Rook Coffee App vs Alfalfa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rook Coffee App
Easily order and pay for your favorite specialty coffees. Customize drinks, reorder past favorites, and earn reward points on every purchase to redeem for free coffee.
- Browse full coffee menu
- Customize drinks
- Quick ordering
- Save payment methods
- Collect reward points
- Redeem points for free coffee
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When childhood friends Holly and Shawn stepped away from their old careers and started Rook Coffee in 2010, they wanted to make people feel special. Since the beginning, in that 300-square-foot shack, Rook has strived to offer specialty coffees that inspire genuine, human connections. With the Rook app, you can: - Browse our full coffee menu - Customize your coffee with your choice of additions (no charge of course ;) - Place orders quickly based on recent orders and saved payment methods - Collect reward points for EVERYTHING YOU BUY. - Redeem points for your favorite Rook coffees
Alfalfa
Easily find nearby locations, browse the menu, and place orders for pickup. Save time by ordering ahead and earn loyalty points to track your rewards status.
- Find nearest locations
- View menu
- Place online orders
- Order ahead for pickup
- Earn loyalty points
- Track rewards status
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Use the Alfalfa app to find your nearest location, view our menu, and place an order. Save time by ordering ahead. Earn loyalty points and track your rewards status from within the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rook Coffee App at 84% against Alfalfa's 20%. Rook Coffee App also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (8.6K vs 15). Alfalfa's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rook Coffee App holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rook Coffee App has 8.6K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Rook Coffee App's written reviews are positive against 20% of Alfalfa's.
Rook Coffee App ships an update every 6 weeks, Alfalfa every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rook Coffee App | Alfalfa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (8.6K ratings) — better | 3.5 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.9% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8.6K — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Craver Solutions Inc. | Eat Alfalfa LLC |
Customer experience
Rook Coffee App
Alfalfa
Bugs and requests
Rook Coffee App
Reported bugs
4 issues- Order not received by store
- Gift card balances not displaying correctly
- Inability to cancel orders
- Connectivity issues when not on WiFi
Requested features
5 requests- Save favorite orders and locations
- Schedule pickup times
- Combine gift card balances
- Add 'no milk' option for cold brew
- Streamline checkout process
Alfalfa
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rook Coffee App
No in-app purchases
Alfalfa
No in-app purchases
Questions
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