Comparison

Lofty Coffee vs Kave Coffee Bar

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Mobile ordering ahead
  • Skip the line
  • View previous orders
  • Save favorite orders
  • Easy reordering
Features
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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.

About

Kave Coffee Bar

Order your favorite coffee and drinks ahead of time and skip the wait. This app allows you to easily place mobile orders, reorder past favorites, and manage your selections.

Highlights
  • Mobile ordering ahead
  • Skip the line
  • View previous orders
  • Save favorite orders
  • Easy selection management
Features
Read full description

Mobile ordering just got easier. With the Kave Coffee Bar 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.

Screenshots

Lofty Coffee4 screens
Kave Coffee Bar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kave Coffee Bar at 100% against Lofty Coffee's 25%. Kave Coffee Bar also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.2). Lofty Coffee's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kave Coffee Bar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lofty Coffee has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Lofty Coffee's written reviews are positive against 100% of Kave Coffee Bar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lofty Coffee ships an update every 8 months, Kave Coffee Bar every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lofty Coffee versus Kave Coffee Bar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLofty CoffeeKave Coffee Bar
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (16 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.5
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLOFTY COFFEE INC.KAVE COFFEE BAR, LLC

Customer experience

Lofty Coffee

All ratings15 ratings
Positive26.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative73.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

Kave Coffee Bar

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Lofty Coffee

No in-app purchases

None

Kave Coffee Bar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lofty Coffee free?
Lofty Coffee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kave Coffee Bar free?
Kave Coffee Bar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lofty Coffee or Kave Coffee Bar?
Kave Coffee Bar is rated higher. Lofty Coffee averages 2.2 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Kave Coffee Bar averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Lofty Coffee or Kave Coffee Bar have ads?
Neither Lofty Coffee nor Kave Coffee Bar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lofty Coffee or Kave Coffee Bar?
Lofty Coffee ships an update every 8 months, and Kave Coffee Bar every 9 months. Most recently, Lofty Coffee was updated on July 7, 2026 and Kave Coffee Bar on June 4, 2026.

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