shopify"
  primaryHref="https://apps.shopify.com/genlook-virtual-try-on?utm_source=g_landing&utm_medium=website"
  secondaryText="Open the live demo"
  secondaryHref="https://demo.genlook.app"
/>