Comparison

Macey's vs Soda Time

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

Soda Time

Order your favorite drinks ahead of time for a faster drive-thru experience. Save custom recipes and reorder them with a single tap. Experiment with unique flavor combinations to create your perfect beverage.

Highlights
  • Order ahead for drive-thru
  • Save and reorder favorites
  • Customize drink recipes
  • Experiment with flavors
  • Skip the order process
Features
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The official app for Soda Time. Try a whole new drive-thru experience. Prepare your order in the app and head on over. Once you are near the physical location of one of our stores you will be prompted to place your order. By the time you reach the window, your drink is already waiting for you. Do you drink the same thing every time? Perfect! Mark your favorite and skip the order process entirely. Once you drive up you'll be asked if you are here for your favorite and with a single tap your drink is ready. Experiment with custom recipes, mix different sodas together or add shots of flavor or cream. Every drink you customize can be reordered later, giving you the chance to make the perfect drink for you.

Screenshots

Macey's4 screens
Soda Time1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Soda Time at 67% against Macey's's 13%. Soda Time also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.1) and ads (none vs shown). Macey's's advantage is ratings volume (79 vs 20). On price, update cadence 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Soda Time holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 79 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Macey's's written reviews are positive against 67% of Soda Time's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Macey's ships an update every 2 weeks, Soda Time fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Macey's versus Soda Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMacey'sSoda Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (79 ratings)4.3 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.2% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings79 — better20
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size288 MB151 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAssociated Food Stores, Inc.Jovee LLC

Customer experience

Macey's

All ratings79 ratings
Positive24.1%
Neutral1.3%
Negative74.7%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive13.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative86.8%

Soda Time

All ratings20 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Macey's

No in-app purchases

None

Soda Time

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Macey's free?
Macey's is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Soda Time free?
Soda Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Macey's or Soda Time?
Soda Time is rated higher. Macey's averages 2.1 out of 5 from 79 ratings, while Soda Time averages 4.3 from 20 ratings.
Do Macey's or Soda Time have ads?
Macey's shows ads; Soda Time does not.
Which is updated more often, Macey's or Soda Time?
Macey's ships an update every 2 weeks, and Soda Time fortnightly. Most recently, Macey's was updated on October 21, 2026 and Soda Time on October 17, 2026.

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