Bluestone Lane vs about time coffee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bluestone Lane
Order coffee and food for delivery, pickup, or dine-in. Customize and re-order favorites with ease. Earn loyalty rewards and unlock exclusive benefits as you progress through status levels.
- Order for delivery, pickup, or dine-in
- Customize and re-order favorites
- Schedule pickup orders to skip queues
- Real-time delivery tracking
- Earn and redeem loyalty rewards
- Exclusive rewards and VIP events
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Welcome to Bluestone Lane! Our completely redesigned app lets you order for delivery, pick-up, or dine-in and has exclusive features to customize and re-order your BL favorites. -Enjoy dine-in, pickup, or delivery -Use the app to dine-in by simply selecting the location you are dining at and scanning the table QR code -Schedule a pickup order to skip the queue at Order Ahead locations by ordering and paying directly through the app -Order for delivery to track your order in real-time and enjoy free delivery for orders $35+ Live like a local, earn like a local Enjoy your first coffee or tea on us when you download and pay with the BL app Work your way through our Blue, Green, and VIP Gold status levels to gain access to exclusive rewards and VIP events -Earn and redeem loyalty rewards every time you order
about time coffee
Easily order your favorite coffee and food ahead of time for quick pickup. Securely pay with various popular methods and track your order status in real-time.
- Order ahead for coffee and food
- Skip the wait with mobile ordering
- Multiple payment options
- Track order status
- In-store pickup
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The About Time Coffee app is the easiest way to order our coffee and food. Just order ahead and pick up at the nearest store location. Easy Login and Payment Sign in using your mobile number or social media account, and pay with Apple pay, Venmo, PayPal or card. Order Ahead Select your favorite coffee and snack on the app menu, order ahead, and skip the wait. Pick Up Follow your order status on the app. Once it's ready, pick up your order at the store you selected at checkout.
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Verdict
Bluestone Lane and about time coffee both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 58% of about time coffee's written reviews are positive against 29% of Bluestone Lane's. about time coffee also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). Bluestone Lane's advantage is ratings volume (4.2K vs 188). 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 — 4.8 for Bluestone Lane against 4.7 for about time coffee. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bluestone Lane has 4.2K ratings behind it against 188, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 29% of Bluestone Lane's written reviews are positive against 58% of about time coffee's.
Bluestone Lane ships an update every 2 months, about time coffee every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bluestone Lane | about time coffee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4.2K ratings) — better | 4.7 (188 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 29.1% of reviews | 57.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.2K — better | 188 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 235 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BLUESTONE LANE HOLDINGS LLC | About Time Systems Inc. |
Customer experience
Bluestone Lane
about time coffee
Bugs and requests
Bluestone Lane
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login issues
- Disappearing loyalty points and offers
- Inability to use gift cards for payment
- Locations not showing up in the app
- Order processing issues when switching apps
Requested features
4 requests- Add Apple Pay support
- Allow customization of tip percentage
- Display remaining gift card balance
- Improve order tracking and communication during delivery
about time coffee
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bluestone Lane
No in-app purchases
about time coffee
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Bluestone Lane free?
Is about time coffee free?
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