Joe's Ice vs Loaded Cafe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Joe's Ice
Discover daily Italian ice flavors and view the full menu. Receive notifications for promotions and connect with social media. Enjoy homemade recipes made with the finest ingredients.
- Daily flavor updates
- View full menu
- Push notifications for promotions
- Connect to social media
- Homemade recipes
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The most amazing Italian Ice on Earth is now in the palm of your hands! These are all homemade recipes created here in the house that Joe built, with the finest ingredients available. So relax, enjoy and Yelp those satisfaction remarks to all your friends and relatives! Thanks, Joe. Features: - Find out what flavors we have for the day (we change flavors daily!) - Easily view the menu while in line - Subscribe to receive push notifications for promotions, updates and more - Connect with our Social Media accounts within the app
Loaded Cafe
Browse a restaurant's menu, place orders, and make payments directly within the app. Save your favorite orders for quick reordering and purchase gift cards for others.
- View menu
- Pay through the app
- Reorder favorite items
- Order gift cards
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Use the Loaded Cafe app to find your nearest location, view our menu, and place an order. Save time by ordering ahead. Earn loyalty points and track your rewards status from within the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Joe's Ice at 95% against Loaded Cafe's 0%. Joe's Ice also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.7) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 48 months). On price, ads, 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.
Joe's Ice holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Joe's Ice has 363 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Joe's Ice's written reviews are positive against 0% of Loaded Cafe's.
Joe's Ice ships an update every 4 months, Loaded Cafe every 48 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Joe's Ice | Loaded Cafe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (363 ratings) — better | 1.7 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 363 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 48 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jesse Abeyta | Loaded Cafe Lb Inc |
Customer experience
Joe's Ice
Loaded Cafe
Bugs and requests
Joe's Ice
Reported bugs
2 issues- App showing errors when trying to access rewards
- App not updated with daily flavors
Requested features
2 requests- Online ordering
- Ability to submit flavor requests
Loaded Cafe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Joe's Ice
No in-app purchases
Loaded Cafe
No in-app purchases
