Nordstrom vs Package Please
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nordstrom
Shop a wide selection of clothing, shoes, and accessories for the whole family. Get personalized recommendations, track orders, and enjoy convenient features like curbside pickup and app-only alerts for sales and restocks.
- App-only alerts for sales and restocks
- Personalized recommendations
- Contactless curbside pickup
- In-store QR code payment
- Order tracking and purchase history
- Wish list and favorite brands
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Since 1901, Nordstrom has been a leading fashion retailer known for our commitment to providing customers with the best possible service. The Nordstrom app is everything you love about the Nordstrom experience and more. Enjoy convenient shopping wherever you—and your phone—may be. Plus, get access to app-only features! ONLY IN THE APP • Alerts when your favorite items come back in stock or go on sale in your Wish List or Bag • Save your favorite brands for personalized recommendations and alerts about new arrivals • Easily filter searches by your brands to find exactly what you want • Request contactless Curbside Pickup at selected stores and we’ll bring your online order out to your car • Pay with your Nordstrom card in store using a QR code MORE THINGS TO LOVE • Free Shipping. Free Returns. Exclusions Apply. • A personalized experience with item recommendations tailored just to you • Trustworthy ratings and reviews from customers with verified purchases • Free personalized advice on fashion, beauty, gifts and more • Order tracking and purchase history ABOUT NORDSTROM Nordstrom offers our customers one of the most extensive selections of clothing, shoes and accessories for men, women, kids and the home. For more than 100 years, we've worked to deliver the best possible shopping experience, helping our customers express their style—not just buy fashion or gifts. Fashion changes. Shopping changes. Our commitment to happy customers doesn't. Download the Nordstrom app today for easy and convenient shopping.
Package Please
This app uses AI to understand your preferences and send you surprise gifts. Set your budget and interests to receive personalized presents, with the option to refine your tastes over time.
- AI-powered personalized gift selection
- Customizable interests and preferences
- Set monthly allowance and spending limits
- Track gifts from preparation to delivery
- Refine preferences through chat
- Manage delivery and payment details
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A little mystery. A lot more you. Package Please turns your taste into thoughtful surprise gifts. Tell your AI shopping agent what you love, set an allowance, and let the anticipation begin. MAKE IT PERSONAL Choose your interests, from skincare and style to collectibles, books, coffee, and hobbies. Get specific about the little things you love, favorite brands, sizes, and things to avoid. SET YOUR OWN LIMITS Choose a monthly allowance, your target number of gifts, and a maximum per item. Your allowance is a spending limit, not a prepaid balance. Unspent money stays yours, and you can pause future shopping. GET TO KNOW YOUR AGENT Chat about a new obsession, something you already own, or a hard no. Review and refine your preferences as your taste changes. KEEP THE SURPRISE Follow your gifts from preparation to delivery without spoiling what's inside. Reveal your finds when they arrive and share feedback to help shape future picks. STAY IN CONTROL Manage your delivery details, saved payment method, shopping permission, and billing history in the app. HOW IT WORKS Choose your interests and allowance, sign in with Apple, and add your delivery and payment details. Shopping begins only after you give permission. The Package Please team reviews selections and handles retailer checkout and fulfillment. There is no monthly subscription charge or prepaid wallet. Your saved card is charged for purchases made within your authorized limits. Gift counts and timing depend on finding suitable items within your allowance; an item or delivery schedule is not guaranteed. More good mail. All a surprise.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Package Please at none against Nordstrom's shown. Package Please also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Nordstrom's advantage is ratings volume (1.5M vs 1) and chart position (#75 vs unranked). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Nordstrom against 5.0 for Package Please. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nordstrom has 1.5M ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Nordstrom's written reviews are positive against 100% of Package Please's.
Nordstrom ships an update every 2 weeks, Package Please every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nordstrom | Package Please |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.5M ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.5M — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #75 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 225 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Nordstrom, Inc. | Beekn, Inc. |
Customer experience
Nordstrom
Package Please
Bugs and requests
Nordstrom
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Inaccurate inventory and pricing information
- Unreliable delivery and shipping updates
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to share wish lists and shopping carts
- Improved product filtering and search functionality
- Better integration between app and website experiences
- Enhanced order tracking and status updates
Package Please
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Nordstrom
No in-app purchases
Package Please
No in-app purchases
