Tastea vs The Drop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tastea
Earn points on every purchase and redeem them for delicious rewards. Get a free drink with your first order and enjoy easy access to store locations, special offers, and surprises.
- Earn points on purchases
- Redeem for rewards
- Free drink with first purchase
- Store locator
- Special offers
- Surprise promotions
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Join Tastea Rewards & earn points on every Tastea purchase. Receive a free 20 oz Specialtea with your first purchase! In addition to earning points toward yummilicious rewards, the Tastea Rewards app also give you fast and easy access to our store locations, special offers & surprises!
The Drop
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Discover food drops from neighborhood kitchens across Los Angeles! The Drop LA connects you with talented home chefs, bakers, and independent food makers offering fresh weekly menus, limited drops, and small-batch meals you won't find anywhere else. From comfort food and cultural specialties to artisan baked goods and meal prep, every drop is made by real people in your community. Browse curated menus, pre-order securely, and pick-up locally - all without the chaos of chasing DMs. The Drop LA makes it easy to: discover local chefs near you, order limited weekly drops, support independent kitchens, pay securely through the app, get notified when new menus go live, follow your favorite chefs and never miss a drop! Whether you're craving something new or looking to support local food culture in Los Angeles, The Drop LA brings neighborhood kitchens together in one trusted platform. Fresh drops. Local kitchens. Made for LA.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: The Drop at every 5 days against Tastea's every 6 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tastea ships an update every 6 months, The Drop every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tastea | The Drop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2.1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 17.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tastea Holdings LLC | Bennett Kaspar-Williams |
In-app purchases
Tastea
No in-app purchases
The Drop
No in-app purchases
