FWRD for iPad vs Retrofête
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FWRD for iPad
Shop luxury designer fashion for women and men. Discover curated collections of apparel, bags, jewelry, accessories, and beauty from exclusive brands. Enjoy an elevated online shopping experience.
- Luxury designer apparel
- Women's and men's fashion
- Bags, jewelry, and accessories
- Beauty products
- Curated collections
- Exclusive designers
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FWRD (FWRD.com) welcomes Kendall Jenner as its new Creative Director. FWRD is the premiere online destination for women's and men's luxury designer apparel, bags, jewelry, accessories, and beauty. A fashion platform with online credibility and boutique sensibility, FWRD creates an elevated shopping experience by showcasing curated collections from an exclusive roster of designers.
Retrofête
Discover high contemporary fashion inspired by vintage glamour and modern trends. This label offers a "more-is-more" aesthetic, blending sequins, denim, and silk for confident, sexy styles that blur the line between day and night.
- Vintage-inspired designs
- Modern contemporary fashion
- Sequined apparel
- Denim and silk silhouettes
- Day-to-night aesthetic
- Confident and sexy styles
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A nod to the glamour and exuberance of decades past, the New York-based label takes its name from a melding of synonyms for “vintage” and “party.” Enlivened with “more-is-more” energy, Retrofête blurs the line between day and night, creating a life-of-the-party aesthetic within each design. The iridescence of the sequins, modern meets vintage denim, and sophisticated silk silhouettes—each detail elevates a feeling of nostalgia with a fashion forward take on confident and sexy styles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Retrofête at none against FWRD for iPad's shown. Retrofête also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). FWRD for iPad's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 45%) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for FWRD for iPad against 4.9 for Retrofête. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 375 and 954 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of FWRD for iPad's written reviews are positive against 45% of Retrofête's.
FWRD for iPad ships an update every 3 months, Retrofête every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FWRD for iPad | Retrofête |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (375 ratings) — better | 4.9 (954 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 45.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 375 | 954 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eminent, Inc. | Retrofete Inc. |
Customer experience
FWRD for iPad
Retrofête
In-app purchases
FWRD for iPad
No in-app purchases
Retrofête
No in-app purchases
