Comparison

PhirSe vs PencilboxShop

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

Head to head
About

PhirSe

This app allows users to buy and sell fashion items and services locally. Earn cash by selling pre-loved clothing, beauty services, and more. Discover great deals and connect with your local Indian community.

Highlights
  • List items for free
  • Negotiate prices with sellers
  • Local item discovery
  • Sell clothing and services
  • Build seller profiles
  • Promote listings
Features
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Say "goodbye" to the things you no longer love, and "hello" to the new you. Phirse is a way to buy and sell locally. Earn some extra cash by selling lightly used items from your closet. From women’s sarees to kids’ clothing and even services such as beauty, henna, event planning, Phirse is the place to upcycle and find great deals for your Indian wardrobe and more! SELLING: • List your items for FREE in minutes with a couple of photos, price, and a brief description • Let users know if your prices are negotiable or fixed • Accept or reject offers instantly from chat • Build up your individual seller profile with ratings and feedback from others • Keep 100% of your profit; that’s right, we don’t take any! BUYING: • Chat directly with sellers and negotiate prices • Make transactions in a safe shopping environment: know the location of where the item was posted & view full profiles and ratings of sellers • Use our location filter to find items right in your neighborhood • Set up a meetup time and location or choose to ship • Favorite items to view later PROMOTIONS: • Simply promote your items for a small price starting at 99 cents • Ensure that your items are always at the top of the feed and viewed first • Cancel or end your promotion at any time SERVICES: • Along with clothing, sell your services too! • Henna, beauty, massage, alterations and other Indian services can be sold under our services category CONNECT: • Connect easily with Indians locally • Build a sense of community from buying and selling with others around you Be environmentally friendly and sustainable; you can recycle, upcycle, and keep usable items out of the landfill while filling your pockets. Find your previously loved items new homes! Conveniently login using your email, Google, Facebook or even your phone number. It’s FREE to use! Check us out at phirse.com

About

PencilboxShop

Discover thousands of unique jewelry designs from various global cultures. Shop handmade and premium materials with daily new arrivals and year-round sales. Enjoy fast, secure checkout, timely delivery, and rewards for every purchase.

Highlights
  • Thousands of global jewelry designs
  • Handmade and premium material options
  • Daily new design additions
  • Year-round sales and discounts
  • Fast and secure checkout
  • Timely delivery promise
  • Rewards for purchases
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1000's of designs in Indian, African, Latin American, European and American Jewelry. One stop shop for Handmade (fabric, hand-painted, natural clay, beads) German Silver, Meenakari, Kundan, Sterling Silver, Enamel, Polymer Clay, Silver Look-alike, Natural Stone, Stainless Steel, Copper, Brass, Bridal and Custom Jewelry. Download, Install, Register and Shop to get $5 Credit immediately! PencilboxShop is one of the biggest Women Fashion Shopping Apps in USA with 100's of new designs being added Everyday. Checkout our 'Upto 70%' Off section with SALE that runs throughout the year. - Find products you love. - Avail Great Prices and Massive Discounts - Fast and Secure Checkout - Promise of timely delivery backed by an extensive supply chain - Get rewarded with every purchase - Refer your friend and get huge benefits www.pencilboxshop.com

Screenshots

PhirSe4 screens
PencilboxShop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PhirSe at every 6 weeks against PencilboxShop's every 11 months. PencilboxShop's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

PencilboxShop holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 41 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 86% of PhirSe's written reviews are positive against 83% of PencilboxShop's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PhirSe ships an update every 6 weeks, PencilboxShop every 11 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PhirSe versus PencilboxShop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhirSePencilboxShop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (33 ratings)4.9 (41 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings3341 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB181 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhirSe IncPENCILBOXSHOP LLC

Customer experience

PhirSe

All ratings33 ratings
Positive84.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

PencilboxShop

All ratings40 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

PhirSe

No in-app purchases

None

PencilboxShop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PhirSe free?
PhirSe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PencilboxShop free?
PencilboxShop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PhirSe or PencilboxShop?
PencilboxShop is rated higher. PhirSe averages 4.5 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while PencilboxShop averages 4.9 from 41 ratings.
Do PhirSe or PencilboxShop have ads?
Neither PhirSe nor PencilboxShop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PhirSe or PencilboxShop?
PhirSe ships an update every 6 weeks, and PencilboxShop every 11 months. Most recently, PhirSe was updated on November 3, 2026 and PencilboxShop on November 3, 2026.

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