Once Upon a Tee vs The Graphic Tee
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.
The Graphic Tee
Discover unique, custom-designed graphic tees printed on soft fabrics. This app offers a wide range of sizes from XS to 4XL, ensuring a perfect fit for everyone. Explore hundreds of designs created with passion and care.
- Unique graphic designs
- Soft fabric tees
- Size inclusive (XS-4XL)
- Hundreds of designs
- In-house printing
- Vintage display inspiration
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You've never had a graphic tee like ours. We have been screen printing for more than 10 years - bringing you THE BEST most unique designs around on only the softest tees. We are size inclusive with sizes from XS to 4XL with a vibe for everyone. We design and screen print each and every tee (we have 100s) in our own shop! We have a brick and mortar store in Newton, KS but do shows all around the country. We are well known for our vintage display that we hand picked. If we didn't hand pick it, we built it ourselves. Our love and care is in every fiber of the business. We hope you love it as much as we do.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: The Graphic Tee at none against Once Upon a Tee's shown. The Graphic Tee also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). Once Upon a Tee's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (296 vs 47). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. 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 4.9 for The Graphic Tee. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Once Upon a Tee has 296 ratings behind it against 47, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Once Upon a Tee ships an update fortnightly, The Graphic Tee every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Once Upon a Tee | The Graphic Tee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (296 ratings) | 4.9 (47 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 296 — better | 47 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 189 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Upon A Once Tee LLC | Khaos Apparel LLC |
Customer experience
Once Upon a Tee
The Graphic Tee
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
The Graphic Tee
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Once Upon a Tee
No in-app purchases
The Graphic Tee
No in-app purchases
Questions
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