Sainsbury's vs ThruDark
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sainsbury's
Shop for over 30,000 grocery products from your phone. Browse, search, create orders, and collect rewards. Choose home delivery or in-store collection across the UK.
- Browse and search 30,000+ products
- Create and edit grocery orders
- Link Nectar card for rewards
- Access offers and deals
- UK-wide home delivery
- Click & Collect from stores
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Save time. Save money. Shop your way. The Sainsbury’s app brings together everything you need to shop with Sainsbury’s, whether you’re planning your weekly shop, shopping in-store, collecting Nectar rewards or getting groceries delivered fast. With the Sainsbury’s app you can: • Shop groceries online and book delivery or Click & Collect slots • Unlock personalised offers, Nectar Prices and rewards • Use SmartShop to scan as you shop and stay in control of your spend • Create shopping lists and save favourites for quicker repeat shops • Get groceries delivered in as little as 60 minutes with Chop Chop • Find products and locate them in selected stores with Search Your Store One app. Multiple ways to shop.
ThruDark
This app offers technical clothing designed for outdoor and active pursuits, inspired by military excellence. It uses smart fabrics and cutting-edge design to create durable garments for extreme adventures and everyday utility.
- Technical clothing for outdoor pursuits
- Garments designed by former Special Forces
- Utilizes smart fabrics and cutting-edge design
- Tested in extreme adventure environments
- Suitable for everyday utility
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Introducing the ThruDark App. Founded in 2017 by former UK Special Forces Operators who design, develop and test every garment personally. Inspired by the relentless pursuit of excellence, instilled by decades of military experience, ThruDark creates technical clothing for outdoor and active pursuits plus everyday utility. Using the latest smart fabrics and cutting edge design, ThruDark clothing has broken records in the world of adventure from speed ascents of Mount Everest to desert ultramarathons and river borne explorations of uncharted Amazon rainforest. ThruDark is the tier one destination trusted by elite military operators, sporting champions and leading explorers alike - our mission is to equip you for any “Endeavour Through Adversity”.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ThruDark at none against Sainsbury's's shown. ThruDark also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Sainsbury's's advantage is ratings volume (770 vs 33) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ThruDark holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sainsbury's has 770 ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Sainsbury's ships an update every 2 weeks, ThruDark fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sainsbury's | ThruDark |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (770 ratings) | 5.0 (33 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 770 — better | 33 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 214 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sainsbury's | ThruDark |
Customer experience
Sainsbury's
ThruDark
Bugs and requests
Sainsbury's
Reported bugs
6 issues- App crashes during checkout
- Unable to add payment methods
- Nectar card integration issues
- Delivery address changes unexpectedly
- Items disappearing from basket
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- Incorrect pricing and unavailable offers
Requested features
6 requests- Add notes for item substitutions
- Improve search and browsing experience
- Integrate Nectar card and points management
- Provide delivery tracking and status updates
- Allow saving and reordering of previous orders
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- Improve app stability and reduce crashes
ThruDark
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sainsbury's
No in-app purchases
ThruDark
No in-app purchases
