Retrofête vs Empty Vase
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Retrofête
Discover high contemporary fashion inspired by vintage glamour and modern trends. This label offers a "more-is-more" aesthetic, blending sequins, denim, and silk for confident, sexy styles that blur the line between day and night.
- Vintage-inspired designs
- Modern contemporary fashion
- Sequined apparel
- Denim and silk silhouettes
- Day-to-night aesthetic
- Confident and sexy styles
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A nod to the glamour and exuberance of decades past, the New York-based label takes its name from a melding of synonyms for “vintage” and “party.” Enlivened with “more-is-more” energy, Retrofête blurs the line between day and night, creating a life-of-the-party aesthetic within each design. The iridescence of the sequins, modern meets vintage denim, and sophisticated silk silhouettes—each detail elevates a feeling of nostalgia with a fashion forward take on confident and sexy styles.
Empty Vase
Discover luxury floral arrangements and exclusive discounts. Order flowers for same-day pick-up or delivery from a premier Los Angeles florist.
- Luxury floral arrangements
- Exclusive app-only discounts
- Same-day pick-up
- Same-day delivery
- Los Angeles florist
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Empty Vase, Los Angeles Luxury Florist. Buy and send flowers and access unique discounts exclusively through the app. Same-day pick-up and delivery.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Retrofête at 822 against Empty Vase's 1. Empty Vase's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (14.0.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 Retrofête against 5.0 for Empty Vase. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Retrofête has 822 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Retrofête | Empty Vase |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (822 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 822 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Retrofete Inc. | The Empty Vase Inc |
Customer experience
Retrofête
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In-app purchases
Retrofête
No in-app purchases
Empty Vase
No in-app purchases
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