Best Virtual Try-On Apps for Shopify (2026)

"Virtual try-on app" now covers very different technologies: real-time AR, AI photo try-on, beauty-only makeup AR and eyewear-only specialists. Pick the wrong type for your catalog and you lose months. This guide covers 15 Shopify try-on apps: what each is genuinely good at, its current Shopify App Store rating and review count, its published price, and which one we would pick for each product category.

The short answer. It depends on what you sell. Clothing stores need AI photo try-on, because an AR overlay can't show a garment on a body. Genlook and Antla are the most-reviewed Shopify apps for that. Eyewear-only retailers that want optical tools usually choose Fittingbox ($59–$199 a month on Shopify, capped by active products and monthly users). Beauty brands lean toward Perfect Corp (from $379 a month on Shopify) or Banuba. Camweara covers the most accessory categories with AR, from $39 a month, capped by product count. TryOn Virtual, which publishes this guide, is the dual-mode option: real-time AR for eyewear and watches plus AI photo swap for clothing, shoes and jewelry in one app. It has a free plan with 25 sessions a month, then $15, $49 and $149, priced by sessions rather than products. All ratings and prices below were checked on the Shopify App Store on 4 October 2026.

Transparency: TryOn Virtual publishes this guide and is one of the apps listed. We have tried to make it the guide we would want to read as a merchant. Every competitor fact comes from the vendor's own site or Shopify App Store listing, with links. We name a competitor as the best pick wherever we think it is stronger, and that happens in most categories. If you spot something out of date, tell us and we will fix it.

How we evaluated

We looked at each app the way a Shopify merchant would on day one:

• Try-on mode. Real-time AR (live camera), AI photo try-on (the shopper uploads a photo), or both.
• Categories covered. Eyewear, watches, jewelry, clothing, shoes, makeup, as stated on the listing or vendor site.
• Shopify App Store rating and review count. Taken from each public listing on 4 October 2026, logged out. A 5.0 from 3 reviews (ours) is weaker evidence than a 5.0 from 60, and we treat it that way.
• Published pricing and what it caps. The monthly price and whether it limits products, SKUs, try-ons, sessions or unique users. These units are not interchangeable, so we name the unit every time.
• Free plan or trial. Whether you can run the app on a live store without paying.
• Platforms beyond Shopify. Native plugins, script embeds or an API.
• Privacy notes, where the vendor publishes them.

What we did not do: we did not run controlled, side-by-side benchmarks of render quality or AR tracking accuracy. Where speed or accuracy claims appear, they are the vendor's own figures and labeled as such. The order within each section follows our category picks, not a single overall score. There is no meaningful single score across makeup AR and clothing try-on.

For context, here is where apps land in a Shopify App Store search for "virtual try on" (logged out, 4 October 2026): Genlook #1, Antla #2, Camweara #3, Icona #4. TryOn Virtual was around #80, well down the list.

Best picks by category

First, pick the right type of try-on

Before comparing apps, match the technology to what you sell:

• Real-time AR. The shopper's camera shows the product live on their face or wrist (eyewear, watches, some jewelry). Best for rigid accessories where fit and angle matter.
• AI photo try-on. The shopper uploads a photo and AI renders the product on them (clothing, shoes, full outfits). Best for apparel, where AR overlays fall short.
• Beauty AR. Specialized makeup rendering (lipstick, eyeshadow, foundation). A different discipline from product try-on.

Most apps do one of these well. A few do more than one. Your catalog decides which matters.

The three types of virtual try-on compared: Real-Time AR for live accessory overlay via camera, AI Photo-Swap for rendering outfits onto a shopper's photo, and Beauty AR for cosmetics try-on

Multi-category apps

TryOn Virtual: AR and AI photo swap in one app

TryOn Virtual (our app) is dual-mode: real-time AR for eyewear and watches, plus an AI photo swap engine for clothing, shoes and jewelry. Photo renders take 10–20 seconds. Earring, necklace and bracelet AR is in beta. Eyewear 3D models are generated from up to 4 product photos, so you don't need a 3D artist. It runs on Shopify as an app, and on WooCommerce, Magento and custom storefronts through a script embed (not a plugin) and a public REST API. Live AR camera frames stay on the shopper's device. Photo-swap images are processed by OpenAI or Google Gemini and deleted within 24 hours. Around 400 stores use it.

