RibCrib vs Cartily
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RibCrib
Order delicious BBQ for takeout or delivery and earn rewards with every purchase. Browse the full menu, find your nearest location, and enjoy exclusive perks as a rewards member.
- Browse menu
- Order takeout
- Order delivery
- Earn rewards
- Find locations
- Sign up for rewards
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RibCrib’s been smokin’ mouthwatering BBQ since 1992! With our app, you can browse the menu, find your local ’Crib, order takeout or delivery, and earn rewards – now that’s the good stuff. Getting started couldn’t be easier – just download our app to earn rewards and extra perks. Here’s how it works: • Sign up for RibCrib Rewards when you download the app. • Order your slow-smoked faves as usual. • Rewards show up on your phone for you to use. It’s like magic!
Cartily
Discover local food makers and handmade goods with a map-based interface. Browse shops, filter by offerings, and plan visits with custom routes. Follow favorite sellers for updates and receive reminders for new product drops.
- Map and list view of local sellers
- Filter by product type and opening hours
- Customizable 'My Trail' for planned routes
- Follow shops for updates and new product drops
- In-app reminders for planned sales
- QR code scanning for shop discovery
- Free seller listing with direct customer contact
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Cartily is a free map of the people who make things near you: home bakers, cookie carts, farm stands, candle makers and market stalls. Browse shops on the map or in a list. Swipe through shop cards, search for something specific, or filter by what sellers make and who's open now. Open a shop to see its photos, menu, hours and pickup details. Planning a Saturday? Add a few shops to My Trail, put the stops in the best order, and open the route in Apple Maps or Google Maps. Follow shops you like to see their openings, new batches and planned drops. Choose updates for each shop—on your phone or only in the app—and turn them off whenever you like. Set a reminder for a planned drop to get an update when the seller confirms it. See a Cartily QR sign? Scan it in the app to open that shop. Add the Cartily widget to your Home Screen to see who's open in your town. Selling something? Listing is free and takes a few minutes. Add photos, menu items, your story, hours and contact links. Share your page or print a QR sign for your cart or packaging. Shoppers contact you directly. Cartily doesn't take orders or payments. Shops can publish an exact pickup spot with directions or arrange pickup directly with customers. Cartily began in northeastern Oklahoma and welcomes shops nationwide. Optional tips: give once, or monthly as an auto-renewing subscription. A monthly tip renews until you cancel it in your Apple Account settings, at least 24 hours before it renews. Tips unlock no features; supporters get a Supporter badge. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cartily.co/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RibCrib at none against Cartily's 6. RibCrib also leads on ratings volume (12K vs 9) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Cartily's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, monetization model 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. Cartily sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per month. RibCrib asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for RibCrib against 5.0 for Cartily. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RibCrib has 12K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of RibCrib's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cartily's.
RibCrib ships an update every 3 weeks, Cartily daily. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | RibCrib | Cartily |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (12K ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Rib Crib BBQ, Inc. | Tanner Henning |
Customer experience
RibCrib
Cartily
Bugs and requests
RibCrib
Reported bugs
2 issues- Cart issues (showing incorrect items)
- Reward not applying at checkout
Requested features
3 requests- Add special instructions option
- Allow multiple gift card usage
- Improve app performance and usability
Cartily
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RibCrib
No in-app purchases
Cartily
- Small monthly tip for Cartily$5.001 Month
- Monthly tip for Cartily$10.001 Month
- Big monthly tip for Cartily$20.001 Month
- Small tip for Cartily$5.00
- Tip for Cartily$10.00
- Big tip for Cartily$20.00
Questions
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