Almost Heaven Ice Cream vs The Howlin Bird
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Almost Heaven Ice Cream
Earn rewards and exclusive offers by purchasing your favorite frozen treats. Order custom cakes and pies for pickup, and manage gift cards easily within the app.
- Earn rewards on purchases
- Redeem sprinkles for free items
- Order cakes and pies
- Reload gift cards
- Get exclusive offers
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ABOUT ALMOST HEAVEN REWARDS: +Earn 1 sprinkle for every $1 spent +Receive a $5 reward with every 50 sprinkles +Save your sprinkles for other rewards like a free quart, pie, or sweatshirt +Be the first to learn about seasonal sweet treats and ways to earn extra sprinkles ADDITIONAL FEATURES: +Order cakes and pies for pick up +Reload gift cards for easy in app purchases
The Howlin Bird
Easily find nearby locations, browse the menu, and place orders for pickup. Save time by ordering in advance and earn loyalty points directly within the application.
- Find nearest locations
- View menu
- Place online orders
- Order ahead for pickup
- Earn loyalty points
- Track rewards status
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Use the The Howlin Bird app to find your nearest location, view our menu, and place an order. Save time by ordering ahead. Earn loyalty points and track your rewards status from within the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: The Howlin Bird at monthly against Almost Heaven Ice Cream's every 10 months. Almost Heaven Ice Cream's advantage is ratings volume (53 vs 5). On price, rating, review sentiment 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Almost Heaven Ice Cream against 5.0 for The Howlin Bird. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Almost Heaven Ice Cream has 53 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Almost Heaven Ice Cream ships an update every 10 months, The Howlin Bird monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Almost Heaven Ice Cream | The Howlin Bird |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (53 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 53 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Almost Heaven Ice Cream Inc. | The Howlin Bird |
Customer experience
Almost Heaven Ice Cream
The Howlin Bird
In-app purchases
Almost Heaven Ice Cream
No in-app purchases
The Howlin Bird
No in-app purchases
Questions
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