Comparison

Gem vs Package Please

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

Head to head
About

Gem

Discover secondhand and vintage clothing efficiently across numerous online stores and marketplaces. Find specific items or browse by decade and brand, with options to save favorites and receive notifications. Purchase directly from the seller's website without additional fees.

Highlights
  • Unified search for resale sites
  • Image search functionality
  • Filter by price, size, location, decade
  • Browse by decade, brand, gender
  • Save favorite items
  • Push/email notifications
  • Direct purchase from seller
Features
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The most efficient app for finding secondhand clothing. • One fast search for all resale sites and stores • No additional fees • Keep track of your searches with push/email notifications • Search with image • Filter by price, size, location, decade, gender • Browse by decade, brand, gender • Save favorites • Buy the item on the store website — FEATURED IN “Fashion writers, vintage collectors and costume designers all use this app” – The New York Times “You can find vintage or secondhand alternatives to items you’d normally buy new” – Vogue US “Anything I consider getting, I first search it on Gem” – New York Magazine “What We Love: Gem searches for items from independent stores and resale platforms—drawing from over 150 million listings across the internet.” – App Store US — Gem brings together thousands of online vintage & secondhand stores and marketplaces into one simple search. Once you find the item you’re looking for, you can buy it directly from the seller website, without extra cost. Gem is open to all online vintage & secondhand clothing stores. Contact us if you would like your store to be included. — Screenshots product image credits: Twofold_b, Community Thrift and Vintage, SSLOPPYSSECONDS, BrassCactusVintageCo, CannedHamVintage, Halcyon West, ButterworthsVintage, James Veloria, Wayward Collection, Recess LA, CALIVINTAGEUSA, BrooklynThread, cottonmouth, Fair Season, Na Nin, SouthwestVintage, MiscELENAeous, Libbysmomsvintage

About

Package Please

This app uses AI to understand your preferences and send you surprise gifts. Set your budget and interests to receive personalized presents, with the option to refine your tastes over time.

Highlights
  • AI-powered personalized gift selection
  • Customizable interests and preferences
  • Set monthly allowance and spending limits
  • Track gifts from preparation to delivery
  • Refine preferences through chat
  • Manage delivery and payment details
Features
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A little mystery. A lot more you. Package Please turns your taste into thoughtful surprise gifts. Tell your AI shopping agent what you love, set an allowance, and let the anticipation begin. MAKE IT PERSONAL Choose your interests, from skincare and style to collectibles, books, coffee, and hobbies. Get specific about the little things you love, favorite brands, sizes, and things to avoid. SET YOUR OWN LIMITS Choose a monthly allowance, your target number of gifts, and a maximum per item. Your allowance is a spending limit, not a prepaid balance. Unspent money stays yours, and you can pause future shopping. GET TO KNOW YOUR AGENT Chat about a new obsession, something you already own, or a hard no. Review and refine your preferences as your taste changes. KEEP THE SURPRISE Follow your gifts from preparation to delivery without spoiling what's inside. Reveal your finds when they arrive and share feedback to help shape future picks. STAY IN CONTROL Manage your delivery details, saved payment method, shopping permission, and billing history in the app. HOW IT WORKS Choose your interests and allowance, sign in with Apple, and add your delivery and payment details. Shopping begins only after you give permission. The Package Please team reviews selections and handles retailer checkout and fulfillment. There is no monthly subscription charge or prepaid wallet. Your saved card is charged for purchases made within your authorized limits. Gift counts and timing depend on finding suitable items within your allowance; an item or delivery schedule is not guaranteed. More good mail. All a surprise.

Screenshots

Gem4 screens
Package Please4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Package Please at every 2 days against Gem's every 2 months. Gem's advantage is ratings volume (983 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Gem against 5.0 for Package Please. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gem has 983 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 97% of Gem's written reviews are positive against 100% of Package Please's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gem ships an update every 2 months, Package Please every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Gem versus Package Please: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGemPackage Please
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (983 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews96.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings983 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB21 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperGem Search, LLCBeekn, Inc.

Customer experience

Gem

All ratings981 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral0.9%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews407 reviews
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.2%
Negative2.0%

Package Please

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Gem

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inconsistent display of sold items in search results
  • Occasional app crashes or freezes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add image search functionality
  • Expand search filters (e.g. condition, category)
  • Improve saved search/item organization
  • Include more platforms (e.g. Mercari, The RealReal)

Package Please

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Gem

No in-app purchases

None

Package Please

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gem free?
Gem is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Package Please free?
Package Please is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gem or Package Please?
Package Please is rated higher. Gem averages 4.9 out of 5 from 983 ratings, while Package Please averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Gem or Package Please have ads?
Neither Gem nor Package Please shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gem or Package Please?
Gem ships an update every 2 months, and Package Please every 2 days. Most recently, Gem was updated on November 3, 2026 and Package Please on October 31, 2026.

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