Sole Steals vs Foams App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sole Steals
Access exclusive deals on collectible sneakers and clothing. Members get early access to items priced below market value.
- Exclusive member access
- Collectible sneakers
- Collectible clothing
- Below market value pricing
- Early access to deals
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Sole Steals is a members only website/app where the customer gets exclusive access to collectable sneakers and clothing, all under market value
Foams App
Discover past and future Foamposite shoe releases. Get restock and release date notifications, search a 20-year archive, and find retailers. Scan shoe boxes to verify authenticity and find matching apparel.
- Past and future Foamposite release tracking
- Restock and release date notifications
- 20+ year shoe archive search
- Shoe box barcode scanning for authenticity
- Retailer and matching apparel finder
- Favorites list synced via iCloud
- Add releases to device calendar
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"Foams App" is the ultimate app for Foamposite shoes. The wait is over: now you can find past Foams from the last 20 years, as well as upcoming releases. Plus, this app can do so much more: - Get updates (push notifications) when shoes restock, release dates change, pricing info drops, and other news is announced - Search a 20+ year archive of past Foams and upcoming releases - Scan a shoe box barcode to search for it in the app and check its authenticity - Find retailers selling a particular shoe - Add shoes to your favorites list, synced with iCloud across all your devices - Add upcoming releases and dates to your device calendar - Share shoes over AirDrop, Messages, Mail, Facebook, and more - Find matching apparel for your shoes Now stop reading this and download this app; you're wasting time! *"Foams App" and it’s creator are not affiliated with the "Nike" or "Nike Foamposite" brands.*
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Sole Steals at every 3 months against Foams App's every 27 months. Sole Steals also leads on ratings volume (502 vs 21) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Foams App's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 65%). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Sole Steals against 4.1 for Foams App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sole Steals has 502 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of Sole Steals's written reviews are positive against 80% of Foams App's.
Sole Steals ships an update every 3 months, Foams App every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sole Steals | Foams App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (502 ratings) | 4.1 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.8% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 502 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 27 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scott Skinner | FOAMLICIOUS LLC |
Customer experience
Sole Steals
Foams App
In-app purchases
Sole Steals
No in-app purchases
Foams App
No in-app purchases
