Comparison

AMTAN vs LoneStar App

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

Head to head
About

AMTAN

This app provides wholesale premium leather directly to small and medium-sized businesses. Browse sustainably sourced, USA-tanned leather collections and place orders at competitive prices. Options for local pickup and domestic shipping are available.

Highlights
  • Wholesale leather pricing
  • Premium leather collections
  • Sustainably sourced materials
  • USA tanned leather
  • Local pickup and domestic shipping
  • Browse leather by collection
Features
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American Tanning and Leather LLC (AMTAN) is the world's first tannery to offer premium leather to small and medium sized customers through an app at wholesale prices. We proudly offer sustainably sourced leathers that are always tanned in the USA. Download the app and browse our collections of leather. All prices are in USD. We offer local pickup and domestic shipping options.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

Screenshots

AMTAN4 screens
LoneStar App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: AMTAN at none against LoneStar App's shown. AMTAN also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). LoneStar App's advantage is ratings volume (737 vs 41). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for AMTAN against 4.9 for LoneStar App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LoneStar App has 737 ratings behind it against 41, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AMTAN ships an update monthly, LoneStar App every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AMTAN versus LoneStar App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAMTANLoneStar App
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (41 ratings) — better4.9 (737 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings41737 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.114.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmerican Tanning and Leather LLCLoneStar Adhesive LLC

Customer experience

AMTAN

All ratings41 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

LoneStar App

All ratings494 ratings
Positive98.8%
Neutral1.0%
Negative0.2%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

AMTAN

No in-app purchases

None

LoneStar App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AMTAN free?
AMTAN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LoneStar App free?
LoneStar App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AMTAN or LoneStar App?
AMTAN is rated higher. AMTAN averages 5.0 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while LoneStar App averages 4.9 from 737 ratings.
Do AMTAN or LoneStar App have ads?
LoneStar App shows ads; AMTAN does not.
Which is updated more often, AMTAN or LoneStar App?
AMTAN ships an update monthly, and LoneStar App every 6 months. Most recently, AMTAN was updated on October 12, 2026 and LoneStar App on October 14, 2026.

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