Comparison

ThriftWise vs Tote

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

Head to head
About

ThriftWise

This app helps you shop smarter and more sustainably at secondhand stores. It identifies clothing items, estimates their value, suggests outfits, and helps you discover local thrift shops. Features include virtual try-on and a personalized style quiz.

Highlights
  • Personal Style Quiz
  • Smart Clothing Analyzer
  • Virtual Try-On
  • Store Discovery Map
  • Style Recommendations
  • Smart Closet Timeline
Features
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Know what a thrifted piece is worth before you buy it. Snap a find on the rack and ThriftWise shows the brand, what it cost new and an estimated resale value, all in one calm view. Keep it, wear it or flip it. Your finds, your sales and your color season live in one place. Scan a find • Photograph a garment, its brand tag and care label • Get the brand, category, materials, condition notes and care guidance • See estimated retail and resale value, with the reasoning behind the price • Add what you paid to see what you saved versus buying new • Check live listings for similar pieces and judge the market yourself • Review and correct any detail before you save it Two ways to read a find Choose the reseller view for value, pricing and the live market, or the thrifter view for materials, styling and the story behind a piece. Switch anytime in Settings. Find your color season • Take a quick selfie in daylight for a twelve-season color reading, or pick the season you've already been told • Get a swatch book of the shades that suit you • See which of your finds fit your palette • Your photo is read, then discarded. We keep only your colors, and a private copy stays on your phone Mark it sold, see your flips • Record what a find sold for and where • Home shows what your sales made over what you paid, and your biggest flip • Prefer to keep your finds? See how much you've saved versus buying new Draft a listing • Turn a find into a listing draft with a title, description and asking price • Edit it, then copy it or hand it off to a supported marketplace app My finds • Every scan saved with its photos and details, in a grid or a list • Favorite the standouts and import several photos at once • Your finds and wishlist sync across your signed-in devices Wishlist • Save the pieces you're hunting for, with a photo • Tick them off when you find them Virtual try-on • Add a photo of yourself to preview a find on you • Generated images are illustrative and may not perfectly represent fit, size or appearance Thrift stores near you • Find nearby thrift, vintage and consignment stores on a map • See distance, whether they are open now, and ratings • Uses optional location access while the app is open Privacy and control • Clothing, try-on and color-reading photos are sent securely to cloud and third-party AI service providers only to provide the features you request • Advertising attribution and measurement follow your iOS tracking choice • Delete your account from Settings at any time Subscription ThriftWise needs an active auto-renewing subscription, purchased in the app, to scan finds, get value estimates and draft listings. Plans and prices are shown in the app before you subscribe. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase • Your subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Renewal is charged within 24 hours before the end of the current period, at the price of your plan • Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings • Any unused part of an introductory trial, if offered, is forfeited when you purchase a subscription Values and AI results are estimates for information only and may be inaccurate. Check an item's details and condition before you buy or sell. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://wisecreations.ca/privacy-policy

About

Tote

This app acts as your AI-powered digital organizer, capturing and automatically categorizing anything you save from your screen or other apps. It intelligently extracts details and makes all your saved content instantly searchable, eliminating the need for manual organization.

Highlights
  • AI-powered content capture
  • Automatic organization by type
  • Instant searchable content
  • Save from any app
  • AI Chat for follow-up questions
  • Reminders and calendar integration
Features
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Never lose track of that restaurant recommendation, recipe screenshot, or Instagram post again. Tote is your AI-powered second brain for everything worth remembering. Tote takes your screenshots, Reels, and TikToks, and AI automatically extracts the details, organizes it by type, and makes it searchable — so you can find it the moment you need it. NO MORE DIGGING THROUGH SCREENSHOTS We've all been there — hundreds of screenshots with no way to find that one recipe, product, or event. Tote turns that chaos into an organized, searchable collection. HOW IT WORKS 1. Capture or Share — Share from any app, upload a screenshot, or press the Action Button from any screen. 2. AI Processes — Tote reads, analyzes, and enriches your content automatically 3. Find Instantly — Search by any detail: name, place, ingredient, date, or keyword 4. Create lists — Organize your saves into lists to help you stay organized WORKS WITH ANY APP Save from Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, Reddit, X, Safari, Chrome, Google Maps, Luma, Partiful, Snapchat, and any app that supports sharing. AI UNDERSTANDS WHAT YOU SAVE Tote recognizes 20+ content types and extracts the details that matter: • Recipes — ingredients, cook time, calories, protein • Restaurants — menus, hours, location, reviews • Products — specs, pricing, availability • Events — date, time, venue, tickets • Articles — summary, author, key quotes • Places — address, best times, nearby attractions • People & Creators — identity, known for, social links • Entertainment — movies, shows, podcasts, albums • And much more: books, brands, news, games, travel SMART FEATURES • Action Button capture — one press from any screen • AI Chat — ask follow-up questions about anything you saved • Reminders & Calendar — create events and reminders from saved content • Maps — view locations with a tap • Share links — share any Tote with friends via a web link • Background processing — keeps working after you leave the app • Push notifications — get notified when processing is complete BUILT FOR THE WAY YOU ACTUALLY SAVE THINGS Screenshots. Shared links. Photos. URLs. Tote handles them all. Whether you screenshot an Instagram recipe, share a TikTok recommendation, or snap a photo of a menu — Tote understands it and makes it findable. Your place for everything worth remembering. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tote.fyi/privacy

Screenshots

ThriftWise4 screens
Tote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tote at every 3 days against ThriftWise's every 3 weeks. Tote also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 70%). ThriftWise's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ThriftWise sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Tote sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for ThriftWise against 4.7 for Tote. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 379 and 170 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of ThriftWise's written reviews are positive against 81% of Tote's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ThriftWise ships an update every 3 weeks, Tote every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ThriftWise versus Tote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThriftWiseTote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (379 ratings)4.7 (170 ratings)
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews80.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings379 — better170
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB127 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperWise Creations Inc.Just Because Labs LLC

Customer experience

ThriftWise

All ratings379 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%

Tote

All ratings170 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral1.8%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive80.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative19.4%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ThriftWise

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Scans & Valuations$7.991 Month
  • Annual Scans & Valuations3 Days trial$39.991 Year
1 purchases

Tote

Subscriptions1
  • Tote Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is ThriftWise free?
ThriftWise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tote free?
Tote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ThriftWise or Tote?
ThriftWise and Tote are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 379 and 170 ratings respectively.
Do ThriftWise or Tote have ads?
Neither ThriftWise nor Tote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ThriftWise or Tote?
ThriftWise ships an update every 3 weeks, and Tote every 3 days. Most recently, ThriftWise was updated on October 30, 2026 and Tote on October 28, 2026.

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