Comparison

PhirSe vs SearchKee

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

SearchKee

Connect with a community of buyers, sellers, and service providers. This platform facilitates transactions and interactions within a dedicated marketplace.

Highlights
  • Community marketplace
  • Connect buyers and sellers
  • Find service providers
  • Facilitates transactions
Features
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A community of buyers, sellers, and service providers.

Screenshots

PhirSe4 screens
SearchKee3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SearchKee at 5.0 against PhirSe's 4.5. SearchKee also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). PhirSe's advantage is ratings volume (33 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

SearchKee holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PhirSe has 33 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PhirSe ships an update every 6 weeks, SearchKee every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PhirSe versus SearchKee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhirSeSearchKee
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (33 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings33 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB114 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhirSe IncRiiCreate Group Limited

Customer experience

PhirSe

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

SearchKee

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

In-app purchases

None

PhirSe

No in-app purchases

None

SearchKee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PhirSe free?
PhirSe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SearchKee free?
SearchKee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PhirSe or SearchKee?
SearchKee is rated higher. PhirSe averages 4.5 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while SearchKee averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PhirSe or SearchKee have ads?
Neither PhirSe nor SearchKee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PhirSe or SearchKee?
PhirSe ships an update every 6 weeks, and SearchKee every 2 months. Most recently, PhirSe was updated on October 24, 2026 and SearchKee on October 20, 2026.

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