Subwear vs Sedgars
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.
Sedgars
Discover and shop from over 200 designer brands across fashion, accessories, jewelry, watches, homeware, and fragrances. Explore a curated selection of high-end products all within a new, convenient mobile application.
- Shop over 200 designer brands
- Fashion and accessories
- Fine jewelry and watches
- Homeware selection
- Fragrances
- New mobile app
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Home to over 200 brands. Shop designer fashion and accessories, fine jewelry and watches, beautiful Homeware, the best fragrances and more all available on our new App.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sedgars at none against Subwear's shown. Sedgars also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). Subwear's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). On price, rating, 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
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 Sedgars. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively.
Subwear ships an update monthly, Sedgars every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Subwear | Sedgars |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 9.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 181 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Subwear | Raees Moosa |
Customer experience
Subwear
Sedgars
In-app purchases
Subwear
No in-app purchases
Sedgars
No in-app purchases
