App Showcase: Outfit Formulas

What it does

Outfit Formulas is a personal styling app designed to simplify getting dressed. It provides users with a daily "outfit formula" and a monthly calendar of pre-planned looks. The app's core premise is to help users create outfits from clothes they already own, supplemented by a shopping list for missing staple items. It also features a suite of smart tools, including an AI-powered virtual try-on and a closet cleanout assistant.

Where it shines

Outfit Formulas stands out with its AI-driven features that offer genuine utility. The "See It On Me" virtual try-on (03:22) is particularly impressive, allowing users to upload their own photo and see how a curated outfit looks on them, effectively bridging the gap between inspiration and reality. Another strong moment is the "Closet Cleanout Assistant" (03:00), a guided questionnaire that helps users make objective decisions about their wardrobe. The app also excels in its structured content, presenting outfits in a monthly calendar (05:37) that removes daily decision fatigue.

UX highlights

• Guided Onboarding: A multi-step quiz (starting at 00:05) gathers personalization data while making the user feel that a custom plan is being created for them.
• In-App Tour: After signing up, a non-intrusive guided tour (01:56) introduces the four core sections of the app, ensuring users understand the main navigation from the start.
• AI Chat Assistant: Users can get personalized advice on styling an outfit up or down through a simple chat interface (06:36), adding an interactive layer to the pre-set formulas.
• Digital Closet Management: The app allows users to create a digital inventory of their clothes, checking off items they own (07:13). This makes the daily outfit formulas immediately actionable.
• Integrated Challenges: A "14-Day Challenge" (02:13) gamifies the process of improving one's style, with daily videos and simple, actionable tasks to complete.
• Actionable Content: Every outfit formula is linked to the individual items, allowing users to see how often an item is styled or shop for it directly from the app (05:01).

Monetization & growth

The app uses a hard paywall with a free trial, which users encounter at 00:55 after completing the initial personalization quiz. Two subscription plans are offered: annual and monthly. In a particularly bold move, after a user subscribes to the monthly plan, they are immediately shown a time-sensitive upsell offer (01:09) to switch to a discounted annual plan, aiming to maximize customer lifetime value at the point of highest intent. Shopping for items within an outfit links out to retail partner websites, suggesting a potential affiliate revenue stream.

Who it’s for

This app is designed for individuals, likely busy women, who feel overwhelmed by their closet and struggle with what to wear each day. It's for someone who wants a structured, prescriptive solution to style rather than endless, unorganized inspiration. The focus on using existing clothes and identifying key missing staples appeals to users who are budget-conscious but still want to look and feel stylish.

Notes & opportunities

The app is feature-rich, which could be overwhelming initially, but the guided tour helps mitigate this. The AI try-on feature, while powerful, is labeled "Beta" and the results are good but not photorealistic, which is an area for future improvement. The user must manually check off items they own in their digital closet (07:13), a process that could be streamlined, perhaps with photo recognition technology, to reduce setup friction for users with large wardrobes.