Comparison

Sainsbury's vs HintDrop

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

HintDrop

Features
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Drop a hint from anywhere. Every store, all in one place. Gift ideas for you, for them, or together. Never miss a birthday. Never guess a gift. Be thoughtful, waste less. HintDrop is the free wishlist app that works with every store. See something you love? Tap Share in any app or website, choose HintDrop, and it lands on your list with the name and picture. Your family and friends see exactly what you'd love, and you see theirs. No more screenshots in five group chats. THOUGHTFUL, NOT WASTEFUL We think we like surprises. Research says we don't: people value the gifts they asked for more. And 3 in 5 of us have been given a Christmas present we didn't want (Censuswide for Finder, 2,000 UK adults, 2024). So asking isn't greedy, it's helpful, and less ends up in a drawer or the bin. DISCOUNTS FROM BRANDS YOU LOVE We work with hand-picked partner brands to get you discounts where we can. Save from a partner store and your code is right there. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Drop a hint from any store or app: tap Share, then HintDrop - Everything you love in one place, for birthdays, Christmas and everything in between - Friends tap "I'm getting this" so nobody doubles up, and you never see who's buying - Never miss a birthday: import birthdays from your calendar, or send one link so friends add their own - Chip in together on bigger gifts - Plan a shared list for the big days, like Mum's 60th or the family Christmas - Free Secret Santa generator, where every player gets their own wishlist so nobody has to guess - Stuck for ideas? Browse the gift shop PRIVATE BY DESIGN Keep any list private and share it only with the people you choose. We never sell your data. Free on iPhone and the web, with a Safari extension for Mac. Sick of guessing presents and sending screenshots round five group chats? Give it a go.

Screenshots

Sainsbury's4 screens
HintDrop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Sainsbury's at 770 against HintDrop's 1. HintDrop's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads, 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

HintDrop 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sainsbury's ships an update every 2 weeks, HintDrop every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sainsbury's versus HintDrop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSainsbury'sHintDrop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (770 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings770 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB57 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSainsbury'sHINTDROP LTD

Customer experience

Sainsbury's

All ratings768 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral0.8%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews805 reviews
Positive30.1%
Neutral10.8%
Negative59.1%

HintDrop

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

HintDrop

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sainsbury's

No in-app purchases

None

HintDrop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sainsbury's free?
Sainsbury's is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HintDrop free?
HintDrop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sainsbury's or HintDrop?
HintDrop is rated higher. Sainsbury's averages 4.8 out of 5 from 770 ratings, while HintDrop averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Sainsbury's or HintDrop have ads?
Both Sainsbury's and HintDrop show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sainsbury's or HintDrop?
Sainsbury's ships an update every 2 weeks, and HintDrop every 3 days. Most recently, Sainsbury's was updated on October 24, 2026 and HintDrop on October 24, 2026.

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