Fresh Thyme vs HMGrocerant
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.
HMGrocerant
Experience a unique combination of a full-service grocery store and a casual dining restaurant. Discover a wide selection of local and international products, focusing on freshness, quality, and healthy choices.
- Full-service grocery
- Casual dining experience
- Local and international offerings
- Focus on freshness and quality
- Healthy choices
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We are pleased to bring you both a full service grocery and a casual dining experience−we want to be your favorite Grocerant. We have gathered the best local and international offerings and brought them to our neighbors in Texas. We look forward to meeting you and sharing our special grocery and dining experience. HMGrocerant’s mission is to be a one-stop shop for freshness, selection and quality, providing you with the utmost in flavor and nutrition and an endless array of healthy choices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HMGrocerant at 5.0 against Fresh Thyme's 3.9. HMGrocerant also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Fresh Thyme's advantage is ratings volume (1.7K 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HMGrocerant holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fresh Thyme has 1.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Fresh Thyme ships an update every 3 months, HMGrocerant every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fresh Thyme | HMGrocerant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (1.7K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Lakes Venture, LLC | eGrowcery Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Fresh Thyme
HMGrocerant
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
HMGrocerant
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Fresh Thyme
No in-app purchases
HMGrocerant
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Fresh Thyme free?
Is HMGrocerant free?
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Do Fresh Thyme or HMGrocerant have ads?
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