Scheels vs Hornbacher’s
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scheels
Shop for sporting goods, clothing, footwear, and toys. Manage your SCHEELS Visa, track spending, view statements, and redeem rewards. Enjoy a seamless shopping experience and manage gift cards.
- Shop sporting goods, apparel, and toys
- Manage SCHEELS Visa account
- Track spending and view statements
- Redeem credit card rewards
- Manage gift cards
- Seamless shopping experience
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At SCHEELS, we offer everything you need to fuel your passions, from sporting goods and clothing to footwear, toys, and more. Our goal is to provide you with the best retail experience possible, including managing your SCHEELS Visa. Now, you can bring the SCHEELS experience to your smartphone with our app! Enjoy a seamless shopping experience, manage your gift cards, and access your account quickly and easily. Take control of your SCHEELS Visa by tracking spending, viewing statements, and managing credit card rewards directly from the app. Download the SCHEELS app today and make shopping simpler than ever.
Hornbacher’s
This shopping app provides a streamlined experience for placing grocery orders. Choose between in-store pickup, delivery, or in-store shopping with features like improved search and shoppable recipes. Enjoy guaranteed freshness or your money back, and earn rewards.
- In-store, delivery, or pickup options
- Improved search and filtering
- Shoppable weekly ad and recipes
- Nutrition and EBT eligibility filtering
- Freshness guarantee
- Earn and redeem MORE Rewards
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Hornbacher's new mobile app offers a sleek and user-friendly shopping interface, making placing your order a breeze. It offers: - Fast and flexible shopping, YOUR WAY: In-store, delivery, or pickup - Online prices are the same as in-store - Free pickup with orders $35+ - Free delivery with Instacart+ - Easier ways to shop: improved search, shoppable weekly ad + recipes, advanced filtering (including by nutrition attributes and EBT eligibility), ease of substitutions, and MORE - Freshness guaranteed or your money back - Earn and redeem your MORE Rewards
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scheels at 59% against Hornbacher’s's 0%. Scheels also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.6) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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.
Scheels holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scheels has 14K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Scheels's written reviews are positive against 0% of Hornbacher’s's.
Scheels ships an update every 9 days, Hornbacher’s fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scheels | Hornbacher’s |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (14K ratings) — better | 1.6 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 302 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Scheels All Sports Inc | Coborn's Inc. |
Customer experience
Scheels
Hornbacher’s
Bugs and requests
Scheels
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Inability to complete orders or make purchases
- Disappearing rewards and account information
Requested features
4 requests- Restore saved favorites feature
- Integrate in-store purchases into the app
- Improve payment processing and order confirmation
- Add auto-pay option for Scheels card
Hornbacher’s
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Scheels
No in-app purchases
Hornbacher’s
No in-app purchases
