Faire Wholesale vs Bakell®
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Faire Wholesale
Shop wholesale inventory for your retail store directly from your phone. Discover new brands, manage orders, and track shipments with ease. Enjoy benefits like net 60 terms and free returns on opening orders.
- Mobile wholesale shopping
- Discover new brands
- Order management
- Shipment tracking
- Net 60 terms
- Free returns
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With the Faire mobile app, retailers are invited to shop wholesale whenever, wherever. Use the app to easily shop the Faire marketplace on the go, view your wholesale orders and shipping info, and discover thousands of new brands your customers will love. Retailers, download the Faire app today and shop unique lines for your store! App features: - Easy online shopping, designed for your phone - An inspiration feed of new products and brands for your store - Simple order management and shipment tracking - All the same great benefits of shopping on Faire, including net 60 terms for qualified retailers and free returns on opening orders
Bakell®
Shop for edible glitter, cake decorating tools, baking supplies, and crafting materials. Features a fast checkout, multiple payment options, wish lists, and product reviews.
- Fast checkout process
- Multiple payment options
- Wish list functionality
- Product reviews
- Sorting and filtering options
- Social media integration
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Our new Bakell app is the #1 shopping & retail mobile app for purchasing edible glitter, luster dust, cake decorating tools, baking utensils, silicone molds, stencils, cupcake wrappers, airbrush guns & crafting supplies! Bakell products are the leading choice for Cake Artist Professionals, DIY Crafters, and Baking Enthusiasts for everything crafts and confectionery decorating! Bakell is a five star seller across multiple selling channels including Google, Amazon, Facebook, Etsy, eBay as well as our own website, bakell.com! Our app makes shopping easy.... - Lighting fast checkout process - Use Apple Pay, Google Pay, Pay Pal, Credit Card or Amazon Pay - Add products to your wish list - Read and leave product reviews - Sort by price, relevance, newest, title & more - Easily follow the Bakell brand on on our Social Media channels - Add additional quantities to a product right from the checkout page - Fast loading technology providing an amazing UI experience Download & enjoy the NEW Bakell Mobile app and explore why Bakell has become the leading online retail & wholesale destination for everything glitter, edible dust, baking, crafting and cake decorating supplies!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Faire Wholesale at weekly against Bakell®'s every 3 months. Faire Wholesale also leads on ratings volume (67K vs 28). Bakell®'s advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 72%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). 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 — 4.9 for Faire Wholesale against 5.0 for Bakell®. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Faire Wholesale has 67K ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Faire Wholesale's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bakell®'s.
Faire Wholesale ships an update weekly, Bakell® every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Faire Wholesale | Bakell® |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (67K ratings) | 5.0 (28 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 67K — better | 28 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 184 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Faire Wholesale, Inc. | Bakell LLC |
Customer experience
Faire Wholesale
Bakell®
Bugs and requests
Faire Wholesale
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent app crashes and freezes
- Incorrect product information and pricing
- Issues with order processing and payments
Requested features
4 requests- Improved filtering and search functionality
- Dedicated iPad/tablet app version
- Better communication and support for sellers
- More flexible approval process for new businesses
Bakell®
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Faire Wholesale
No in-app purchases
Bakell®
No in-app purchases
