Start with the help you want.
Choose Cladwell if…
You want to get started by choosing catalog clothes, adding product links or uploading photos, without operating a server. Your attention can go toward your wardrobe, daily outfits and styling questions.
Consider Wardrowbe if…
You want control over the software and its hosting. Wardrowbe publishes an open-source core that supports self-hosting and a choice of AI providers, alongside a hosted Cloud service. See Wardrowbe’s offering.
Both describe weather-aware outfit suggestions from your wardrobe. Wardrowbe also offers image tagging and hosted virtual try-on. Self-hosting and the Cloud plan have different feature sets; they should not be treated as interchangeable.
The differences that matter.
| What you need | Cladwell | Wardrowbe |
|---|---|---|
| Getting started | An existing clothing catalog, product-link entry and personal photos. | Photo-based entry and AI tagging are central to its documented setup. Source |
| Control of hosting | A managed consumer app; no self-hosted edition. | Open-source core with your choice of server and AI provider. Source |
| Images and features | Background removal, Improve photo with a choice to keep the original, and virtual try-on. | Hosted try-on and other Cloud extras are distinct from the self-hosted core. Source |
Colors from a photo are on iPhone and iPad for now. See it on me is available on iPhone, iPad and Android. The Style Quiz is available on iPhone, iPad and Android.
A closet you can start using.
Cladwell’s 15,000-item clothing catalog gives you a way to start without taking a photo of every piece. Choose an image that represents something you own, use a product link, or add a personal photo when the exact detail matters.
A catalog equivalent is useful for everyday basics. It may not capture the print, texture, cut or shade of your exact garment. You can combine catalog pieces with personal images rather than commit to one method for the whole closet.
Cladwell has been helping people make more of their wardrobes since 2016. That history is a reason to consider it; the useful test is still whether it helps you wear your clothes. Explore the current app.
Do you want to manage a wardrobe or its software?
Keeping your own server can be a real benefit when you value that control and have the skills or support to maintain it. It also adds work outside your closet. A managed app may be the better fit if the goal is simply to make tomorrow morning easier.
Try this before moving your whole closet
If considering self-hosting, read the installation, backup and AI-provider requirements before migrating your wardrobe. If considering Cladwell, try catalog entry for basics first, then add photos only where the extra detail helps.
Cladwell now, and next.
Cladwell 6.4 is available on iPhone, iPad and Android. The features below build on the 6.0–6.4 updates. Cladwell availability checked ; the 6.5 preview is separate.
Available in the current apps
- Outfits you can make your own
- Get ideas from your closet, read why your stylist chose a look, swap a piece, ask for a restyle or use an inspiration photo. Build and save your own combinations with up to 12 pieces, including accessories.
- See it on me
- Preview an outfit from your closet on a photo of you. It is an AI-generated preview, so check the clothes and try them on to judge real fit and comfort.
- A capsule plan you can use
- Build a seasonal capsule around your style and needs, with clothes you own, outfit formulas, color roles and pieces still to find. Turn the plan into a capsule in your closet.
- Shopping for the gaps
- Explore product options for missing capsule pieces, guided by your brands and budget. Keep a shopping list and mark pieces bought or still to find.
- A stylist that remembers
- Ask about an item, outfit or trip, and share a photo when it helps. Your stylist can use the screen you opened it from and remember preferences between chats. Review your rules and remembered notes in Style preferences, delete notes or switch memory off.
- Plans, Lists and wear history
- Plan a future day, save outfits to Lists and log what you wore today or on an earlier date. Find your Lists across capsules, while Favorites follow your selected capsule. Rate your looks to give your stylist feedback, and see your outfits-worn count and days in a row.
- Clothing photos with choices
- Improve photo offers cleanup, a before-and-after comparison and the choice to keep your original. Improve several photos in sequence; background removal and replacing a photo remain separate options. Check that an improved image still represents your garment.
