Route One vs TurtleShop
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
TurtleShop
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TurtleShop takes the stress out of the weekly shop. Plan your meals, build your list, and get to the shops — from one app that works across iPhone, Apple Watch, and the Lock Screen. Plan your week Choose the meals you want to cook next week and TurtleShop automatically adds all the ingredients to your shopping list. Arrange meals by day, mark them as cooked when you're done, and start planning next week with a single tap. Recipes, the smart way Attach a recipe to any meal. Paste a link from any food website and TurtleShop pulls the ingredients, method, prep time, and cook time automatically. Or photograph your cookbook — on devices with Apple Intelligence, on-device AI reads your pages and structures the full recipe privately, without leaving your phone. Open a recipe for a focused cooking view with a tappable checklist, numbered steps, and a keep-screen-on mode so your phone stays lit on the counter. Shop Smarter Tap Go Shopping to start a trip — in-store or online. Items are ordered by the route you walk, so you never double back. Tap to add to your trolley. A Live Activity tracks your progress from the Lock Screen. Apple Watch support means you can check your list without getting your phone out mid-aisle. Organised by location in your house. Group items by where they live — fridge, pantry, bakery, or wherever works for you. Your shopping list sections by location automatically. Built for families Share your list with family using iCloud. Everyone sees changes in real time. Set a Shopping Day reminder so you never forget to check your list before heading out. Siri Ready Say "Add something to TurtleShop" and Siri asks what you'd like — no unlocking needed. Or connect to Apple Reminders for instant import. Family Sharing One subscription covers your entire family. Share your shopping list with family members via iCloud so everyone stays on the same page. Free to Try Get 5 full shopping trips completely free. Subscribe to Premium for unlimited trips and full access to every feature. Privacy Policy: https://www.codingfromscratch.co.uk/turtleshop-privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Route One at none against TurtleShop's 6. TurtleShop's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. TurtleShop sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Route One asks for nothing beyond the download.
Route One ships an update every 2 months, TurtleShop every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Route One | TurtleShop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 86.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 206 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Route One Retail Limited | Chris Turner |
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)
TurtleShop
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Route One
No in-app purchases
TurtleShop
- Premium Monthly (Early Bird)$1.991 Month
- Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
- Premium Annual Early Bird$12.991 Year
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- Premium Annual$14.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime (Early Bird)$29.99
- Premium Lifetime$39.99









