Sidney’s vs AL BOSS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sidney’s
Easily order your favorite meals for pickup. Browse the menu, select your dishes, and complete your order quickly. Customize notification preferences upon first use.
- Browse menu
- Select items
- Order for pickup
- Push notification options
- Easy to use interface
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With the Sidney’s app, ordering your favorite food to-go has never been easier. Simply open the app, browse the menu, select your items, and voila! You will be prompted to opt-in or opt-out of push notifications upon the first app start up after download from Apple App Store to an iOS device. Once a selection has been made, any changes to push notifications preferences have to come from your device operating system settings.
AL BOSS
Find alcoholic beverages available in Alabama ABC stores. Search by product, category, or store, and save favorites. Get directions to stores and stay updated on events.
- Product search by category, name, price, and size
- Check product availability by store
- Save favorite products and stores
- Create private product notes
- Get directions to ABC stores
- View news and upcoming events
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The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board’s mobile application improves customer access to available products in its stores. The mobile application will allow customers (ages 21 and older) to quickly find products in the store(s) most convenient to them. App users can search for products by category, name, price, bottle size, user ratings, and availability by store. Additionally, users may opt to create a user profile where they can save their favorite items and stores, as well as to make private notes on each individual product. The app displays directions to ABC store(s) from their current location through the primary map application installed on their device. The app also provides a news area where upcoming events such as barrel releases and other current information can be found.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sidney’s at 100% against AL BOSS's 43%. Sidney’s also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.8). AL BOSS's advantage is ratings volume (33 vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months). 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.
Sidney’s holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AL BOSS has 33 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Sidney’s's written reviews are positive against 43% of AL BOSS's.
Sidney’s ships an update every 6 months, AL BOSS every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sidney’s | AL BOSS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 2.8 (33 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 33 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Irby Enterprises Inc | Mindfire Consulting Group, LLC |
Customer experience
Sidney’s
AL BOSS
In-app purchases
Sidney’s
No in-app purchases
AL BOSS
No in-app purchases
