Comparison

Rainbow Shops vs Shop Ambitions

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

Head to head
About

Rainbow Shops

Discover trendy and affordable fashion for women, juniors, and plus sizes. Shop clothing, shoes, and accessories with new styles added daily. Enjoy free shipping on qualifying orders and convenient in-store returns.

Highlights
  • Affordable fashion for women, juniors, and plus sizes
  • New styles added daily
  • Save favorites to Wishlist
  • Fast checkout
  • Free in-store returns
  • Sizes 0-24 & XS-4X
  • Kids fashion available
Features
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Hot Fashion, Hotter Prices Shop affordable women’s, juniors, and plus size clothing, shoes, and accessories — with new styles added daily. Enjoy free shipping on orders over $15 when you pick up in one of our 900+ stores. Download the Rainbow Shops app now. • Over 39K 5‑star reviews • Save your favorites to Wishlist • Fast checkout & free in‑store returns • Sizes 0–24 & XS–4X • Kids fashion, too!

About

Shop Ambitions

Features
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Welcome to the Shop Ambitions App! The best way to shop with Shop Ambitions on iOS! About Us: Features: - Browse all of our most recent arrivals and promotions - Easy ordering and checkout - Waitlist items and purchase them when they are back in stock - Email notification for order fulfillment and shipping

Screenshots

Rainbow Shops4 screens
Shop Ambitions3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Rainbow Shops at every 2 weeks against Shop Ambitions's monthly. Shop Ambitions's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rainbow Shops ships an update every 2 weeks, Shop Ambitions monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Rainbow Shops versus Shop Ambitions: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRainbow ShopsShop Ambitions
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (43K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings43K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB62 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperRainbow ShopsShop Ambitions

Bugs and requests

Rainbow Shops

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues after app update
  • Wishlist items disappearing
  • Constant update prompts
  • Freezing and crashing on certain actions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add wishlist/favorites feature
  • Improve in-app search and navigation
  • Integrate online and in-store inventory
  • Implement product reviews
  • Offer ship-to-store option

Shop Ambitions

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Rainbow Shops

No in-app purchases

None

Shop Ambitions

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rainbow Shops free?
Rainbow Shops is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shop Ambitions free?
Shop Ambitions is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rainbow Shops or Shop Ambitions have ads?
Neither Rainbow Shops nor Shop Ambitions shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rainbow Shops or Shop Ambitions?
Rainbow Shops ships an update every 2 weeks, and Shop Ambitions monthly. Most recently, Rainbow Shops was updated on November 6, 2026 and Shop Ambitions on October 29, 2026.

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