Black Seed vs Cafe d Avignon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Black Seed
Order freshly baked bagels, sandwiches, and drinks from a renowned NYC bakery. Customize your order, find nearby locations, and earn rewards for your purchases. Enjoy convenient pickup or delivery.
- Order signature bagels and sandwiches
- Customize existing or create new sandwiches
- Find nearest store locations
- Schedule pickup or delivery
- Earn rewards
- Repeat past orders
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Black Seed Bagels is a modern-day bagel shop steeped in old-world tradition, led by James Beard-nominated head baker Dianna Daoheung. Since opening in 2014, the shop has become an integral part of the “bagel revolution,” pushing the boundaries of how bagels are made in NYC, while holding true to its principles. Black Seed’s original bagels combine the best of New York and Montreal baking techniques. Use the app to order from Black Seed’s signature menu of bagels, spreads, classic and custom bagel sandwiches, fresh coffee, juice, drinks and more. Features: Pick up at nearest store, delivery to your door, earn rewards, create your own sandwich, modify existing sandwiches to your preferences, repeat your orders, find closest locations, get early access to new items. Find us on Instagram (@blackseedbagels) or drop us a line at https://www.blackseedbagels.com/contact/
Cafe d Avignon
Order artisanal pastries, breads, and coffee for pickup or delivery from a New York City-based bakery. Explore a menu of freshly baked goods and beverages from multiple convenient locations.
- Order pastries, breads, and coffee
- Pickup and delivery options
- Multiple NYC locations
- Artisanal baked goods
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Café d'Avignon is an artisanal bakery café based in NYC, founded by the same team that created Pain D'Avignon. Order all your favorite pastries, artisan breads, and coffee for quick pickup or delivery from any of our 10 locations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cafe d Avignon at 67% against Black Seed's 24%. Cafe d Avignon also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Black Seed's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (355 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.
Black Seed holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Black Seed has 355 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 24% of Black Seed's written reviews are positive against 67% of Cafe d Avignon's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Black Seed ships an update fortnightly, Cafe d Avignon monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Black Seed | Cafe d Avignon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (355 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 24.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 355 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lunchbox Technologies Inc. | Kyoo, Inc. |
Customer experience
Black Seed
Cafe d Avignon
In-app purchases
Black Seed
No in-app purchases
Cafe d Avignon
No in-app purchases
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