Adverts.ie vs Brown Thomas
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Adverts.ie
This app is Ireland's leading online marketplace for buying and selling new and used items. Easily list your unwanted goods or discover local bargains across a vast range of categories. Connect with trusted sellers and buyers through a secure platform.
- Free to join and list items
- Browse over 850,000 ads
- Find local bargains
- Trusted feedback system
- Search and filter options
- Post ads in under a minute
- Bump ads for visibility
Read full descriptionHide full description
Buy and sell for free on Ireland’s most trusted online marketplace. Join the Irish sellers making MILLIONS every week selling second-hand stuff. Browse over 850,000 ads for new and used furniture, Lego, Ikea products, iPhones, tvs, sofas, guitars, cars, laptops, men and women’s fashion, and much more on this virtual flea market! MAKE MONEY selling your unwanted items. It takes less than a minute to post an ad. FIND BARGAINS in your local area. Get your items posted or meet the seller nearby. Why join Adverts.ie? • Adverts.ie is a Dublin-based Irish company that has been matching buyers and sellers for over 10 years. • It’s free to join and no listing fees in nearly all categories, so you can make even more money! • In 2016 Adverts.ie sellers made over €130 Million. • Browse over 850,000 ads and find great deals in your area. • Our Dublin based support staff are available any day to help with queries, questions or feedback. • With Adverts.ie’s unique feedback system you can buy from and sell to trusted, reviewed and verified users. • Search by title, filter by price, location or browse ads in your local area using our Nearby feature. • Stay informed on the best deals by following your favourite sellers or creating search alerts. • Ask questions by publicly commenting on the ad’s page and finalise deals through instant private messages. • Sell quicker or recommend ads to friends by sharing on Facebook, email and Twitter. • With an iMessage extension you can easily share your recently viewed items by SMS. • Get a Top Seller badge by gathering positive feedback and making sales. • Sell faster by Bumping your ads to the top of Search Results, or make your ads to stand out with a special Premium badge. • Businesses can set up a shop account and accept payments through credit card and Paypal. • Buy credit (or bump your ad) using Paypal or Apple Pay. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Adverts.ie/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/adverts_ie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adverts.ie/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.ie/advertsteam/ Please send us your feedback and suggestions to apps@adverts.ie, we’d love to hear from you.
Brown Thomas
Shop Ireland's premier luxury department store from your phone. Browse fashion, beauty, and home goods, check product availability, and manage loyalty rewards. Get order updates and exclusive sale notifications.
- Browse luxury fashion, beauty, and home goods
- Check in-store and online product availability
- Manage Encore loyalty points and digital card
- Track order status with push notifications
- Save items to a wishlist
- Store and use gift cards
- Access digital store receipts
Read full descriptionHide full description
THE BROWN THOMAS SHOPPING EXPERIENCE NOW IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND The Brown Thomas shopping app brings you closer than ever to Ireland’s most-loved luxury department store. Our online shopping app allows you to browse and shop the latest fashion, bags, shoes, beauty, home and more. CHECK STOCK: Quickly check if the product you love is available online or in any of our stores nationwide with one tap. ENCORE LOYALTY: Encore loyalty rewards you for every online and in-store purchase you make. Collect, view and redeem your loyalty points all in our app. Making the trip to store? Access your loyalty card to collect points at the till – even without mobile network or Wi-Fi. ORDER UPDATES: With the Brown Thomas Shopping App, you can get immediate updates on the status of your orders in your account. Enable push notifications to get an update whenever your order ships. PUSH NOTIFICATIONS: Hear it here first! Stay up to date with the latest arrivals, exclusive launches and sale events when you turn on push notifications. DELIVERY METHODS: Shop your favourite products online and take advantage of all our delivery methods right here in the app. In a hurry? Choose from Same Day, Nominated Day or Premium Express, or you can Click and Collect you order from any Brown Thomas or Arnotts store. SAVED GIFT CARDS: Store your gift cards in your app to use in-store or online. GIFTING DESTINATION: Make your order that bit more special with options for gift wrap on eligible items. Can’t decide what to buy? Purchase a Brown Thomas Gift Card in the app for redemption anywhere in-app, online or in-store. STORE RECEIPTS: Never lose a receipt again; you can find all your store receipts and online orders easily in your account. Each one has a barcode that can be scanned at any of our tills. WISHLIST: Save all of your favourite fashion, beauty and home products to your Wishlist and manage them from the Brown Thomas App or online.
Screenshots
Verdict
Adverts.ie and Brown Thomas both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 81% of Adverts.ie's written reviews are positive against 0% of Brown Thomas's. Adverts.ie also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (720 vs 132). 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 — 4.8 for Adverts.ie against 4.8 for Brown Thomas. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Adverts.ie has 720 ratings behind it against 132, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Adverts.ie's written reviews are positive against 0% of Brown Thomas's.
Adverts.ie ships an update every 3 weeks, Brown Thomas every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Adverts.ie | Brown Thomas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (720 ratings) | 4.8 (132 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 720 — better | 132 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daft Media | Brown Thomas |
Customer experience
Adverts.ie
Brown Thomas
Bugs and requests
Adverts.ie
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on launch
- Freezing on notifications and checking for new sales
Requested features
4 requests- Add mobile number and release for collection
- Notification sound when messages arrive
- Erase all read notifications option
- Allow private messaging before offer acceptance
Brown Thomas
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Adverts.ie
No in-app purchases
Brown Thomas
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Adverts.ie free?
Is Brown Thomas free?
Which has better reviews, Adverts.ie or Brown Thomas?
Do Adverts.ie or Brown Thomas have ads?
Which is updated more often, Adverts.ie or Brown Thomas?
Other comparisons
