Best digital closet apps compared

The best digital closet apps all promise the same thing, a wardrobe you can scroll through on your phone, but they get there differently. Some want a photo of each item, some pull items from a shop catalogue, and some find the clothes in photos you already have. This page compares seven, in no particular order, on the things that decide whether you will actually finish setting one up.

The best digital closet apps at a glance

The apps, one by one

Outfello. A web app that turns outfit photos, mirror selfies and shop screenshots into a closet of cut-out garments. Every garment in a photo is detected, cut out, named, categorised and colour-tagged, then waits in a review tray. It can render any piece or outfit onto one full-body photo of you, and paid plans add a weather-aware daily planner and outfit calendar. It has no packing lists, no text search, no cost-per-wear and no store app. See the digital closet page.

Whering. A social wardrobe app with automatic background removal, a large catalogue of branded items to add from, outfit shuffling, a calendar, packing lists and cost-per-wear statistics. Friends can see and style each other's wardrobes. Item data cannot be exported. The Outfello vs Whering page goes deeper.

Indyx. A closet inventory app with background removal, AI tagging, outfit boards, a calendar that tracks cost-per-wear, packing lists, and Virtual Selfies that preview outfits on a photo of you on its paid membership. It also sells human services: stylists and in-home archivists who catalogue clothes for you. See Outfello vs Indyx.

Acloset. A broad AI fashion app with background removal, an avatar try-on, weather-based daily suggestions, an AI stylist chat, a community feed and a second-hand marketplace. The free tier caps closet size and shows ads. See Outfello vs Acloset.

Stylebook. A long-running iPhone and iPad app bought once, with automatic background removal, a calendar, packing lists and detailed statistics by colour, brand and price. It has no Android version. See Outfello vs Stylebook.

Smart Closet. A closet and styling app with AI outfit combinations, a calendar, weather-based recommendations, in-app shopping and try-on on a model.

Pureple. An outfit planner and closet organiser with unlimited background erase, calendar and packing lists, AI outfit feedback, try-on on an AI model and a community inspiration feed. Premium is sold weekly, monthly or yearly.

Pick this if

• You have photos, not flat-lays: Outfello, because it finds every garment in an outfit shot.
• You want to see clothes on yourself: Outfello, Acloset or Indyx.
• You want a social wardrobe: Whering or Acloset.
• You track cost-per-wear or spending: Indyx or Stylebook.
• You want someone else to catalogue your closet: Indyx.
• You pack for trips often: Whering, Indyx, Stylebook or Pureple.
• You are on iPhone and dislike subscriptions: Stylebook.
• You want to use it on a laptop as well as a phone: Outfello or Whering.

For getting a wardrobe into any of these quickly, see how to digitize your wardrobe in an afternoon.