Wearbird vs Alta
Both are free, plan outfits for the weather, and turn an outfit photo into separate pieces. Alta is an AI stylist on iPhone, iPad, Android and the web that tries outfits on an avatar; Wearbird is an outfit planner for iPhone and iPad that shows outfits on your own photo.
Last updated: October 23, 2026
Disclosure: we make Wearbird. Facts about Alta come only from its own US App Store listing, website, guide and llms.txt, checked on October 23, 2026. Something out of date? Email support@wearbird.app.
The short answer
- Choose Alta if you want try-on on an avatar of you, made from your face and body photos.
- Choose Wearbird if you want to see outfits on your own photo rather than an avatar, to plan outfits day by day with your calendar, or to start without an account.
Side by side
| Alta | Wearbird | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free, no in-app purchases | Free; 3 free AI credits for AI pictures |
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad, Android, web | iPhone and iPad |
| Adding clothes | Outfit selfie split into pieces; background removal | Camera, Photos or a video frame, cut out free on your phone; Lift with AI turns one outfit photo into every piece, 1 credit per photo |
| Outfits for the weather | Yes, for the day’s weather and your schedule | Yes, from Apple Weather, with a coat for cold or rain |
| AI styling | AI stylist you ask in your own words | Ask for a look: describe what you need, get outfits from your closet |
| Try-on | On an avatar made from your face and body photos | Free lookbook with your photo, or the outfit on your photo with AI, 1 credit |
| Trips | Packing lists and lookbooks for multi-city trips | Trips with several cities, a look per day and a packing list |
| Shopping | Suggestions for closet gaps; wishlist sale alerts | The one missing piece in Shopify stores (US); price drops on saved store items |
What Alta does well
Alta is a free AI stylist app. It suggests daily outfits for the weather and your schedule, makes outfits from a request in your own words, and shows them on an avatar made from your face and body photos. An outfit selfie becomes separate pieces in your closet, it plans packing lists for multi-city trips, and it suggests shopping for gaps in your closet. It runs on iPhone, iPad, Android and the web, and says it was named a TIME Best Invention of 2025.
Sources: Alta on the App Store, altadaily.com.
What Wearbird does differently
- Your own photo. See it on you shows outfits next to your photo for free, or on that photo with AI, where only the clothes change.
- Planning first. The outfit planner puts a look on each day of the week, with your calendar events as moments, morning reminders and a month view.
- Ideas made on your phone. Weather ideas are worked out by rules on your phone, instantly and with no credits.
- No account. Wearbird starts without sign-up.
Questions
Is Wearbird or Alta better?
It depends on what you want. Alta suits people who want an AI stylist with try-on on an avatar. Wearbird suits people on iPhone and iPad who want to plan outfits for the week and the weather, and to see outfits on their own photo.
Are Alta and Wearbird free?
Yes. Alta is free with no in-app purchases. Wearbird is free to download; its AI pictures use credits, and new users get 3 free.
Which one shows outfits on a photo of me?
Wearbird shows outfits on your own photo: a free lookbook next to your photo, or the outfit on your photo with AI for 1 credit. Alta shows outfits on an avatar made from your face and body photos.
Can both add clothes from an outfit photo?
Yes. Alta identifies the pieces in an outfit selfie and adds each one to your closet. Wearbird’s Lift with AI makes a product shot of each piece in an outfit photo, for 1 credit per photo.
More about Wearbird
Wearbird is free on iPhone and iPad.