PoriThe app
Pori: Skin Face Age Checker takes one selfie and returns an overall skin score from 0 to 100, a breakdown of hydration, pores and texture, pigmentation and tone, and signs of aging, plus an estimate of how old your skin looks. It maps a 468-point mesh onto your face and reads each region with an AI vision model in about ten seconds. A routine, an ingredient scanner, a skin diary and progress charts help you see what changes over weeks. It's free to download on the App Store, with an optional Pro subscription.
Pori is a wellness and skincare education tool. It isn't a medical device and doesn't diagnose, treat or prevent any condition, and it doesn't check moles.
How the Journal is written
The Journal covers skin analysis, skin types, routines, ingredients, concerns, apps & services, products, brands, k-beauty, research. Every guide follows the same rules:
- Sources first. Medical and ingredient claims link to the American Academy of Dermatology, the NHS, the NIH, the FDA, clinical sources such as Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic, or peer-reviewed studies on PubMed. Each guide lists its sources at the end.
- The answer up top. Each guide opens with a direct answer and a few key takeaways, then the detail.
- Honest about limits. We say when evidence is thin, when a popular claim is a myth, and when something needs a dermatologist instead of a product.
- No paid placements. Brands can't pay to appear in the Journal. Comparisons name where other apps do better than Pori.
- Kept current. Guides are reviewed and the "Updated" date changes when facts, prices or recommendations change.
The Journal is general information, not medical advice. For anything painful, spreading or changing, see a dermatologist.
Your photos
Photos are sent over an encrypted connection for analysis and aren't kept on our servers after the result comes back. They're never sold or used for advertising. Your scan history and diary stay on your iPhone. Read the privacy policy.