BARE Blends vs New York Cider
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BARE Blends
Discover delicious, plant-based meals and drinks made with local produce. Enjoy acai bowls, smoothies, salads, and more, all vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free. Order for delivery and earn loyalty points for exclusive discounts.
- Order food for pickup or delivery
- Earn loyalty points
- Exclusive discounts
- 100% plant-based menu
- Vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free options
- Eco-friendly packaging
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At BARE, we restore, refresh and revive the community by encouraging a return to our roots: by celebrating local produce, plant-based products and one another. BARE offers acai bowls, smoothies, salads, fresh juice, waffle toasts and more. Everything on our menu is 100% plant-based as well as vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free and served using eco-friendly packaging. -Order Food -Get Delivery -Earn Loyalty Points -Enjoy Exclusive Discounts Come see what's blending at BARE!
New York Cider
Explore New York's world-class cideries and plan your perfect getaway. Discover cideries based on your preferences, find upcoming events, and create custom itineraries to share with friends.
- Discover cideries by preference
- View upcoming local events
- Create custom trip itineraries
- Share events and places
- Plan vacations and getaways
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Well-crafted cider begins with great apples, fruit that is full of personality and a sense of place, from orchards grown with care. For generations New York has produced great apples, and today, from the Niagara Frontier to the Finger Lakes to the Hudson Valley, NY apples are being fermented into world-class cider. The New York Cider Association app is designed to help you plan the perfect vacation, trip or weekend getaway experiencing all the great cideries in New York! • Discover cideries that match your preferences • View upcoming events near you • Add events and places to your custom trip • Share events, places and your itinerary with friends and family
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Verdict
BARE Blends and New York Cider both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of New York Cider's written reviews are positive against 38% of BARE Blends's. BARE Blends's advantage is ratings volume (493 vs 20). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
New York Cider holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BARE Blends has 493 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of BARE Blends's written reviews are positive against 100% of New York Cider's.
BARE Blends ships an update every 2 months, New York Cider every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BARE Blends | New York Cider |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (493 ratings) | 4.9 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 493 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Bare Blends LLC | NEW YORK CIDER ASSOCIATION, INC. |
Customer experience
BARE Blends
New York Cider
Bugs and requests
BARE Blends
Reported bugs
8 issues- Loyalty points not awarded in-store
- Loyalty points not transferred to new app
- App requires manual payment information entry
- Verification email for account signup not sent
- Unable to create account due to font requirements
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- Lost loyalty points after app update
- Rewards points not displaying in the app
- Missing ingredient lists and descriptions for menu items
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to swap ingredients easily
- Option to not leave a tip on to-go orders
- Display nutritional information alongside menu items
- Option to create own smoothie or bowl
New York Cider
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BARE Blends
No in-app purchases
New York Cider
No in-app purchases
Questions
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