Comparison

PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor vs Perfumedia

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

Perfumedia

Track your perfume collection, discover new scents, and get personalized recommendations. Log your daily wear, analyze your scent preferences, and compare prices from various retailers. Connect with a community of fragrance enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Fragrance collection tracking
  • Daily wear logging
  • Scent personality analysis
  • Price comparison across retailers
  • New release discovery
  • Community features
Features
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Perfumedia is the collection tracker for people who actually wear their perfume. YOUR COLLECTION, FREE AT ANY SIZE Add every bottle you own. There is no limit on the free plan, whether you have ten or five hundred. Search a catalogue of 50,000+ fragrances from designer, niche and Middle Eastern houses, or point the camera at a bottle and it is identified and on your shelf in seconds. KNOW WHAT TO WEAR Log what you wore each day, keep a streak, and see your most and least worn bottles, cost per wear and what you reach for by season. A daily pick suggests one bottle from your own shelf, tuned to the weather and your taste, and shows its reasoning. YOUR SCENT PERSONALITY A short quiz builds your Scent DNA: the notes, families and moods you gravitate to. It reveals your scent personality, matches perfumes to your profile, and gets sharper with every bottle you add and rate. EVERY PRICE, ALWAYS FREE Every fragrance page compares prices across trusted retailers so you always know where a bottle is cheapest. Price comparison and buying are free for everyone, forever. DISCOVER New releases with full notes the week they launch. Reviews and ratings from real wearers. Ask a question about any perfume and get an answer grounded in the catalogue. COMMUNITY Follow friends, see what they are wearing, share your shelf and compare collections. Post reviews, vote on notes and comment. PREMIUM Perfumedia is free to use. Premium adds price-drop alerts and price history on your wishlist, unlimited bottle scanning, unlimited Ask, an unlimited wishlist, your personality's signature scents, community posting and collection export. Have a promo code? Redeem it on the Premium screen. Subscriptions are billed to your Apple ID and renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://perfumediapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://perfumediapp.com/privacy

Screenshots

PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor4 screens
Perfumedia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor at 4.4 against Perfumedia's 2.9. PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (548 vs 13). Perfumedia's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 58%). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Perfumedia sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. 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 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor has 548 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor's written reviews are positive against 75% of Perfumedia's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor ships an update every 2 weeks, Perfumedia every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor versus Perfumedia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPERFUMIST Perfumes AdvisorPerfumedia
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (548 ratings) — better2.9 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews57.9% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings548 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrederick BessonDANIEL BROMBERG

Customer experience

PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor

All ratings536 ratings
Positive83.2%
Neutral6.0%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews409 reviews
Positive57.9%
Neutral13.4%
Negative28.6%

Perfumedia

All ratings13 ratings
Positive46.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative46.2%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

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

Perfumedia

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Perfumedia

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor free?
PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Perfumedia free?
Perfumedia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor or Perfumedia?
PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor is rated higher. PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor averages 4.4 out of 5 from 548 ratings, while Perfumedia averages 2.9 from 13 ratings.
Do PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor or Perfumedia have ads?
Neither PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor nor Perfumedia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor or Perfumedia?
PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor ships an update every 2 weeks, and Perfumedia every 9 days. Most recently, PERFUMIST Perfumes Advisor was updated on November 6, 2026 and Perfumedia on October 31, 2026.

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