Retrofête vs CULT GAIA
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.
CULT GAIA
Discover unique, artful fashion and accessories designed to be cherished. Get exclusive early access to new collections and special offers with a streamlined, secure shopping experience.
- Early access to collection launches
- Exclusive special offers
- Seamless shopping experience
- Browse new arrivals
- Secure and fast checkout
- Push notifications for updates
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Download the CULT GAIA app to get early access to collection launches, special offers, and a seamless shopping experience. Everything you love, right at your fingertips. Cult Gaia designs beautiful heirloom pieces that will live in your closet forever. The cornerstone of Cult Gaia's DNA has been forged with the ideal of creating Objets d'Art that make you look twice. Since its inception, the company has grown from accessories into a full-fledged lifestyle brand. EASY BROWSING Shop the freshest new arrivals across our entire catalog. EXCLUSIVE ACCESS Be first to know about special offers and launches through push notifications. SECURE CHECKOUT IN A FLASH Tap, swipe, shop and secure your new products in an instant with our super easy checkout.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CULT GAIA at 100% against Retrofête's 45%. Retrofête's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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.
Retrofête holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Retrofête has 822 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 45% of Retrofête's written reviews are positive against 100% of CULT GAIA's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Retrofête ships an update every 3 weeks, CULT GAIA monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Retrofête | CULT GAIA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (822 ratings) — better | 4.3 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 822 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Retrofete Inc. | CULT GAIA |
Customer experience
Retrofête
CULT GAIA
In-app purchases
Retrofête
No in-app purchases
CULT GAIA
No in-app purchases
