What every tier includes, and how this app compares with Parfumo, Fragram and Perfumist.
The tiers
The free tier is not a crippled demo — it is the funnel. Browsing and deals stay open because every retailer tap earns affiliate revenue, and the personality quiz stays open because it is the growth loop. Membership sells the answers.
Browse, compare, find your type.
No account required to browse.
$3.33 a month, billed annually.
7-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
The same membership, month to month.
The 7-day free trial is on the yearly plan.
Membership is not a paywall on a database. It is the price of an answer.
The competition
Fragrance apps are usually compared on catalogue size, which flatters the oldest ones. Compared instead on the three things an owner actually needs answered, the field separates sharply — and the separation is not where you would expect.
| Capability | Perfumedia$7.99 | ParfumoFree | Fragram$7.99–49.99 | PerfumistFree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| “What is this fragrance?” | ||||
| Catalogue size | 50,000+ | 231,000 | undisclosed | 50,000 |
| Note pyramid with confidence score | ● | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ |
| Scan a bottle to identify it | ● | ● | ● | ◐ |
| New launches, carrying full note pyramids | ● | ◐ | ○ | ◐ |
| “What do I wear today?” | ||||
| Daily pick from bottles you own | ● | ◐ | ○ | ○ |
| Weather-aware recommendation | ● | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Named taste identity | ● | ○ | ◐ | ◐ |
| Recommendations matched to your profile | ● | ○ | ◐ | ◐ |
| Collection and wear history | ● | ● | ○ | ◐ |
| “Where do I buy it cheapest?” | ||||
| Live prices, compared side by side | ● | ◐ | ○ | ◐ |
| Per-millilitre value | ● | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Price-drop alerts on your wishlist | ● | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Counterfeit-risk listings filtered out | ● | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| “Can I trust what I am reading?” | ||||
| Reviews restricted to paying members | ● | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Community votes on longevity and sillage | ● | ● | ○ | ◐ |
| Thin data labelled as early, not consensus | ● | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Every price names the seller it came from | ● | ◐ | ○ | ◐ |
What nobody else does
One recommendation each morning, drawn only from bottles you own, tuned to the day's conditions and your scent profile — and it shows its reasoning instead of asking for trust.
Retail struck through against live listings, per-millilitre value so sizes compare honestly, drop alerts on your wishlist, and suspicious listings filtered before you ever see them.
Twelve Perfume Personalities, from The Sovereign to The Alchemist. Free to take and built to share — and your result quietly tunes every recommendation the app makes, so the matches get sharper the more it knows.
Reading is free; posting takes a membership. Every review, rating and vote comes from someone who paid to be here — and thin data is labelled early rather than dressed up as consensus.
Parfumo tells you about a perfume. Perfumedia tells you what to wear today, and where to buy your next bottle for less.
Browsing the catalogue, live prices and the Perfume Personality quiz are free. No account needed to look around.
