Mr Price App vs Studio 88 App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mr Price App
Shop fashion, homeware, sports gear, and cellular items 24/7. Enjoy easy, secure checkout with fingerprint login and scan products in-store or online. Discover new arrivals weekly and track your orders.
- Fingerprint login and checkout
- Scan product availability
- Discover new products weekly
- Push notifications for store updates
- Order tracking
- Wish list creation and sharing
- Store locator
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Get that fresh new feeling wherever, whenever with our new and improved app. Serving you all your fashion, homeware, sports gear and cellular faves 24/7. ARE YOU NEW TO THE APP? Get R100 off your first Mr Price purchase when you spend R500 or more! Use coupon code MRP100 at checkout. PS: Offer can only be used once and cannot be transferred. Here are just some of the awesome features you can get your hands on: Easy, safe shopping and checkout. Use your fingerprint to login and shop. Scan to check the availability of product in-store and online. Be the first to check out our latest products, trends and news. Be inspired by +1000 new products every week. Receive instant alerts (push notifications) about your local Mr Price, Mr Price Home, Mr Price Sport stores, as well as Mr Price Money. Track your order status and edit your personal details. Create and share your wish list with friends and family through Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, email and more. Use the store locator to find your nearest store. View and manage your Mr Price Money account. What are you waiting for? Hit download now!
Studio 88 App
Discover the latest branded fashion footwear and clothing from top international brands. Find exclusive releases, trending sneakers, and official team supporter gear. Locate the nearest store across Southern Africa.
- Exclusive international brand stockist
- Latest sneakers and trending clothing
- Official football supporter gear
- Store locator for Southern Africa
- Information on early releases
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Studio 88 is South Africa's Largest Branded Fashion Clothing and Footwear Retailer. As stockists of the most popular international brands demanded by you, look out for exclusive releases at any of our over 300 stores. We make it our business to bring you the latest sneakers, footwear and clothing in trend. Our sought after brands include adidas Performance, adidas Originals, Puma, Converse, Superga, Vans & Levi's, to name a few. Be in-the-know with our early releases of club jerseys and other special editions by following our Facebook team of winners. We stock a large variety of football supporters gear for clubs including FC Barcelona, Manchester United, Manchester City FC, Pirates, Chiefs and Sundowns. So feel part of the team by wearing their latest supporters’ kit! Search the Studio 88 store closest to you in South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, Zambia and Mozambique. Remember, Studio 88 has the most competitive prices on authentic brands, use the store locator to find a store near you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Studio 88 App at 100% against Mr Price App's 45%. Studio 88 App also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Mr Price App's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mr Price App ships an update every 2 months, Studio 88 App fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mr Price App | Studio 88 App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (506 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 44.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 506 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mr Price Group Ltd | Blue Falcon 188 Trading PTY Ltd |
Customer experience
Mr Price App
Studio 88 App
Bugs and requests
Mr Price App
Reported bugs
15 issues- App is extremely slow
- Recent update is not user friendly
- Cannot access Mr Price Home or Sport from there
- Most pages give an error when selected
- Error has occurred message when trying to pay account
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- Won't allow payment with credit card
- Website is trash
- Systems are very poor
- App shows a blank white page and that's all it shows
- App opens, goes white and doesn't load
- App displays a white screen and nothing else
- App freezes frequently
- Doesn't open categories sometimes
- App is very slow on my phone and Sisters Samsung Galaxy Tab
- App freezes all the time
Requested features
2 requests- Enhance app to better customer experience
- Invest in a company that can enhance the App
Studio 88 App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mr Price App
No in-app purchases
Studio 88 App
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Mr Price App free?
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