Embargo Wallet vs Cherrypick
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Embargo Wallet
Collect digital stamps from your favorite local businesses like coffee shops and bakeries. This app acts as a digital wallet for loyalty cards, helping you earn rewards and avoid losing physical cards while saving paper.
- Collect digital stamps
- Digital loyalty card wallet
- Unlock rewards
- Never lose stamp cards
- Save paper
- Supports coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants
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Being a loyal customer and getting rewarded has never been easier! Join hundreds of thousands of users and make your loyalty count! Collect digital stamps at your favourite specialty coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, and other businesses in your area – all available in one simple app, which acts like a wallet for your digital loyalty cards. The more you visit, the more rewards you will unlock. Having Embargo App on your phone means: - You will never lose your stamp cards again - You will save paper and do your bit to keep our planet green - You will enjoy countless rewards for being loyal Tap. Eat. Drink. Repeat. It's as easy as that! #WeMakeLoyaltyCount
Cherrypick
Easily plan your weekly meals and generate grocery lists from personalized recipes. Save money and reduce food waste by tracking pantry items and adding essentials to smart lists. Shop in-store or online at your preferred supermarket.
- Personalized recipe suggestions
- Automated meal plan generation
- Pantry item tracking
- Smart grocery list creation
- In-store and online supermarket shopping
- Add custom recipes
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Cherrypick: Plan, Shop, Cook. Your weekly meals and groceries, sorted in minutes from your favourite supermarket. It can feel like an impossible task to eat well these days, we need it to be easy, fast, healthy, affordable oh and you need variety through the week - does this sound familiar? If so, join over 250K fellow foodies who are already eating better effortlessly with Cherrypick. How we can help you: - Shop over 700 personalised recipes landing every week, or add your own favourites Generate a meal-plan in seconds based on your goals - Cherrypick learns what's in your cupboards so you save money and you can untick what you have already - Add your essentials like toilet roll or tooth paste with our smart lists - Shop your ingredients in-store or online at your preferred supermarket - We do the hard work so you can cook up a storm every night. What our Community says: - “Saved £500 on my food shop this year, thanks to Cherrypick" - Geraldine, Manchester - “It’s like mashing Gousto or Hello Fresh with your weekly shop. I couldn't live without this app now” Georgie, Hertfordshire - “Superb app that keeps getting better and better. I can plan meals to have less meat and eat healthy, but also add other shopping like toilet roll and cereal. Genius! Has made my life so much easier” - Alex, London What are you waiting for? Terms & Conditions : https://www.cherrypick.co/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Embargo Wallet at 4.8 against Cherrypick's 1.0. Embargo Wallet also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Cherrypick's advantage is review sentiment (61% vs 39%) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.
Embargo Wallet holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Embargo Wallet has 149 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 39% of Embargo Wallet's written reviews are positive against 61% of Cherrypick's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Embargo Wallet | Cherrypick |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (149 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 38.6% of reviews | 60.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 149 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Embargo Lifestyle Ltd. | lollipopai |
Customer experience
Embargo Wallet
Cherrypick
User reviews
Embargo Wallet
From 149 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 💳 Convenient loyalty card consolidation
- 🎁 Good rewards and free items
- 🏪 Wide variety of partner venues
- ⭐ Excellent customer service (when available)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezing
- 🔐 Unexpected logouts losing rewards
- 📍 Excessive location and Bluetooth permissions required
- ⚠️ Unreliable stamp collection system
- ❌ Inability to redeem earned rewards
Cherrypick
From 1 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Saves money on groceries
- 💡 Reduces food waste
- 💡 Convenient meal planning
- 💡 Easy to follow recipes
- 💡 Time-saving feature
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive subscription fees
- 🔒 Many features behind paywall
- 🐛 Glitchy and buggy
- 🛒 Inaccurate shopping lists
- 🛒 Product availability issues
Bugs and requests
Embargo Wallet
Reported bugs
18 issues- App crashes when claiming rewards
- App crashes when leaving feedback
- Stamp feature not working on iPhone 13
- Bluetooth connectivity issues despite being enabled
- Location access causes app to crash
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- Stamps collected disappear after redemption attempts
- Rewards not credited despite stamps collected
- Cannot redeem rewards after collecting required stamps
- App crashes on startup after updates
- Login issues with Apple ID and generated passwords
- Incorrect address validation blocking orders
- Orders placed but not received by restaurants
- Mandatory app updates breaking functionality
- Date picker hidden by iPhone notch
- Inconsistent stamp counting and collection
- Logout occurring during reward redemption
- App freezing on older iOS versions
- NFC scanner taking 15+ seconds to launch
Requested features
10 requests- Apple Watch compatibility
- Apple Wallet integration
- Simpler reward redemption process
- Granular notification settings per venue
- Clearer indication of available rewards
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- Undo/delete protection for cards
- Language selection option
- Visible stamp collection history
- Better order status tracking
- Direct customer support chat
Cherrypick
Reported bugs
10 issues- Cannot paste password during signup
- Cannot autofill password during signup
- Account deleted after subscription purchase
- Recipes marked 'Exclusive to plus' despite being user-added
- Dairy/gluten-free recipes still contain allergens
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- Shopping list inaccuracies (e.g., too much paprika)
- Incorrect portion calculations (e.g., 5 servings * 6 = 30)
- Logged out/items lost when navigating back in Sainsbury's cart
- Lost saved recipes and deleted shopping after update
- App crashes or freezes
Requested features
20 requests- Ability to change store at any point
- Search recipes based on leftover ingredients
- Add Aldi to available stores
- Show ingredient amounts in recipe method
- Cooking mode to prevent screen locking
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- Add 'quick meals' with shop-bought components
- Ability to list disliked recipes/ingredients
- Note short shelf-life of ingredients
- Consider existing pantry items for recipe suggestions
- Send calorie/health data to other health apps
- Export shopping list to Notes app
- Set and lock portion numbers for recipes
- Meal planner/calendar events integration
- Two-way communication with Sainsbury's basket
- Organize grocery lists within the app
- Search term for 'vegan' in filters
- More frequent recipe updates
- Vary plant protein sources in vegan recipes
- Ability to assign meals to specific days
- View shopping list offline
In-app purchases
Embargo Wallet
No in-app purchases
Cherrypick
No in-app purchases
