Fresh Thyme vs The Value Connection Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fresh Thyme
Easily shop for high-quality products with this app. Browse your local store's selection, create personalized shopping lists, and add items for curbside pickup. Access mobile coupons to save money on your purchases.
- Browse store assortment
- Create personalized shopping lists
- Add items for curbside pickup
- Clip, scan, and save with mobile coupons
- View weekly specials
- Access recipes and healthy living resources
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The Fresh Thyme Market app offers ease and convenience while you shop for products with unbeatable quality. Browse your store’s assortment to build a personalized shopping list or add items directly to your cart for curbside Pickup. Clip, scan and save even more with mobile coupons. Features: See What’s on Sale Explore products on special and exclusive mobile coupons. Clip, Scan & Save More Redeem “clipped” coupons and checkout challenges instantly with one simple scan of your barcode at the register. Plan Ahead Build your personalized shopping list from our complete product catalog, weekly specials, mobile coupons – you can even add products to your list from recipes! Get Inspired Enjoy recipes and inspirational resources to support your healthy living journey.
The Value Connection Mobile
Discover discounted certificates for local businesses and save 20-50% on retail value. Purchase tickets for events and redeem instant vouchers directly from your phone. Enjoy savings on a variety of local goods and services.
- Discounted business certificates
- Save 20-50% on retail
- Purchase event tickets
- Instant voucher redemption
- Online ordering and mail delivery
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The Value Connection is a way for you to buy certificates for St. Cloud, MN area businesses at a discount! With Value Connection certificates you’ll save typically from 20% to 50% off the retail value of that certificate. Certificates can be ordered online and mailed to you. (We cover the cost of mailing.) Need them sooner? Just stop by one of our St. Cloud locations: Townsquare Media at 640 Lincoln Ave SE in St. Cloud. Cash Wise Foods at 113 South Waite Ave in Waite Park. The Value Connection also offers amazing deals on tickets. “Ticket” deals can be purchased at Townsquare Media on Lincoln Avenue St. Cloud (and in some cases also at Cash Wise in Waite Park and Miller Auto/Marine). The available locations for a ticket deal will be noted in the description area of the deal’s information page. (“Ticket” deals can be mailed to you, however for tickets a small certified mail/shipping fee may apply). The Value Connection also offers some deals as “Instant Vouchers”. After purchased, an “Instant Voucher” will show up available to redeem under your account in the “Instant Voucher” tab. Once you’re at the business, you’ll redeem via your phone. Then present the redeemed “Instant Voucher” screen to the business.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Fresh Thyme at every 3 months against The Value Connection Mobile's every 27 months. Fresh Thyme also leads on ratings volume (1.4K vs 1). The Value Connection Mobile's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Fresh Thyme against 4.0 for The Value Connection Mobile. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fresh Thyme has 1.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Fresh Thyme ships an update every 3 months, The Value Connection Mobile every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fresh Thyme | The Value Connection Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1.4K ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 27 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Lakes Venture, LLC | Townsquare Commerce, LLC |
Customer experience
Fresh Thyme
The Value Connection Mobile
Bugs and requests
Fresh Thyme
Reported bugs
4 issues- App fails to load or display content properly
- Issues with account registration and login
- Inconsistent behavior when adding items to cart or list
- Discrepancies between app and in-store inventory/pricing
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to view product details and ingredients
- Improve search functionality and organization of items
- Allow seamless integration between app and in-store experience
- Provide better visibility and access to digital coupons
- Enhance app stability and reduce frequent crashes
The Value Connection Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Fresh Thyme
No in-app purchases
The Value Connection Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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