Route One vs Cole Buxton
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Route One
Discover a vast collection of street fashion and skate culture essentials. Access over 200 brands and 10,000 products, including exclusive launches and sales. Enjoy rewards and convenient shopping features.
- 200+ street brands
- 10,000+ product lines
- Apple Pay integration
- Membership rewards program
- Exclusive launch notifications
- UK's largest skateboard range
- Back in stock alerts
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The Route One App brings together the best of skate culture and street fashion. For over 30 years Route One has been committed to getting the best products from around the world, via the fastest “route” possible. With the Route One App you've got 200 street brands and over 10,000 lines to choose from, right in the palm of your hand. Route One remains dedicated to bringing you the best range of products from around the world, together with our extensive own brand range. App Perks include: - Apple Pay to ease and speed - Route One Club membership rewards - First sight of Nike Dunk Launches and Sales and Promos - The UKs largest range of Skateboards - Back in stock alerts for your favourite items
Cole Buxton
Explore the official collection of luxury sportswear. Discover new arrivals and shop the latest designs from the brand. This app provides a direct portal to the brand's curated selection of apparel.
- Discover the official collection
- Shop latest designs
- Explore new arrivals
- Luxury sportswear
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Official COLE BUXTON. Discover The Collection.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Cole Buxton at free against Route One's free with in-app purchases. Cole Buxton also leads on ratings volume (38 vs 11). Route One's advantage is review sentiment (86% vs 75%). On price, rating, update cadence 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
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 — 5.0 for Route One against 5.0 for Cole Buxton. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 38 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Route One's written reviews are positive against 75% of Cole Buxton's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Route One | Cole Buxton |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (38 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.2% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 38 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 206 MB | 203 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Route One Retail Limited | Cole Buxton |
Customer experience
Route One
Cole Buxton
Bugs and requests
Route One
Reported bugs
8 issues- App crashes on opening
- Wishlist and cart appear empty
- Rewards/points show as 0 or incorrect value
- Search function is terrible
- Filtering is too difficult/fiddly
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- App immediately closes after launching
- Freezes when adding items to basket
- Filtered searching for sizes is faulty
Requested features
6 requests- Manage push notification settings
- Fix broken wishlist and cart
- Improve search function
- Make filtering easier and more accurate
- Fix rewards/points display
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- Allow users to choose notification types (order updates vs. marketing)
Cole Buxton
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Route One
No in-app purchases
Cole Buxton
No in-app purchases
