Active Culture vs Tabmac
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.
Tabmac
Access a wide range of local dining and drinking establishments with a single membership. Discover new places and enjoy exclusive possibilities at neighborhood spots.
- Single membership access
- Explore local cafes
- Discover restaurants
- Enjoy neighborhood bars
- Endless possibilities
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One membership. Endless possibilities at local cafés, restaurants, and neighborhood bars.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Active Culture at 1.1K against Tabmac's 3. Active Culture also leads on iOS requirement (16.1 vs 18.0). Tabmac's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). 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 Tabmac. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Active Culture has 1.1K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Active Culture ships an update every 3 weeks, Tabmac every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Active Culture | Tabmac |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.1K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Velvet Yogurt, Inc | Tabmac LLC |
Customer experience
Active Culture
Tabmac
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
Tabmac
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Active Culture
No in-app purchases
Tabmac
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Active Culture free?
Is Tabmac free?
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Do Active Culture or Tabmac have ads?
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