Comparison

Thrift Giant vs The

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

Head to head
About

Thrift Giant

Discover a vast selection of on-trend clothing, accessories, and furniture at this popular thrift store. Shop daily new arrivals and join the VIP club for exclusive discounts. Donate your pre-loved items to support local non-profits and environmental sustainability.

Highlights
  • Daily new arrivals
  • On-trend styles
  • Womenswear, menswear, kids' clothing
  • Accessories and furniture
  • VIP club discounts
  • Sale notifications
  • Item donations
Features
Read full description

Thrift Giant is THE best thrift store in the Dallas/Fort Worth area! *New items hitting our racks daily. *On-trend styles. *Find womenswear, menswear, accessories, kids' clothing, furniture, and more! *Join our VIP club and receive 25% off all full price items (excluding jewelry) every Sunday. *Receive upcoming sale notifications. *AND MORE! DONATE YOUR UNWANTED ITEMS Gather up your pre-loved clothing and donate to any of the 9 Thrift Giant stores. By donating, you are support local non-profits and making the Earth a greener place to live. CHOOSE USED AND HELP THE PLANET When you shop thrift, you are part of an earth-saving community that supports local non-profits and helps the environment.

About

The

Discover Black-owned businesses, brands, and services nationwide. Browse a curated directory, find locations on an interactive map, and get directions. Explore beauty, fashion, food, home goods, and more.

Highlights
  • Discover Black-owned businesses
  • Curated directory of 3,000+ businesses
  • Interactive map with locations
  • Business hours and contact details
  • Directions to businesses
  • Find Black-owned brands and products
  • Explore retail locations
Features
Read full description

The Store makes it simple to discover Black-owned businesses, brands, and services, along with the places where you can find them. Browse a curated directory of 3,000+ businesses across the country: barbershops, hair salons, nail salons, restaurants, beauty and skincare brands, fashion, books, home goods and gifts, art, farms, and more. See each business on the map, check hours and contact details, and get directions when you're ready to go. FIND WHAT'S NEAR YOU • Explore Black-owned businesses and services on an interactive map • See what's nearby with distances, hours, and contact info • Get directions with a tap DISCOVER BRANDS AND PRODUCTS • Find Black-owned brands in beauty, fashion, food, home, and more • See which major retailers carry each brand • Explore retail locations where products may be available SERVICES IN YOUR CITY • Barbershops, hair salons, and nail salons across 40+ U.S. cities • Real locations with street addresses, hours, and phone numbers OWN A BUSINESS? Every listing is curated. If your business is listed and something needs updating, let us know and we'll review it. We keep improving the directory by reviewing available information and listening to feedback. Spot something out of date? Report the listing in the app and we'll review it privately. The Store is an independent discovery service built by a Black-owned company. Questions or feedback: support@tothestore.com

Screenshots

Thrift Giant4 screens
The4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The at 100% against Thrift Giant's 55%. The also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 11 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Thrift Giant's advantage is ratings volume (200 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

The holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thrift Giant has 200 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Thrift Giant's written reviews are positive against 100% of The's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Thrift Giant ships an update every 11 months, The weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Thrift Giant versus The: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThrift GiantThe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (200 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings200 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB39 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperKloeber Enterprises, IncHarper Faith Labs LLC

Customer experience

Thrift Giant

All ratings170 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral2.4%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative45.5%

The

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Thrift Giant

No in-app purchases

None

The

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Thrift Giant free?
Thrift Giant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The free?
The is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Thrift Giant or The?
The is rated higher. Thrift Giant averages 4.6 out of 5 from 200 ratings, while The averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Thrift Giant or The have ads?
Neither Thrift Giant nor The shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Thrift Giant or The?
Thrift Giant ships an update every 11 months, and The weekly. Most recently, Thrift Giant was updated on November 3, 2026 and The on November 5, 2026.

Other comparisons