Shopper+ vs Buy Beaver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shopper+
Shop a wide variety of home and office essentials, including printer supplies, electronics, and kitchenware. Easily find and purchase items for various needs, from your workspace to your garden, all in one convenient mobile application.
- Vast product selection
- Home and office essentials
- Printer inks and toners
- Audio/video cables
- Monitor mounts and stands
- Home appliances and kitchen supplies
- Fast/free shipping over $49
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Shopper+ App has finally gone mobile! Discover the ultimate source where you can shop a vast selection of products for all your home and office needs, such as quality printer inks & toners, audio/video cables, monitor mounts & stands, ultramodern home appliances, kitchen supplies, and more! Find all what you are looking for, just a few clicks away on your mobile phone. It’s that easy! In this newest version, all our Shopper+ families including “123Ink.ca”, “PrimeCables.ca” as well as “Living.ca” are fused into one to offer you practical items to match all your living and business needs with different scenarios and options. From your office to your garden, we have it on full stock with the best price in town. Without even mentioning our fast/free shipping for all orders over $49 across all of Canada, you won't regret downloading this amazing app!
Buy Beaver
Discover the origin of products and find alternatives with higher local content. This ad-free app uses AI and community input to rate products based on manufacturing location, materials, and brand ownership.
- Scan product origins
- Find local alternatives
- Objective product ratings
- Ad-free experience
- AI and community analysis
- 3M+ product database
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Buy Beaver is a fully independent initiative. Our product ratings and alternative recommendations are provided objectively. Plus, the app is completely ad-free. For more details on our business model, please visit our website. Buy Beaver recommends alternative options with higher local content, empowering you to support the countries you want! Our growing database includes over 3M products across multiple categories. Each product is evaluated based on three objective criteria: - Manufacturing Location: Where is the product made? - Materials & Ingredients: Are the components sourced locally? - Brand Ownership: Who ultimately owns the company? We combine community reviews with advanced AI analysis to ensure our ratings remain accurate, transparent, and constantly updated. Disclaimer: Product evaluations are based on user reviews and community input. These ratings are intended as a guide and may vary depending on individual experiences. We’re always open to suggestions: help us improve Buy Beaver by sharing your ideas and feedback! -- Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Buy Beaver at 5.0 against Shopper+'s 4.2. Buy Beaver also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). Shopper+'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (22 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Buy Beaver sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Shopper+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Buy Beaver holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shopper+ has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Shopper+'s written reviews are positive against 50% of Buy Beaver's.
Shopper+ ships an update every 3 weeks, Buy Beaver every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shopper+ | Buy Beaver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Shopper+ Inc | Buy Beaver Technologies |
Customer experience
Shopper+
Buy Beaver
User reviews
Shopper+
From 22 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to browse app
- 💰 Affordable prices
- 🏷️ Discounts and vouchers available
- 🛒 Convenient online shopping
- 🚀 Fast service
Room to improve
- 💸 Expensive restocking fee
- 🐛 App bugs
- 🚚 Shipping delays (packing orders)
- ❌ Horrible return process
- ⚠️ Bait and switch on returns
Buy Beaver
From 1 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🇨🇦 Helps support Canadian products
- 🚀 Quick and convenient
- 💡 Allows users to add products
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inaccurate or incomplete product information
- 🇨🇦 Issues with Canadian products being marked as non-Canadian
- 🔍 Limited product database
- 🔊 Annoying scanning sound
Bugs and requests
Shopper+
Reported bugs
10 issues- App has lots of bugs
- App requires phone number and verification code, but code is not sent
- App says invalid phone number
- Cannot log in to app
- App doesn't work on iPhone 6+
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- Cannot create an account (Error 502)
- Authentication impossible, verification code not sent
- Cannot get past profile setup
- App is portrait mode only
- Review was not posted
Requested features
6 requests- Add more cute stuff
- Add French version of the app
- Search button at bottom
- Icon descriptions underneath navigation icons
- Allow app to be used in landscape mode
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- Allow reviews to be posted
Buy Beaver
Reported bugs
2 issues- Mandatory updates when opening the app
- Inability to fully read product information
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to take multiple photos of a product
- Automatic product data retrieval using AI
- Saving preferred Canadian alternatives
- Providing more detailed information on company ownership and manufacturing locations
In-app purchases
Shopper+
No in-app purchases
Buy Beaver
- Contributor$1.991 Month
- Contributor+$5.991 Month
- Contributor$19.991 Year
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- Contributor+$49.991 Year
