Comparison

Swig Drinks vs Espresso Gallery

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

Head to head
About

Swig Drinks

Streamline your ordering experience with mobile ordering for faster pickup. Track loyalty rewards, manage gift cards, and access exclusive app-only promotions.

Highlights
  • Mobile ordering
  • Faster pickup
  • Loyalty tracking
  • Gift card management
  • App-only offers
Features
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Want to try our new, cutting edge Mobile Ordering for getting your favorite Swig order even faster/easier than a normal Drive-through? Or want to track your loyalty, gift cards and receive special app-only offers? Then check out the new Swig app! It's A-MAZ-ING!!!

About

Espresso Gallery

Order your favorite coffee, tea, smoothies, and baked goods for pickup. Earn rewards with every purchase and enjoy a seamless ordering experience.

Highlights
  • Order coffee, tea, and smoothies
  • Purchase baked goods like muffins and cheesecake
  • Earn rewards on every order
  • Seamless pickup experience
Features
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Order coffee, tea, smoothies, crumb cake, muffins, cheesecake, juice, and breakfast with the Espresso Gallery app. Earn rewards on every pickup.

Screenshots

Swig Drinks4 screens
Espresso Gallery4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Espresso Gallery at 5.0 against Swig Drinks's 4.2. Swig Drinks's advantage is ratings volume (550 vs 3) and chart position (#145 vs unranked). 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

Espresso Gallery holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swig Drinks has 550 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Swig Drinks ships an update every 5 weeks, Espresso Gallery every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Swig Drinks versus Espresso Gallery: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwig DrinksEspresso Gallery
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (550 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings550 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#145 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFFG Soda Shop Stores, LLCPer Diem Subscriptions, Inc.

Customer experience

Swig Drinks

All ratings510 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral2.7%
Negative20.4%
Written reviews187 reviews
Positive66.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative29.4%

Espresso Gallery

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Swig Drinks

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezing or not loading
  • Order details changed without user input
  • Rewards not tracking properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to select no/less ice
  • Allow saving favorite orders
  • Integrate mobile wallet payments
  • Improve location and menu updates

Espresso Gallery

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Swig Drinks

No in-app purchases

None

Espresso Gallery

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Swig Drinks free?
Swig Drinks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Espresso Gallery free?
Espresso Gallery is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Swig Drinks or Espresso Gallery?
Espresso Gallery is rated higher. Swig Drinks averages 4.2 out of 5 from 550 ratings, while Espresso Gallery averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Swig Drinks or Espresso Gallery have ads?
Neither Swig Drinks nor Espresso Gallery shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Swig Drinks or Espresso Gallery?
Swig Drinks ships an update every 5 weeks, and Espresso Gallery every 3 weeks. Most recently, Swig Drinks was updated on October 29, 2026 and Espresso Gallery on October 6, 2026.

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