Dad Hair Hero: Girls' Hair

Made for dads who do their daughter's hair. Step by step, one picture at a time, and timed for a school morning.

Nobody taught you how to do her hair. Dad Hair Hero does.

Say how long you have and what the day is: an ordinary school day, sport, a party or bedtime. The app picks a style that suits her age, hair type and length, then takes you through it one action at a time, with a picture of what your hands should be doing and a line that tells you what it should look and feel like before you move on.

New to this? The style to begin with is marked Start here, and you can see every style's finished look before you start. Tap the speaker on any step and it is read aloud in your phone's own voice, so your eyes can stay on her hair. Hands full of hair? Turn on voice control and say "next": the app moves on to the next step, recognized on your phone and never recorded. At the right times of year, Today suggests styles for back to school, Christmas concerts and parties, and more.

CARE ROUTINES, FREE: wash day without tears, a bonnet for the night, swimming, gym class, a ballet bun that stays put, checking for lice, and vacation hair that lasts.

FREE, AND IT STAYS FREE

• Eleven styles: tangle-free brushing, a classic ponytail, a high ponytail, two even pigtails, half-up half-down and a clip-back for baby and toddler wisps; four for short hair (twist-back sides, a top sprout, two little sprouts and a side-swept clip); and a bedtime pineapple that keeps curly hair ready for the morning.
• Eight technique guides, including holding tension, detangling without tears, making a part, choosing elastics and keeping her still.
• All the guidance for her hair type: straight, wavy, thick, curly or coily.
• Fix It: quick fixes for when something isn't right.

Every style says how long it takes, from one minute to fifteen, so you can pick one that fits a school morning.

CURLY AND COILY HAIR

Choose Curly or Coily under "her hair today" and the steps and pictures change to the method that suits her hair: detangling it damp, working in sections, and keeping tension gentle at her edges. Three of the technique guides cover detangling curly and coily hair, the two-strand twist, and protecting her edges. All of it is free.

BEYOND THE PONYTAIL (OPTIONAL)

Eighteen more styles in one pack:

• Braids: a three-strand braid, a French braid, a Dutch braid, a fishtail braid, braided pigtails and a pull-through braid.
• Buns and knots: a top knot, a mini top knot, a loop bun, a half-up bun, a sports bun and space buns.
• Ponytails: a bubble ponytail, a wrapped ponytail for school photos and a rope ponytail for sport.
• And puffs, twisted pigtails and criss-cross bands.

You pay once and the styles are yours to keep. There is no subscription. You can see every style in the pack, with its picture and its steps listed, before you decide.

THE KIT

Twenty-six things worth having, from a wide-tooth comb to a satin bonnet, with a photo of each and what it is for. The Buy links on the Kit screen are Amazon affiliate links, and the screen says so. Nothing is sold anywhere else in the app.

HER STARS, YOUR DIARY, YOUR SKILLS

When you finish, she rates the style with stars, and you can add her photo to the Wall of Fame. The diary keeps a plain record of the styles you have done and how they went, and the Us tab shows the skills you are building, from Beginner to Pro.

PRIVACY-FRIENDLY

• No sign-up and no account.
• No analytics and no tracking.
• Your photos and notes are never sent to Dad Hair Hero. They are stored on your phone and are part of its own backup, like any other app's data.
• Delete everything whenever you like, from the Privacy & data screen.

WHO IT IS FOR

Dads, and anyone else who does a girl's hair in the morning. The styles suit babies through to pre-teens. No experience is needed. Made by a dad in Ireland.

Choose UK or US English in the app.

Questions: [email protected]