MDST vs Porta Campus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MDST
Discover modest fashion from various brands in a single platform. Find styles that align with your coverage and personal preferences, eliminating the need to compromise or search extensively across multiple sites.
- Discover modest pieces across brands
- Find styles matching coverage and preferences
- Shop looks without compromise
- Intelligent discovery for personalized searches
- One place for modest shoppers
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Modest fashion, without the endless search. MDST searches 500,000+ styles from brands worldwide and shows you only the pieces that meet your own modesty standards: neckline, sleeve length, hemline, opacity and fit. No more checking ten sites for one long sleeve dress that almost works. HOW IT WORKS • Set your coverage rules once: neckline, sleeve length, hem length, opacity, and how you like clothes to sit. • Ask for what you want. Type "long sleeve maxi dress for a wedding" or "loose linen trousers for work" and MDST's AI search finds matching modest clothing across brands. • Search with a photo. Upload a look you love and find modest versions of it. • See it on you. Virtual try-on shows a piece on your own photo, with fit insights. • Find your size. Add your measurements and MDST suggests the size most likely to fit. SHOP EVERY CATEGORY Modest dresses, maxi skirts, abayas, kaftans, hijabs and headwear, tops and tunics, modest swimwear and burkinis, activewear and footwear. Browse by category and sub-category, or filter by color, price, neckline and more. MADE FOR HOW YOU SHOP • Follow your favorite brands • Save pieces to boards and favorites • Swipe through picks to tune your recommendations • See prices in your own currency • Browse as a guest, no account needed Your style. Your standards. Finally, one place built for you.
Porta Campus
A marketplace exclusively for verified students to buy, sell, and swap items like textbooks and dorm gear. Discover student-run services for tutoring, beauty, tech, and more, all within a secure, in-app chat and payment system.
- Verified student-only marketplace
- Buy, sell, and swap items
- Book student-run services
- Campus-specific requests
- In-app chat and secure payments
- Reputation and review system
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Porta is the marketplace built only for verified students at your school. Every listing, storefront, and message comes from someone who actually goes to your campus because every account is verified with a .edu email or a reviewed student ID. WHAT YOU CAN DO ON PORTA Buy, sell, and swap Post items you're done with — textbooks, electronics, dorm gear — or browse what other verified students on your campus are offering. Propose a straight swap instead of a sale when that works better for both sides. Book real student services Discover storefronts run by other students across Beauty, Tech, Academic, Fitness, Creative, and Transportation. Think tutoring, braiding and hair styling, PC repair, photography and videography, personal training, or a ride across campus. Ask Campus Can't find what you need? Post a request and let other students on your campus offer to help — a faster way to find a tutor, a ride, or a hard-to-find item than browsing listings alone. Chat and pay, all in one place Message sellers and service providers directly in the app. When you're ready, send or receive payment right inside the chat with Apple Pay, Google Pay, or a card — processed securely by Stripe. No cash handoffs, no separate payment apps. Keep track of meetups Schedule pickups and service appointments and get reminders so nothing falls through the cracks. Build a reputation Leave and receive reviews after every swap or service, so trust builds campus-wide, one real transaction at a time. WHY STUDENTS USE PORTA - Verified campus only — every user is a real, currently enrolled student at your school - Buy and sell without leaving campus prices behind - Book services from classmates instead of strangers off an app built for a whole city - Swap instead of spending, when that's the better trade - Real-time chat and secure in-app payments in one flow - Reviews and ratings that build real trust over time
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Porta Campus at 100% against MDST's 80%. Porta Campus also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). MDST's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Porta Campus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of MDST's written reviews are positive against 100% of Porta Campus's.
| Parameter | MDST | Porta Campus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | MDST | Atilia Thomas |
Customer experience
MDST
Porta Campus
In-app purchases
MDST
No in-app purchases
Porta Campus
No in-app purchases