• Shopify App Store: 5.0★ from 3 reviews. That's still a small sample.
• Pricing: Starter $0 (25 sessions/mo, 3 free AI-built 3D models), Essentials $15, Growth $49, Scale $149 (5,000 sessions); paid plans have a 7-day trial. Full pricing.
• Best for: stores selling across categories that would otherwise run two or three apps.
• Watch-outs: few reviews so far; no makeup try-on; no PD measurement; email capture (via an optional try-on cap that unlocks extra try-ons for an email or a share) exports as CSV with no Klaviyo sync; photo renders are slower than Genlook's reported 8.2 seconds.

Camweara: broad AR coverage, proven on Shopify

Camweara has been on Shopify since 2021 and supports jewelry, eyewear, watches, clothes, hats, wigs, shoes and more, with live video and photo modes. Try-on is created from product images (a GLB file is optional), and every plan includes PD measurement for eyewear.

• Shopify App Store: 5.0★ from 64 reviews.
• Pricing: $39 / $90 / $200 per month, capped at 70 / 300 / 3,000 products. No free plan.
• Best for: jewelry and watch AR, and broad accessory catalogs that fit the product caps.
• How it compares: TryOn Virtual vs Camweara →

AI photo try-on for clothing

Genlook: the most-visible AI clothing try-on

Genlook is Built for Shopify and does AI photo try-on: one shopper photo, a photorealistic result, a median of 8.2 seconds by Genlook's figure. Its site lists dresses, outerwear, denim, swimwear, activewear, shoes, eyewear, hats and wigs. It captures shopper emails during try-on, integrates with Klaviyo and Shopify Flow, and has a WooCommerce plugin on WordPress.org, a PrestaShop module and a developer API with a TypeScript SDK. Photos are deleted after 7 days and are not used for training, per Genlook.

• Shopify App Store: 5.0★ from 40 reviews.
• Pricing: Free (10 try-ons/mo), $19.99 (100), $29 (250), $99 (1,000); extra try-ons $0.10–$0.17.
• Best for: clothing-only stores that want a proven app with lead capture.
• How it compares: TryOn Virtual vs Genlook →

Antla: AI try-on plus size charts

Antla pairs AI fashion try-on with size charts, unit converters and sizing templates. It adds automatic discounts for shoppers who try on, plus Klaviyo, Attentive and Postscript integrations.

• Shopify App Store: 5.0★ from 60 reviews.
• Pricing: $19.99 (100 try-ons), $49.99 (500), $199.99 (2,000), each with a 7-day free trial. No free plan.
• Best for: apparel stores that want sizing and try-on in one widget.

Icona: low-cost AI try-on with lead capture

Icona adds photo try-on with email lead capture and a "Try-on Studio".

• Shopify App Store: 4.8★ from 27 reviews.
• Pricing: Free (10 credits/mo), $14.99 (150), $29.99 (250), $99.99 (1,000).
• Best for: budget-conscious fashion stores.

TryPoint: Google-powered fashion try-on

TryPoint describes itself as powered by Google. It offers email capture, try-on feedback, permission to reuse try-ons as UGC, and shoppable videos through a companion app.

• Shopify App Store: 5.0★ from 13 reviews.
• Pricing: Free (20 try-ons/mo), pay-as-you-go at $0.29 per try-on, $19.99 (100), $99.99 (1,000, with API access).
• Best for: stores that want try-ons to double as social proof.

Looksy: photo and video try-on with bundles

Looksy offers AI photo try-on, adds video try-on on its top plan, and bundles size, upsell and email-capture tools.

• Shopify App Store: 4.0★ from 8 reviews.
• Pricing: Free (capped at $100 of attributed revenue), $14.99, $29, $79 (600 photo or video credits).

Eyewear specialists

Fittingbox: the eyewear veteran

Fittingbox has more than 15 years in eyewear try-on. It has a digital frame database of 195,000+ references from 1,200+ brands, an Optical ToolBox (PD measurement, lens simulator) and in-store solutions. It works with Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento and WordPress.

