Comparison

Amazon Shopping vs Brands For Less

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

Head to head
About

Amazon Shopping

Shop millions of products with app-exclusive benefits for a faster, easier experience. Track deliveries in real-time, view products in 360°, get sale alerts, and enjoy secure sign-in. Access 24/7 live chat support and find items by scanning them.

Highlights
  • Real-time delivery tracking
  • 360° product view
  • View in your room (AR)
  • Price drop alerts
  • Secure sign-in (fingerprint/face ID)
  • 24/7 live chat support
  • Product scanning for search
Features
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Amazon Shopping offers app-only benefits to help make shopping on Amazon faster and easier. Browse, view product details, read reviews, and purchase millions of products. Amazon delivers to 100+ countries in as quickly as 3-5 days. Whether you’re buying gifts, reading reviews, tracking orders, scanning products, or just shopping, the Amazon Shopping app offers more benefits than shopping on Amazon via your desktop. Never miss a delivery Get real-time tracking and delivery notifications so you know where your package is and when it arrives. Know exactly what you’re purchasing Full 360° product view lets you see items from every angle. “View in you room” makes sure it fits by using your phone’s camera and VR so you can see it in your space. We’ll notify you when items go on sale Just tap the heart icon to save items to Your Lists and we’ll alert you of price drops so you don’t miss a deal. Never forget your password Save time by staying securely signed in. If you prefer to sign out, use facial or fingerprint identification to sign back in. Connect with us when it works best for you Live chat support is open 24 hours, 7 days a week. Once you’ve started a chat, it stays that way for 24 hours so you don’t have to start your support session from the beginning. We’ll find that item for you Not sure of an item’s brand or where to but it? Just tap the scan icon in the search bar, take a picture of the item or its barcode, and we’ll find it for you. In order to provide a rich experience and enable features such as voice shopping, notifications, visual search, customer reviews, and authentication this app may request permission to access contacts, camera, microphone, notification, touch id, photos and Bluetooth. Amazon Shopping is available in English, Spanish, German, and Simplified Chinese. In addition to International Shopping, you can change your settings in this single app to shop Amazon.ca, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, Amazon.com, Amazon.it, Amazon.es, Amazon.cn, Amazon.co.jp or Amazon.in. For customers located within the European Union, United Kingdom or Brazil: By using this app, you agree to Amazon’s Conditions of Use applicable for your country. Please also see the applicable Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-Based Ads Notice for your country. Links to these terms and notices can be found in the footer of your local Amazon homepage. For all other customers: By using this app, you agree to the applicable Amazon Conditions of Use (e.g. www.amazon.com/conditionsofuse) and Privacy Notice (e.g. www.amazon.com/privacy) for your country. Links to these terms and notices can be found in the footer of your local Amazon homepage. If your device supports TrueDepth technology, the app will use your device camera to detect your facial movements only while using certain features such as virtually try-on products like sunglasses. All information processed using this technology remains on your device and is not otherwise stored, processed or shared by Amazon.

About

Brands For Less

Discover a vast selection of designer fashion for men, women, and children at significantly reduced prices. Shop over 3,000 brands with options for clothing, accessories, and sportswear, all while enjoying secure online transactions and convenient delivery or in-store pickup.

