Parakeet Cafe vs Lofty Coffee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Parakeet Cafe
Discover a cafe dedicated to organic, whole-foods and ethically sourced beverages. This eatery welcomes diverse dietary preferences, offering delicious meals prepared with trustworthy ingredients.
- Organic whole-foods
- Ethically sourced drinks
- Vegan options
- Vegetarian options
- Paleo diet friendly
- Keto diet friendly
- Gluten-free options
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Our Personal journey has led us to find and explore the life-altering powers of organic, whole-foods and ethically sourced drinks. Fact is, food tasted better when its real, when its prepared with love and when its shared, that’s why we welcome the health conscious, non-dieters, vegans, vegetarian, paleo, keto and gluten-free eaters to gather 'round our table and enjoy a delicious meal made with ingredients you can trust.
Lofty Coffee
Streamline your coffee runs with easy mobile ordering. Reorder past favorites or discover new drinks, all while skipping the queue. Enjoy a convenient way to get your caffeine fix.
- Mobile ordering ahead
- Skip the line
- View previous orders
- Save favorite orders
- Easy reordering
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Mobile ordering just got easier. With the Lofty Coffee app, you can now mobile order ahead and skip the line. Use the app to mobile order, view previous orders and favorites, and much more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Parakeet Cafe at 75% against Lofty Coffee's 25%. Parakeet Cafe also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.2) and update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Parakeet Cafe holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Parakeet Cafe has 431 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Parakeet Cafe's written reviews are positive against 25% of Lofty Coffee's.
Parakeet Cafe ships an update monthly, Lofty Coffee every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Parakeet Cafe | Lofty Coffee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (431 ratings) — better | 2.2 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 431 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 244 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wellness Eatery La Jolla Llc | LOFTY COFFEE INC. |
Customer experience
Parakeet Cafe
Lofty Coffee
In-app purchases
Parakeet Cafe
No in-app purchases
Lofty Coffee
No in-app purchases
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