Glitter Planet vs Polish Pickup
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Glitter Planet
Discover and shop for nail supplies directly from your phone. Receive instant notifications about new products, offers, and events. Enjoy a seamless checkout experience with your preferred payment methods.
- Seamless mobile shopping experience
- Discover nail products
- Favorite payment methods
- Instant notifications for new products
- Offers and events alerts
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Why do I need the app? The Glitter Planet app has been created to offer a seamless shopping experience straight from your phone. You will be able to discover all of our nail products with the ability to use your favourite payment methods to check out in a matter of seconds. What's so special? You will receive notifications of new products and upcoming offers and events instantly on your notifications screen, so no need to check emails or our website. so what are you waiting for, Join the Glitter Tribe today.
Polish Pickup
Discover unique handmade indie products from various makers, inspired by customer-chosen themes. Shop a curated selection of nail polish, bath and body items, jewelry, and more during monthly limited-time sales events. Enjoy affordable flat-rate domestic shipping.
- Themed indie product collections
- Monthly limited-time sales
- Nail polish, bath & body, jewelry
- Customer-chosen themes
- Flat-rate domestic shipping
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Polish Pickup began in April 2017 as a venue where handmade indie nail polish makers could come together and create beautiful things inspired by themes chosen by customers in our Facebook group. Over time, we grew to include bath and body products, wax, jewelry, and more. We are open the first Friday - Monday of every month. Domestic shipping is only $3 - $5 no matter how much you order! PolishPickup.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Glitter Planet at 93% against Polish Pickup's 0%. Glitter Planet also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). Polish Pickup's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume 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.
Glitter Planet holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 54 and 132 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Glitter Planet's written reviews are positive against 0% of Polish Pickup's.
Glitter Planet ships an update every 3 weeks, Polish Pickup every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Glitter Planet | Polish Pickup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (54 ratings) — better | 4.7 (132 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 54 | 132 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 155 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Glitter Planet Limited | Fair Maiden, LLC |
Customer experience
Glitter Planet
Polish Pickup
In-app purchases
Glitter Planet
No in-app purchases
Polish Pickup
No in-app purchases
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