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Mogged app review: three apps share the name — here is which is which

Most "Mogged vs Umax" articles compare a moving target. We resolved every app called Mogged to its App Store ID first, then reviewed what each one actually sells.

Published 2026-09-07 · ~8 minute read · Editorial standards

There is no single app called Mogged. As of September 2026 the name sits on at least three unrelated iOS products: the April-2026 PSL-rating app from Aurelian Syndicate (App Store ID 6757205994) — which has since been renamed Handsome AI: Looksmaxxing — the far larger Mogged: Glow Up for Men from Metellus Productions (ID 6748418458), a 30-day habit tracker with a face scan attached, and a handful of tiny lookalikes. Reviews and listicles routinely blend them into one product. Below, every claim is tied to an ID and to Apple's own listing feed, read on 2026-09-07.

If you searched "Mogged" after seeing a PSL score on TikTok, you almost certainly mean the first one. If you installed the app with thousands of ratings, you have the second.

Part of the SoftMaxx facial anatomy glossary — every term, one definition each.

1. Which Mogged? The identity map

A name is a label; the numeric App Store ID is the identity. Here is what each ID resolves to (Apple lookup feed, 2026-09-07):

Google Play: none of the Aurelian apps has a Play listing we could find; the Metellus app links one (com.mogged.android) that we could not load to verify.

2. The PSL one (now Handsome AI): what it does and what it costs

What it does. One selfie ("take or upload a clear selfie" — no side profile is mentioned), returning an overall attractiveness score plus a "potential" score across ten categories: jawline, eye area, symmetry, cheekbones, skin, harmony, upper third, lower third, nose, masculinity — with a glow-up plan and 7/30/90-day tracking. The score scale is not stated on the store page or the site; the developer's own articles use PSL-style decimals and tiers, and one third-party review reports a 0–8 PSL scale, so treat the scale as unconfirmed.

What it costs — and how fast that changed. At launch in April the developer's own article priced it at $6.99 per scan, $3.99 a week, or $79.99 a year. The listing on 2026-09-07 shows: Pro weekly $3.99 · single report unlock $3.99 · Pro annual $29.99. That is a 62% cut on the annual price and a 43% cut on the one-off inside five months. No free trial is listed; the terms describe a free tier with "daily, weekly, and yearly scan limits" and a referral programme that earns report credits.

Is the score free? We could not resolve this from first-party sources. The paid unit is a "report"; independent coverage has described it both as "no score without paying" and as a "partial paywall" at different dates. Assume you may need to pay to see the number.

Where your photo goes. The privacy page states photos are compressed, sent over HTTPS, routed via Supabase, and analysed by OpenAI, and "handled in memory only". Minimum iOS is 26.2.

3. The big one (Metellus): a habit tracker with a scan attached

The Mogged most people have installed is not primarily a rating app. It is a 30-day men's routine programme — skincare, grooming, posture, gym — with an AI scan on top. It is also the only product in this group that publishes a methodology page, citing named studies (Cunningham 1986, Rhodes 2006, Mommaerts 2016, and an r≈0.96 agreement-with-human-raters figure) and admitting in plain text that two photos of the same person can differ by 5–10 points on its 0–100 scale. It offers a free, no-signup browser PSL test as well.

The recurring complaints in its App Store reviews (26 written reviews in Apple's feed; 14 five-star, 5 one-star) cluster into three themes: a long onboarding that ends at a subscription wall ("20 minutes intro in the app just to see you need subscription"); billing confusion after updates; and repetitive tasks ("same 6 tasks daily since day 36"). Its listing shows three weekly price points ($3.99–$7.99) and four annual ones ($19.99–$39.99) live at once, which usually means price testing — so quote a range, not a price.

4. The evidence question

The Aurelian apps describe their scoring as "calibrated", "consistent" and "evidence-based". We found no citation for any of those words on the store listing, the site, or the developer's articles, and the terms of service state the app "makes no guarantees regarding accuracy". That is not unusual in this category — it is the norm — but it means the marketing and the legal text point in opposite directions.

One further observation, stated neutrally because the data is public: the same four reviewer names appear among the launch-week five-star reviews of both Aurelian apps, within days of each launch. Draw your own conclusion; we only note that 31 ratings is too few to read as a signal either way.

Third-party coverage is thin and mostly not independent: the most-cited comparison ("Mogged vs Umax vs LooksMax AI") is published by the developer itself; the review site that ranks these apps sells its own attractiveness test and says so.

5. How this compares — including to us

We build a competing product, so read this section as a stated position, not a neutral verdict.

6. What this review cannot tell you

Facts were read from Apple's lookup and review feeds and the developers' own pages on 2026-09-07. Listings change; if an ID above resolves to something different when you read this, the ID is still the thing to search for.

7. Common questions

Is Mogged free?

Depends which Mogged. The PSL-rating app (now Handsome AI) sells reports at $3.99 and a weekly or annual Pro; whether the headline score is visible without paying is not stated by the developer. The Metellus Mogged requires a subscription for AI scans per its own listing, but offers a free browser PSL test on its website.

Is Mogged the same as Handsome AI?

Yes for the April-2026 PSL app: App Store ID 6757205994 launched as Mogged and was renamed Handsome AI: Looksmaxxing in May 2026. The developer's PSL branding moved to a sibling app, PSL Rank.

Which Mogged has the most reviews?

Mogged: Glow Up for Men by Metellus Productions (ID 6748418458), with 3,234 ratings as of 2026-09-07. The PSL one has 31.

Is Mogged better than Umax?

Different products. Umax is a one-photo rating app with tens of thousands of ratings and no update since 2024; the PSL Mogged is a small 2026 app with an unconfirmed score scale; the Metellus Mogged is a habit programme. If what you want is a free, visible score with sub-categories, neither Mogged is built for that.

Does Mogged use a PSL scale?

The Aurelian apps market PSL tiers, and PSL Rank names them (Sub 5 through True Adam). The exact numeric scale for the renamed Handsome AI is not stated on its listing.

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