BÉIS vs 5C Exchange
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BÉIS
Shop stylish bags and accessories designed for travel and everyday use. Access exclusive discounts and get early notifications for new collection launches. Enjoy a seamless shopping experience with easy browsing and secure checkout.
- Shop entire catalog
- Exclusive discounts
- Early access to launches
- App-only notifications
- Secure checkout
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Bags and accessories designed to get you where you're going with ease and style. From the gym to your weekend getaway, there's no need to be a light packer when you have BÉIS. Download the BÉIS app to access exclusive discounts and early access to fan-favorite collection launches. Everything you love, right at your fingertips. EASY BROWSING Shop the entire BÉIS catalog with ease. EXCLUSIVE ACCESS Be the first to know about new collection launches & restocks with app-only early access notifications. SECURE CHECKOUT Tap, swipe, shop and secure your new BÉIS in an instant with our super easy checkout.
5C Exchange
A secure, closed marketplace for students at the five Claremont Colleges to buy, sell, trade, or give away items. Verified accounts ensure a safe, local exchange of goods like textbooks and furniture, promoting sustainability and community.
- Verified student accounts
- Buy, sell, trade, or give away items
- In-app messaging
- Local, in-person exchanges
- Sustainability tracking and eco badges
- Report and moderation tools
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5C Exchange is a closed marketplace built exclusively for students at the five Claremont Colleges: Pomona, Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, Scripps, and Pitzer. Every account is verified with a Claremont College email. No outside buyers, no strangers, no shipping. Just students trading with students, a short walk across campus. BUY, SELL, TRADE, OR GIVE AWAY List anything you no longer need: textbooks, dorm furniture, electronics, clothing, and kitchen gear. Set a price, accept offers, arrange a trade, or give it away free. BUILT FOR THE 5C's - Browse listings from all five colleges - Message sellers directly in the app - Save listings you're interested in - Meet up in person, no shipping, no waiting COMPLETELY FREE No listing fees. No transaction fees. No ads. Exchanges happen in person, on your terms. SUSTAINABILITY BUILT IN Every item that changes hands instead of going to a landfill keeps carbon out of the atmosphere. 5C Exchange estimates the CO2 impact of each exchange using EPA emissions factors, tracks your personal environmental impact, and awards eco badges as you keep more items in use. Move-out season sends an enormous amount of usable furniture, appliances, and clothing to the dump every year. 5C Exchange exists to keep it circulating within the campus community instead. SAFETY AND TRUST - Campus email verification required for every account - Report tool on every listing and conversation - Active moderation by admins - Must be 18 or older to create an account 5C Exchange is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Claremont Colleges.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: 5C Exchange at free against BÉIS's free with in-app purchases. BÉIS's advantage is ratings volume (11K vs 1). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for BÉIS against 5.0 for 5C Exchange. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BÉIS has 11K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | BÉIS | 5C Exchange |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (11K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | BEIS, LLC | Claremont Computer Network LLC |
Customer experience
BÉIS
5C Exchange
Bugs and requests
BÉIS
Reported bugs
3 issues- Product pages not loading fully
- Switching between countries/currencies issues
- Rewards not applying correctly
Requested features
7 requests- Ability to order to Canada
- Filter and sort reviews
- Collapsible carry-on luggage
- In-app color switching
- Ability to edit account information
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- Preorder option for out-of-stock items
- Sharing options for products
5C Exchange
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BÉIS
No in-app purchases
5C Exchange
No in-app purchases









