ProVia vs PriceSmart App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ProVia
Design your home's exterior by visualizing doors, windows, siding, and stone. Explore product options, view galleries, and access installation guides. Dealers can also get pricing and place orders.
- Door Selector
- Window Selector
- Siding Options
- Manufactured Stone Options
- Browse galleries and brochures
- Access installation guides (Dealer Edition)
- Obtain product pricing (Dealer Edition)
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This powerful visualization engine can be used by homeowners to design doors and windows or select from ProVia’s wide variety of vinyl siding and manufactured stone options, view brochures, videos and photo galleries. Advanced features enable ProVia dealers to obtain pricing, order products via entryLINK and access installation guides. ProVia’s Exterior Home Design Tool is a unique, portable and easy-to-use tool that supports the sales process. For best results, use with iPad Air 2 or higher. App Features • Door Selector – Choose from four fiberglass and steel exterior door lines (Embarq™, Signet®, Heritage Fiberglass™, Legacy Steel™) and more than 30 door styles, plus a variety of stain and paint color choices and door glass options. • Window Selector – Choose from five window lines (Aeris™ Wx1000, Endure, Aspect and EcoLite) and many styles including bay windows, architectural windows, slider windows, casement windows and double hung windows, plus a multitude of glass options. • Siding Options – Choose from 9 different vinyl siding types, including our #1 Recommended CedarMAX™ and #1 Best Buy HeartTech™, and 32 siding colors. • Manufactured Stone Options - Choose from eight different stone styles and a variety of colors. • Browse videos, photo galleries and brochures. • Access product installation guides. (Dealer Edition) • Obtain product pricing. (Dealer Edition) • Direct-connect product ordering to entryLINK. (Dealer Edition) • Once downloaded, this free app can be used without an internet connection.
PriceSmart App
Access your digital membership card, shop directly within the app, and receive exclusive promotional information. This app simplifies club access and keeps you updated on deals.
- Digital membership card
- In-app shopping
- Scan membership card
- Receive promotional information
- Search products
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The app allows you to search and shop directly in-app, scan and digitally save your Membership to access the club, and receive promotional information on your cell phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ProVia at 3.6 against PriceSmart App's 2.2. ProVia also leads on review sentiment (21% vs 4%) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.0). PriceSmart App's advantage is ratings volume (264 vs 36) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ProVia holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PriceSmart App has 264 ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of ProVia's written reviews are positive against 4% of PriceSmart App's.
ProVia ships an update every 6 weeks, PriceSmart App every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ProVia | PriceSmart App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (36 ratings) — better | 2.2 (264 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 21.4% of reviews — better | 4.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 36 | 264 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3.5 GB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PROVIA LLC | Pricesmart Inc. |
Customer experience
ProVia
PriceSmart App
Bugs and requests
ProVia
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
PriceSmart App
Reported bugs
4 issues- App frequently logs users out
- Checkout process often fails
- App gets stuck on loading screens
- Location features don't work as expected
Requested features
4 requests- Add Apple Wallet support for membership card
- Improve login experience and remember user details
- Enhance checkout and ordering flow
- Introduce a favorites or shopping list feature
In-app purchases
ProVia
No in-app purchases
PriceSmart App
No in-app purchases
