BARE Blends vs Simone's Kitchen
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!
Simone's Kitchen
Easily order and pay for Mediterranean dishes like mezze, bowls, and wraps. Securely pay with Apple Pay and skip the line for faster service. Enjoy fresh, delicious flavors ready when you are.
- Order mezze, bowls, and wraps
- Secure Apple Pay integration
- Skip the wait for pickup
- Fresh Mediterranean flavors
- Fast and convenient ordering
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Order mezze, bowls, wraps, and platters with the Simone’s Kitchen NY app. Pay securely with Apple Pay and skip the wait. Fresh Mediterranean flavors—ready faster.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simone's Kitchen at 100% against BARE Blends's 38%. Simone's Kitchen also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Simone's Kitchen holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 384 and 144 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of BARE Blends's written reviews are positive against 100% of Simone's Kitchen's.
BARE Blends ships an update every 2 months, Simone's Kitchen every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BARE Blends | Simone's Kitchen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (384 ratings) | 5.0 (144 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 384 — better | 144 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bare Blends LLC | Per Diem Subscriptions, Inc. |
Customer experience
BARE Blends
Simone's Kitchen
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
Simone's Kitchen
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BARE Blends
No in-app purchases
Simone's Kitchen
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is BARE Blends free?
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