Amazon Alexa vs What Size?
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Amazon Alexa
Manage your smart home devices, control music, and organize your day with voice commands. This app allows you to set up and interact with compatible devices, discover new skills, and stay connected with others. It learns your preferences for a personalized experience.
- Manage Alexa-enabled devices
- Control music playback
- View and edit lists
- Set reminders and timers
- Discover and enable skills
- Connect with other devices
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Use the Amazon Alexa app to manage Alexa-enabled devices, control music playback, view shopping lists on the go, keep track of upcoming reminders, check on active timers and much more. When you enable hands-free with Alexa, you can talk to Alexa by simply saying “Alexa” when the app is on your screen. The more you use Alexa, the more she adapts to your voice, vocabulary and personal preferences. DISCOVER MORE • Get more out of your Echo device through personalized feature recommendations from Alexa • Discover and enable recommended Alexa skills • Pick up where you left off directly from the home feed with lists, shopping, or recently played Music and Books MANAGE YOUR DEVICES • Set up your Alexa-enabled devices, control or check status of your compatible smart lights, locks and thermostats at home or on the go • Create routines to automate your smart home devices MUSIC & BOOKS • Connect to music services like Amazon Music, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn, and iHeartRadio. Choose a song or playlist and listen on your Alexa-enabled devices • Create speaker groups to play music across your compatible Echo devices for multi-room music ORGANIZE YOUR DAY • View and edit shopping and to-do lists on the go, get weather and news updates, manage timers and alarms, and more STAY CONNECTED • Use Drop In from your app to connect instantly with your compatible Echo devices, like a two-way intercom • Call or message supported Alexa-enabled devices, at no additional cost. By using this app, you agree to Amazon’s Conditions of Use (www.amazon.com/conditionsofuse), Privacy Notice (www.amazon.com/privacy), and all of the terms found here (www.amazon.com/alexaterms).
What Size?
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What Size? helps you feel more confident choosing clothes online. Enter your measurements once, choose a clothing category, and compare likely size guidance across UK retailers. The app is designed for women shopping for clothes who want a calmer, clearer way to understand fit before buying. What Size? can help with: Dresses, tops, jeans, trousers and coats Bust, waist, hips, height and inside-leg measurements Store-by-store size comparison Fit preferences for snug, true-to-size or relaxed fits Personal fit notes and saved shopping items Guided measurement help Clear caveats where retailer data is limited Your measurements stay on your device. There is no account, no login, no camera, and no personal measurement data is sent to a server. Some retailer size information may be incomplete, product-specific, or not suitable for a confident recommendation. Where that happens, What Size? shows guidance with a clear caveat rather than pretending the data is stronger than it is. What Size? is a fit guidance tool, not a guarantee. Always check the retailer’s own size guide and returns policy before buying.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: What Size? at none against Amazon Alexa's 2. Amazon Alexa's advantage is chart position (#16 vs unranked). On price, ads, device support 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. Amazon Alexa sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. What Size? asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Amazon Alexa | What Size? |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (5.9M ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 20.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5.9M — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #16 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 501 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AMZN Mobile LLC | Ryan Morrison |
Bugs and requests
Amazon Alexa
Reported bugs
6 issues- Alexa unable to link to Apple Music account
- Alexa unable to properly control smart plugs and lights
- Alexa unable to maintain connection with Bluetooth speakers
- Alexa unable to consistently set alarms and timers
- Alexa app crashing or becoming unresponsive
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- Alexa unable to recognize routines and commands
Requested features
7 requests- More customization options for routines
- Better integration with third-party apps
- Ability to control Alexa devices without voice commands
- Option to set custom sounds/music for alarms and timers
- Improved music playback controls in the app
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- Ability to easily manage and organize smart home devices
- More advanced features for the elderly and disabled users
What Size?
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Amazon Alexa
- Amazon Kids+1 Month trial$6.991 Month
- Alexa+ Standard Monthly1 Month trial$19.991 Month
What Size?
No in-app purchases









