MakerFlo vs LoneStar App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MakerFlo
Shop a wide selection of stainless steel tumblers and crafting blanks at wholesale prices. Easily order on the go, track your purchases, and receive important alerts. Join a vibrant crafting community for inspiration and project sharing.
- Easy mobile ordering
- Order tracking
- Push notifications for alerts
- Largest selection of stainless steel tumblers
- Wholesale pricing
- Crafting community access
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Free Shipping on Orders $99+ in 48 Contiguous US States Take MakerFlo with you wherever you go! Download our app for easy ordering & alerts, view orders and much more! Be sure to enable push notifications so you never miss out. Shop at MakerFlo for all your tumbler making needs! We have the largest selection of stainless steel tumblers at the best wholesale price available. Join our Facebook crafting community to get new ideas and share current projects.
LoneStar App
This app allows users to browse and purchase a variety of custom branding supplies, including premium adhesives, leather, wood veneer, and acrylic sheets. It also offers heat presses and hat-making accessories, providing a convenient way to access professional-grade materials for custom hat creation.
- Browse and purchase branding supplies
- Shop adhesives, leather, wood, and acrylic sheets
- Purchase heat presses and accessories
- Access design files and instructional information
- Professional-grade patch hat materials
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LoneStar Adhesive™ is a family owned and operated business, working to leave the custom branding industry a little better than it was found. As someone who began in this business as a hat maker himself, it didn’t take our owner (Josh) long to see that the “industry standard” for thermal activated adhesive was sub-par, at best. A background in customer service drove him to seek a solution that didn’t leave him continually returning to troubleshoot work that could be done right the first time. Growing weary of companies promising a solution, only to offer disappointing results, he sought after an adhesive that truly is, "Adhesive with Integrity." After testing the durability for a while in his own small business, “Brim Lines,” he knew it should be brought to other makers so the entire industry could see what should be the new standard. Durra-Bull, the signature product and adhesive from LoneStar Adhesive Co., has taken the industry by the horns and left the rest in its dust. It has stood its ground while enduring all kinds of conditions from a truck left in the South Texas summer heat to the frigid temps endured by our Canadian friends to a well-meaning trip through the washing machine. The years since bringing the adhesive to market have been a wild ride, and LoneStar Adhesive has grown into a distributor of top-grain leather, leatherette, wood veneer, and acrylic sheets, all backed by Durra-Bull adhesive. Staying true to his roots, Richardson hats are also stocked in some of the most popular color ways. The solutions coming from LoneStar haven’t ended there, either. Now known for their customer service, they’ve brought a dual platen hat press with an extended warranty to market, the Branding Iron. And when an ongoing problem with leatherette peeling was identified, Josh approached a manufacturer about creating a premium leatherette. This product is now an exclusive offering of LoneStar Adhesive, and proving to be yet another solution the industry needed. As of today, you can easily find makers proudly demonstrating the strength of the adhesive through “pull tests” for their own customers. The LoneStar Adhesive Team still helpfully, and joyfully, recommends the use of pliers. We've added the new LoneStar app as an easily accessible option for browsing and purchasing our products. Whether it's patch hat supplies, heat presses, design files, or instructional information, our LoneStar mobile app has got you covered! There has never been a better time to make professional-grade patch hats, patch beanies, and more using our premium laser supplies and heat-activated adhesive... Download the LoneStar App to Get Started Today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: MakerFlo at none against LoneStar App's shown. MakerFlo also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (3.6K vs 737). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 — 4.9 for MakerFlo against 4.9 for LoneStar App. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.6K and 737 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
MakerFlo ships an update every 4 months, LoneStar App every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MakerFlo | LoneStar App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (3.6K ratings) | 4.9 (737 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.6K — better | 737 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MOPEN LLC | LoneStar Adhesive LLC |
Customer experience
MakerFlo
LoneStar App
Bugs and requests
MakerFlo
Reported bugs
1 issue- Delivery delays due to external factors
Requested features
2 requests- More color options
- Expand product line
LoneStar App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MakerFlo
No in-app purchases
LoneStar App
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is MakerFlo free?
Is LoneStar App free?
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