49th Parallel Coffee Roasters vs BLENZ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
49th Parallel Coffee Roasters
Order coffee and pastries ahead from local cafes, and shop a variety of specialty coffee beans. Receive exclusive app announcements and discounts on new products and restocks.
- Order cafe drinks and pastries ahead
- Skip the line with easy checkout
- Exclusive app announcements and discounts
- Shop specialty coffee collections
- Track shipments and view order history
- Create a wishlist
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49th Parallel Coffee Roasters: Crafting Specialty Coffee Since 2004. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, we strive to make specialty coffee accessible to more people by crafting exceptional Direct Trade coffee, with intention, that inspires curiosity. Download the 49th Parallel app to enjoy these features: CAFE ORDERS - Order ahead your favourite drinks and doughnuts from our 49th cafes. Check out with ease and skip the line! MOBILE APP EXCLUSIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND DISCOUNTS - Get notified, and don’t miss out on exclusive deals, new coffee launches, restocks, and more! SHOP YOUR FAVOURITE COFFEE - Conveniently access all our coffee collections from your mobile device! Track your shipment, view order history, and create a wishlist!
BLENZ
Easily order your favorite drinks and food from your phone. Track your loyalty points and access exclusive offers. A convenient way to enjoy your purchases.
- Place orders online
- Earn loyalty points
- Access exclusive offers
- Mobile ordering
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The Blenz online app, place orders, earn points and get offers on your phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 49th Parallel Coffee Roasters at 4.8 against BLENZ's 1.0. 49th Parallel Coffee Roasters also leads on review sentiment (44% vs 8%) and ratings volume (28 vs 1). BLENZ's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ads, 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.
49th Parallel Coffee Roasters holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 49th Parallel Coffee Roasters has 28 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of 49th Parallel Coffee Roasters's written reviews are positive against 8% of BLENZ's.
49th Parallel Coffee Roasters ships an update every 5 weeks, BLENZ every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 49th Parallel Coffee Roasters | BLENZ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (28 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews — better | 7.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 49th Parallel Roasters Inc. | Nexus Digital Marketing |
Customer experience
49th Parallel Coffee Roasters
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In-app purchases
49th Parallel Coffee Roasters
No in-app purchases
BLENZ
No in-app purchases
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