BNTO vs Mindel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BNTO
This app offers a fashion rental subscription service powered by AI. Access a rotating wardrobe of clothing from global brands, receive personalized styling advice, and purchase items at a discount. Enjoy a sustainable and budget-friendly way to refresh your style.
- AI-powered personal stylist
- Rent 6 items monthly
- Purchase favorites at discount
- Personalized fashion advice
- Bonus credits for rentals
- Free shipping and returns
- Guaranteed cleaning
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BNTO is a subscription clothing rental service that brings personalized fashion styling to your everyday wardrobe. Discover 240+ carefully curated brands—from everyday essentials to elevated fashion labels—all styled to your taste by AI. Choose your styles, wear them all month, and send back the rest. No late fees, no damage fees—just fashion, simplified.
Mindel
Rent unique designer, vintage, and statement fashion from curated closets in NYC. Lend your own pieces to earn income. Enjoy same-day courier delivery for last-minute looks and support sustainable fashion.
- Rent designer and luxury fashion
- Lend your own pieces to earn income
- Same-day courier delivery
- Peer-to-peer marketplace
- Curated closets
- Sustainable fashion
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Mindel is an invite-only community for renting and lending one-of-a-kind designer, vintage, and statement fashion from the best closets in NYC. Browse a curated fashion rental marketplace of high-end, unique and vintage finds. Rent for weddings, special events, vacations, and everyday elevated looks - without the commitment of buying. With same-day courier delivery, last-minute looks are always within reach. Have great pieces sitting in your closet? Lend them on Mindel and earn money while keeping your wardrobe in rotation. Why You’ll Love Mindel • Rent designer and luxury fashion on demand in NYC • Lend your own pieces and earn income • Same-day courier delivery • Peer-to-peer marketplace with trusted members • Curated closets from stylish like-minded fashion lovers • Easy booking, payments, and delivery • Save your favorite looks for later • Sustainable, circular fashion at scale A Curated NYC Fashion Community Mindel is built for style-forward NYC women who believe in access over ownership, community over fast fashion, and quality over quantity. Every piece is real, every closet is personal, and every rental supports circular fashion. Perfect For Fashion rentals NYC · Designer rentals NYC · Rent dresses NYC · Lend your wardrobe · Same-day fashion delivery · Vintage fashion · Event outfits · Wedding guest looks · Sustainable fashion · Closet sharing · Make money from your closet
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Mindel at free against BNTO's subscription. Mindel also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 65%). BNTO's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 4) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, ads 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
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 BNTO against 5.0 for Mindel. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BNTO has 1.3K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of BNTO's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mindel's.
BNTO ships an update every 9 days, Mindel every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BNTO | Mindel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.3K ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VIAVIA Corporation | Mindel |
Customer experience
BNTO
Mindel
In-app purchases
BNTO
No in-app purchases
Mindel
No in-app purchases
