Pottery Barn vs Rugs.com
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pottery Barn
Discover the latest home decor arrivals and get inspiration for every season. Create and manage wedding registries, book design help, and visualize products in your space using augmented reality. Receive personalized recommendations based on your shopping history.
- Shop latest arrivals and seasonal inspiration
- Create and manage wedding registries
- Book expert design help (virtual/in-person)
- Shop curated looks by room
- Personalized product recommendations
- Virtual product preview in your home
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Everything you love about shopping with us, all in one convenient place. Here’s what you can do with the Pottery Barn app: • Discover More: Be the first to shop new arrivals and get fresh inspiration each season. • Registry: Create and manage your registry from anywhere. • Expert Design Help: Book in-home, in-store, or virtual design sessions to create your dream space. • Shop by Room: Explore curated rooms and shop the look. • Design Boards: Save looks you love and create custom mood boards. • Picks Just for You: Get personalized recommendations based on your style. • Design Tools: Use Room Scan and Room Planner to create 3D floor plans with your phone’s camera. About Us: For over 70 years, Pottery Barn has been a destination for uncompromising quality and timeless style. We design our collections in-house, creating foundational pieces and seasonal beauty for a comfortable, well-styled home.
Rugs.com
Discover and purchase rugs with this shopping application. Visualize rugs in your space using augmented reality, shop by photo or color, and manage your account and orders.
- Shop by photo
- Shop by color
- View rugs in your room (AR)
- Account management
- Order tracking
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Shop with the new and improved official Rugs.com app! Shop by photo, by color, view rugs in your room and keep up to date with your account and orders!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pottery Barn at none against Rugs.com's shown. Pottery Barn also leads on ratings volume (20K vs 34) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Rugs.com's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, 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.
Pottery Barn holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pottery Barn has 20K ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of Pottery Barn's written reviews are positive against 50% of Rugs.com's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Pottery Barn ships an update every 3 weeks, Rugs.com every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pottery Barn | Rugs.com |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (20K ratings) — better | 4.6 (34 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20K — better | 34 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 342 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | Rugs.com LLC |
Customer experience
Pottery Barn
Rugs.com
Bugs and requests
Pottery Barn
Reported bugs
4 issues- App not recognizing login credentials
- Inconsistent behavior when updating addresses
- Checkout process issues with Apple Pay
- Unreliable stock information leading to order cancellations
Requested features
4 requests- Integrate rewards program for easier redemption
- Improve search and filtering functionality
- Provide more transparent delivery timelines
- Streamline checkout process and payment options
Rugs.com
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pottery Barn
No in-app purchases
Rugs.com
No in-app purchases
