PerkSpot vs AKIRA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PerkSpot
Access exclusive employee discounts and deals on the go. Discover new offers weekly across more than 25 categories, including local neighborhood savings and top brand discounts. Stay connected to your benefits wherever you are.
- Exclusive employee discounts
- Deals added weekly
- 25+ categories of offers
- Thousands of exclusive offers
- Local neighborhood deals
- Top brand discounts
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Take your exclusive deals from your employee discount program on the go with PerkSpot’s Mobile App. Discover features like: - New deals added weekly in 25+ categories from everyday deals to big-ticket buys - Thousands of exclusive offers on top brands - Local, neighborhood deals whether you’re at home or traveling Download PerkSpot’s Mobile App today to stay connected to your exclusive deals wherever you are.
AKIRA
Access new fashion collections early and receive exclusive offers. Enjoy a streamlined shopping journey with easy browsing and a quick, secure checkout process. Everything you need for a seamless retail experience is now conveniently available.
- Early access to collection launches
- Exclusive special offers
- Push notifications for updates
- Easy browsing of catalog
- Secure and fast checkout
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Download the AKIRA app to get early access to collection launches, special offers, and a seamless shopping experience. Everything you love, right at your fingertips. EASY BROWSING Shop the freshest new arrivals across our entire catalog. EXCLUSIVE ACCESS Be first to know about special offers and launches through push notifications. SECURE CHECKOUT IN A FLASH Tap, swipe, shop and secure your new products in an instant with our super easy checkout.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AKIRA at 4.8 against PerkSpot's 3.0. AKIRA also leads on ratings volume (2K vs 114) and review sentiment (47% vs 37%). PerkSpot's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and chart position (#205 vs unranked). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AKIRA holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AKIRA has 2K ratings behind it against 114, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of PerkSpot's written reviews are positive against 47% of AKIRA's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PerkSpot | AKIRA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (114 ratings) | 4.8 (2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.7% of reviews | 47.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 114 | 2K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | #205 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PerkSpot | AKIRA ® |
Customer experience
PerkSpot
AKIRA
User reviews
PerkSpot
From 114 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💰 Great money saver
- 💸 Real savings found
- 👍 Convenient access to discounts
- 📱 Perks on the phone
- 🌟 Awesome app experience
Room to improve
- 📉 Prices higher than retailer
- ❌ App doesn't work
- 🚫 Website and app don't communicate
- 🐛 App is glitchy and terrible
- 😵 Website redirects to browser
AKIRA
From 2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Unique and stylish items
- 👍 Satisfied with purchases
- 👍 User-friendly app
- 👍 Convenient shopping experience
- 👍 Responsive and intuitive app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Scrolling issues causing page resets
- 🐛 Password reset issues
- 🐛 Slow app performance
- 🐛 Inconsistent display of sale prices
- 🐛 Issues with order history and rewards tracking
Bugs and requests
PerkSpot
Reported bugs
23 issues- Website and app do not communicate
- App constantly says no account found
- App has loading errors
- App stops working when inputting city
- App becomes a blurry mess
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- App stops letting users search
- App is glitchy
- App doesn't redirect back to app after login
- App stopped working
- App is stuck on "you're on your way to saving"
- App won't update/download
- App gets stuck at downloading updated app stage
- App doesn't log in after signing in
- App stays on the welcome screen "you're on your way to saving!"
- App stays on the "you're on your way to saving" forever
- App is stuck on the first page
- App stays on the page "you're on your way to savings"
- App takes you to the website on browser
- App says "you're on your way to savings" and nothing else
- App redirects to the website to sign in
- App keeps asking to sign in
- App is in beta and can't log in
- App gives same products over and over when searching categories
Requested features
2 requests- Option to use discount codes directly on retailer sites
- Keep all functionality within the app
AKIRA
Reported bugs
3 issues- Scrolling resets to top of page
- App crashes when browsing certain sections
- Login and password reset functionality issues
Requested features
4 requests- Add page navigation dropdown menu
- Include size measurements for all items
- Add credit card payment option
- Improve notification system for sales and deals
In-app purchases
PerkSpot
No in-app purchases
AKIRA
No in-app purchases
