Comparison

Branded Bills vs Custom Hats

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

Head to head
About

Branded Bills

Discover unique headwear and apparel with custom design options. Shop state-specific collections or personalize items with your own logo for any occasion. High-quality, handmade products designed for lasting style.

Highlights
  • Shop 50 state unique designs
  • Create customized headwear with logo
  • Multiple hat styles available
  • Handmade to order products
  • Premium materials
Features
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Branded Bills is the premier headwear and apparel brand, crafting hand-made-to-order pieces from premium materials built to last for years. Whether you're traveling, working, or playing, our classic styles keep you looking sharp wherever life takes you. Shop All 50 States — Explore unique designs and exclusive product offerings representing every state in the country. Officially Licensed Headwear — Rep your favorite college and university with our officially licensed collegiate collections. Custom Headwear — Add your logo to create branded hats for your business, a special event, or just to stand out from the crowd. Fit for Everyone — Multiple hat styles designed for men, women, and children, so the whole family can find their perfect look. Made to order. Built to last.

About

Custom Hats

Design and order custom embroidered hats with your own logos or text. Upload any image, and designers will prepare it for stitching. Review a free mockup before production, with automatic discounts for bulk orders.

Highlights
  • Upload any logo or create text designs
  • Real name-brand hat styles with live pricing
  • Free emailed mockup approval before production
  • Automatic volume discounts
  • Apple Pay and card checkout
  • Save cart and designs automatically
Features
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Your logo doesn't need to be "design ready." Send us whatever you have - a screenshot, a photo, a napkin sketch, and our designers make it stitch-ready for you. Pick a real hat, choose your color, upload your logo or type your text, and check out in seconds with Apple Pay or card. That's the whole process. YOU APPROVE BEFORE WE STITCH Every order gets a free mockup sent to your email. Our designers remove backgrounds, clean up your artwork, and prep it for embroidery, then nothing goes into production until you sign off. Zero risk of getting a hat you didn't picture. REAL HATS, REAL PRICES Every hat in the app is a genuine name-brand style with real product photos, every available color, and live pricing. What you see is exactly what ships. NO MINIMUMS, AUTOMATIC DISCOUNTS Order a single hat for yourself or up to 24 for the crew. Per-hat pricing drops automatically at 6, 12, and 24 hats, tap a tier to see your price instantly. Need more than 24 hats or mixed colors? Full bulk pricing is available on our website. PERFECT FOR - Small business and company logo hats - Team, league, and event merch - Bachelor/bachelorette parties and family reunions - Ranches, farms, trades, and crews - Gifts that don't look like they came from an airport FEATURES - Real name-brand hat styles with actual product photos and live store pricing - Every color option, photographed - not simulated - Upload any logo file: our designers handle backgrounds and cleanup free - Or create text designs in multiple embroidery font styles - Embroidery (up to 6 thread colors) or DTG full-color printing - Automatic volume discounts at 6, 12, and 24 hats - Free emailed mockup approval before production on every order - Apple Pay and card checkout - Your cart and designs save automatically, pick up where you left off - Light and dark appearance, your choice in settings Orders are securely processed and fulfilled by HatKings. Designed by you. Perfected by us. Shipped to your door.

Screenshots

Branded Bills4 screens
Custom Hats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Custom Hats at none against Branded Bills's shown. Custom Hats also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Branded Bills's advantage is ratings volume (781 vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, 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

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 Branded Bills against 5.0 for Custom Hats. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Branded Bills has 781 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Branded Bills ships an update fortnightly, Custom Hats every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Branded Bills versus Custom Hats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBranded BillsCustom Hats
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (781 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings781 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBranded Bills LLCSandoval LLC

Customer experience

Branded Bills

All ratings782 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral3.8%
Negative11.5%

Custom Hats

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Branded Bills

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes after extended use
  • Issues with online ordering and payment processing

Requested features

2 requests
  • Expand sizing options to include XL hats
  • Improve inventory management to have more consistent availability

Custom Hats

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Branded Bills

No in-app purchases

None

Custom Hats

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Branded Bills free?
Branded Bills is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Custom Hats free?
Custom Hats is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Branded Bills or Custom Hats?
Custom Hats is rated higher. Branded Bills averages 4.9 out of 5 from 781 ratings, while Custom Hats averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Branded Bills or Custom Hats have ads?
Branded Bills shows ads; Custom Hats does not.
Which is updated more often, Branded Bills or Custom Hats?
Branded Bills ships an update fortnightly, and Custom Hats every 2 months. Most recently, Branded Bills was updated on October 27, 2026 and Custom Hats on October 23, 2026.

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