Comparison

Mallats vs CHICSTA

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

Head to head
About

Mallats

Shop online from home with a secure marketplace offering a wide variety of products. Access your account, track orders, and view daily deals in Arabic or English. Supports multiple currencies and locations.

Highlights
  • Shop online from various categories
  • View daily offers
  • Bi-lingual Arabic/English support
  • Multi-currency / Multi-location
  • Customer account management
  • Merchant e-Shop and POS system
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Mallats is an online shopping marketplace with local presence in the GCC region. This convenient and secure application enables customers to shop online from the comfort of their home, access their accounts, view their orders and generate their statement. Developed by the leading software house in the Kingdom of Bahrain, Amthal Group was established in the year 2000 by a team of professional accountants, management professionals, consultants, IT and education specialists from various backgrounds in the corporate world with a wealth of expertise, providing the company with a broad spectrum of business know-how.The features of the Mallats mobile application includes:For customers:1) Simple account creation.2) Shop online from various categories.3) Reset existing account password.4) View daily offers.5) Bi-Lingual Arabic/English 6) Multi Currency / Multi-LocationFor merchants:1) Online e-Shop 2) Online / Offline POS System 3) Full Sales Cycle 4) Customer / Vendor Portal 5) Full Inventory Management 6) Multi-Store / Multi-Location 7) Multi-Branch / Multi Currency 8) In-Built Document Workflow 9) Unlimited Workflow Levels 10) Bi-Lingual Arabic/English 11) Powerful Security Control 12) Fully Integrated ERP

About

CHICSTA

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Our store is your one stop for everything beauty and skincare. Expertly Curated products for the fashionista in you. Karefully Kurated, Exclusively Yours.

Screenshots

Mallats4 screens
CHICSTA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mallats at every 5 weeks against CHICSTA's every 4 months. On price, ads, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mallats ships an update every 5 weeks, CHICSTA every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Mallats versus CHICSTA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMallatsCHICSTA
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB166 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAl-Amthal GroupRAPID ACCELERATION INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

In-app purchases

None

Mallats

No in-app purchases

None

CHICSTA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mallats free?
Mallats is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CHICSTA free?
CHICSTA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mallats or CHICSTA have ads?
Neither Mallats nor CHICSTA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mallats or CHICSTA?
Mallats ships an update every 5 weeks, and CHICSTA every 4 months. Most recently, Mallats was updated on October 3, 2026 and CHICSTA on October 1, 2026.

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