Comparison

CB2 vs Wax Merchant

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

Head to head
About

CB2

Discover and shop for modern furniture and home decor with a focus on quality materials and timeless design. Explore exclusive collections, visualize items in your space using AR, and manage gift registries.

Highlights
  • Streamlined shopping for modern furniture
  • Exclusive product collections
  • Augmented Reality (AR) tool to see furniture in your space
  • Create and manage gift registries
  • In-store item availability and care information
  • Store locator and directions
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Well made is always worth it. Stunning materials, timeless quality, best-in-class partners—at CB2, we’re on a mission to create collections that set the bar. Rather than following trends, we source pieces that inspire and excite. Our teams search for rare and interesting marbles, beautiful textiles, rich woods and luxurious metals in order to create pieces to buy now and love forever. We collaborate with product designers and artists from all over the globe, inviting new and distinct voices to the conversation while drawing on a range of references and inspirations that span decades and cross borders to create a signature point of view. What you’ll love about our app: - Streamlined shopping for modern furniture and home decor at the click of a button - A first look at exclusive pieces you won't find anywhere else - Sign in or create an account to shop personalized products and recommendations - Create lists of favorites and save them to review later on our app, website or in-store - Find out if an item is displayed at your local store, care information, and more – See furniture in your space with our easy AR tool - Save contact and payment information for faster, easier checkout - Trade Program members enjoy automatic discounts seamlessly applied at checkout - Find your nearest CB2 store and get hours and directions - Easy curbside or in-store order pickup—including gift orders—at your local store The Registry Experience: - Easily create, customize, and edit your gift registry - Get real-time alerts when gifts are purchased from your registry - Scan barcodes in-store to easily see product information and add to your registry or wishlist - Take advantage of 15% off your registry right in-app for 6 months after your event

About

Wax Merchant

Discover and purchase vinyl records with an interactive, audio-first browsing experience. Explore curated collections, listen to tracks before buying, and manage your wishlist and orders seamlessly.

Highlights
  • Audio-first browsing
  • Curated collections
  • Listen before you buy
  • Wishlist functionality
  • Secure checkout
  • Order tracking
Features
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Wax Merchant is a modern online record store designed for underground electronic music lovers who want a more interactive way to discover and shop for records online. Explore curated collections, listen to selected tracks, and find new artists through a seamless mobile experience. The app combines a unique audio-first browsing experience, through its ‘scroll to dig’ functionality, with a growing catalogue of records across various underground electronic music genres. • Discover new releases, artists and labels • Explore curated selections and playlists • Save your favourite records to your personal wishlist • Browse by genre, mood, label, or artist • Stay updated with new arrivals and restocks Listen before you buy Browse records by swiping up and down to move to the next record. Preview different tracks on the record by swiping left and right. Easily save to your wishlist or add to cart. Simple and secure shopping • Smooth and intuitive, mobile first browsing • Secure checkout • Order tracking and history • Manage your account and preferences Designed for record collectors, by record collectors “Hey, we’re Wax Merchant, an independent online record store specialising in underground electronic music. We know digging for records online can be frustrating, so we’ve designed our app to be a truly mobile first experience, allowing you to get immersed into our record selection.” Download Wax Merchant to discover, listen, and shop for records wherever you are.

Screenshots

CB24 screens
Wax Merchant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Wax Merchant at none against CB2's shown. Wax Merchant also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). CB2's advantage is ratings volume (928 vs 11). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for CB2 against 5.0 for Wax Merchant. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CB2 has 928 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CB2 ships an update every 3 weeks, Wax Merchant monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CB2 versus Wax Merchant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCB2Wax Merchant
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (928 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings928 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCrate and BarrelWax Merchant Limited

Customer experience

CB2

All ratings914 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive31.3%
Neutral25.0%
Negative43.8%

Wax Merchant

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

CB2

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • AR feature shows furniture floating in black space instead of room view
  • Curbside pickup check-in does not work
  • Reviews section displays blank white space
  • Search returns irrelevant products for basic keywords
  • Add to cart and favorites buttons malfunction intermittently
Show 3 more
  • Saved items disappear and are replaced by unselected items
  • App crashes or freezes when loading cards
  • iPad display renders app content too small

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to delete saved lists and clear clutter
  • iPad optimization for better display scaling
  • Background music/audio app compatibility
  • Improved autofill for login from website

Wax Merchant

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CB2

No in-app purchases

None

Wax Merchant

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CB2 free?
CB2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wax Merchant free?
Wax Merchant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CB2 or Wax Merchant?
Wax Merchant is rated higher. CB2 averages 4.9 out of 5 from 928 ratings, while Wax Merchant averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do CB2 or Wax Merchant have ads?
CB2 shows ads; Wax Merchant does not.
Which is updated more often, CB2 or Wax Merchant?
CB2 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Wax Merchant monthly. Most recently, CB2 was updated on October 30, 2026 and Wax Merchant on October 24, 2026.

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