PHILIP B. vs Bandolier
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PHILIP B.
Discover and purchase premium, botanically-powered haircare and body products. Enjoy salon-quality results at home with convenient one-click shopping.
- Botanically powered haircare
- Pure plant extracts
- Salon-quality results
- One-click purchasing
- Shop from home
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Philip B. formulates his award-winning line of hair and body products with active botanicals and pure plant extracts to deliver salon-quality results from the comfort of home. Shop with convenience on our app with one-click purchasing.
Bandolier
Shop the latest crossbody phone cases and accessories with exclusive discounts and early access to new collections. Enjoy a seamless and secure checkout experience.
- Exclusive discounts
- Early access to launches
- Easy browsing of new arrivals
- Push notifications for offers
- Secure and fast checkout
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Download the Bandolier app to access exclusive discounts, early access to collection launches. 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 exclusive 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 ads: Bandolier at none against PHILIP B.'s shown. Bandolier also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (232 vs 58). PHILIP B.'s advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On price, rating, in-app purchases and device support 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 PHILIP B. against 4.9 for Bandolier. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 58 and 232 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of PHILIP B.'s written reviews are positive against 88% of Bandolier's.
PHILIP B. ships an update every 6 weeks, Bandolier fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PHILIP B. | Bandolier |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (58 ratings) — better | 4.9 (232 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 88.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 58 | 232 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Philip B Inc. | Bandolier |
Customer experience
PHILIP B.
Bandolier
Bugs and requests
PHILIP B.
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bandolier
Reported bugs
1 issue- Order never received
Requested features
2 requests- More color options
- Bundle and save feature on the app
In-app purchases
PHILIP B.
No in-app purchases
Bandolier
No in-app purchases
