idealo vs Forum Sport
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
idealo
Compare prices for millions of products from thousands of shops. Features include barcode scanning, detailed product information, price history, and personalized price alerts. Save money on your online shopping with this comprehensive price comparison tool.
- Barcode scanner for product search
- Compare millions of offers
- Detailed product information
- Price history and expert reviews
- Price alerts with push notifications
- Favorites list
- Filter and sorting options
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The price comparison app with barcode scanner from idealo.co.uk *** Find products *** Compare prices *** Save more *** The best price comparison platform in the AppStore: Compare over 108 million offers from more than 21,700 shops with the idealo Price Comparison App. Find the best prices from shops with the highest ratings using intuitive search suggestions and a wide variety of filter functions or discover specialised retailers committed to high-quality products in a niche domain. Download the free Price Comparison App complete with barcode scanner on your iPhone or iPad today. The most important features at a glance: ▶ Product search via text, speech or EAN code using the integrated barcode scanner ▶ Detailed product information including specification sheets, price history, images, videos, expert reviews and user reviews ▶ Various filter and sorting options ▶ Favourites list on every device (currently only idealo.de) ▶ Quicker access to seasonal highlights, bargains and product recommendations ▶ Price Alerts - push notifications as soon as a product reaches your desired price ▶ Access to recent search queries and barcode scans ▶ Forwarding of search results and products by email, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter or simply as a text message or iMessage to friends and family There are many more features to discover! Whether in the office on the sofa or out and about, the idealo Price Comparison App for iPhone and iPad is the perfect companion for online shopping. Feedback & Support: ▶▶ Do you like our app? We would be grateful for all user ratings in the App Store ▶▶ Help us to improve the idealo App for everyone by sending your feedback to app@idealo.co.uk ▶▶ Would you like to help develop new functions for the idealo app? Then sign up here: http://betatester.ios.idealo.com The "General Terms of Use for the Shopping and Comparison Portals of idealo" apply, available at: https://www.idealo.co.uk/legal/terms-conditions
Forum Sport
Access exclusive club benefits, personalized discounts, and accumulated savings. Discover product recommendations, events, and blogs tailored to your interests. Shop online, track orders, and even scan products in-store for detailed information and comparisons.
- View member discounts and savings
- Personalized promotions and vouchers
- Product, event, and blog recommendations
- Online store access and order tracking
- In-store product scanning and comparison
- Purchase history and notifications
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Descargate la app gratuita de ForumSport y accede a toda la información de tu FS club. A través de nuestra app podrás: * Ver tu descuento socio, ahorros acumulados, vales y promociones personalizados. * Disfrutar de recomendaciones de productos, eventos y blogs de tus deportes y marcas favoritos * Tener acceso a la tienda online para realizar tus pedidos y que te los entreguemos en tu casa, en tu tienda habitual o en puntos de recogida * Revisar el estado de tus pedidos online * Visualizar el histórico de tus tickets de compra de los dos últimos años * Escanear los productos en tienda para ver sus características, compararlos con otros, ver la disponibilidad de stock, encontrar productos similares y completar tu compra desde la app. * Recibir notificaciones de tu interés (recogida de pedidos online, vales y promociones,…) ¡Con la FS club app tendrás toda la información que te interesa en tu mano! ¡Descubre ya todas sus ventajas!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: idealo at 85% against Forum Sport's 0%. idealo also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). Forum Sport's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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.
idealo ships an update weekly, Forum Sport every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | idealo | Forum Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (541 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 541 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | +12 | 4+ |
| Developer | idealo internet GmbH | ForumSport |
Customer experience
idealo
Forum Sport
Bugs and requests
idealo
Reported bugs
2 issues- Barcode scanner not working
- Favorites/watchlists disappeared after update
Requested features
4 requests- Filter out reseller/auction sites
- Add more countries/regions
- Improve price accuracy and update frequency
- Allow reporting of incorrect prices
Forum Sport
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
idealo
No in-app purchases
Forum Sport
No in-app purchases
