Joe's Ice vs Sbarro
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
Sbarro
Order your favorite handmade New York-style pizza ahead for pickup or delivery. Earn rewards and easily reorder past meals. Find nearby locations and view menus.
- Order ahead for pickup
- Earn and redeem rewards
- View menus
- Find nearby locations
- Delivery to your door
- Reorder favorites
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FEATURES + Order ahead & pick up in-restaurant + Earn and Redeem Rewards (at participating locations) + View menus & find nearby locations + Get your order delivered right to your door (at participating locations) + Easily re-order your favorites & recent orders ABOUT SBARRO Sbarro, The Original NY Pizza, makes their pizza handmade fresh every day with hand stretched dough made from scratch and never frozen. Started in Brooklyn in 1956 as an Italian Delicatessen, Carmela Sbarro quickly found that employees and guests alike enjoyed her handmade NY style pizza. Since then Sbarro has expanded to over 600 locations globally in over countries 25 countries.
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Verdict
Joe's Ice and Sbarro both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 95% of Joe's Ice's written reviews are positive against 22% of Sbarro's. Joe's Ice also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Sbarro's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 363). On price, rating, 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.
Joe's Ice holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 363 and 1.8K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Joe's Ice's written reviews are positive against 22% of Sbarro's.
Joe's Ice ships an update every 4 months, Sbarro fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Joe's Ice | Sbarro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (363 ratings) — better | 4.7 (1.8K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.9% of reviews — better | 21.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 363 | 1.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jesse Abeyta | Sbarro, LLC |
Customer experience
Joe's Ice
Sbarro
User reviews
Joe's Ice
From 363 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Updated daily menu
- 💡 Convenient rewards tracking
- 🚀 Helpful app with flavor info
- 👍 Friendly staff
Room to improve
- 🐛 Disappearing rewards
- 👎 Bad customer service
- 👎 Unfriendly staff
- 🐛 App not updated with daily flavors
Sbarro
From 1.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🍕 Good pizza
- 👍 Convenient ordering
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and unstable app
- 👎 Difficult to use and set up
- 💰 More expensive than in-store
- 🤔 Inconsistent menu between app and store
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
Sbarro
Reported bugs
3 issues- Account creation and login issues
- Payment processing problems
- Incorrect location detection
Requested features
2 requests- Ability to add order notes
- In-store purchase tracking and rewards
In-app purchases
Joe's Ice
No in-app purchases
Sbarro
No in-app purchases
Questions
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