Comparison

Cherrypick vs GAIL's Bakery

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Cherrypick

Easily plan your weekly meals and generate grocery lists from personalized recipes. Save money and reduce food waste by tracking pantry items and adding essentials to smart lists. Shop in-store or online at your preferred supermarket.

Highlights
  • Personalized recipe suggestions
  • Automated meal plan generation
  • Pantry item tracking
  • Smart grocery list creation
  • In-store and online supermarket shopping
  • Add custom recipes
Features
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Cherrypick: Plan, Shop, Cook. Your weekly meals and groceries, sorted in minutes from your favourite supermarket. It can feel like an impossible task to eat well these days, we need it to be easy, fast, healthy, affordable oh and you need variety through the week - does this sound familiar? If so, join over 250K fellow foodies who are already eating better effortlessly with Cherrypick. How we can help you: - Shop over 700 personalised recipes landing every week, or add your own favourites Generate a meal-plan in seconds based on your goals - Cherrypick learns what's in your cupboards so you save money and you can untick what you have already - Add your essentials like toilet roll or tooth paste with our smart lists - Shop your ingredients in-store or online at your preferred supermarket - We do the hard work so you can cook up a storm every night. What our Community says: - “Saved £500 on my food shop this year, thanks to Cherrypick" - Geraldine, Manchester - “It’s like mashing Gousto or Hello Fresh with your weekly shop. I couldn't live without this app now” Georgie, Hertfordshire - “Superb app that keeps getting better and better. I can plan meals to have less meat and eat healthy, but also add other shopping like toilet roll and cereal. Genius! Has made my life so much easier” - Alex, London What are you waiting for? Terms & Conditions : https://www.cherrypick.co/terms

About

GAIL's Bakery

Earn digital stamps with every purchase at participating bakeries. Collect stamps to redeem free bread, coffee, or barista-made drinks. Order ahead to skip the queue and browse the online shop.

Highlights
  • Digital stamp collection
  • Earn free bread or drinks
  • Order ahead for pickup
  • Browse and shop online
  • QR code scanning
Features
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Introducing the GAIL's Loyalty App; perfect if you’re a regular of our bakeries. • Scan the app's QR code with every shop to receive a digital stamp. • If you spend more than £20, we'll give you an extra stamp. • Collect 9 stamps and enjoy a handcrafted loaf of bread, coffee or any barista-made drink on us. It's our little way of saying thank you. If you already know what you fancy, you can order ahead to skip the queue and have your favourites ready and waiting. The app also makes it easier to browse and shop online with GAIL’s.

Screenshots

Cherrypick4 screens
GAIL's Bakery4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GAIL's Bakery at 4.3 against Cherrypick's 1.0. GAIL's Bakery also leads on ratings volume (52 vs 1). Cherrypick's advantage is review sentiment (61% vs 26%). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GAIL's Bakery holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GAIL's Bakery has 52 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of Cherrypick's written reviews are positive against 26% of GAIL's Bakery's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cherrypick ships an update every 3 weeks, GAIL's Bakery monthly. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cherrypick versus GAIL's Bakery: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCherrypickGAIL's Bakery
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.3 (52 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.8% of reviews — better26.1% of reviews
Number of ratings152 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB50 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperlollipopaiGail's

Customer experience

Cherrypick

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive60.8%
Neutral8.2%
Negative30.9%

GAIL's Bakery

All ratings51 ratings
Positive80.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative15.7%
Written reviews119 reviews
Positive26.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative68.1%

User reviews

Cherrypick

From 1 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Saves money on groceries
  • 💡 Reduces food waste
  • 💡 Convenient meal planning
  • 💡 Easy to follow recipes
  • 💡 Time-saving feature

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription fees
  • 🔒 Many features behind paywall
  • 🐛 Glitchy and buggy
  • 🛒 Inaccurate shopping lists
  • 🛒 Product availability issues

GAIL's Bakery

From 52 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to set up and clear design
  • 👍 User-friendly app
  • 👍 Delicious pastries
  • 👍 Excellent app
  • 👍 Worth getting

Room to improve

  • 🤬 Annoying marketing emails
  • 🐛 Stamps not always added
  • 🐛 Tills not working
  • 🐛 App unable to download
  • 🐛 Stamps frequently not added

Bugs and requests

Cherrypick

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Cannot paste password during signup
  • Cannot autofill password during signup
  • Account deleted after subscription purchase
  • Recipes marked 'Exclusive to plus' despite being user-added
  • Dairy/gluten-free recipes still contain allergens
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  • Shopping list inaccuracies (e.g., too much paprika)
  • Incorrect portion calculations (e.g., 5 servings * 6 = 30)
  • Logged out/items lost when navigating back in Sainsbury's cart
  • Lost saved recipes and deleted shopping after update
  • App crashes or freezes

Requested features

20 requests
  • Ability to change store at any point
  • Search recipes based on leftover ingredients
  • Add Aldi to available stores
  • Show ingredient amounts in recipe method
  • Cooking mode to prevent screen locking
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  • Add 'quick meals' with shop-bought components
  • Ability to list disliked recipes/ingredients
  • Note short shelf-life of ingredients
  • Consider existing pantry items for recipe suggestions
  • Send calorie/health data to other health apps
  • Export shopping list to Notes app
  • Set and lock portion numbers for recipes
  • Meal planner/calendar events integration
  • Two-way communication with Sainsbury's basket
  • Organize grocery lists within the app
  • Search term for 'vegan' in filters
  • More frequent recipe updates
  • Vary plant protein sources in vegan recipes
  • Ability to assign meals to specific days
  • View shopping list offline

GAIL's Bakery

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Tills aren't working
  • The app is unable to download
  • Stamps not Added
  • Click and Collect not working
  • Rewards disappear
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  • Verification failure
  • App not usable with no internet connection
  • Stamps don't record

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add loyalty QR Code to Apple Wallet
  • Option for honey or syrup
  • Order history on the app

In-app purchases

None

Cherrypick

No in-app purchases

None

GAIL's Bakery

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cherrypick free?
Cherrypick is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GAIL's Bakery free?
GAIL's Bakery is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cherrypick or GAIL's Bakery?
GAIL's Bakery is rated higher. Cherrypick averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while GAIL's Bakery averages 4.3 from 52 ratings.
Do Cherrypick or GAIL's Bakery have ads?
Both Cherrypick and GAIL's Bakery show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cherrypick or GAIL's Bakery?
Cherrypick ships an update every 3 weeks, and GAIL's Bakery monthly. Most recently, Cherrypick was updated on November 7, 2026 and GAIL's Bakery on November 7, 2026.

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