For 4C · 4B · 4A hair

Finally grow your type 4 hair.

Shea is the free app made for 4C, 4B and 4A hair. Track your growth, master wash day, learn what your hair actually likes, and stay consistent with a community that gets it.

4.9 from 100+ reviews · Free to download · Private · Built by naturals, for our hair

The Shea app: meet your hair companion, your lookbook, and your product shelf
Built for
Type 4 hair
Price
Free to start
Your data
Private, always
Available on
iOS & Android
Everything your hair needs

One app. Your whole hair journey.

Not "all hair types." Built end to end for coily, kinky, curly type 4 hair.

Growth

See every inch come back.

Then-and-now photos and length tracking from TWA to waist. Real proof your routine is working, even when shrinkage hides it.

Shea growth journey, then and now
Wash day

Wash day, handled.

Pre-poo to style, timed, with reminders.

Shea wash day plan
Your companion

Ask Shea anything.

She learns your hair and remembers your routine.

Shea hair companion chat
Lookbook

Every crown you've worn.

Know which styles actually last.

Shea lookbook of styles
Your shelf

Know what works.

Rate every product on your real hair.

Shea product shelf
Daily care

Tap what you did.

Habits and care, logged in seconds.

Shea daily care logger
Shea Circle · community

You're not doing this alone.

A community built for type 4 hair. Share your wins, ask the 2am questions, and get real answers from women whose hair is just like yours.

Real talk, no judgment
Wins, length checks & wash-day help
Moderated & kept safe by the Shea team
The Shea Circle community feed
Real naturals

From women with hair like yours.

★★★★★
"ok i deleted every other hair app. they're all made for loose curls 🙄 this is the FIRST one actually built for 4c and you can tell."
Ttasha m.
★★★★★
"4 months of wash days logged and my twa is not so tiny anymore 🥹 the reminders are the only reason i'm finally consistent."
Bbri
★★★★★
"seeing my progress photos side by side genuinely made me emotional. had no idea how much it grew til shea put them next to each other."
Jjanelle k.

"I searched everywhere for an app made for my type 4 hair. It didn't exist. So we built it."

The Shea teamBlack women, type 4 hair, just like you

For every coil, kink & curl. Yours.

Built for type 4, from root to length, not an afterthought.

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🔒 No ads. We never sell your data. Your journey stays yours.

Your hair deserves its own app.

Download Shea free and start today.

Free to download. No subscription to start.