# Beauty Buddy

> Get FREE products to use and review!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.beautybuddy](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.beautybuddy)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.beautybuddy`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** BeautyBuddy
- **Category:** BEAUTY
- **Downloads:** 36,745
- **Rating:** 3.81 / 5 (189 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.04.03
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-28
- **First published:** 2019-09-25
- **Publisher country:** IE
- **Size:** 61 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beautybuddy)
- **Website:** [http://thebeautybuddy.com](http://thebeautybuddy.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://thebeautybuddy.com/privacy-policy/](https://thebeautybuddy.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

Beauty Buddy is a vibrant community-driven Chrome extension that lets you receive free beauty products in exchange for your authentic reviews and content. By signing up for Product Sampling Campaigns, participating in Perception Trials, and completing Market Research Surveys, you can earn points and bonuses all within the app.

The extension encourages beauty enthusiasts to share their experiences through video and written reviews, helping others make informed decisions. Browse through numerous genuine reviews from fellow users or contribute your own insights to support the community. Beauty Buddy makes discovering and evaluating beauty products fun and rewarding!

## Rankings

- #340,606 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_CUSTOM_AUDIENCE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_CALENDAR`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_CALENDAR`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.beautybuddy.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

## Review summary

Users appreciate Beauty Buddy as a useful app to read honest beauty product reviews and join a community of testers. Barcode scanning and tester opportunities are well-liked features. However, many users report the app is slow, glitchy, and frequently logs them out. The product catalog is incomplete and barcode scanning is unreliable. Product sampling is perceived as biased towards influencers, leaving most users without samples. Customer support delays and app stability issues are common complaints. Overall, the app has good potential, but needs significant improvements in performance, product availability, and user support.

### Pros

- Helpful for finding and reading real, honest user reviews on beauty products.
- Allows users to scan barcodes of products to quickly access reviews and information.
- Gives users opportunity to participate as product testers or samplers.
- Community feel with like-minded skincare and makeup enthusiasts.
- Straightforward and easy to use interface for browsing and reviewing products.

### Cons

- App suffers from slow performance, frequent crashes, and logging users out unexpectedly.
- Limited and incomplete product catalog missing many beauty items users want to review.
- Sampling and product testing opportunities often given to only a select few, leading to many users rarely receiving samples.
- Barcode scanner functionality is poor or unreliable.
- Customer support is slow or unresponsive, with long delays on account checks and issue resolution.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.beautybuddy)