Hairstyles step by step

Review by eFreeware

Hairstyles step by step is a free Android app from Luckystars Studio, filed under Beauty, that gathers video hair tutorials and photo references in one place. The pitch is straightforward: pick a style, watch the steps, copy them. It has been installed more than ten million times, which puts it among the better-known options in this corner of the store.

What makes it worth considering is the breadth of the catalog rather than any single feature. The developer groups styles by situation and hair type, so there is material for short hair, long hair, work, parties and school, plus a large braid section. If you have ever pulled up a random video and lost track of which strand goes where, a collection built around finished styles is easier to work through.

Braids, buns and the styles people actually search for

Braiding is clearly the center of gravity here. The developer lists simple braids alongside Russian and French braids, and the most recent update adds more braid content on top of that. For anyone working through the difference between a basic three-strand plait and a French braid that picks up new sections as it travels down the head, having those variants side by side in one app is genuinely useful.

Buns and curls make up the rest of the everyday set. High buns and low buns are grouped under work styles, which tells you the developer is thinking about styles that hold up over a full day rather than only special occasions. Curls sit with the short-hair material, so there is something for both directions depending on what you are starting with.

Occasion styling, from weddings to school mornings

The catalog splits into a few clear buckets: work, party, school, short hair and long hair. Party covers weddings, birthdays and holidays, which is where the more elaborate updos tend to live. School leans toward hippie styles and a range of scrolls, the sort of thing that has to survive a full day and still look intentional.

Long hair gets its own treatment with styling tips and a twisted ponytail. That separation matters, because a tutorial filmed on waist-length hair is not much help if yours sits at your shoulders, and the short-hair section concentrates on styles that suit shorter lengths.

There are also browsing areas labeled Trending hairstyles, Popular hair and New Hairstyle, along with a 2026 hairstyles section. Those are the places to check when you want something current rather than a classic you already know how to do.

What the tutorials look like and who makes them

Each style comes with photos and video walkthroughs, and the developer says the steps were put together by professional hair stylists. That is a claim worth taking at face value rather than as a guarantee, but it does suggest the sequences were planned rather than filmed casually.

The photo element matters more than it might sound. Being able to see the finished result before committing to a video saves time when you are deciding between two similar braids. The video then carries the part that is hard to convey in stills, which is how the hands actually move.

A 3.9 average from roughly 25,973 ratings is a reasonable score for a free app of this size, though it also suggests the experience is not flawless for everyone. The written review count, 267, is much smaller than the rating count, so most people who rated it did not leave detailed feedback.

No sign-up, no payment, but ads are part of the deal

Getting started is about as simple as it gets: you install the app and start browsing, with no registration and no payment required.

The trade-off is advertising. The app is free and supported by ads, so you should expect them as part of using it. That is the standard arrangement for a free catalog app, and it is the main cost of entry here.

The app has been updated recently, with the latest release in March 2026 adding more braid and trending styles. The original release dates back to March 2019, so this is a catalog that has been added to over several years rather than a one-off project.

Who gets the most from a video-first hair library

This suits someone who learns by watching. If you can follow a clip, pause it, and repeat a section until your hands cooperate, a video library is a faster teacher than written instructions. It also suits people who already know the basics and want a wider range of finished styles to choose from.

It fits well for households where more than one person does hair, since the same catalog covers short and long hair, casual and formal. Parents working on a child's hair for a school day and someone getting ready for a wedding are both served by the same app, just from different sections.

The category structure helps here. Rather than scrolling a single undifferentiated feed, you can go straight to work styles on a weekday and party styles when an event is coming up. That kind of organization is what makes a large catalog usable rather than overwhelming.

A free starting point for anyone learning to braid

Hairstyles step by step is easy to recommend to anyone who wants a broad, no-cost reference for braids, buns and occasion styles. The combination of photos and video, the situation-based groupings and the absence of any sign-up make it a low-commitment install. Ads are the price of the free model, and the 3.9 rating suggests most users find it workable.

It is best suited to people who are comfortable learning from video and who want to browse by occasion or hair length rather than follow a single course. If you already have a braid you rely on and no interest in expanding your range, the catalog will have less to offer you.

For everyone else, particularly anyone who has struggled to follow a braid tutorial without losing their place, a library organized around finished styles is a sensible place to start.

What's new in version 1.23

- Best hairstyles step by step - More hairstyles: braid hair, Trending Hairstyles, New Hair...