Active Culture vs Clara & Ray’s
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Active Culture
Easily order your favorite natural foods for pickup, curbside, or delivery. Join the loyalty program to earn points on every purchase and unlock rewards.
- Order ahead for pickup
- Curbside pickup option
- Delivery service
- Loyalty program
- Earn points on purchases
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Order ahead for pickup, curbside, or delivery! Join our loyalty program to earn points for every purchase.
Clara & Ray’s
Easily order your favorite Italian dishes for pick-up or to-go. The app remembers your past orders for quick re-ordering and allows you to earn rewards and special offers with every purchase.
- View menu
- Order ahead for pick-up
- Pay through the app
- One-tap ordering
- Remembered orders
- Earn rewards and offers
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Order ahead with the new Clara & Ray's Ristorante Italiano app. Download today so you can start earning free food and catch the latest happenings. - View Clara & Ray's Ristorante Italiano menu - Order ahead for pick-up and to-go - Pay through the app with one-tap ordering - Remembers your orders so you can re-order your favorites - Earn cool rewards and offers Download today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Active Culture at 1.1K against Clara & Ray’s's 5. Active Culture also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Clara & Ray’s's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.1). 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 — 4.9 for Active Culture against 5.0 for Clara & Ray’s. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Active Culture has 1.1K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Active Culture ships an update every 3 weeks, Clara & Ray’s every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Active Culture | Clara & Ray’s |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.1K ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Velvet Yogurt, Inc | Hazlnut, LLC |
Customer experience
Active Culture
Clara & Ray’s
Bugs and requests
Active Culture
Reported bugs
2 issues- Delivery/pickup selection issues
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
2 requests- Clearer delivery/pickup selection
- Dark mode option
Clara & Ray’s
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Active Culture
No in-app purchases
Clara & Ray’s
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Active Culture free?
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