- A closet you can understand
- Start with catalog pieces, product links or personal photos. Search, filter and tag your clothes, edit item details, and explore wear history, cost per wear and closet insights. The free Style Quiz helps you explore your style on iPhone, iPad and Android; color analysis from a photo is on iPhone and iPad.
- Your closet in ChatGPT
- Connect Cladwell to ChatGPT to add clothes and ask for styling help from your own wardrobe. See what the connection supports.
Building and organizing your closet is free. Styling and AI features depend on your subscription and allowance. AI features include a monthly allowance. Settings shows your AI usage; your allowance resets on your subscription billing date. Images can use more AI than chat or outfit ideas. Read the plan and device details.
In testing for iPhone and iPad 6.5
Version 6.5 is in TestFlight and has not been released on the App Store. Its new screens and fixes are described here as a preview, not as features in the current download.
- Your piece, in one place
- A new item card brings together price, purchase month, wears, cost per wear and brand, with a clearer way to rename the piece and fill in missing details. The update also fixes a crash when adding tags.
- A closer look at an outfit
- Open a look from Outfits to see its pieces, stylist note, your notes and Lists together, with outfit actions in one detail screen. Saved lists can be viewed by capsule while worn history stays together.
- Clearer AI usage messages
- See whether your monthly AI is used up or a particular image request needs more than you have left, with the reset date in your local time. Monthly allowances reset on your subscription billing date.
- Extra AI, when available
- One-time packs of extra AI are being tested. They are not yet available to buy in the production app; availability depends on store approval and rollout.
Morning outfit delivery is not yet available. Android releases have their own timing; the 6.5 preview above describes iPhone and iPad.
Check the current App Store version · Check the current Google Play release
Costs and devices.
Cladwell
Cataloging your closet is free. Web subscriptions to Your Stylist cost $9.99 a month or $79.99 a year (USD). Your Stylist adds paid styling guidance. Web purchases do not include a free trial. In-app prices and trial offers may differ by platform, region and eligibility. Check your purchase screen for the price, trial and cancellation terms that apply to you. Existing subscribers keep their current terms.
AI features include a monthly allowance. Settings shows your AI usage; your allowance resets on your subscription billing date. Images can use more AI than chat or outfit ideas.
Wardrowbe
Wardrowbe offers a paid Cloud service and a free-to-license self-hosted core. Self-hosting can still require hardware, hosting, AI-provider costs and maintenance. Check current Cloud pricing and any introductory terms on its site.
Wardrowbe offers a web app and promotes iOS. Its site also describes Android, but displays “Coming Soon” for Google Play. Confirm Android access directly before choosing it for that device.
Check Wardrowbe’s current offering and Cladwell’s plan details. Compare the features and allowances you will actually use, not just the headline price.
Where Wardrowbe may be better.
Wardrowbe is the more relevant option if open source and self-hosting are requirements. Cladwell’s catalog offers another way to avoid photographing every item. We have not benchmarked setup time or image quality, and do not claim that Wardrowbe requires an individual photo for every garment.
You do not need to rebuild a working digital wardrobe just because another app has launched something new. Try a small selection first. Check how you can preserve your records before canceling or deleting an existing account; this guide does not promise a direct transfer between apps.
Sources and approach.
This is a comparison published by Cladwell, one of the products discussed. It uses the official product pages and support documentation below, checked October 19, 2026, plus Cladwell’s product documentation. We have not conducted a hands-on comparison of setup speed, image quality or outfit quality. Recommendations describe who each approach may suit.
Cladwell availability was checked October 25, 2026. Version 6.4 is released; the 6.5 preview is labeled separately below the current features. Competitor features, prices and availability can change. A feature not mentioned here should not be read as a feature the other app lacks.
- Wardrowbe: features, pricing and platform notices
- Wardrowbe: open-source repository
- Wardrowbe: core and Cloud differences
- Wardrowbe: extracting several items from one photo
- Cladwell: app and device details
- Cladwell: plans and purchase terms
- Cladwell: background and history
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