Comparison

Basic.Space vs Faive

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

Head to head
About

Basic.Space

Discover and purchase exclusive, curated items in design, art, and fashion. Access private online drops and unique member-only events. This marketplace is for those seeking personal, experimental, and true creations.

Highlights
  • Curated marketplace
  • Exclusive product drops
  • Access to new and next trends
  • Members-only events
  • Global network of creatives
Features
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Basic.Space is an obsessively curated marketplace. Shop timeless classics and what’s new and next. This space is not for everyone.
This space is not mass produced. Conventional. Or influenced.
This space is personal. Experimental. True. Our members are part of a global network of creatives and designers with access to: - Preview and purchase private, curated online drops featuring the most coveted products in design, art, and fashion. - Unique members-only events and experiences during major design, art, and fashion weeks. Own The Future.

About

Faive

This app serves as an inspiration engine for shopping, allowing users to discover, save, and curate products from across the web. It features a personalized feed that learns user style and enables social shopping by connecting with friends and tastemakers.

Highlights
  • Personalized discovery feed
  • Save products from any online source
  • Curate themed product lists
  • Social shopping with friends
  • Style profile analysis
  • Follow tastemakers and designers
Features
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The world of design, now searchable. Faive is your destination for home inspiration and discovery — bringing furniture, lighting, art, decor, and objects from hundreds of design stores together in one place. SEARCH Search hundreds of design stores all at once, from independent designers and vintage dealers to galleries and global retailers. DISCOVER Discover new and vintage pieces added daily. As stores release new arrivals, Faive updates with them. SAVE Save anything that inspires you — from Faive, any e-commerce site, or your camera roll. Collect products, interiors, materials, swatches, and references together in one place. DESIGN Build a personal design archive and organize your ideas into Faivelists for rooms, projects, or anything you’re creating. As you save, your taste profile begins to reveal the colors, styles, and influences that define your point of view. PERSONALIZE The more you use Faive, the more it understands your taste — shaping what you discover in your feed and search results. Whether you’re designing a room, collecting references, or searching for inspiration, Faive helps you to design your world.

Screenshots

Basic.Space4 screens
Faive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Faive at 100% against Basic.Space's 67%. Faive also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6). Basic.Space's advantage is ratings volume (321 vs 18) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Faive holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Basic.Space has 321 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Basic.Space's written reviews are positive against 100% of Faive's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Basic.Space ships an update weekly, Faive fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Basic.Space versus Faive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBasic.SpaceFaive
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (321 ratings)4.9 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings321 — better18
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB128 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperBasic Space, IncFaive Inc.

Customer experience

Basic.Space

All ratings321 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral1.9%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Faive

All ratings18 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Basic.Space

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • App crashes on sign in
  • Items removed without reason
  • Error message on verification
  • Keyboard covers input field
  • Random video audios play
Show 8 more
  • Hard to search/filter
  • Phone registration code issue
  • App glitches, won't search
  • No search filter
  • Can't post items
  • Feed forced scrolling
  • Algorithm glitches
  • Phone not verified error

Requested features

5 requests
  • Contact for help
  • More videos/creators
  • Filter by size/category
  • iPad version
  • Clearer item wear/damage info

Faive

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Basic.Space

No in-app purchases

None

Faive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Basic.Space free?
Basic.Space is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Faive free?
Faive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Basic.Space or Faive?
Faive is rated higher. Basic.Space averages 4.6 out of 5 from 321 ratings, while Faive averages 4.9 from 18 ratings.
Do Basic.Space or Faive have ads?
Neither Basic.Space nor Faive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Basic.Space or Faive?
Basic.Space ships an update weekly, and Faive fortnightly. Most recently, Basic.Space was updated on October 13, 2026 and Faive on October 1, 2026.

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