ZARA vs SHINE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ZARA
Shop the latest fashion for women, men, and kids. Discover new collections, track orders, locate stores, and personalize your shopping experience with a favorites list and notifications.
- Browse Woman, Man, and Kids collections
- Shop new arrivals and fashion campaigns
- Save items to a favorites list
- Track orders and manage returns
- Locate nearby stores
- Receive notifications for new releases
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Discover the Zara collection with ideas for Woman, Man, and Kids. You can shop and see all our new collections and fashion campaigns for the upcoming seasons on our app and online store. Woman: You will find the following categories of clothing and accessories available for women at Zara: - Shirts - T-shirt/Bodysuits - Tops - Sweatshirts - Skirts - Pants - Jeans - Shorts - Coats - Shoes - Bags - Swimwear - Accessories - Lingerie - Beauty - Fragrances - Basics - Complete Looks - Suits Man: The Zara collection for men includes: - Basics - Pants - Cargo/Parachute - Jeans - Jackets/Overshirts - Sweatshirts - T-shirts - Shirts - Polos - Shorts - Sweaters/Cardigans - Suits - Overcoats - Sportcoats/Blazers - Shoes - Bags/Backpacks - Accessories - Fragrances Kids: A selection of clothing, accessories, and shoes for: - Girl: 6-14 years - Boy: 6-14 years - Baby Girl: 9 months-6 years - Baby Boy: 9 months-6 years - Newborn: 0-12 months The Zara collection for kids also includes an Edited/customizable section, a selection of clothing and accessories to customize that is updated weekly. In addition to our permanent collections, you can find all of our special releases, our beauty category, and our line of lingerie in the Zara app. Other features of the Zara app are: - Favorites: use your favorites list to save all the clothing and accessories that you like. - Order tracking and easy, intuitive, and fast returns. Track your order every step of the way. - Locate the Zara store nearest you. - Activate notifications and receive information about new arrivals, releases, special collections... Store mode - Use the app in “store mode” when you are shopping in one of our stores and utilize all of its features to improve your experience. Zara QR: Use your QR code in the Zara app to: - Have all your online and in-store purchases linked. Identify yourself at the register in the store with your Zara QR and ask for the eReceipt. - Make returns in the store, online as well as in-store purchases. - Pick up all your online orders in the store.
SHINE
This platform connects global consumers with diverse, high-quality, and affordable fast fashion products. It integrates product development, manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, and brand marketing for a comprehensive shopping experience.
- Wholesale fashion, jewelry, and accessories
- Integrated product development and design
- Manufacturing and warehousing services
- Online and offline brand marketing
- Global consumer focus
- Affordable fast fashion products
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Shine-buy Your one-stop wholesale fashion, jewelry and accessories platform Shine-buy integrates product development and design, manufacturing, warehousing and logistics, both online and offline brand marketing, while focusing on providing global consumers with diverse, high-quality, and affordable fast fashion products.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ZARA at 4.8 against SHINE's 4.4. ZARA also leads on ratings volume (413K vs 46) and chart position (#60 vs unranked). SHINE's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, 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.
ZARA holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ZARA has 413K ratings behind it against 46, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ZARA ships an update every 3 days, SHINE every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ZARA | SHINE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (413K ratings) — better | 4.4 (46 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 413K — better | 46 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #60 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 264 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Industria de Diseno Textil, S.A. | Yehwang International Trade Co.,Ltd. |
Customer experience
ZARA
SHINE
Bugs and requests
ZARA
Reported bugs
3 issues- Address information being lost or changed
- Inconsistent order tracking and status updates
- Incorrect item deliveries and difficulty resolving
Requested features
4 requests- Filter by size option
- Ability to save items to a wishlist
- Display model sizes for clothing
- Notify when out-of-stock items are back
SHINE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ZARA
No in-app purchases
SHINE
No in-app purchases