• Shopify App Store: 4.7★ from 12 reviews.
• Pricing: $59 / $99 / $199 per month, capped at 10 / 50 / 200 active products and 500 / 1,500 / 3,500 unique users; 14-day trial.
• Best for: eyewear-only retailers, especially those selling branded frames that are likely to be in the database.
• How it compares: TryOn Virtual vs Fittingbox →

Auglio: eyewear AR with cardless PD

Auglio Eyewear focuses on eyewear and colored contact lenses, with automatic cardless pupillary-distance measurement built into the virtual mirror.

• Shopify App Store: 4.0★ from 18 reviews.
• Pricing: $49 (15 active products, 200 users/mo), $119 (100 / 1,500), $369 (400 / 5,000); 14-day trial; full 3D models from $35 per SKU on the top plan.

Beauty AR

Perfect Corp (YouCam): enterprise beauty AR

Perfect Corp (NYSE: PERF) leads makeup AR and AI skin analysis. Its Shopify app covers makeup and eyewear with live camera and photo modes. The YouCam API goes much further: hair color, jewelry, watches, generative AI clothes, shoes and bags, for enterprise buyers.

• Shopify App Store: 4.9★ from 2 reviews.
• Pricing: $379 (100 SKUs) or $569 (300 SKUs) per month on Shopify, with a 14-day trial; enterprise by quote.
• How it compares: TryOn Virtual vs Perfect Corp →

Banuba: beauty AR with published pricing

Banuba covers makeup, skincare, eyewear, contact lenses, hair dye, headwear and jewelry, with strong face tracking and a Web AR SDK.

• Shopify App Store: 4.0★ from 5 reviews.
• Pricing: on Shopify $319 / $999 / $1,599 per month (10,000 / 40,000 / 70,000 try-ons), with a 14-day trial. Direct from Banuba, $49 / $99 / $349 per month (1,000 / 3,500 / 15,000 try-ons).
• How it compares: TryOn Virtual vs Banuba →

Also worth knowing

• mirrAR offers usage-based AR and AI try-on led by jewelry, with makeup and clothing too. 4.1★ (5 reviews). Free (20 credits), then $15 / $50 / $200 per month; a jewelry try-on costs 1 credit, clothing 4.
• Kivisense does live AR for footwear in the mobile browser via QR code. No Shopify reviews yet. Free Essential plan, Commercial $888/month for 10 SKUs.
• Zakeke is a 2D/3D product customizer with AR viewing and try-on included. 4.5★ (101 reviews). From $69.90/month plus a per-sale fee. Better if personalization is the main need.
• TryOnCloud is clothing photo try-on with email capture. It is a separate company from TryOn Virtual, despite the name. No reviews yet. Free (10 try-ons), then $19 / $49 / $145. Details →

The best app for each category, explained

Best for clothing: Genlook (runner-up: Antla)

Clothing needs AI photo try-on. AR overlays can't show drape, fit or how a garment sits on a real body. Among Shopify apps, Genlook is the most visible: #1 in the App Store search for "virtual try on", 5.0★ from 40 reviews, a free plan, fast renders and built-in email capture. Antla has more reviews (60) and is the better choice if you want size charts and try-on in one widget, but it has no free plan. Icona and TryPoint are credible cheaper alternatives. TryOn Virtual's photo swap competes on price at higher volumes (5,000 sessions for $149) and on photo retention (24 hours). It makes the most sense when you also sell accessories that need AR.

Best for eyewear: Fittingbox (runner-up: Auglio)

Fittingbox's 195,000+ frame database means many branded frames are ready without digitizing, and its PD measurement and lens simulator matter for optical retailers. The trade-off is price and caps: $59–$199 a month for 10 to 200 active products on Shopify. Auglio offers cardless PD from $49. TryOn Virtual is the pick for eyewear sold alongside other categories, or for private-label frames: it builds 3D models from product photos, has no product cap and has a free plan, but it doesn't measure PD.

Best for watches: Camweara (runner-up: TryOn Virtual)

Watches need live wrist AR. Camweara supports it, builds try-on from product images and has the most reviews in the category. TryOn Virtual also offers live wrist AR, including on the free plan. Note that watch try-on uses an uploaded 3D model, while eyewear models can be generated from photos. Perfect Corp offers watch try-on through its enterprise YouCam API.

