# FreshDirect: Grocery Delivery — Shop food & alcohol delivery

> Online grocery and alcohol delivery service for fresh, quality food. (iPhone/iPad app by FreshDirect.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/freshdirect-grocery-delivery/id346631494 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [FreshDirect](https://appshunter.io/developer/346631497)
- Category: Shopping, Lifestyle
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.80/5 from 29,561 App Store ratings · 210 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 101 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2010-02-09
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/freshdirect-grocery-delivery/id346631494/reviews.md

## What is FreshDirect?

Get food that delivers you: Grocery shop from anywhere for delivery to your home or business. FreshDirect offers the best in-season foods, local finds, easy meals, and all your favorite brands. Available to both residential and business customers in the greater New York City metropolitan area, with seasonal service to eastern Long Island and the Jersey Shore.

Perks of using the FreshDirect app:
• Easily place or modify your grocery order from your mobile device.
• Find just what you’re looking for (or discover something new) with browsable categories, curated lists, and an improved search.
• Pick a timeslot and schedule your delivery window. 2-hour express and same-day delivery options available in select areas.
• Shop your previous purchases, create lists, and easily reorder your faves.
• Have a question? Quickly get in touch with our customer service team.

About FreshDirect
Founded and based in New York City since 2002, FreshDirect is a leading online grocer that’s committed to delivering the highest quality, freshest food. By working directly with growers, producers, and local food innovators, we create food experiences and drive simple, healthy solutions to make every day better for our customers. Checking grocery shopping off your list should be easy, and we’ve thought of everything to get it done around your busy schedule. For more information, visit www.freshdirect.com.

## Key features

- Mobile grocery ordering
- Browse categories and curated lists
- Improved search functionality
- Flexible delivery scheduling
- Express and same-day delivery options
- Shop past purchases and create lists
- Direct customer service contact

## What do users think of FreshDirect?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 🚀 Convenient delivery service
- 🔓 Reliable inventory
- 👍 Fresh and high-quality products
- ⏱️ Easy to order and update cart
- 💳 Competitive pricing

**Cons**

- 🐛 Buggy and unstable app
- 🔍 Poor navigation and search functionality
- 🕰️ Delayed or missing deliveries
- 📦 Inconsistent packaging and handling
- 🚫 Lack of accessibility for screen readers

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes during checkout process
- Address and payment info not saving properly
- Incorrect product availability and pricing
- Syncing issues between app and website
- Unresponsive search and navigation

**Most requested features**

- Add shopping list functionality
- Improve product review and rating system
- Allow customization of frequently ordered items
- Provide better delivery time slot management
- Enhance in-app customer support options

## Recent user reviews (10 of 210)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/freshdirect-grocery-delivery/id346631494/reviews.md

### 2/5 — buggy and getting worse

*2026-08-18, version 14.3*

I’ve been a customer for years. The app is a mess and keeps getting worse. Painful and buggy to use. Constantly have to re-add items to the cart because the UI says things were added but then they are not there. Hire better engineers or have better software quality control please!!

### 1/5 — Horrible and buggy

*2026-08-16, version 14.3*

I have been a customer for years. The app gets worse every month. There's a persistent problem with updating orders. It freezes if you try to add a promotion code. You have to close and reopen it several times. It uses Apple Pay by default because the credit card I have used for years is connected to my Apple Pay account but I don't want that and there isn't a way to stop it. The search function is absolutely inaccurate. I could go on. Whoever designed this app should be ashamed of themselves.

### 5/5 — VoiceOver accessibility

*2026-08-13*

I’m visually impaired and use VO to mavigate the FD app. I’m used to having to do work-arounds when a button, for example, is non responsive. I can only do this because I have enough sight to see the screen and navigate these instances without VO. But recently the app is now unresponsive when I double tap on Photos. This means I can only tap on type to hear a response. I was trying to figure out how to communicate directly with the developers and noticed that they responded to reviews. Can you please fix this issue Delting and reinstalling the app has never fixed any issue I have had with the app. Thanks

**Developer response:** I am sorry that voiceover is not functioning properly with the app. Please e-mail us at service@freshdirect.com with your account information, so we can escalate the issue to our engineers. ~HP

### 2/5 — New updates are really obnoxious

*2026-08-11*

I have been a loyal customer for nine years. They have been making updates to both their website and the app. On the app, the payment method always defaults to Apple Pay. I have to manually change it to a different payment method each time I make a change
 to my cart. There is no way to choose your default payment method. 

Also, if I put items in my cart on the website, they do not show up on the app. I have to put the identical items in my cart on the website into the cart on the app. They are not in sync. 

They have also started substituting items if they are out of stock of the item you ordered. There is no option to select alternate substitute items like on every other shopping app. Also, you can’t opt out of the substitution. You do not have a choice. They used to just tell you an item you ordered was out of stock. Now they substitute an item, and a customer service rep told me you do not have a choice about this. There are other changes too that I find really obnoxious and unfriendly to users.

**Developer response:** I am so sorry that both the app and website are not feeling user friendly. I am sorry the app is defaulting to Apple Pay and not letting you choose another method as your default payment. Could you please send a screenshot of this to service@freshdirect.com? They will be able to escalate this and the other issues to our development team. ~HP

### 2/5 — Stopped working

*2026-08-10, version 14.3*

The app stopped working two days ago. No update available. Opens briefly then shows error message. Before that it was a good app.

