Sunscreens: prices compared across apps

The 3 widest gaps between apps

RE' EQUIL Ultra Matte Dry Touch Sunscreen was ₹310 on Blinkit (seen 10 Nov) and ₹1,095 on Instamart (seen 3 Nov), a gap of ₹785.

bioderma photoderm cr me spf 50 pa hydrating sunscreen for normal to dry skin in vivo tested was ₹875 on AJIO (seen 5 Nov) and ₹1,217 on Amazon (seen 10 Nov), a gap of ₹342.

dot and key watermelon cooling sunscreen spf 50 pa in vivo tested was ₹228 on Amazon (seen 10 Nov) and ₹489 on Instamart (seen 3 Nov), a gap of ₹261.

Across the 25 products priced differently, the lowest listed price was on AJIO 8 times, Amazon 5 times, Zepto 5 times, Blinkit 4 times, Instamart 2 times and Flipkart once. A tie counts for each app.

4 had the same listed price on every app they were on, among them Dot & Key Dragon Fruit Bounce Sunscreen In-Vivo Tested SPF 50+ PA++++, With New-Age UV Filters, Lightweight, Cushion-Gel Texture, Fast-Absorbing, Niacinamide Infused, Broad Spectrum Protection (₹387 on Amazon, Myntra and Zepto) and Dermatouch C-DEFENSE SPF 50 PA++++ Fluid Sunscreen, Lightweight Daily Sunscreen for Premature Aging & Sunburn (₹199 on Instamart and Myntra).

MRPs and ratings

For 15 products the apps printed different MRPs. The widest MRP gap is for RE' EQUIL Ultra Matte Dry Touch Sunscreen: an MRP of ₹345 on Blinkit and ₹1,290 on Instamart, so a discount worked out from MRP is not the same on both.

The product with the most ratings is dermatouch sunscreen spf 50 pa multivitamin gel uva uvb protection zero white cast: 4.1 from 1,49,624 ratings on Flipkart.

Every product on two or more apps

Brands among these products

The apps named a brand for 29 of the 29 products. The Derma Co has 4, Dot & Key has 3 and Aqualogica has 2.

Where the listings came from

Zepto 1,287, Flipkart 594, Amazon 284, Blinkit 236, Myntra 220, AJIO 171 and Instamart 65 listings, 2,660 products in all. Most products were seen on one app only, so they are not in the table above.

How this is worked out

Each app’s line is its lowest listed price for the product in the 14 days, dated, not a promise of what you will pay. Listings join only on matching brand and model words. The full method is on the beauty page, with the foundations, compact and face powders, bb and cc creams, kajal, mascaras, eyeshadows, lipsticks, lip liners, nail polishes, face washes, moisturisers, face creams, face serums, face toners, face scrubs, sheet masks and lip balms comparisons. A brand or app that believes a figure is wrong can write to us.