simplehuman vs Perigold
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
simplehuman
Explore a wide range of products, including exclusive online items. Visualize items in your home using augmented reality before purchasing. Automate refills for essential items and manage deliveries with flexibility.
- Shop full product lineup
- Augmented Reality visualization
- Automated replenishment
- Flexible delivery management
- Online-only exclusives
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Shop our full product lineup including online-only exclusives. Using Augmented Reality (AR), see what products would look like anywhere in your home before you buy. Activate auto-replenishment of custom liners and soap refills so you never run out. Adjust, pause or cancel deliveries at any time - with no commitments.
Perigold
Discover and shop for high-end furnishings from trusted brands. Browse inspirational photos, use your camera to find similar styles, and enjoy exclusive features like curated events and white-glove delivery.
- Shop inspirational photos
- Camera search for similar styles
- Curated design events
- Save, organize, and share finds
- Free white-glove delivery
- Live order tracking
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The best of the design world is right at your fingertips. With our app, you’ll discover meticulously crafted furnishings from the industry’s most trusted brands – for every style and space. Enjoy an effortless, on-the-go browsing experience and exclusive features, including: Inspirational photos that you can seamlessly shop. Curated events that reveal the latest design trends and more. Use your camera to search with photos and find similar styles. Easily save, organize, and share your favorite finds. Free white-glove delivery with live order tracking. Apple Pay so you can check out with confidence. Ready to find something extraordinary? Download now to shop. Love your Perigold app experience? Tell us about it below.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Perigold at 82% against simplehuman's 31%. Perigold also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). simplehuman's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Perigold holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Perigold has 8.1K ratings behind it against 1.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of simplehuman's written reviews are positive against 82% of Perigold's.
simplehuman ships an update every 5 weeks, Perigold weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | simplehuman | Perigold |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.1K ratings) | 4.9 (8.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.1% of reviews | 82.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K | 8.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 286 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | simplehuman | Wayfair LLC |
Customer experience
simplehuman
Perigold
User reviews
simplehuman
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Quick order placements
- 👍 Intuitive and easy to navigate
- 🛒 Augmented reality feature helpful for visualizing products
- 💳 Supports Apple Pay
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently
- 🔒 Requires phone number to use, no email-only option
- 🛒 No shopping cart, can't add multiple items
- 💳 Apple Pay not working for many users
- 🔍 Poor search and navigation, missing key features
Perigold
From 8.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Affordable, reliable, quality
- 👍 Superior selections and quality
- 👍 High quality, great service
- 👍 Always enjoyable shopping
- 👍 Quality of the product
Room to improve
- 🚨 Charges for returns
- 🚨 Poor return policy and customer service
- 🚨 App not user friendly
- 🚨 Lacking product details and imagery
- 🚨 Charges for installing the app
Bugs and requests
simplehuman
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login/verification process not working
- Shipping address always marked as invalid
- App crashes when trying to remove items from cart
- Duplicate order notifications
Requested features
4 requests- Add shopping cart functionality
- Sync app and website orders/account
- Improve checkout process and payment options
- Provide email-only registration option
Perigold
Reported bugs
3 issues- Filtering and selection issues
- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
Requested features
3 requests- Show fabric measurements
- Improve filtering and selection options
- Offer free shipping and free returns
In-app purchases
simplehuman
No in-app purchases
Perigold
No in-app purchases
