Mercado vs eMaketa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mercado
Discover and plan delicious meals at home with a vast collection of recipes. This app helps you organize your week's meals, create shopping lists, and caters to various dietary needs, from vegan to budget-friendly.
- Recipe discovery
- Meal planning
- Shopping list creation
- Dietary customization
- Online cookbook
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From choosing what to eat to actually making a meal, Mercado walks you through it all. Plan everyday delicious meals at home, for yourself or friends. And it doesn’t matter what your diet looks like. If you’re a carnivore, vegetarian, vegan, gluten free, cooking on a budget or looking for kid-friendly food, come check it out at Mercado , With Mercado, you’ll not only find more than a million recipes from all over the web, you’ll get help cooking them, too. You can collect your favourite recipes in your own online cookbook, plan meals for the week and add what you need to your shopping list — all in one place
eMaketa
Shop at local African markets from home. Trusted marketers purchase your items and professional agents deliver them. Create market lists, earn rewards, and enjoy secure payments for a fun, fast, and personalized shopping experience.
- Create detailed market lists
- Purchased by trained local marketers
- Delivered by professional agents
- Earn rewards for regular use
- Secure payments with clear pricing
- Saves time and reduces stress
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Buy from local African Markets - Without Leaving Your Home Tired of crowded, muddy, and noisy local markets? eMaketa connects you with trusted local marketers who do your buying and deliver everything straight to your door. Whether you are buying ingredients for a special meal or restocking your kitchen, eMaketa gives you full control - simply create a market list and let us handle the rest. Features: - Create detailed market lists - Get items purchased by trained local marketers and delivered by professional delivery agents - Earn rewards for regular use - Secure payments with clear pricing Why eMaketa? - Saves you time and physical stress - Supports local market women and vendors - Reduces congestion in busy markets - Makes buying fun, fast, and personalized Launch Giveaway Be part of our first 100 customers to buy from the market with eMaketa at no service charge! Download the app, login and follow us on social media to qualify Download eMaketa today and enjoy stress-free buying from the heart of your community!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: eMaketa at 100% against Mercado's 0%. eMaketa also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0). Mercado's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). 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.
eMaketa holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Mercado's written reviews are positive against 100% of eMaketa's.
Mercado ships an update every 4 days, eMaketa every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mercado | eMaketa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Optimal Solutions | Kunshort Company Limited |
Customer experience
Mercado
eMaketa
In-app purchases
Mercado
No in-app purchases
eMaketa
No in-app purchases









