ThriftyPickers vs ThriftIt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ThriftyPickers
Discover thrift stores near you or nationwide with this app. It helps you find unique items, create shopping lists, favorite stores, and read/write reviews. Share photos of your finds and see what others have discovered.
- Locate 12,000+ thrift stores
- Search nationwide
- Note items found or sought
- Create shopping lists
- Favorite stores
- View store information
- Add/read ratings and reviews
- Share item photos
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Whether you love bargain shopping, finding hidden treasures, or picking through unique items that no one else has, ThriftyPickers is the app for you. With almost 12,000 thrift store locations and growing, ThriftyPickers is the tool for all thrift store shoppers. Locate thrift stores in your area, take note of things you have found or would like to find, favorite the thrift stores you love, find all information about each thrift, and so much more. This app includes: - Locating 12,000 thrift store locations by your current location or by searching anywhere nationwide. - Take note of things you are looking for or that you have found. Jot down a brief description or include a picture. - Create a shopping list. - Favorite thrift stores you love. - View store information including categories of items sold at each store. - Add/Read ratings and reviews on any thrift store. - Users can add and share photos of items found at a thrift store. - View items found at your favorite stores in the feed.
ThriftIt
Instantly compare prices on new and used items from major online retailers in real time. Discover trending products and great deals to shop smarter and save money. This free app helps you take control of your spending.
- Real-time price comparison
- New and used item pricing
- Discover trending products
- Find great deals
- Shop smarter
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Why spend more money online when you can just ThriftIt! The free to use app that instantly compares prices on new & used items across major retailers in real time giving you full control of how you shop and spend your money. See trending products that are hot right now, compare prices and discover great deals that you might have otherwise missed. It's never been a better time to start shopping savvy with ThriftIt. As an Amazon Associate and affiliate partner with other retailers ThriftIt may receive compensation from qualifying purchases for helping find products and comparing prices. This disclosure is provided in accordance with the United States Federal Trade Commission 16 CFR § 255.5.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ThriftIt at 100% against ThriftyPickers's 13%. ThriftIt also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). ThriftyPickers's advantage is ratings volume (54 vs 5) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ThriftIt holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ThriftyPickers has 54 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of ThriftyPickers's written reviews are positive against 100% of ThriftIt's.
ThriftyPickers ships an update every 3 months, ThriftIt weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and June 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ThriftyPickers | ThriftIt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (54 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 54 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Stellar Ventures, LLC | MontoyaTech LLC |
Customer experience
ThriftyPickers
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In-app purchases
ThriftyPickers
No in-app purchases
ThriftIt
No in-app purchases
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