Comparison

Fedshi vs Bala

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

Head to head
About

Fedshi

Start an online store in Iraq without upfront capital or technical expertise. Market products at retail prices, and the app handles storage, fulfillment, shipping, and cash collection. Earn profits from the price difference, with fast profit transfers.

Highlights
  • Start online store without capital
  • Market products at retail prices
  • Wholesale prices on popular products
  • Order submission via social media
  • Storage, fulfillment, and shipping handled
  • Cash collection from customers
  • Fast profit transfers
Features
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About this app Start your own online commerce business in Iraq today without any risks. Start your own online commerce business without the need for capital, technical, operational or marketing knowhow. Fedshi is a mobile application that offers you a wide variety of popular products at wholesale prices. It allows you to market the products to your community and network at retail prices without buying them. Instead, you take orders from your customers via social media (e.g. Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Tiktok) and instant messaging apps (e.g. Whatsapp, Telegram, Messenger) and submit them via Fedshi. We store, fulfill and ship the order to your customers as well as collect the cash from them. You earn a profit, which is the difference between retail and wholesale prices, and we transfer those profits shortly after collection. Fedshi removes the risk of starting your own online commerce business by removing the upfront costs and reducing the operational work required. All you have to do is to market Fedshi’s products, offered to you at wholesale prices, and let Fedshi do the rest. Avoid the risks and costs of buying stock, warehousing, fulfilling, delivering, cash collection and returns that come with e-commerce. Let us do the work and then send your profits. Why use Fedshi? 1. Wide range of products at low wholesale prices Fedshi offers you a large assortment of popular products at the lowest wholesale prices that you can find in Iraq. Our research team makes sure to pick the most attractive products that are requested by customers. We source such products directly from suppliers and manufacturers and can thus attain the lowest prices. We offer the products to you at fixed wholesale prices and suggest a customer price for you to market the products at. 2. No upfront costs Fedshi relieves you of the cost and risk of building inventory. You do not have to pay any upfront costs to Fedshi to be able to market our products to your customers. You simply share the products with your network through social media and instant messaging apps. You take their orders via social media and instant messaging apps and place the orders on behalf of them on Fedshi’s app. 3. Full services Fedshi relieves you of the cost and risk of building a warehouse, fulfilling and delivering the products. We pack your orders in our warehouse and deliver them directly to your customers. We collect the cash from your customers directly. Our delivery is fast, we usually deliver within 24-48 hours. 4. Instant earnings The difference between the customer price and wholesale price is your profit. As soon as possible after collecting the cash from customers, we transfer your profits to you. 5. Favourable policies We offer your customers a 7-day free return policy, where they can return the products and get their full refunds or exchange them to anything else that they want. 6. Exclusive promotions and campaigns We run continuous promotions and campaigns, offering you further discounts on our already low wholesale prices or free delivery to offer to your customers. 7. Marketing support You want to start your online commerce business but do not know how to market the products to customers? Fedshi will provide you with the creative materials (videos, photos, content) and instructions on how to promote and market products to your network on social media applications. How to use Fedshi? 1. Register Download the application and register your profile with Fedshi, we will be in touch with you to teach you how to start selling. 2. Share Browse Fedshi’s large assortment of products offered at wholesale prices and share with your network via social media 3. Order Take orders from your network via social media platforms and place the orders on their behalf using Fedshi’s application 4. Relax Fedshi will deliver the order to the customer, collect the cash from the customer and transfer your profits to you directly

About

Bala

Discover and purchase products from various stores with ease. Browse items, view details, add to cart, and track orders. Store owners can manage their inventory and create offers.

Highlights
  • Product discovery and purchasing
  • Browse without login
  • Detailed product information
  • Order tracking
  • Store owner inventory management
  • Offer creation
Features
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Bala هو تطبيق تسوّق إلكتروني يساعدك على اكتشاف المنتجات وشرائها بسهولة من متاجر مختلفة. يمكنك تصفح المنتجات بدون تسجيل دخول، البحث بسرعة، مشاهدة تفاصيل المنتج والصور والأسعار والتقييمات، إضافة المنتجات إلى السلة، ومتابعة حالة الطلبات. يوفر التطبيق أيضًا تجربة خاصة لأصحاب المتاجر، حيث يمكنهم إدارة منتجاتهم، إضافة وتعديل المنتجات، تنظيم الأحجام والخيارات، وإنشاء العروض. يدعم Bala اللغات العربية والإنجليزية والتركية والكردية، مع واجهة حديثة وسهلة الاستخدام تدعم الوضع الفاتح والداكن.

Screenshots

Fedshi4 screens
Bala3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bala at 5.0 against Fedshi's 4.4. Bala also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Fedshi's advantage is ratings volume (282 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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

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

Bala holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fedshi has 282 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fedshi ships an update every 9 days, Bala every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Fedshi versus Bala: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFedshiBala
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (282 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings282 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB4 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFedshiKarrar Emad

Bugs and requests

Fedshi

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Verification failed (human check)
  • Delivery cost calculation issue

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add soft and cheap products like makeup brushes and hair accessories
  • Option to change app language

Bala

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Fedshi

No in-app purchases

None

Bala

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fedshi free?
Fedshi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bala free?
Bala is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fedshi or Bala?
Bala is rated higher. Fedshi averages 4.4 out of 5 from 282 ratings, while Bala averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Fedshi or Bala have ads?
Fedshi shows ads; Bala does not.
Which is updated more often, Fedshi or Bala?
Fedshi ships an update every 9 days, and Bala every 2 weeks. Most recently, Fedshi was updated on November 12, 2026 and Bala on October 31, 2026.

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