ComfiSkin vs CosmEthics
CosmEthics is a Finnish ingredient scanner that has quietly drifted away from ordinary users: its Android app has disappeared from Google Play and its iPhone app hasn’t been updated since 2023. ComfiSkin is free, current, and built for the people using it.
- Google PlayNot found
- Last iPhone update1 Dec 2023
- Premium€4.99 a month
The short answer
CosmEthics’ Android app returns “not found” on Google Play, even though its own website still links to it. The iPhone app hasn’t been updated since 1 December 2023, it puts its harmful-ingredient checks behind a Premium subscription, and 8 of its 12 US App Store reviews gave one or two stars. The company now mainly sells white-label tools to retailers.
What that means: you’d be paying for an app its own maker seems to have moved on from. ComfiSkin is free, works on iPhone and Android, and is actively looked after.
Side by side
| ComfiSkin | CosmEthics | |
|---|---|---|
| Available on Android | Yes | Not found on Google Play2 |
| Last iPhone update | Updated regularly | 1 December 20231 |
| Seeing whether ingredients are harmful | Free | Behind Premium, reviewers say3 |
| What it costs | Nothing | Premium, €4.99 a month or €19.99 a year1 |
| Who it’s built for now | You | Mainly retailers, as white-label tools4 |
| Vegan and cruelty-free filters | No | Yes |
An app its maker seems to have left behind
When we checked, CosmEthics’ Android app returned “not found” on Google Play in the US, Finland, the UK and Germany, though the company’s website still links to it.2 On iPhone, the app was last updated on 1 December 2023, and the listing’s copyright still reads “2014 - 2022”.1 The company itself now focuses on selling ingredient tools to retailers to put in their own apps.4
An app that isn’t updated falls further behind every month: new products missing, new phones unsupported, bugs never fixed. Reviewers have noticed.
“The app literally doesn’t work. Can’t scan and or find anything.”
What that means for you: you could install it, pay for it, and find it simply doesn’t work. ComfiSkin is actively maintained, on both iPhone and Android.
The safety check is the paid part
CosmEthics lists Premium at €4.99 a month or €19.99 a year, renewing automatically.1 Reviewers say the most basic question, whether an ingredient might be harmful, is what you’re asked to pay for.
“Have to pay in order to see if products ingredients are harmful or not.”
Charging people to find out whether something might hurt them is the wrong way round. In ComfiSkin, every ingredient is explained, your avoid list is checked and your verdict is shown, all free.
What that means for you: with CosmEthics, the answer you need costs extra. With ComfiSkin, it’s the first thing you see.
What to do if you use CosmEthics
- Check whether you’re still paying. On an iPhone, open Settings, tap your name, then Subscriptions.
- Write down any products and notes you’ve saved in it.
- Move to ComfiSkin. Free, current, and on both iPhone and Android.
Sources
- CosmEthics on the US App Store: description, version history and Premium pricing. apps.apple.com
- CosmEthics Android listing on Google Play, returning “not found” on 11 October 2026. play.google.com
- Apple’s public feed of US App Store reviews of CosmEthics, read 11 October 2026. itunes.apple.com
- CosmEthics, apps for business. cosmethics.com
More comparisons
Use an app that’s still looked after
Free, on iPhone and Android, and checked against your skin.
- Free, all of itNo plans, trials or paywalls. Every feature, for everyone.
- No sign-upNo account, no email, no password to lose.
- No ads, no trackingNothing about you is sold, shared or followed around the web.
- Your notes stay on your phoneWith a password-protected backup that only you control.
- Never asks for your faceIt reads the label, not you.
- Answers for your skinYour skin type, concerns, avoid list and routine, every time.