Subwear vs YST
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Subwear
Discover curated fashion from established and emerging brands. Enjoy a seamless shopping experience online or in-store with excellent service and convenient delivery and returns.
- Curated fashion collection
- Established and emerging brands
- Online store
- In-store shopping
- Express delivery
- International shipping
- Swift returns
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Shop premium streetwear and denim from G-Star RAW, Diesel, Replay and South Africa's best local labels, all in one app. WHY SHOP THE SUBWEAR APP • New arrivals from the brands you love • Pinch to zoom on product photos to see every detail • Order updates sent straight to your phone • Fast, secure checkout • Express delivery across South Africa, plus international shipping • Swift and simple returns CURATED SINCE 1997 Subwear opened its doors at the Oriental Plaza in Johannesburg in July 1997. Today our flagship store at The Zone in Rosebank and our online store bring you wardrobe must-haves alongside pieces you won't find anywhere else. SHOP MEN'S AND WOMEN'S Jeans, jackets, tees, hoodies, shirts and more from established international icons and emerging local brands like SPCC. Visit us in-store in Jozi or shop anytime in the app. With Subwear you're guaranteed a great shopping experience. That's our promise.
YST
Shop the latest women's fashion with exclusive discounts and early access to new collections. Enjoy a seamless browsing and secure checkout experience.
- Exclusive discounts
- Early access to collections
- New arrivals browsing
- First-to-know notifications
- Secure and easy checkout
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Download the Yellow Sub Trading app to access exclusive discounts, early access to collection launches. Everything you love, right at your fingertips. EASY BROWSING Shop the freshest new arrivals across our entire catalog. EXCLUSIVE ACCESS Be first to know about exclusive offers and launches through first-to-know notifications and app-user-only early access. SECURE CHECKOUT IN A FLASH Tap, swipe, shop and secure your new products in an instant with our super easy checkout.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: YST at none against Subwear's shown. Subwear's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 3). On price, rating, update cadence 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 — 5.0 for Subwear against 5.0 for YST. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 3 respectively.
Subwear ships an update monthly, YST every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Subwear | YST |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 9.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Subwear | YELLOWSUB TRADING 1 CC |
Customer experience
Subwear
YST
In-app purchases
Subwear
No in-app purchases
YST
No in-app purchases
