Hannaford vs Plain Silver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hannaford
Shop online for groceries, manage your loyalty rewards, and access personalized offers. This app streamlines your shopping experience, from browsing weekly flyers to clipping digital coupons and planning your next trip.
- Online grocery shopping
- Loyalty rewards management
- Weekly flyer access
- Digital coupon clipping
- Store locator
- Pharmacy app integration
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Enjoy all the features of online shopping with Hannaford To Go and easily access your My Hannaford Rewards and personalized offers. One App for Online & In-Store Shopping • Shop Hannaford To Go right from the app! • Manage your My Hannaford Rewards. • View the weekly flyer and quickly add items to your shopping list or cart. • Use your recent purchases to make Hannaford To Go shopping easier. • Browse and add items to your order from our Specials. • Find a Hannaford near you with our store locator. • Quickly link to our pharmacy app to manage and refill your prescriptions. • Clip coupons and plan your next shopping trip. My Hannaford Rewards • Earn 2% rewards on store brands and get personalized coupon offers on your favorite brands. • Each time you go through checkout, scan the barcode or enter the phone number associated with your account to capture your rewards and redeem coupon savings. • Your rewards and coupons are automatically linked to your order with Hannaford To Go. • Your rewards can be redeemed quarterly. We’ll send you a notification when it’s time and the next time you shop and scan your barcode, your savings will be deducted from your total. • Use the app to check your earned rewards progress and see your savings history.
Plain Silver
Pay for coin-operated laundry using your smartphone. This app connects to compatible machines via Bluetooth, allowing you to pay even without an internet connection. Simply preload funds and use your phone to start laundry cycles.
- Phone-based laundry payment
- Bluetooth machine connection
- Works offline
- Preload funds
- Compatible with Plain Silver machines
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Plain Silver lets you pay for coin-operated laundry with your phone. This app works on all laundry machines with the Plain Silver logo. Even if the laundry room is deep in the basement, it still works. Plain Silver talks to the machines via Bluetooth - so it works even when you have no internet connection. Just preload Plain Silver with 10 or 20 dollars, and you're set to go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Hannaford at 23K against Plain Silver's 2.7K. Plain Silver's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Hannaford against 4.5 for Plain Silver. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hannaford has 23K ratings behind it against 2.7K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 22% of Hannaford's written reviews are positive against 30% of Plain Silver's.
Hannaford ships an update every 6 weeks, Plain Silver every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hannaford | Plain Silver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (23K ratings) | 4.5 (2.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.0% of reviews | 29.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23K — better | 2.7K |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hannaford Bros Co., LLC | Commonwealth Appliance |
Customer experience
Hannaford
Plain Silver
Bugs and requests
Hannaford
Reported bugs
4 issues- Coupon clipping issues
- Inconsistent app behavior
- Inability to access account
- Unreliable order placement
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to sort/filter coupons
- Improve search functionality
- Remember login and shopping list
- Optimize for mobile experience
Plain Silver
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hannaford
No in-app purchases
Plain Silver
No in-app purchases
Questions
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