Comparison

Spruce vs ZipcodeXpress

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Spruce

Book on-demand housekeeping and cleaning services for your home. Schedule one-time or recurring appointments with background-checked professionals. Add specific chores to your cleaning service to reduce prep time and get a spotless home.

Highlights
  • On-demand booking
  • Recurring services
  • Fractional cleaning services
  • Add chores to house cleaning
  • Background-checked professionals
  • Pet care and laundry services
Features
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Spruce offers Chores & Housekeeping services. Schedule one-time or recurring services on-demand. Spruce Service Professionals are background-checked, licensed, bonded and insured and ready to tackle your biggest chores. With the Chores features, book fractional cleaning services like cleaning floors, doing dishes, or clearing clutter. You can also add chores to house cleaning services so you can reduce the prep time normally required to get ready for the housekeeper. How does it work? Spruce partners with multifamily communities around the country to bring amenity services to your doorstep. If you live in a Spruce-powered property, simply book your service using the Spruce app. With instant booking and on-demand scheduling, you get the services you need, when you need them. Spruce also offers additional services like Pet Care and Laundry via our dedicated partners available on the Spruce app. Get started today!

About

ZipcodeXpress

This app facilitates convenient and secure package delivery and retrieval through a network of smart lockers. Users can place online orders, deposit packages by scanning barcodes, and retrieve them by scanning QR codes. Instant notifications keep users informed about their package status and storage.

Highlights
  • Place online package orders
  • Deposit packages via smart lockers
  • Retrieve packages with QR codes
  • Instant status notifications
  • City logistics solutions
Features
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ZipcodeXpress provides a fast, safe and affordable solution for our customers' express package collection and city logistics. The mobile APP along with smart locker-Zippora and Ziplocker is making our lives easier with more comfort! ZipcodeXpresss APP is designed exclusively for users to: [Place online orders] When you need to deliver a package, first place an order via the APP, just simply fill in sender and recipient’s zip codes and recipient’s cell phone number or email address. [One step package deposit] When depositing the package, you only need to select a suitable size locker, then use your APP to scan your package’s bar code to open the locker. [One step package retrieve] When your package is delivered, you only need to use your APP to scan the QR code to open the locker and retrieve your package. [Instant notification] When your order status is updated, when your package is delivered, when your package storage time is about to expire, APP will always notify you instantly. Subscribe for more exciting news!

Screenshots

Spruce4 screens
ZipcodeXpress4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Spruce at 4.7 against ZipcodeXpress's 4.0. Spruce also leads on ratings volume (5K vs 29) and review sentiment (22% vs 4%). ZipcodeXpress's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spruce holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spruce has 5K ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Spruce's written reviews are positive against 4% of ZipcodeXpress's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spruce ships an update every 3 weeks, ZipcodeXpress monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Spruce versus ZipcodeXpress: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpruceZipcodeXpress
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (5K ratings) — better4.0 (29 ratings)
Positive reviews22.4% of reviews — better4.3% of reviews
Number of ratings5K — better29
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpruce Services, Inc.ZipcodeXpress Inc.

Customer experience

Spruce

All ratings4,983 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral0.4%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews152 reviews
Positive22.4%
Neutral1.3%
Negative76.3%

ZipcodeXpress

All ratings322 ratings
Positive78.3%
Neutral0.6%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive4.3%
Neutral8.7%
Negative87.0%

User reviews

Spruce

From 5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy scheduling
  • 👍 Friendly and professional cleaners
  • 💡 Convenient app and website
  • 🌟 Great service overall

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent cleaning quality
  • 🕰️ Unreliable scheduling and last-minute cancellations
  • 💰 Overpriced for the service provided
  • 🤔 Poor customer service and communication

ZipcodeXpress

From 29 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Real-time notifications
  • 👍 Sends email and messages
  • 👍 Easy to use

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App is buggy
  • 🐛 Login issues
  • 🐛 UI is frustrating
  • 🐛 Information fields overlapping
  • 🐛 White text on white background

Bugs and requests

Spruce

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Buggy app and website
  • Incorrect or missing booking information
  • Unauthorized entry into homes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to request specific cleaners
  • Detailed cleaning checklists
  • Improved scheduling flexibility
  • Better communication and follow-up

ZipcodeXpress

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • Email code instead of app code
  • Cannot reach company when lockers act up
  • Login screen lacks labels
  • Font doesn't change with system settings
  • White text on white background
Show 13 more
  • Information fields overlapping
  • Cannot see typed text unless selected
  • Account exists but cannot log in
  • App says no packages when there are
  • Locker refuses to recognize codes
  • QR code scanner forcefully shuts down app
  • App defaults to wrong state
  • Email verified message unclear
  • Cannot sign up for account
  • App takes too long to update
  • App doesn't work
  • All fields remain blank and white
  • Website leads to full page ad

Requested features

8 requests
  • Fix email code requirement
  • Update login screen with labels
  • Organize unit numbers logically
  • Improve UI design
  • Ensure consistent alerts
Show 3 more
  • Add customer support within app
  • Allow partner email registration
  • Fix state selection issue

In-app purchases

None

Spruce

No in-app purchases

None

ZipcodeXpress

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spruce free?
Spruce is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ZipcodeXpress free?
ZipcodeXpress is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spruce or ZipcodeXpress?
Spruce is rated higher. Spruce averages 4.7 out of 5 from 5K ratings, while ZipcodeXpress averages 4.0 from 29 ratings.
Do Spruce or ZipcodeXpress have ads?
Spruce shows ads; ZipcodeXpress does not.
Which is updated more often, Spruce or ZipcodeXpress?
Spruce ships an update every 3 weeks, and ZipcodeXpress monthly. Most recently, Spruce was updated on September 19, 2026 and ZipcodeXpress on September 18, 2026.

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