Chief Markets vs Tekel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chief Markets
Get groceries delivered or picked up with the same in-store prices, sales, and offers. Build lists by scanning pantry items or browsing weekly ads. Personal shoppers ensure quality and contact you with any order questions.
- Same in-store prices and sales
- Scan pantry items to build lists
- Personal shopper selection
- Order history and favorites
- Weekly ad browsing
- Product information
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Order same-day groceries from Chief Markets and get the same prices available in-store, including all sales, special offers. Scan products in your pantry to build your lists, saving you time and making sure you get the same products, even when having the store shop your order. Your order will be selected by personal shoppers who are trained and committed to giving you the best produce, meat, deli and other items and your personal shoppers will contact you with any questions about your order or instructions or if an item is not available. Use your past orders to quickly select and order your groceries, leveraging your favorites, order history and recommended items. Just browse the weekly ad or the entire store, select your items and order for pickup or delivery, where available. View information about products, including pictures, descriptions, ingredients, instructions and nutrition information.
Tekel
Discover and purchase local food, goods, and services from nearby makers and small businesses. Enjoy flexible fulfillment options like pickup, delivery, or shipping, and easily manage orders and communicate with sellers.
- Shop local food, goods, and services
- Pickup, delivery, or shipping options
- Order from multiple stores in one cart
- Book local services
- Message sellers directly
- Save favorites and track orders
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Tekel is a local marketplace for food, goods and services. Shop from makers, farms and small businesses near you, pay once in the app, and get your order the way that suits you. - Pickup, delivery or shipping: every store shows what it offers - Guilds: local stores that share one pickup spot. Order from all of them in one cart and collect it in one stop - Local services: book coaching, lessons and more by phone or video - Your card is held at checkout and only charged when your order is fulfilled - Message sellers about an item or a pickup time - Save your favourites and track every order SELLING ON TEKEL Run your store from your phone: list products with photos and options, offer pickup, delivery and shipping, buy shipping labels, take bookings for services, join a guild, and handle orders as they come in. Sellers pay a simple membership, and buyers pay a small service fee on each order. Tekel is built for real neighbourhoods: the people making food and goods where you live, and the people who want to buy from them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tekel at 100% against Chief Markets's 25%. Tekel also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Chief Markets's advantage is ratings volume (115 vs 4). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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.
Tekel holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chief Markets has 115 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Chief Markets's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tekel's.
Chief Markets ships an update every 6 weeks, Tekel weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chief Markets | Tekel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (115 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 115 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fresh Encounter, Inc. | Tekel Inc. |
Customer experience
Chief Markets
Tekel
In-app purchases
Chief Markets
No in-app purchases
Tekel
No in-app purchases
Questions
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