Th3rdwave vs Spectra Eats
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Th3rdwave
Discover and find coffee shops with this comprehensive directory and community app. Track visited locations, save favorites, and manage loyalty cards. Explore new brews with a premium subscription service.
- Discover new and trendy cafes
- Search over 5,000 cafes worldwide
- Advanced search filters
- Track visited places and favorites
- Manage loyalty cards and rewards
- Premium monthly coffee subscription
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Whether you’re on-the-go or at home, Th3rdwave is your companion and guide for great coffee. With over 100,000 users, Th3rdwave is the largest coffee app in Canada helping people discover, find and enjoy coffee. DISCOVER NEW CAFÉS Explore new, trendy and hidden neighborhood cafés in your city using our map. FIND THE RIGHT CAFÉS Search over 5,000 cafés across Canada and major cities around the world using our advanced filters — like outstanding filter brewing, multi-roaster offering, laptop-friendly, and more. YOUR COFFEE BOOK Track the places you’ve visited, save your favorites and create personalized lists. COLLECT YOUR LOYALTY CARDS Keep your loyalty cards and rewards all in-one-place. Collect stamps every time you order coffee and earn free coffee. Our loyalty platform is offered for free to all independent cafés. Whether visiting a coffee shop or buying from a local roaster, there’s something out there for every coffee lover. Let Th3rdwave help you find the right coffee for your mood. The app provides you free access to our coffee directory. Th3rdwave is built on the idea that coffee should be accessible, and through accessibility new opportunities can emerge for coffee lovers and artisans. BREW NEW COFFEES EVERY MONTH [PREMIUM SERVICE] Members enjoy a variety of new coffees every month. Coffee are curated based on their taste profile. Coffees are sourced from small local roasters. Delivered freshly-roasted every month. Our subscription service is currently only available in Canada.
Spectra Eats
Discover exclusive offers at top restaurants, hidden gems, and specialty cafes. See friends' recommendations, explore trending spots, and book tables instantly. Enjoy the best of your city's dining scene with one-tap convenience.
- Exclusive restaurant offers
- Discover hidden gems
- See friends' recommendations
- Explore trending spots
- Instant table booking
- Build ranked lists
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Spectra unlocks the best of your city, all in one place. Discover the spots worth going to — exclusive offers at the city's best restaurants, hidden gems, and specialty cafés you won't find anywhere else. Claim a ticket, show up, enjoy. Explore the top 100 trending spots in your city, refreshed every month so you always know where people are actually going. See where friends go. Browse what the people you trust actually recommend. See their top picks, discover new spots through their eyes, and build your own ranked list of every place worth revisiting. Book in seconds. Reserve your table directly in the app. No back and forth, just confirm and go. The best night out used to take 45 minutes of deliberating and a leap of faith. Spectra makes it one tap, no regrets. Free to access. Growing every week.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Th3rdwave at 4.6 against Spectra Eats's 3.3. Th3rdwave also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 57%) and ratings volume (30 vs 3). Spectra Eats's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Th3rdwave holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Th3rdwave has 30 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Th3rdwave's written reviews are positive against 57% of Spectra Eats's.
Th3rdwave ships an update every 3 weeks, Spectra Eats every 4 days. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Th3rdwave | Spectra Eats |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (30 ratings) — better | 3.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.9% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 126 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Reseau Social Walkin Inc. | Spectra Tech Corp. |
Customer experience
Th3rdwave
Spectra Eats
Bugs and requests
Th3rdwave
Reported bugs
8 issues- Cannot log back in after logout
- No coffee shops available in user's city
- Map function not working
- Order button location inconsistent
- Location services inaccurate
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- Loading screen issues
- Technical problems and bugs
- Slow chat communication
Requested features
8 requests- Color-coded map for visited places
- Search for boroughs
- Filter for '3rd wave' cafes
- Add rating on map
- Consistent location for 'Order' button
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- Show reason for unavailable ordering
- Edit posts after publishing
- More intuitive loyalty card interaction
Spectra Eats
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Th3rdwave
No in-app purchases
Spectra Eats
No in-app purchases
