Once Upon a Tee vs vRare
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Once Upon a Tee
Discover and shop limited edition apparel inspired by popular culture. New collections drop weekly, featuring designs from TV shows, video games, and movies. Explore a variety of products and earn rewards with every purchase.
- Limited edition weekly collections
- Apparel for men, women, and children
- Sizes S to 6XL and tall sizes
- Over 20 product types
- Rewards program for discounts
- Collection bundles available
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Once Upon a Tee features a new collection of limited edition $16 T-Shirts every week. We have sizes for men, women and children. Our sizes range from S to 6XL. We also have tall sizes! Download our app to shop and get weekly updates on collections inspired by your favorite television shows, video games, and movies. Each design is available in over 20 different products including Hoodies, Tank Tops, Phone Cases, Tote Bags, and so much more. We also have a Rewards program! With each purchase, you will earn points that you can use to redeem for discount codes and exclusive products not available anywhere else. Want to save even more? Buy an entire collection! Get 4 shirts for $48. Please keep in mind that each collection is available for one week and one week only, so don't miss out! After the week ends, Once Upon a Tee takes the collection down forever and launches a new collection.
vRare
Discover and complete your collection with this app, specializing in items like Funko, Loungefly, and trading card games. Receive notifications for mystery boxes, exclusive sales, and restocks, all while tracking your orders.
- Mystery Box Notifications
- App Exclusive Sales
- Push Notifications
- Order Tracking
- Restock Notifications
- App Exclusive Discounts
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Welcome to the vRareStore app where you can complete your collection at an affordable price! vRare is a one stop shop for every collector. We specialize in Funko, Loungefly, Trading Card Games and much more! - Mystery Box Notifications - App Exclusive Sales - Push Notifications - Order Tracking - Restock Notifications - App Exclusive Discounts Check us out on Facebook (@vRarestore) and Instagram (@vRarestore_)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Once Upon a Tee at fortnightly against vRare's every 6 weeks. vRare's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Once Upon a Tee against 4.8 for vRare. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 296 and 136 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Once Upon a Tee's written reviews are positive against 75% of vRare's.
Once Upon a Tee ships an update fortnightly, vRare every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Once Upon a Tee | vRare |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (296 ratings) — better | 4.8 (136 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.9% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 296 — better | 136 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Upon A Once Tee LLC | Vave Media LLC |
Customer experience
Once Upon a Tee
vRare
Bugs and requests
Once Upon a Tee
Reported bugs
8 issues- App not working or loading anything
- App keeps refreshing back to the page
- Payment issues with Shop integration
- New update takes ages to load and half the time it doesn't work
- Can't view the collection part on the app
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- Hard to research an item on the app (cannot search by artist)
- App navigation can use work
- App is glitchy
Requested features
8 requests- Ability to create custom bundles
- More Dragon Ball and retro anime designs
- Collection of Jayce and the Rolling Wheels cars
- Filter option for finding matching shirts
- Ability to view collection part on the app
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- Search by artist on the app
- iPad version of the app
- Search bar in the app
vRare
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Once Upon a Tee
No in-app purchases
vRare
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Once Upon a Tee free?
Is vRare free?
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