Smart & Final vs CityVend
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart & Final
Shop for groceries and household essentials at low prices. Order online for same-day delivery or store pickup. Access weekly ads, clip digital coupons, and view your order history.
- Online ordering for delivery or pickup
- Access weekly ads and promotions
- Clip digital coupons
- View order history
- Store locator
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Smart & Final offers the same great low pricing in our app as you'll find in our stores. Simply download the app, create an account or log in to access all these great benefits: • Place Orders Online… for delivery same-day or pickup from your local Smart & Final • Access Weekly Ads and Promotions… view flyers directly on the app and clip coupons for great savings • View Order History… through the app or at SmartandFinal.com • Find Your Nearest Store… with our store locator
CityVend
This service helps entrepreneurs expand their customer reach by enabling local business promotion. It targets potential customers in their immediate area, aiming to boost revenue and enhance customer experience. Focus on your offerings while this platform drives customer acquisition.
- Local customer targeting
- Business promotion tools
- Revenue stream increase
- Customer base expansion
- Enhanced customer experience
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CityVend is an online service designed for entrepreneurs looking to increase their customer base. Unlike traditional online advertising, CityVend's approach allows customers to promote their business in their local area, targeting potential customers where it matters the most. CityVend enables entrepreneurs to reach more customers and increase their revenue streams faster. Entrepreneurs can now focus on their products or services while getting more customers and creating a better overall experience. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smart & Final at none against CityVend's 17. Smart & Final also leads on ratings volume (9.6K vs 1). CityVend's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. CityVend sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Smart & Final asks for nothing beyond the download.
CityVend holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart & Final has 9.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart & Final | CityVend |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (9.6K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9.6K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smart & Final Stores LLC | Cityvend LLC |
Customer experience
Smart & Final
CityVend
Bugs and requests
Smart & Final
Reported bugs
4 issues- Digital coupons not working
- App crashing/freezing
- Login/sign-in problems
- Incorrect pricing/discounts
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to see item stock at local store
- Easier coupon clipping process
- Loyalty points program
- More user-friendly interface
- Better integration with website
CityVend
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Smart & Final
No in-app purchases
CityVend
- Cityvend Pro$5.991 Month
- HotSpot 3 miles$0.59
- Hotspot Radius 4 miles$1.19
- Hotspot Radius 5 miles$1.79
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- Hotspot Radius 6 miles$2.39
- Hotspot Radius 7 miles$2.99
- Hotspot Radius 8 miles$3.59
- Hotspot Radius 9 miles$4.19
- Hotspot Radius 17 miles$4.79
- Hotspot Radius 18 miles$5.39
- Hotspot Radius 19 miles$5.99
- Hotspot Radius 20 miles$6.59
- Hotspot Radius 21 miles$7.19
- Hotspot Radius 22 miles$7.79
- Hotspot Radius 23 miles$8.39
- Hotspot Radius 24 miles$13.00
- Hotspot Radius 25 miles$13.90
