Comparison

Macey's vs Lani's

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

Head to head
About

Macey's

Streamline your grocery shopping with a digital list, weekly ad access, and recipe integration. Easily find stores, manage your purchases, and add ingredients directly to your list for a convenient shopping trip.

Highlights
  • Digital shopping list
  • Weekly ad offers
  • Store locator
  • Recipe database
  • Add ingredients to list
  • Email shopping list
Features
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The Macey's app has the power to super-charge your shopping experience! Download today to take advantage of a variety of useful features such as: - A handy shopping list to group future purchases together for shopping convenience! Add items from other parts of the application, or add your own custom entries. Easily check off items as you go throughout the store! Includes handy features such as emailing list contents out, or quickly editing quantities on items added to the list. - Access weekly ad offers directly on your phone, and add the offers directly to your shopping list, all with one click! - Use our store locator feature to select a home store or find the nearest Macey's location! - Check out our recipe database on the go and add ingredients directly to your shopping list with the push of a button! Features handy multi-filter search functionality to find just the dish you're craving. We appreciate your interest and feedback as we continued to develop the best possible app for you! Look out for future updates and enhancements as we continue to deliver the best possible shopping experience for our customers.

About

Lani's

Features
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Lani's just got better! Order Lani's on your mobile device, quickly and with minimal interaction. Keep track of all your past orders, earn loyalty points toward complimentary food and get real time notifications on your order. Skip the Line and get your order delivered quicker than ever with our new Lani's App!

Screenshots

Macey's4 screens
Lani's3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Lani's at 15.0 against Macey's's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Macey's ships an update every 2 weeks, Lani's every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Macey's versus Lani's: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMacey'sLani's
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (79 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews13.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings79 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size288 MB36 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAssociated Food Stores, Inc.Crmb, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Macey's

No in-app purchases

None

Lani's

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Macey's free?
Macey's is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lani's free?
Lani's is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Macey's or Lani's have ads?
Both Macey's and Lani's show ads.
Which is updated more often, Macey's or Lani's?
Macey's ships an update every 2 weeks, and Lani's every 4 weeks. Most recently, Macey's was updated on October 12, 2026 and Lani's on October 6, 2026.

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