Lashify vs Retrofête
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lashify
Discover and shop a revolutionary DIY lash extension system. Find personalized lash looks with curated maps, customize your membership, and explore exclusive content about the brand.
- Shop lash system
- Curated Lash Maps
- Customize Membership
- Exclusive content
- Behind-the-scenes
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Shop Lashify’s cult lash system on our brand new app! Find your perfect lash looks with our curated Lash Maps. Customize your Lashify Membership and explore content that gives a deeper look into Lashify - plus exclusive behind the scenes content.
Retrofête
Discover high contemporary fashion inspired by vintage glamour and modern trends. This label offers a "more-is-more" aesthetic, blending sequins, denim, and silk for confident, sexy styles that blur the line between day and night.
- Vintage-inspired designs
- Modern contemporary fashion
- Sequined apparel
- Denim and silk silhouettes
- Day-to-night aesthetic
- Confident and sexy styles
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A nod to the glamour and exuberance of decades past, the New York-based label takes its name from a melding of synonyms for “vintage” and “party.” Enlivened with “more-is-more” energy, Retrofête blurs the line between day and night, creating a life-of-the-party aesthetic within each design. The iridescence of the sequins, modern meets vintage denim, and sophisticated silk silhouettes—each detail elevates a feeling of nostalgia with a fashion forward take on confident and sexy styles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Retrofête at ad-supported against Lashify's free with in-app purchases. Lashify's advantage is ratings volume (7.6K vs 822) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). 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
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 — 4.8 for Lashify against 4.9 for Retrofête. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lashify has 7.6K ratings behind it against 822, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 51% of Lashify's written reviews are positive against 45% of Retrofête's.
Lashify ships an update every 10 days, Retrofête every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lashify | Retrofête |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (7.6K ratings) | 4.9 (822 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.9% of reviews — better | 45.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7.6K — better | 822 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lashify Inc | Retrofete Inc. |
Customer experience
Lashify
Retrofête
Bugs and requests
Lashify
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unable to remove items from cart
- App crashes when trying to make purchases
- Subscription management issues
- Discounts and offers not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Improved app navigation and organization
- Ability to easily manage subscriptions and orders
- More visual guides and lash style previews
- Saved payment and shipping information
- Streamlined checkout process
Retrofête
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lashify
No in-app purchases
Retrofête
No in-app purchases
