NaillyNailedBy points your camera at your hand, recognises your nails and applies a design in real time. It carries hundreds of designs with weekly additions, and you can save and share them. It's freemium, with premium at about $4.99 monthly or weekly.
As a way to preview a look before you commit, that's genuinely useful, and Nailly has nothing equivalent. If real-time try-on is what you're shopping for, stop here and get NailedBy.
What NailedBy doesn't do — and says so — is connect you to anyone who can make the design. It's a visualisation tool; the designs are for showing your own nail artist. Nailly starts at that exact point: the design becomes a spec, artists in your city claim it, and one of them books you.
Side by side
| Nailly | NailedBy | |
|---|---|---|
| Real-time try-on through the camera | No. | Yes. Recognises your nails and applies designs live — NailedBy's core feature. |
| Design per finger | Yes. 8 shapes, 4 lengths, any colour, french tips, 5 finishes, per finger. | Applies catalogue designs rather than building a set finger by finger. |
| Book a real artist | Yes. City board — artists claim, quote and book. | No. Designs are saved to show an artist yourself. |
| Design within an artist's real kit | Artist Kit: design using the colours and techniques a specific artist actually owns. | Not applicable. |
| Design catalogue | You build the set rather than pick from a catalogue. | Hundreds of designs, updated weekly. |
| Price | Free week, then one monthly rate. No commission on bookings. | Freemium. Premium around $4.99 monthly or weekly. |
What Nailly does differently
Ends in an appointment
Every try-on app ends with a saved image. Nailly ends with an artist who has seen the spec, said they can make it, and quoted you a price.
Artist Kit
Design within the colours and techniques an artist actually owns, so you don't ask for something they can't do.
Salon Mode
A per-finger recipe any tech can read at the chair, with no account and no app install on their side.
Questions
What is NailedBy?
NailedBy is an AI nail try-on app for iPhone. It uses your camera to recognise your nails and apply designs in real time, with hundreds of designs updated weekly, plus saving and sharing.
Does NailedBy book nail appointments?
No. It's a visualisation tool — the designs are meant to be shown to your own nail artist. Booking, quoting and artist matching aren't features.
Does Nailly do real-time try-on?
No. The on-hand render was built and cut before launch because detection drifted on busy backgrounds. If live try-on is what you want, NailedBy does it well.
Can I use both?
Yes, and it's a sensible combination. Use a try-on app to decide what you like, then build it properly in Nailly and send it to an artist who can make it.
What does Nailly cost?
A free week, then a single monthly rate, discounted with an artist's invite. Nailly takes no commission on appointments — the price stays between you and your artist.