The Party Source vs Dot's Market
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Party Source
Browse a wide selection of wines and spirits available at a local store. Order your selections for convenient delivery or in-store pickup directly through the app.
- Browse wine and spirits
- Order for delivery
- Order for pickup
- View in-store availability
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A store located at 95 Riviera Dr, Bellevue, KY 41073, USA. With the App you can browse for the Wines and Spirits available in the store, and also order a delivery or pickup.
Dot's Market
Access grocery store weekly ads, clip digital coupons, and find recipes to simplify meal planning and saving. Your local grocery store is now available on your device.
- Weekly ad discovery
- Digital coupon clipping
- Recipe exploration
- Meal planning tools
- In-app grocery access
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Get more out of your shopping experience with our mobile app! Easily clip and organize your coupons, view special offers, and access full details for all of our store locations. From delicious recipe ideas to exclusive store ads, everything you need to save time and money is at your fingertips. Download the app today and enjoy a smarter, more convenient shopping journey!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Party Source at 4.7 against Dot's Market's 2.3. The Party Source also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 50%) and ads (none vs shown). Dot's Market's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.
The Party Source holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Party Source has 125 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of The Party Source's written reviews are positive against 50% of Dot's Market's.
The Party Source ships an update every 2 months, Dot's Market every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Party Source | Dot's Market |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (125 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 125 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Party Source Inc | A2 Advertising, LLC |
Customer experience
The Party Source
Dot's Market
Bugs and requests
The Party Source
Reported bugs
8 issues- App is egregiously slow, buggy, and lack of async makes it painful to use
- Lag is extremely extremely bad, like a 5 second hang delay where the app locks up because they aren't using async operations
- Issue when you want to remove items from your cart. If you swipe to delete it stays on this swiped action/delete for the items left in the cart until you fully exit/close the app and go back in.
- Tried to search my favorite cigar using the app and no products were found
- Needs an option to sort price high-low, low-high.
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- Also would be better if the same amount of product information on the website was included in the app.
- The app is so touch sensitive unlike any other I have ever seen on ios.
- Anytime there has been a big release on allocated liquor the app and site crash.
Requested features
3 requests- Bulk save for later
- Sort price high-low, low-high
- Include more website product information in the app
Dot's Market
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Party Source
No in-app purchases
Dot's Market
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is The Party Source free?
Is Dot's Market free?
Which has better reviews, The Party Source or Dot's Market?
Do The Party Source or Dot's Market have ads?
Which is updated more often, The Party Source or Dot's Market?
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