Comparison

Warby Parker vs VEA Store

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Warby Parker

Shop for eyeglasses, sunglasses, and contact lenses with ease. Virtually try on frames, get personalized recommendations, and measure your pupillary distance. Enjoy free shipping and returns on all orders.

Highlights
  • Shop eyeglasses and sunglasses
  • Virtual try-on feature
  • AI-powered frame recommendations
  • Shop contact lenses
  • Measure pupillary distance
  • Free shipping and returns
Features
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Our app is the easiest way to shop for Warby Parker eyeglasses, sunglasses, and contacts. Our eyeglasses start at $95 (prescription included!), and free shipping and returns are included with every order. With the app you can… • Shop frames starting at $95, including prescription lenses—plus sunglasses! • Get personalized frame recommendations from our AI-powered Advisor feature • Virtually try on frames with lifelike accuracy • Shop top brands of daily, bi-weekly, and monthly contacts with no hidden fees • Handle all of your eyewear prescriptions with ease • Measure your pupillary distance (PD) in no time—no card or ruler necessary Warby Parker has your eyes covered. Whether you’re looking for designer eyewear at a revolutionary price or your next supply of contacts, you can handle it all in one place. With free shipping and returns, it’s easy to shop with no risk (None! Zero! Zilch!). Plus: Apps are fun. As always, for every pair purchased, a pair of glasses is distributed to someone in need. Let’s find you an amazing pair. Some features in this app incorporate Apple's TrueDepth API. In order to use these features, users must agree to Warby Parker’s terms and conditions of use. Warby Parker's TrueDepth features look at multiple data points on the user’s face only while they are interacting with the tool. We do not save or store any face scan data for any user or share with any third-parties. • For Virtual Try-On and Find your width, the terms are: “By tapping ‘Okay,’ you agree to give us access to your camera and to measure your facial features. (FYI: We won’t store or share these measurements – and will only collect and use them while you are using the [tool].)” * For our Digital PD tool, we ask the user to opt-in for a second time: “By tapping ‘Okay,’ you agree to give us access to your camera and to measure your facial features. (FYI: We won’t store your pupillary distance (PD) measurement without your permission–and will only collect it while you are using the PD tool.).” Once a user agrees, we measure their “Pupillary Distance." Once we have a measurement, users can choose if they’d like to update and store this measurement with their Warby Parker glasses prescription details. If they choose to add this data to their prescription, the pupillary distance measurement is added to their Warby Parker glasses prescription details and not shared with any third-party. If they choose not to add these data to their existing Warby Parker prescription, we do not store these data or share with any third-parties. Privacy policy: https://www.warbyparker.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.warbyparker.com/terms-of-use

About

VEA Store

Create custom eyewear using your phone's camera to scan your face and virtually try on different frame styles and colors. Design your perfect pair and pick them up at a local store.

Highlights
  • 3D facial scanning
  • Virtual try-on
  • Customizable frame colors
  • Personalized eyewear design
  • In-store pickup
Features
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REQUIRES: iPhone X, XR, XS, 11 ,11 Pro, 11 Pro Max; iPad Pro 2018. Our heart is in the Dolomites, in our headquarter in Domegge Di Cadore, where we pionereed biometric customization of eyewear. A step into the future: we use your unique biometric measurements to create a frame that fits you perfectly! We identify the best matches for your face by filtering our existing products, you choose the model and you are free to express yourself mixing the colors: you are the designer with V.E.A. HOW TO GET YOUR UNIQUE FRAME: • SCAN: using your smartphone camera, V.E.A. APP creates an accurate 3D scan of your face. • CUSTOMIZE: choose the shape of the frame, unlimited colors combinations, virtually try them on your digital 3D face and look at it as if you were looking into a mirror. • SHARE: Confirm the model, choose the color and when the frame is ready, go to the closest store to pick it up! Share your personal eyewear on social media to show your style to friends! INNOVATION, DESIGN and PERSONALIZATION. The world changes, now you can change the way you choose your eyewear!

Screenshots

Warby Parker4 screens
VEA Store4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: VEA Store at none against Warby Parker's shown. VEA Store also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and device support (3 vs 1). Warby Parker's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (296K vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Warby Parker against 5.0 for VEA Store. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Warby Parker has 296K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 45% of Warby Parker's written reviews are positive against 50% of VEA Store's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Warby Parker ships an update every 2 weeks, VEA Store every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Warby Parker versus VEA Store: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWarby ParkerVEA Store
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (296K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.9% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings296K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.011.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size331 MB117 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWarby Parker IncThema Optical Srl

Customer experience

Warby Parker

All ratings295,921 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews828 reviews
Positive44.9%
Neutral5.2%
Negative49.9%

VEA Store

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Warby Parker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes
  • Virtual try-on feature not working
  • Ordering process glitches

Requested features

3 requests
  • Allow replacing lost/broken glasses without new prescription
  • Improve app user experience
  • Integrate insurance information in ordering process

VEA Store

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Warby Parker

No in-app purchases

None

VEA Store

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Warby Parker free?
Warby Parker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VEA Store free?
VEA Store is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Warby Parker or VEA Store?
VEA Store is rated higher. Warby Parker averages 4.9 out of 5 from 296K ratings, while VEA Store averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Warby Parker or VEA Store have ads?
Warby Parker shows ads; VEA Store does not.
Which is updated more often, Warby Parker or VEA Store?
Warby Parker ships an update every 2 weeks, and VEA Store every 3 months. Most recently, Warby Parker was updated on November 10, 2026 and VEA Store on November 2, 2026.

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