Comparison

Nift vs Stage Try

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

Head to head
About

Nift

Discover new local businesses and services with a monthly credit. Get $30 to explore and try out new places, and if you enjoy them, you can become a regular customer.

Highlights
  • Discover new businesses
  • Receive $30 credit monthly
  • Try new products and services
  • Become a repeat customer
  • Get matched with businesses
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Find your next favorite products, services and places, with Nift. Great customers get $30 to try new businesses every month. • Get matched with new businesses. • Get $30 to try them out. • Be a great customer. If you’re happy, return.

About

Stage Try

This e-commerce platform allows users to try items before purchasing, create videos with their orders, share them, and earn cashback. Users can browse products through video clips, pay only after trying and finalizing purchases, and unlock bonuses by leveling up through video engagement.

Highlights
  • Try before you buy with no upfront payment
  • Create and share videos with purchased items
  • Earn cashback for videos and purchases
  • Interactive buying experience
  • In-app camera for video creation
  • Stager Levels with bonuses and discounts
Features
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Welcome to Stage Try, the only E-commerce Marketplace where you can try out items before you buy them, make creative videos with the ordered items, share your videos & receive cashback for them! Browse through a stream of video clips from Stage users showcasing their favorite products, and get an all-inclusive shopping experience. As you enter the Stage Try app, you can watch short videos of your favorite products created by other shoppers, browse through items, check out with $0, and only pay for the items after you’ve tried them and finalized the purchase. You can try before you buy items such as clothes, shoes, accessories, home and office supplies, etc. Once you’ve selected your product, you can see how much cashback you’ll receive for purchasing that item. This is where the fun part begins: Once you’ve received your item, the Stage is yours! Take the Stage and get creative; do an unboxing, showcase your unique style, or create a review of your latest findings to show your audience what you’ve bought and receive cashback for your videos! Move up through the Stager Levels and discover all the great cashback you can earn as you level up. The more you interact with your audience through short videos, the more bonuses you'll receive. Once your video is published and your order is finalized, the cashback will become available in your wallet. All of these exciting features and many more await you on Stage Try; the E-commerce platform where you can do everything in one place. Join now and discover for yourself! Stage main features: * Try Before You Buy: no upfront payment, only pay after you try the items and for what you keep. * In-app camera * Interactive buying experience * Real-time shopping support * Easily share content to other social channels and your contacts * Exclusive Stager bonuses and discounts Download the Stage Try app, try out and shop items, create videos, and begin your Stage journey today. Browsing the items you can try out is also available on our Facebook Marketplace, go and take a peek at our social media: Marketplace Instagram: @Stagetryshop Stores Instagram: @Stagetrysolution Twitter: @Stagetrysol LinkedIn: Stagetry Facebook: Stagetry Got questions? We are here for you, feel free to contact us at Support@stagetry.com

Screenshots

Nift4 screens
Stage Try4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stage Try at 100% against Nift's 63%. Stage Try also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). Nift's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 6). 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

Stage Try holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nift has 1.4K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Nift's written reviews are positive against 100% of Stage Try's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nift ships an update monthly, Stage Try fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Nift versus Stage Try: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNiftStage Try
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.4K ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.4K — better6
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better12.1
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB71 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperNift Networks Inc.Stage Technology Inc.

Customer experience

Nift

All ratings1,417 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral3.0%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive62.9%
Neutral1.0%
Negative36.1%

Stage Try

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Nift

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Gift card codes not working
  • Inconsistent app functionality

Requested features

4 requests
  • More local business integration
  • Ability to choose preferred gift card options
  • Improved transparency in offers
  • Better customer support and responsiveness

Stage Try

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Nift

No in-app purchases

None

Stage Try

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nift free?
Nift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stage Try free?
Stage Try is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nift or Stage Try?
Stage Try is rated higher. Nift averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Stage Try averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Nift or Stage Try have ads?
Neither Nift nor Stage Try shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nift or Stage Try?
Nift ships an update monthly, and Stage Try fortnightly. Most recently, Nift was updated on October 25, 2026 and Stage Try on October 24, 2026.

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