Alfred Coffee vs COMMON GROUND L.A.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alfred Coffee
Easily order and pay for your favorite drinks ahead of time. Browse the full menu, customize your orders with as many options as you like, and skip the line with convenient pickup notifications.
- Browse extensive menu
- Customize orders
- Order and pay ahead
- Save payment methods
- Receive pickup notifications
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FIND YOUR CAFE Locate nearby Alfred cafes, save your go-to locations, and check hours. BROWSE THE MENU Explore our latest coffee, matcha, breakfast burritos, pastries, snacks, and more. MAKE IT YOURS Customize every detail. Choose preferred size, ice level, milk type, syrup, and beyond. Reorder custom drinks with ease via Order History. EASY CHECKOUT Choose your preferred way to pay at checkout, including Apple Pay, credit or debit cards, and gift cards. APP-ONLY PERKS Get early access to menu specials, promotions, and limited-time drops.
COMMON GROUND L.A.
Easily reorder your favorite meals with just a few taps. This app simplifies the ordering process and allows you to track all your past purchases.
- Easy ordering
- Quick reordering
- Order history tracking
- Favorite order saving
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With Easy Ordering, you can quickly place your favorite orders with just a few taps. Reordering is made simple, allowing you to conveniently reorder your favorites from your order history. Plus, you can effortlessly keep track of all your previous orders with the Order History feature.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: COMMON GROUND L.A. at free against Alfred Coffee's free with in-app purchases. COMMON GROUND L.A. also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Alfred Coffee's advantage is ratings volume (6.7K vs 2). 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.
COMMON GROUND L.A. holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alfred Coffee has 6.7K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Alfred Coffee ships an update weekly, COMMON GROUND L.A. every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alfred Coffee | COMMON GROUND L.A. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6.7K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6.7K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alfred Coffee | Craver Solutions Inc. |
Customer experience
Alfred Coffee
COMMON GROUND L.A.
Bugs and requests
Alfred Coffee
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login flow broken
- Unable to place orders
- App crashes on launch
- Ordering features not working
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to recover/reset account
- Schedule orders for future pickup
- Customizable tip options
- Improved navigation and flow
- Reward/loyalty program
COMMON GROUND L.A.
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Alfred Coffee
No in-app purchases
COMMON GROUND L.A.
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Alfred Coffee free?
Is COMMON GROUND L.A. free?
Which has better reviews, Alfred Coffee or COMMON GROUND L.A.?
Do Alfred Coffee or COMMON GROUND L.A. have ads?
Which is updated more often, Alfred Coffee or COMMON GROUND L.A.?
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