Best for jewelry: Camweara (runner-up: mirrAR)

Camweara offers live jewelry AR and is the most-reviewed AR app on Shopify. mirrAR is jewelry-led with credit-based pricing from $15. TryOn Virtual currently handles jewelry with AI photo swap. Its earring, necklace and bracelet AR is in beta, so it isn't our jewelry pick yet.

Best for shoes: depends on the experience

For live foot AR, Kivisense is the specialist, but at $888 a month for 10 SKUs it is a big-brand budget. Camweara also lists shoes among its AR categories. For most stores, AI photo try-on is the practical route, showing the shoe styled on the shopper's own photo. Genlook and TryOn Virtual both do this.

Best for makeup and beauty: Perfect Corp (runner-up: Banuba)

Beauty AR is its own discipline, and neither TryOn Virtual nor the clothing apps offer it. Perfect Corp is the enterprise leader, with makeup AR and AI skin analysis. Banuba is the more affordable option when bought direct ($49–$349 a month) and adds hair color and contact lenses.

Best API for custom and headless stores

If you want to generate photo try-ons from your own code, Genlook's try-on API (from $0.04 per try-on, TypeScript SDK) is the most developer-friendly self-serve option. Perfect Corp's YouCam API has the broadest catalog for enterprise teams. TryOn Virtual's REST API manages products, images and usage, while a two-snippet script embed adds both AR and photo swap to any storefront. Choose it if you want both modes without building the try-on UI yourself. Docs are at docs.tryonvirtual.com.

Full comparison (Shopify App Store, 4 October 2026)

Rows are sorted by review count among try-on-first apps. Zakeke is listed separately because try-on is a secondary feature of its customizer. Free-plan allowances are in each vendor's own unit (try-ons, credits or sessions).

How to choose in one minute

• Sell only clothing? Start with Genlook or Antla. Add TryOn Virtual to the shortlist if you expect high volume or plan to add accessories.
• Sell only glasses? Fittingbox goes deepest, and Auglio is cheaper with PD measurement. TryOn Virtual has no product cap and starts free.
• Sell jewelry or watches? Camweara is the proven AR pick. TryOn Virtual covers watches live, and jewelry via photo swap with AR in beta.
• Sell makeup? Perfect Corp or Banuba.
• Mixed catalog, or want to start free? A dual-mode app (TryOn Virtual) avoids running two or three apps at once. For a broader overview, see all our comparisons.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best virtual try-on app for Shopify? There isn't one best app for every store. By category: Genlook for clothing, Fittingbox for eyewear, Camweara for jewelry and watches, Perfect Corp for makeup. TryOn Virtual is our pick for mixed catalogs that need both AR and AI photo try-on.

Do virtual try-on apps reduce returns? They target the biggest cause of apparel returns, which is uncertainty about fit and look. Results vary a lot by category and implementation. Ask each vendor for case studies in your category and measure try-on users against non-users in your own analytics.

AR or AI photo try-on: which is better? Neither wins everywhere. AR is better for accessories: it is live and works from every angle. AI photo try-on is better for clothing and shoes, where an overlay can't convincingly show a garment on a real body. Stores with both product types benefit from an app that does both.

Which apps have a free plan on Shopify? As of 4 October 2026: TryOn Virtual (25 sessions/mo), Genlook (10 try-ons/mo), Icona (10 credits/mo), TryPoint (20 try-ons/mo), mirrAR (20 credits), Looksy (revenue-capped), Kivisense and TryOnCloud. Fittingbox, Auglio, Perfect Corp, Banuba and Antla offer trials instead. Camweara lists neither. For plan-by-plan costs by store size, see how much virtual try-on costs in 2026.

Can I use these apps outside Shopify? Several can. Genlook has WooCommerce and PrestaShop plugins. Fittingbox lists WooCommerce, Magento and WordPress. TryOn Virtual works on any storefront through a script embed and a REST API.

Want to see it on your own products? Start free with TryOn Virtual: real-time AR and AI photo swap, live on your store in minutes.