iBuy vs Samurai Mall
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iBuy
Instantly identify products from any photo and discover where to purchase them. Get real prices from local retailers and compare options across different tiers. Save your finds with search history.
- Instant product identification from photos
- Multiple product recognition in one image
- Real prices from actual retailers
- Location-aware store results
- Category-smart shopping
- Compare budget, quality, and premium options
- Search history
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See it. Find it. Buy it. Point your camera at anything — shoes, kitchen gadgets, electronics, food on a shelf. iBuy's AI identifies every product in the frame and finds real listings from real retailers. You're at a friend's place. You spot a lamp you love. Snap a photo — iBuy tells you what it is and where to buy it. WHAT YOU GET • Instant product identification from any photo • Multiple products recognized in a single image • Real prices from real retailers — not just search links • Location-aware results from stores near you • Smart across categories — fashion, electronics, food, beauty, home, automotive, and more • Budget, quality, and premium options side-by-side HOW IT WORKS Take a photo or pick one from your library iBuy identifies every product in the image Tap any product to see prices, details, and where to buy Shop directly from the app PRIVACY Photos are sent securely to our AI for identification and aren't stored or shared.
Samurai Mall
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The all-new SAMURAI MALL app is here! Get it for iPhone, iPad & iPhone Touch and you will have access to the best Made in Japan products from various Japanese stores right in your pocket - heaven, right? Discover the new Samurai Mall app, with an easy, fully personalised shopping experience. Here is some of the things that you can do with it: - Shop for everything available on SAMURAI-MALL.com in 60 languages. - Sync your favourite items between devices within your account. - Get your order delivered worldwide. - Share products you love with your friends. Sounds pretty good, right? And it's totally free. We are constantly looking to improve the app to offer the best customer experience, so please send us your feedback through samurai-mall.com/contact/. Happy shopping!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: iBuy at every 6 weeks against Samurai Mall's every 7 months. Samurai Mall's advantage is device support and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price 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.
iBuy ships an update every 6 weeks, Samurai Mall every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iBuy | Samurai Mall |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mark Kaminsky | WASABI Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
iBuy
No in-app purchases
Samurai Mall
No in-app purchases
