Hat Club vs Boot Barn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hat Club
Discover and shop the latest headwear with exclusive discounts and early access to new collections. Enjoy a seamless browsing and checkout experience for all your favorite styles.
- Exclusive discounts
- Early access to launches
- Easy browsing of new arrivals
- First-to-know notifications
- Secure and fast checkout
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Download the Hat Club 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 first-to-know notifications and app-user-only early access. SECURE CHECKOUT IN A FLASH Tap, swipe, shop and secure your new products in an instant with our super easy checkout.
Boot Barn
Discover the nation's largest selection of western and work boots, clothing, hats, and accessories. Shop thousands of styles, get exclusive access to new arrivals, and find items available in your local store.
- Shop full product assortment
- Exclusive collections and new arrivals
- Thousands of boot styles
- Shop by category
- In-store mode for local availability
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Boot Barn is the nation's largest retailer of western and work boots and clothing, hats, accessories, and the latest in western-inspired fashion. The new Boot Barn app brings you our full product assortment plus exclusive in-app features. Exclusive App Features Shop: Explore our full assortment of thousands of cowboy boots, work boots, clothing, cowboy hats, accessories, and western fashion pieces. Plus, get first access to exclusive collections and new arrivals. Easily search for items or shop by category to find products tailored to your lifestyle. Shop over 10,000 styles of cowboy boots, work boots, and casual boots. In-Store Mode Shop items available in your local store for an easy in-store shopping experience. Boot Barn Radio: Take our exclusive radio station on the go or listen while you shop in store. Concert Finder & Events: Find concerts, rodeos, and other country events nearest you.
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Verdict
Hat Club and Boot Barn both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 84% of Hat Club's written reviews are positive against 52% of Boot Barn's. Boot Barn's advantage is chart position (#113 vs unranked) and ratings volume (30K vs 7.1K). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 Hat Club against 4.8 for Boot Barn. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7.1K and 30K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Hat Club's written reviews are positive against 52% of Boot Barn's.
Hat Club ships an update every 2 weeks, Boot Barn monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hat Club | Boot Barn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (7.1K ratings) — better | 4.8 (30K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.2% of reviews — better | 52.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7.1K | 30K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #113 — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hat Club | Boot Barn, Inc. |
Customer experience
Hat Club
Boot Barn
User reviews
Hat Club
From 7.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to navigate app
- 🚀 Smooth checkout process
- 💯 Unique and high-quality hats
- 🤩 Exclusive and rare hat drops
- 🏆 Satisfied long-term customers
Room to improve
- 🤬 Poor customer service
- 🤦♂️ Limited stock and quick sellouts
- 🤔 Inconsistent sizing
- 💰 Expensive shipping costs
Boot Barn
From 30K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great app and store
- 👍 Excellent customer service
- 👍 Convenient app features (rewards, radio)
- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
- 👍 Smooth online shopping experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Account and shopping cart issues (loading, freezing, disappearing items)
- 🐛 Inconsistent inventory information between app and stores
- 🐛 Rewards program not working properly
- 🐛 Checkout and payment problems (multiple payments required, charges without orders)
- 🐛 App glitches and bugs (filters not working, navigation issues)
Bugs and requests
Hat Club
Reported bugs
2 issues- Payment issues during high traffic
- Login problems on the app
Requested features
3 requests- Teams filter option
- More exclusive and local hats
- Ability to use reward points
Boot Barn
Reported bugs
5 issues- Account section infinite loading
- Unable to add items to cart
- App update button not working
- White screen/loading issues in app
- Inconsistent behavior when navigating and using filters
Requested features
5 requests- Wishlist/save for later feature
- Ability to apply discounts/rewards to online purchases
- Improved account management (saved payment info, address changes)
- Better integration between in-store and app rewards
- More transparent inventory information
In-app purchases
Hat Club
No in-app purchases
Boot Barn
No in-app purchases
