Comparison

itison vs thortful

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

itison

Discover award-winning daily deals and exclusive experiences across Scotland and beyond. Find the best local restaurants, luxury breaks, and shopping with curated offers tailored to your city. Buy and send vouchers directly through the app.

Highlights
  • Discover daily deals
  • Exclusive event access
  • Filter by type, price, place
  • Buy vouchers in-app
  • Send vouchers as gifts
  • Manage account details
Features
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Hello! We're officially Scotland's No. 1 for daily deals. We'll help you discover the very best of your city. We're so useful, we've even won awards. Whether it's the quirky new bistro that everyone wants to go to, a luxury 5 star break, boutique shopping or a family night out, we make it our mission to bring you the very best deals in the country. Quite simply, we love what we do and we live what we do. In each city, our teams will only ever tell you about the highest quality deals and events because they are the same bars, restaurants and shops that they love going to! · Check out the latest offers in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen, Newcastle and Manchester. · Get exclusive access to the most exciting events in your city. · Filter by the type, price, and place of deal to find exactly what you're looking for. · Buy vouchers directly on your iPhone. · Send vouchers as a gift to friends and family. · And manage all the important stuff too, like creating, viewing and managing your account details Oh, and one more wee thing, you're looking lovely today!

About

thortful

Easily purchase unique greeting cards from independent artists worldwide. Send cards directly to recipients or yourself, with same-day dispatch for orders placed before 5 pm. Personalize messages with emojis or handwriting, and add optional gifts like flowers or chocolates.

Highlights
  • Shop original card designs
  • Send cards directly to recipient
  • Same-day dispatch
  • Personalize messages
  • Add flowers or gifts
  • Unique card selection
Features
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Buy your greeting cards the easy way with the thortful app! Shop original designs from independent creatives all over the globe. With 70% of cards not found anywhere else, you’re sure to find the perfect card for every relationship. Send your card directly to the recipient, or to yourself to send on later. Order before 5pm (Monday-Friday) and we’ll send your card that same day via Royal Mail First Class post. Bring your message to life with emojis or make it extra personal with your own handwritten message. And when you need something really special, add beautiful flowers or switch up your chosen design to one of our unique Card Gifts; you can add luxury chocolate, fun socks or even a delicious birthday cake mix!

Screenshots

itison4 screens
thortful4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: itison at none against thortful's shown. itison also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 76%). thortful's advantage is ratings volume (257 vs 9) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

thortful holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: thortful has 257 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of itison's written reviews are positive against 76% of thortful's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

itison ships an update fortnightly, thortful every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
itison versus thortful: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameteritisonthortful
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9 ratings)4.9 (257 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.2% of reviews — better76.1% of reviews
Number of ratings9257 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.1 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB136 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperitisonThortful

Customer experience

itison

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive85.2%
Neutral3.3%
Negative11.5%

thortful

All ratings257 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral0.8%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews226 reviews
Positive76.1%
Neutral3.5%
Negative20.4%

User reviews

itison

From 9 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💰 Great deals and value
  • 🌟 High quality offers
  • 👍 Easy to use app
  • 🤝 Excellent customer service
  • 🎁 Handy for gifts

Room to improve

  • ❌ No delete function for used/expired vouchers
  • 🤔 Difficult to track used/expired vouchers
  • 🚫 Login issues on new devices
  • ⚠️ Vouchers often have restrictions
  • 🖨️ Vouchers need printing

thortful

From 257 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Quick delivery
  • 👍 Great selection of cards
  • 💡 Ability to add handwritten message
  • 🚀 Convenient and easy to use
  • 👍 Excellent customer service

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App bugs and glitches
  • 🚫 Difficulty editing basket/order
  • 🚫 Restricted functionality compared to website
  • 💰 Expensive for a single card
  • 🚫 Discount codes not working

Bugs and requests

itison

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login fails on new iPhone
  • Back button returns to top of list
  • Cannot buy anything after last update
  • App glitchy, cannot change deal area

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add delete function for used/expired vouchers
  • Improve filtering for used/expired vouchers
  • Allow login on new devices
  • Implement a 'save favourites' feature
  • Add a time filter for searching deals
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  • Make vouchers paperless (use mobile)
  • Send reminders for expiring deals
  • Improve location filtering to avoid irrelevant offers
  • Allow seeing available dates before purchasing
  • Fix back button to return to last scroll position

thortful

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes or freezes during use
  • Issues with adding items to basket
  • Delivery delays or lost orders
  • Incorrect address changes during shipping

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to track order status
  • Option to mute certain notifications
  • Improved in-app browsing and search
  • More customization options for cards
  • Loyalty program or discounts for repeat customers

In-app purchases

None

itison

No in-app purchases

None

thortful

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is itison free?
itison is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is thortful free?
thortful is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, itison or thortful?
thortful is rated higher. itison averages 4.7 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while thortful averages 4.9 from 257 ratings.
Do itison or thortful have ads?
thortful shows ads; itison does not.
Which is updated more often, itison or thortful?
itison ships an update fortnightly, and thortful every 9 days. Most recently, itison was updated on November 4, 2026 and thortful on November 6, 2026.

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