Brown Thomas vs Boname
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brown Thomas
Shop Ireland's premier luxury department store from your phone. Browse fashion, beauty, and home goods, check product availability, and manage loyalty rewards. Get order updates and exclusive sale notifications.
- Browse luxury fashion, beauty, and home goods
- Check in-store and online product availability
- Manage Encore loyalty points and digital card
- Track order status with push notifications
- Save items to a wishlist
- Store and use gift cards
- Access digital store receipts
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THE BROWN THOMAS SHOPPING EXPERIENCE NOW IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND The Brown Thomas shopping app brings you closer than ever to Ireland’s most-loved luxury department store. Our online shopping app allows you to browse and shop the latest fashion, bags, shoes, beauty, home and more. CHECK STOCK: Quickly check if the product you love is available online or in any of our stores nationwide with one tap. ENCORE LOYALTY: Encore loyalty rewards you for every online and in-store purchase you make. Collect, view and redeem your loyalty points all in our app. Making the trip to store? Access your loyalty card to collect points at the till – even without mobile network or Wi-Fi. ORDER UPDATES: With the Brown Thomas Shopping App, you can get immediate updates on the status of your orders in your account. Enable push notifications to get an update whenever your order ships. PUSH NOTIFICATIONS: Hear it here first! Stay up to date with the latest arrivals, exclusive launches and sale events when you turn on push notifications. DELIVERY METHODS: Shop your favourite products online and take advantage of all our delivery methods right here in the app. In a hurry? Choose from Same Day, Nominated Day or Premium Express, or you can Click and Collect you order from any Brown Thomas or Arnotts store. SAVED GIFT CARDS: Store your gift cards in your app to use in-store or online. GIFTING DESTINATION: Make your order that bit more special with options for gift wrap on eligible items. Can’t decide what to buy? Purchase a Brown Thomas Gift Card in the app for redemption anywhere in-app, online or in-store. STORE RECEIPTS: Never lose a receipt again; you can find all your store receipts and online orders easily in your account. Each one has a barcode that can be scanned at any of our tills. WISHLIST: Save all of your favourite fashion, beauty and home products to your Wishlist and manage them from the Brown Thomas App or online.
Boname
Discover high-quality products from around the world with fast delivery. The app offers a growing selection and allows users to share feedback and requests directly.
- High-quality product selection
- Fast delivery
- Growing product range
- User feedback channel
- Global sourcing
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We are pleased to offer you the best quality and price. With fast delivery, we can reach your needs instantly. We have a richer product range every day and we guarantee to offer you high quality products produced in many parts of the world. You can let us know about your requests and opinions through the application and we will be happy to support you in this regard.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Boname at none against Brown Thomas's shown. Boname also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Brown Thomas's advantage is ratings volume (132 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.
Boname holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brown Thomas has 132 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Brown Thomas ships an update monthly, Boname every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brown Thomas | Boname |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (132 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 132 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Brown Thomas | Hasan SOLMAZ |
Customer experience
Brown Thomas
Boname
In-app purchases
Brown Thomas
No in-app purchases
Boname
No in-app purchases