Highlights
  • Shop 3,000+ designer brands
  • Up to 80% off retail prices
  • Men's, women's, and kids' fashion
  • Sportswear collection
  • Original products guaranteed
  • Free shipping available
  • Shop online or pick up in-store
Features
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Brands for Less, offering women's and men's fashion from high quality designer brands, all at up to 80% less than the retail price. Brands For Less became a trend in the online shopping industry and was the main factor behind the success and expansion of the Brands For Less group. Download Brands For Less and shop for: Men’s Fashion: Brands For Less is home to over 3,000 brands and offers a wide collection of clothing like casual shirts, dress shirts, hoodies & sweatshirts, jackets & outerwear and many more, in addition to personal care & grooming, shoes and accessories for men. Women’s Fashion: Brands For Less offers a large collection of branded women’s clothing, including Bodysuit Dresses, Hoodies, sweatshirts, Jackets, Outerwear, Jeans and many more. Kid's Fashion: Brands For Less also offers products from the top kids fashion brands with a large collection of kids clothing, Accessories, Dresses, Hoodies & Sweatshirts, Jackets & Outerwear, Leggings & Tights, Pants & Jeans, Skirts & Shorts, Sleepwear and more. Sportswear: at Brands For Less you can find top branded sports wear for men and women all with affordable prices، including Hoodies, Jackets, Jersey, Leggings & Tights, Shorts, Skirts, Sports Bra, Swimwear and many more. Why download the Brands For Less App? 100% original products Free shipping. The newest arrivals and fashion trends. Shop online and pick up in-store. A fast and secure app for online shopping. Cash on Delivery, credit card, and debit card and many more like paypal, Tabby, etc. About Brands for Less Group: The Brands for less Group is one of the world’s leading off-price retailers of fashion and homeware through the following companies: Brands for Less: Brands For Less offers an unrivaled shopping experience in 11 countries, including United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, United States of America, Philippines, India, Oman, Qatar, Jordan, Bahrain, Malta and Kuwait. Homes for Less: Homes For Less brings off-price value and Brands For Less’ ethos of customer satisfaction to the home. With premium brands and home fashion available at up to 60% off recommended retail price, and a new selection of items to browse daily, Homes For Less has rapidly become the preferred brand for the thrifty house-proud. Luxury for Less: Brings shoppers closer to indulgence with an impressive line-up of fashion items offered at incredible prices following the off-price retail model. With Luxury For Less, customers can expect to shop high-end Brands from the biggest fashion houses in the world like, all made budget accessible. Toys for Less: Toys For Less extends our off-retail model to engage younger audiences. We source from 500 plus brands to ensure that there is the perfect toy at the right price for every child out there. Disney, Fisher Price, Hasbro, Jay at Play, Lego, Melissa and Doug, Toy Triangle and many more. Tchibo: Tchibo offers scintillating affordable variety along with the brilliant element of surprise. Our in-store collections change weekly and are available only in limited quantities – creating the desire to visit again and again to discover new desirables. Follow Brands For Less on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandsforless/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrandsForLess Visit the Brands for Less website in your country: UAE: https://www.brandsforless.com/en-ae/ Lebanon: https://www.brandsforless.com/en-lb/ Saudi Arabia: https://www.brandsforless.com/en-sa/ United States of America: https://www.brandsforless.com/en-us/ Philippines: https://www.brandsforless.com/en-ph/ India: https://www.brandsforless.com/en-in/ Oman: https://www.brandsforless.com/en-om/ Qatar: https://www.brandsforless.com/en-qa/ Jordan: https://www.brandsforless.com/en-jo/ Bahrain: https://www.brandsforless.com/en-bh/ Malta: https://www.brandsforless.com/en-mt/ Kuwait: https://www.brandsforless.com/en-kw/

Screenshots

Amazon Shopping4 screens
Brands For Less4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Brands For Less at none against Amazon Shopping's 4. Brands For Less also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (53% vs 24%). Amazon Shopping's advantage is ratings volume (8.4M vs 3.9K) and chart position (#8 vs unranked). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. Amazon Shopping sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Brands For Less asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Amazon Shopping against 4.7 for Brands For Less. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Amazon Shopping has 8.4M ratings behind it against 3.9K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 24% of Amazon Shopping's written reviews are positive against 53% of Brands For Less's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Amazon Shopping ships an update fortnightly, Brands For Less weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Amazon Shopping versus Brands For Less: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmazon ShoppingBrands For Less
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8.4M ratings) — better4.7 (3.9K ratings)
Positive reviews23.7% of reviews52.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8.4M — better3.9K
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#8 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size235 MB136 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAMZN Mobile LLCBrands For Less

Customer experience

Amazon Shopping

All ratings8,442,056 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral1.4%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews9,471 reviews
Positive23.7%
Neutral9.3%
Negative67.0%

Brands For Less

All ratings3,864 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews378 reviews
Positive52.9%
Neutral3.7%
Negative43.4%

Bugs and requests

Amazon Shopping

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when navigating back
  • Inconsistent product information display
  • Shipping address changes without notice
  • Inability to view product reviews

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to filter by free shipping
  • Improve search functionality and relevance
  • Provide better order tracking and notifications
  • Bring back separate wishlists
  • Add dark mode option

Brands For Less

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Amazon Shopping

Subscriptions3
  • Audible Standard Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Amazon Music Unlimited Individual$13.991 Month
  • Audible Premium Monthly$15.991 Month
One-time1
  • 1 Audible Credit$15.99
None

Brands For Less

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Amazon Shopping free?
Amazon Shopping is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brands For Less free?
Brands For Less is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Amazon Shopping or Brands For Less?
Amazon Shopping is rated higher. Amazon Shopping averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8.4M ratings, while Brands For Less averages 4.7 from 3.9K ratings.
Do Amazon Shopping or Brands For Less have ads?
Amazon Shopping shows ads; Brands For Less does not.
Which is updated more often, Amazon Shopping or Brands For Less?
Amazon Shopping ships an update fortnightly, and Brands For Less weekly. Most recently, Amazon Shopping was updated on September 24, 2026 and Brands For Less on September 19, 2026.

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