Comparison

Th3rdwave vs Honor Foods

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

Head to head
About

Th3rdwave

Discover and find coffee shops with this comprehensive directory and community app. Track visited places, save favorites, and manage loyalty cards for free coffee. Explore new brews with a premium monthly subscription service.

Highlights
  • Discover new and hidden neighborhood cafés
  • Search over 5,000 cafés globally
  • Advanced search filters for cafés
  • Track visited places and save favorites
  • Manage loyalty cards and earn free coffee
  • Curated monthly coffee subscription service
Features
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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.

About

Honor Foods

Easily search a complete product catalog, manage your ordering guide, and make purchases on the go. Stay updated on delivery days, cutoff times, and order status all in one place. Communicate directly with your representative within the application.

Highlights
  • Complete product catalog search
  • Manage and update ordering guide
  • On-demand purchasing
  • Delivery day and cutoff time tracking
  • Direct communication with representative
Features
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Our mobile app lets you search our complete product catalog, manage and update your ordering guide, and buy what you need at the moment you need it. It’s part of our commitment to giving you an ordering experience you’ll love. Select benefits include: - No-headache ordering: access our full catalog & re-order easily - Keep everything together: delivery days, cutoff times, and order updates, all in one place - Get in touch anytime: communicate directly with your Honor Foods rep in the app

Screenshots

Th3rdwave4 screens
Honor Foods4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Honor Foods at 5.0 against Th3rdwave's 4.6. Honor Foods also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium). Th3rdwave's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 1). 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

Honor Foods holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Th3rdwave has 30 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Th3rdwave versus Honor Foods: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTh3rdwaveHonor Foods
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (30 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings30 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReseau Social Walkin Inc.Pomegranate Technologies, Inc.

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

Honor Foods

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Th3rdwave

No in-app purchases

None

Honor Foods

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Th3rdwave free?
Th3rdwave is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Honor Foods free?
Honor Foods is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Th3rdwave or Honor Foods?
Honor Foods is rated higher. Th3rdwave averages 4.6 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Honor Foods averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Th3rdwave or Honor Foods have ads?
Neither Th3rdwave nor Honor Foods shows ads.

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