Comparison

Amazon Shopping vs Friendly Shopping Browser

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

Friendly Shopping Browser

This browser streamlines your mobile shopping by blocking ads and trackers across all your favorite sites. It helps you save device space and privacy while finding deals and reviews.

Highlights
  • Ad and tracker blocker
  • Privacy sandbox for sites
  • Launch favorite shopping sites
  • Find reviews and deals
  • Save device space
  • Faster browsing
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Introducing Friendly Shopping Browser - the ultimate shopping companion for your mobile device. With our powerful ad and tracker blocker, you can browse your favorite shopping sites without the distraction of irrelevant ads and protect your privacy while doing so. Our app features include: - Easily launch any of your favorite shopping websites - Powerful ad and tracker blocker (even block ads within Amazon, Facebook, YouTube) - All sites are loaded in their own privacy sandbox - Find relevant reviews and deals while shopping Benefits of using Friendly Shopping Browser: - Eliminate the need for multiple apps - Save space on your device - Protect your privacy - Avoid being misled by ads - Streamline the shopping process - Improve the speed of browsing through multiple sites Shopping has never been easier with Friendly Shopping Browser. Say goodbye to cluttered screens and hello to a faster and more organized shopping experience. Download Friendly Shopping Browser today and start shopping smarter, not harder! Notes: - Friendly is not affiliated with, endorsed, or sponsored by Amazon, Target, Walmart, Costco, or any other shopping brand. We provide a web browser, optimized for shopping.

Screenshots

Amazon Shopping4 screens
Friendly Shopping Browser4 screens

Verdict

The call

Amazon Shopping and Friendly Shopping Browser both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Friendly Shopping Browser's written reviews are positive against 23% of Amazon Shopping's. Friendly Shopping Browser also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). Amazon Shopping's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (8.5M vs 4). On price, rating 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. Friendly Shopping Browser 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 4.8 for Friendly Shopping Browser. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Amazon Shopping has 8.5M ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 23% of Amazon Shopping's written reviews are positive against 100% of Friendly Shopping Browser's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Amazon Shopping ships an update fortnightly, Friendly Shopping Browser every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Amazon Shopping versus Friendly Shopping Browser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmazon ShoppingFriendly Shopping Browser
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8.5M ratings) — better4.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews23.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8.5M — better4
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#6 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size241 MB41 MB
Age rating+1217+
DeveloperAMZN Mobile LLCFriendly, Inc.

Customer experience

Amazon Shopping

All ratings8,464,170 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral1.4%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews10,151 reviews
Positive23.1%
Neutral9.4%
Negative67.5%

Friendly Shopping Browser

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Friendly Shopping Browser

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

Friendly Shopping Browser

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Amazon Shopping free?
Amazon Shopping is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Friendly Shopping Browser free?
Friendly Shopping Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Amazon Shopping or Friendly Shopping Browser?
Amazon Shopping is rated higher. Amazon Shopping averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8.5M ratings, while Friendly Shopping Browser averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Amazon Shopping or Friendly Shopping Browser have ads?
Amazon Shopping shows ads; Friendly Shopping Browser does not.
Which is updated more often, Amazon Shopping or Friendly Shopping Browser?
Amazon Shopping ships an update fortnightly, and Friendly Shopping Browser every 4 months. Most recently, Amazon Shopping was updated on October 27, 2026 and Friendly Shopping Browser on October 10, 2026.

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