### 3/5 — New updates are garbage

*2026-08-07, version 14.3*

Update #4 8/7/26
I stand by my initial garbage assessment. It doesn’t take 2 weeks to fix this mess. Still having issues modifying cart. I made changes and it looked like it saved for my delivery this morning but no. It didn’t save. Sucks not to be able to easily change the cart.

Update #3 7/30/26
Still having issues with time slot selection. This was never a problem before. Now I can’t get next day service. It’s like holiday scheduling.

Update #2 7/29/26
Problems appear to be resolved now. Will continue to monitor and if no problems this gets bumped back to 5 star.

Update 7/29/26
Sill garbage. Any attempt to modify the cart now fails. I get the oops page if I attempt to modify through orders. I don’t get a modify page if I go through the home page order. If by some chance I do get into the cart, it doesn’t modify. I’ve uninstalled, restarted phone, and reinstalled. I’ve tried going through the internet homepage. The whole site is screwed. Who tf did this? 20 years it was working fine with an occasional glitch but is now basically unusable if you can’t modify the cart. And no, I’m not going to be gaslit into a pointless call to spend my time troubleshoot your problems.

Update 7/27/26
Still garbage. Tried to update cart, it reverts to a new cart. Problems with payment - it keeps asking for Apple Pay even though I’ve sent my Amex as default. Time slots were unavailable for 4 days. I’ve written to customer support and was met with someone rude. Eventually someone else resolved the time slot issue but everything else is buggy. The developers hate this corporation. As a 20 year veteran of FD, I found this a surprising lack of interest in the customer and now is just about the worst app I use on my iPhone.
This app was working just fine. Now it is impossible to update cart when the order has been placed. Just garbage.

### 2/5 — Bring back the option to request a credit

*2026-08-06, version 14.3*

The new app version crashes constantly, doesn’t save cart items, and removes the option to request a credit. I get orders constantly and sometimes items are crushed, defrosted, or missing—don’t make me deal with an AI chatbot to get credit on my order when it’s your company’s mistake.

### 2/5 — Keeps freezing and not loading

*2026-08-04, version 14.3*

The app used to be good however recently it keeps freezing, and I have the most recent update

### 3/5 — New updates are garbage

*2026-07-30, version 14.3*

Update #3 7/30/26
Still having issues with time slot selection. This was never a problem before. Now I can’t get next day service. It’s like holiday scheduling.

Update #2 7/29/26
Problems appear to be resolved now. Will continue to monitor and if no problems this gets bumped back to 5 star.

Update 7/29/26
Sill garbage. Any attempt to modify the cart now fails. I get the oops page if I attempt to modify through orders. I don’t get a modify page if I go through the home page order. If by some chance I do get into the cart, it doesn’t modify. I’ve uninstalled, restarted phone, and reinstalled. I’ve tried going through the internet homepage. The whole site is screwed. Who tf did this? 20 years it was working fine with an occasional glitch but is now basically unusable if you can’t modify the cart. And no, I’m not going to be gaslit into a pointless call to spend my time troubleshoot your problems.

Update 7/27/26
Still garbage. Tried to update cart, it reverts to a new cart. Problems with payment - it keeps asking for Apple Pay even though I’ve sent my Amex as default. Time slots were unavailable for 4 days. I’ve written to customer support and was met with someone rude. Eventually someone else resolved the time slot issue but everything else is buggy. The developers hate this corporation. As a 20 year veteran of FD, I found this a surprising lack of interest in the customer and now is just about the worst app I use on my iPhone.
This app was working just fine. Now it is impossible to update cart when the order has been placed. Just garbage.

### 5/5 — Delivery

*2026-07-30, version 14.3*

I’m in a wheelchair and the driver’s always come to me very helpful

## Frequently asked questions about FreshDirect

### What does the FreshDirect app do?

The FreshDirect app allows you to shop for groceries and alcohol from anywhere and have them delivered to your home or business. You can browse a wide selection of fresh, in-season foods, local products, and convenient meal solutions, as well as your favorite brands.

### What are the key features of the FreshDirect app?

Key features include easily placing or modifying grocery orders from your mobile device, discovering new items through browsable categories and curated lists, and an improved search function. You can also schedule delivery windows, including 2-hour express and same-day options in select areas, and easily reorder past purchases.

### Is FreshDirect free to use?

The app itself is free to download and use. While there are no upfront costs to browse and place orders, the pricing of groceries and alcohol applies, and delivery fees may be associated with your order. The app also contains advertisements.

### Where is FreshDirect available?

FreshDirect is available to both residential and business customers in the greater New York City metropolitan area. It also offers seasonal service to eastern Long Island and the Jersey Shore.

### How does FreshDirect ensure food quality?

Founded in New York City in 2002, FreshDirect is committed to delivering the highest quality, freshest food. They achieve this by working directly with growers, producers, and local food innovators to create exceptional food experiences and provide simple, healthy solutions.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 14.4 — 2026-08-26

We've made bug fixes and performance improvements so you can breeze through grocery shopping.

### 14.3 — 2026-07-08

We've made bug fixes and performance improvements so you can breeze through grocery shopping.

### 14.2.1 — 2026-05-30

We've made bug fixes and performance improvements so you can breeze through grocery shopping.

### 14.2 — 2026-04-08

We've made bug fixes and performance improvements so you can breeze through grocery shopping.

### 14.1 — 2026-03-09

We've made bug fixes and performance improvements so you can breeze through grocery shopping.

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