simplehuman vs CB2
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.
CB2
Discover and shop for modern furniture and home decor with a focus on quality materials and timeless design. Explore exclusive collections, visualize items in your space using AR, and manage gift registries.
- Streamlined shopping for modern furniture
- Exclusive product collections
- Augmented Reality (AR) tool to see furniture in your space
- Create and manage gift registries
- In-store item availability and care information
- Store locator and directions
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Well made is always worth it. Stunning materials, timeless quality, best-in-class partners—at CB2, we’re on a mission to create collections that set the bar. Rather than following trends, we source pieces that inspire and excite. Our teams search for rare and interesting marbles, beautiful textiles, rich woods and luxurious metals in order to create pieces to buy now and love forever. We collaborate with product designers and artists from all over the globe, inviting new and distinct voices to the conversation while drawing on a range of references and inspirations that span decades and cross borders to create a signature point of view. What you’ll love about our app: - Streamlined shopping for modern furniture and home decor at the click of a button - A first look at exclusive pieces you won't find anywhere else - Sign in or create an account to shop personalized products and recommendations - Create lists of favorites and save them to review later on our app, website or in-store - Find out if an item is displayed at your local store, care information, and more – See furniture in your space with our easy AR tool - Save contact and payment information for faster, easier checkout - Trade Program members enjoy automatic discounts seamlessly applied at checkout - Find your nearest CB2 store and get hours and directions - Easy curbside or in-store order pickup—including gift orders—at your local store The Registry Experience: - Easily create, customize, and edit your gift registry - Get real-time alerts when gifts are purchased from your registry - Scan barcodes in-store to easily see product information and add to your registry or wishlist - Take advantage of 15% off your registry right in-app for 6 months after your event
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: simplehuman at none against CB2's shown. simplehuman also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). CB2's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.5). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
CB2 holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 918 and 844 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of simplehuman's written reviews are positive against 36% of CB2's.
simplehuman ships an update every 5 weeks, CB2 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | simplehuman | CB2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (918 ratings) | 4.9 (844 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.1% of reviews | 35.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 918 — better | 844 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 151 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | simplehuman LLC | Crate and Barrel |
Customer experience
simplehuman
CB2
User reviews
simplehuman
From 918 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
CB2
From 844 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💎 Modern, affordable, and timeless design aesthetic
- 👍 Better than website experience for browsing
- 💡 Augmented reality feature for visualizing furniture
- 🛍️ Convenient mobile shopping experience
- ✨ High-quality, cohesive product selection
Room to improve
- 🐛 AR 'View in my room' feature displays furniture in black space
- 🐛 Curbside pickup check-in functionality broken
- 🐛 Reviews section shows blank white space
- 🐛 Search functionality returns irrelevant results
- 🐛 Favorites and add-to-cart buttons frequently fail
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
CB2
Reported bugs
8 issues- AR feature shows furniture floating in black space instead of room view
- Curbside pickup check-in does not work
- Reviews section displays blank white space
- Search returns irrelevant products for basic keywords
- Add to cart and favorites buttons malfunction intermittently
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- Saved items disappear and are replaced by unselected items
- App crashes or freezes when loading cards
- iPad display renders app content too small
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to delete saved lists and clear clutter
- iPad optimization for better display scaling
- Background music/audio app compatibility
- Improved autofill for login from website
In-app purchases
simplehuman
No in-app purchases
CB2
No in-app purchases
