PerfuMate › Compare › Perfumer's Vault 2
The honest version first, because a comparison page you can trust has to be able to say it: Perfumer's Vault 2 is the pick if you want a native app on an iPhone, iPad, Apple-silicon Mac or Android phone, with your data kept on the device and synced through iCloud. The free Hobbyist mode includes the bundled ingredient database; IFRA checking, scaling, batch tracking and supplier orders are on the PRO subscription, $6.99 a month or $59.99 a year on the App Store.
PerfuMate's side of the ledger: the free tier already includes the described materials database, the indicative IFRA checking and every tool, in any browser, and the one paid version is a one-time purchase rather than a subscription. The table holds both sides to the same standard: every Perfumer's Vault 2 claim on it was read from Perfumer's Vault 2's own published pages on 2026-08-22, and the full eight-tool picture is at /compare.
| PerfuMate | Perfumer's Vault 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Formulation software for independent perfumers, in the browser | Mobile perfumery workspace for iPhone, iPad, Apple-silicon Macs and Android; data stays on the device |
| Ships with a materials database | Yes - 1,581 materials, each DESCRIBED and classified: odor description, olfactive families with percentage dominance, impact and substantivity, a CAS number where one exists (1,153; a compounded base has none to give), plus estimated constituent tables for 588 | Yes - a bundled ingredient database of "thousands of materials" with notes, allergens, restrictions and suppliers, in the free mode too; size not stated |
| IFRA compliance | Checked live while composing, on every tier including free - and it counts one molecule arriving from several naturals at once. Category 4 (fine fragrance on skin), 51st Amendment, indicative: verify against the official standards before you sell | Yes, per ingredient and formula with category limits and document generation - on the PRO subscription, not the free mode; you upload the official IFRA XLS yourself |
| Formula work | Milligram scaling, version history with diffs and branching, batch and maceration tracking, dilution management, substitute suggestions from your own shelf | Formula builder with versions and grouping by note type; scaling, batch tracking, stock and supplier orders are PRO |
| Import and export | Import from PDF, CSV, TSV or pasted text; export PDF, EU allergen declaration, INCI label, GHS SDS draft | Export PDF, CSV, JSON, QR codes, an IFRA document and a database backup; imports the IFRA XLS and backups - formula import is not stated |
| Runs on | Any browser, desktop or phone; installs as an app; native Android next | iOS, iPadOS, macOS on Apple silicon, Android |
| Price to start | PerfuMate: free with no expiry - an UNLIMITED shelf and 3 formulas, with the whole catalog, the IFRA checking, the allergen and INCI label text, the scent profile and the drydown. A free account opens every tool; only bottle labels, the pack that contains them and colour PDF themes are paid. PerfuMate has one paid version, Lifetime Unlimited, a ONE-TIME purchase bought once and kept, never a subscription | Perfumer's Vault 2: a free Hobbyist mode (its limits are not stated); PRO is a subscription, $6.99 a month or $59.99 a year on the App Store, and IFRA checking is PRO-only |
Perfumer's Vault 2's facts were read from its own published pages on 2026-08-22; PerfuMate's numbers are computed from the same material seed the app ships, at build time, so this page cannot drift from the product. Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and it will be corrected.