Blank Street vs Problem Baker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blank Street
Streamline your daily coffee routine with this app. Order ahead for quick pickup, reorder favorites with a single click, and discover nearby locations. Enjoy free coffee rewards through the loyalty program.
- Order ahead for pickup
- One-click reordering
- Loyalty program for free coffee
- Find nearby store locations
- Order from 40+ stores
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Blank Street is built for your daily coffee ritual. We serve a clean, natural, and high quality menu at an affordable price. Our app is packed with features to make your daily coffee so much simpler. - Get your usual with a single click (from any of our 40+ New York, Boston and DC stores) - Order ahead & never wait for coffee again - Join Blank Street Regulars for free coffee - Find your nearest shop anytime Grab a coffee in NYC, Boston, London or DC!
Problem Baker
Easily reorder your favorite meals with just a few taps. This app simplifies the ordering process and allows you to conveniently track all your past purchases through a detailed order history.
- Quick favorite order placement
- Simple reordering from history
- Effortless order tracking
- Detailed order history
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With Easy Ordering, you can quickly place your favorite orders with just a few taps. Reordering is made simple, allowing you to conveniently reorder your favorites from your order history. Plus, you can effortlessly keep track of all your previous orders with the Order History feature.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Blank Street at every 5 days against Problem Baker's every 6 months. Blank Street also leads on ratings volume (11K vs 14) and chart position (#170 vs unranked). Problem Baker's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15). 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 Blank Street against 4.9 for Problem Baker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blank Street has 11K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Blank Street ships an update every 5 days, Problem Baker every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blank Street | Problem Baker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (11K ratings) | 4.9 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11K — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #170 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 186 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blank Street Inc. | Craver Solutions Inc. |
Customer experience
Blank Street
Problem Baker
Bugs and requests
Blank Street
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Orders not showing up correctly
- Rewards not applying properly
- Subscription issues and billing problems
- Incorrect menu and pricing information
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to cancel orders
- Option to save favorite orders
- Real-time inventory and availability updates
- Improved rewards program transparency
- Better integration with Regulars subscription
Problem Baker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Blank Street
No in-app purchases
Problem Baker
No in-app purchases
Questions
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