Altenew vs DecoratorCrafts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Altenew
Discover and purchase paper crafting supplies with ease. This app provides a streamlined mobile shopping experience, featuring express checkout and notifications for new products and special offers.
- Enhanced mobile shopping experience
- Express checkout
- Notifications for new products
- Flash sales and exclusive discounts
- Convenient mobile access
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Find your favorite paper crafting products quickly and effortlessly with the Altenew App! The Altenew App delivers the best of altenew.com to your mobile device. Download our app to start shopping with a simple click, and make sure you never miss a deal. Features: Shop at altenew.com and take us anywhere you go with an enhanced shopping experience and express checkout. Take advantage of special offers including flash sales and exclusive discounts, and receive notifications about exciting new products!
DecoratorCrafts
Discover high-end designer ribbons and home décor supplies. Shop live selling events, find exclusive deals, and get inspired for your next DIY project. Enjoy a seamless and secure shopping experience with a creative community.
- Wide selection of designer ribbon brands
- Live selling events
- Exclusive deals and offers
- Push notifications for new arrivals
- Secure and easy checkout
- Creative community connection
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DecoratorCrafts brings the best of designer ribbon and home décor right to your fingertips. We carry Farrisilk, d. stevens, Raz, Regency and many other high end brands. Whether you’re a DIY enthusiast or a pro, our app offers a wide selection of craft supplies, live selling events, and fresh inspiration for your projects. Shop in real-time during live sales, explore exclusive deals, and discover the latest trends. The app provides a seamless, secure checkout and user-friendly experience. Connect with a creative community and elevate your designs effortlessly! EASY BROWSING Shop the freshest new arrivals across our entire catalog. EXCLUSIVE ACCESS Be first to know about exclusive offers and launches through push notifications. SECURE CHECKOUT IN A FLASH Tap, swipe, shop and secure your new products in an instant with our super easy checkout. Download DecoratorCrafts and make your creative visions come to life!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Altenew at none against DecoratorCrafts's shown. Altenew also leads on ratings volume (863 vs 52) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). DecoratorCrafts's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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.
DecoratorCrafts holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Altenew has 863 ratings behind it against 52, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Altenew's written reviews are positive against 100% of DecoratorCrafts's.
Altenew ships an update every 2 weeks, DecoratorCrafts every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Altenew | DecoratorCrafts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (863 ratings) | 5.0 (52 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 863 — better | 52 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Altenew, LLC | DecoratorCrafts |
Customer experience
Altenew
DecoratorCrafts
Bugs and requests
Altenew
Reported bugs
3 issues- Persistent red notification icon
- Incomplete product loading in categories
- Inability to add credit card automatically
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to view full website on app
- Improved search functionality
- Seamless integration between app and website
- Option to disable push notifications
- Better organization of past orders and wish lists
DecoratorCrafts
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Altenew
No in-app purchases
DecoratorCrafts
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Altenew free?
Is DecoratorCrafts free?
Which has better reviews, Altenew or DecoratorCrafts?
Do Altenew or DecoratorCrafts have ads?
Which is updated more often, Altenew or DecoratorCrafts?
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