Comparison

ThriftWise vs Lakilaki

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

Lakilaki

This app helps users discover makeup that suits them by building a beauty profile through a quiz and face scan. It provides personalized daily looks, occasion planning, and product recommendations based on individual color seasons, undertones, and skin types.

Highlights
  • Personalized beauty profile creation
  • Color season and undertone analysis
  • Daily makeup look recommendations
  • Occasion-specific makeup planning
  • Tailored product suggestions
  • In-store product scanning
Features
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Most women don't know what makeup actually suits them. Not because they lack taste or interest, but because nobody ever gave them a personalized answer. The result is years of wrong purchases, wasted money and a makeup bag full of products that almost work. Lakilaki changes that, it starts by building your complete beauty profile through a short quiz and face scan. In minutes, you know your color season, your undertone, your skin type, your ideal foundation shade. From that moment, everything is personal. Ask Lakilaki for today's makeup look and get a personalized recommendation with exact colors and a step by step routine. Plan a look for a special occasion and get color guidance and product recommendations tailored to your vibe. Tell Lakilaki what you need to buy and your budget — and get product recommendations filtered to you. Scan any product in a store and know instantly whether it suits your profile before you spend a penny. Lakilaki is the beauty assistant that actually knows you. A Lakilaki subscription is required to access the personalized features described above — including daily makeup looks, occasion planning, tailored product recommendations and in-store product scanning. Lakilaki offers an auto-renewing subscription with monthly and yearly plans. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings at any time. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://lakilaki.app/app-terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://lakilaki.app/app-privacy-policy

Screenshots

ThriftWise4 screens
Lakilaki4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ThriftWise at 70% against Lakilaki's 0%. ThriftWise also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.5) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). Lakilaki's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ThriftWise sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Lakilaki sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ThriftWise holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ThriftWise has 373 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of ThriftWise's written reviews are positive against 0% of Lakilaki's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ThriftWise ships an update every 3 weeks, Lakilaki every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ThriftWise versus Lakilaki: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThriftWiseLakilaki
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (373 ratings) — better3.5 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings373 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB213 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperWise Creations Inc.Lakilaki

Customer experience

ThriftWise

All ratings373 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%

Lakilaki

All ratings14 ratings
Positive64.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative35.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ThriftWise

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

Lakilaki

Subscriptions10
  • Premium Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
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  • Base Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Base 3 Months$19.993 Months
  • Premium Yearly Special$29.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is ThriftWise free?
ThriftWise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lakilaki free?
Lakilaki is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ThriftWise or Lakilaki?
ThriftWise is rated higher. ThriftWise averages 4.7 out of 5 from 373 ratings, while Lakilaki averages 3.5 from 14 ratings.
Do ThriftWise or Lakilaki have ads?
Neither ThriftWise nor Lakilaki shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ThriftWise or Lakilaki?
ThriftWise ships an update every 3 weeks, and Lakilaki every 5 days. Most recently, ThriftWise was updated on October 15, 2026 and Lakilaki on October 16, 2026.

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