Comparison

PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor vs Perfumer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor

Discover your next signature scent with a vast perfume database and personalized recommendations. Create an olfactory profile, search by notes or brands, and manage your fragrance wishlists. Join a global community of perfume lovers and make informed choices based on scent.

Highlights
  • Extensive perfume database (50k+)
  • Personalized olfactory profile creation
  • Search by notes, brands, or barcodes
  • Manage fragrance lists (favorites, dislikes)
  • Discover similar scent recommendations
  • Join a global perfume enthusiast community
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PERFUMIST was made to help you find the perfect match in just a few clicks! PERFUMIST is the number one mobile app designed to rank a selection of the perfumes you are most likely to love with an ever-growing database of over 50k perfumes from nearly 2000 different brands. We aim to gather information on every perfume in the world, from extremely rare niche brands to major bestsellers. Anywhere, anytime, PERFUMIST is the perfect tool to help you discover the right perfumes. It gives you the ability to : Browse our huge perfumes database, learn about their olfactory description. Create your own olfactory profile and discover a bespoke selection of fragrances Search by notes, brands, new products or barcodes Add perfumes to your lists : Favorite / I like / I dislike / Gift / To try / Other lists Discover perfumes recommendations with similar scents Filter suggestions to the assortment of a store. Share your favorite perfumes with your community and friends Using PERFUMIST you join the largest community of perfume enthusiasts in the world! You can browse your friends profile or follow people around the world. We believe that everybody should have access to the best possible information when it comes to choosing or trying new perfumes. We believe scent should be the main reason for choosing a perfume. We also aim to educate consumers by bringing them the best perfumes standards. --- OUR MISSION Bring more people to perfumes and more perfumes to people . --- OUR TEAM We are passionate people on a mission. We are 100% independent and cross-cultural. We do not belong to any brand or retailer. We do not sell but only give impartial advice. --- PERFUMIST is made for and by the users. If you have any comments or possible improvement, please write to us by mail via PERFUMIST app under CONTACT US. For professional inquiries : contact@perfumist.fr

About

Perfumer

Create and organize your own perfume recipes using essential oils. The free version allows up to three recipes, while the full version unlocks unlimited recipes, favorites, and iCloud synchronization.

Highlights
  • Create custom perfume recipes
  • Organize recipes with notes
  • Assign colors to ingredients
  • Unlimited recipe creation (full version)
  • Favorite recipes (full version)
  • Duplicate recipes for faster creation (full version)
  • iCloud synchronization (full version)
Features
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An application for creating your own collection of recipes from essential oils. No paid subscriptions or intrusive ads! The free version allows you to add up to 3 recipes. There are no restrictions within recipes. The full version removes the limitation on the number of cards, allows you to add recipe cards to Favorites, duplicate existing cards to write recipes faster. DESCRIPTION: Each recipe has its own name, subtitle, composition, description and note. Essential oils are recorded by name and number of drops. The number of drops is not limited. You can specify one of 3 colors for each ingredient, then they will decompose into three notes. In the base, you can specify several ingredients and also choose one of 3 colors for them. Different, for example, for alcohol, water and oil. The colors are then used to visualize the cards. Trial version features: - 1 example of an abstract recipe - Two own recipes that can be edited with the ability to delete to replace with new ones - Add short notes to each recipe Benefits of the full version: + Adding new recipes without limits + Add recipes to Favorites, show only Favorites. + Duplicate mix recipe to create a new recipe + Synchronization via iCloud - Your recipes will not be lost when you change your device.

Screenshots

PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor4 screens
Perfumer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor at 58% against Perfumer's 0%. PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Perfumer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor has 544 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor's written reviews are positive against 0% of Perfumer's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor versus Perfumer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPERFUMIST Perfumes AdvisorPerfumer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (544 ratings) — better2.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews58.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings544 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrederick BessonEvgeny Turchaninov

Customer experience

PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor

All ratings536 ratings
Positive83.2%
Neutral6.0%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews408 reviews
Positive58.1%
Neutral13.5%
Negative28.4%

Perfumer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when trying to add a new fragrance or photo
  • Unable to log in or create an account for some users
  • Fragrance information and notes not always accurate
  • Discontinued fragrances still showing up in search results

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to add personal notes for fragrances
  • Improve recommendation engine to better match user preferences
  • Implement a grid view for better visualization of user's fragrance collection
  • Allow users to delete or rename their custom lists
  • Add support for more currencies and languages

Perfumer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Perfumer

One-time1
  • Full version$0.99

Questions

Is PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor free?
PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Perfumer free?
Perfumer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor or Perfumer?
PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor is rated higher. PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor averages 4.4 out of 5 from 544 ratings, while Perfumer averages 2.7 from 3 ratings.
Do PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor or Perfumer have ads?
Neither PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor nor Perfumer shows ads.

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