Life Alive vs Pressed Cafe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Life Alive
Order delicious, chef-crafted meals for pickup or delivery. Earn exclusive perks and rewards as you dine. Customize your orders and track their status in real-time.
- Order ahead for pickup or delivery
- Track order status
- Customize meals
- Reorder favorites
- Easy payments
- Access nutrition info
- Earn &Thrive perks
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Eat Positive wherever life takes you—our app allows you to order feel-good food for pickup or delivery while earning surprise perks along the way. At Life Alive, we believe that unlocking true well-being begins with what’s on your plate. That’s why, in a world of rushed assembly lines and salad bars, we run a chef’s kitchen. Where every hearty warm grain bowl, salad, and nourishing smoothie is chef-crafted with the right balance of mouthwatering flavors and scratch prepared to order. ABOUT LIFE ALIVE &THRIVE PERKS Members gain insider access to all things Life Alive—from crave-worthy exclusives to member-only events with some sweet surprises along the way. ・TO BEGIN, simply create an account, then scan your &Thrive member code at the register when dining in or get credit automatically for all delivery & pick up orders. ・A NOURISHING BIRTHDAY GIFT: allow us to celebrate you on your birthday. ・ENERGIZING PERKS: the more you participate, the deeper access you’ll have to member exclusives & crave-worthy surprises. APP FEATURES ・ORDER AHEAD & SKIP THE LINE: order in advance for quick pickup & easy delivery to keep you fueled & focused while on the go. ・TRACK YOUR ORDER STATUS: receive notifications and follow live updates in the app. ・MAKE IT YOUR OWN with easy substitutions & customizations. ・REORDER YOUR FAVORITES right from the home screen. ・EASY PAYMENTS: store multiple payment methods. ・CELEBRATE NUTRITIOUS MEALS: access nutrition info & a full list of allergens. ・&THRIVE MEMBERSHIP: sign up and receive member benefits & surprise perks.
Pressed Cafe
Order your favorite customized meals and drinks ahead of time for quick pickup. Save your go-to orders and easily reorder them. Explore an extensive menu to build meals based on your specific dietary needs.
- Order ahead for pickup
- Customize orders
- Save favorite orders
- View extensive menu
- Dietary customization
- Drive-thru pickup option
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Welcome to Pressed Café, where fast meets fresh. Skip the lines and order ahead! The Pressed Café app is an easy and convenient way to customize and save your favorite orders and pick it up at your nearest location. Both Nashua locations have a convenient drive-thru for picking up your app orders. Meat-lover? Vegan? Plant-based Vegetarian? We invite you to view our full extensive menu and build your order exactly how you want it, based on *your* dietary needs. Ordering your favorites has never been this easy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pressed Cafe at 4.8 against Life Alive's 2.8. Pressed Cafe also leads on ratings volume (1.8K vs 91) and review sentiment (49% vs 34%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Pressed Cafe holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pressed Cafe has 1.8K ratings behind it against 91, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Life Alive's written reviews are positive against 49% of Pressed Cafe's.
Life Alive ships an update every 5 weeks, Pressed Cafe every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Life Alive | Pressed Cafe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (91 ratings) | 4.8 (1.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.5% of reviews | 48.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 91 | 1.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LIFE ALIVE CAFE, LLC | Pressed Cafe, LLC |
Customer experience
Life Alive
Pressed Cafe
User reviews
Life Alive
From 91 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
- 🚀 Fast and efficient ordering
- 💡 Great food quality
- 👍 Convenient for pickup orders
- 🎉 Awesome perks program
Room to improve
- 🐛 App is very buggy
- 🐛 Frequent sign-in issues
- 🐛 Orders not going through
- 🐛 Payment issues (Apple Pay broken, card saving)
- 🐛 Cart clearing unexpectedly
Pressed Cafe
From 1.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ Excellent customer service
- 🍔 Great food quality
- 📱 Easy to use app
- ⏱️ Convenient for pickup
- 🗺️ Accurate location tracking
Room to improve
- 🔒 Lack of secure payment options (no Apple Pay)
- 🔍 Restricted location access
- 🐛 App crashes and bugs
- 🔄 Difficult to change order details
- 🔄 Inconsistent user experience after updates
Bugs and requests
Life Alive
Reported bugs
35 issues- Order never went through
- Apple Pay broken
- Sign in issues (forced sign-in)
- Doubling items in cart, removing coupons
- Does not allow sign in, security issues, email code delays
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- Cart clears contents and coupons
- App doesn't work, stuck on logo page
- Only allows delivery from one location
- Barcode for rewards doesn't work
- Online ordering non-intuitive, takes too long
- App doesn't work, "Looks like we ran into a problem."
- Can't get past the main logo page
- Barcode for tracking purchases for rewards doesn't work
- Online ordering is non-intuitive
- App doesn't work and phone number not on app/website
- No alternative to the app or website
- App doesn't work
- Can't create account
- App is unusable, cannot enter credit card information
- Logged out, cannot create new account, lost order history
- Buggy, time selection issues
- Buggy, cannot save favorite or submit feedback
- Cannot order delivery due to undefined delivery rule
- Certain meals cannot be ordered
- Order has been wrong multiple occasions
- Cannot add onto some dishes
- Newer locations not in the app
- Boylston location missing
- Unable to modify main ingredients
- No comment section for orders
- New update broke app, crashes on startup
- Cannot order online, cannot load favorites
- App crashes while updating order details
- Cannot place an order, almost double charged
- App doesn't store credit card info
Requested features
9 requests- Integrate nutrition facts into the app
- Allow cart to stick when navigating away
- Add a comment section for orders
- Allow saving payment methods
- Add allergen information
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- Allow substitution of dressings/ingredients
- Update app to include new menu options and locations
- Allow modification of main ingredients
- Bring back Apple Pay support
Pressed Cafe
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unable to login or reset password
- Incorrect location detection
- Checkout process errors
- Inability to add gift cards
Requested features
5 requests- Add Apple Pay support
- Improve location flexibility
- Fix app stability issues
- Enhance order customization options
- Provide a more consistent user experience
In-app purchases
Life Alive
No in-app purchases
Pressed Cafe
No in-app purchases
Questions
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