Stop & Shop vs Plain Silver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stop & Shop
Easily shop for groceries online and in-store with access to exclusive deals and rewards. Manage your loyalty points, clip digital coupons, and redeem savings on fuel and groceries. Enhance your in-store experience with features like mobile payment and order ahead.
- Digital coupons and weekly ads
- Go Rewards™ points and bonus offers
- In-store digital loyalty card
- Deli Order Ahead
- Scan It for faster checkout
- Fuel and grocery savings redemption
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The Stop & Shop online and in-store shopping you love, now even better: easier-to-redeem Go Rewards™ Points and Bonus Offers, a dedicated "Shop" section and simpler navigation. So. Many. DEALS. • Shop coupons, your local weekly ad, specials and much more right from the app. • Save it all to your account and automatically redeem in-store or online, when you checkout with your loyalty card. And as always, Stop & Shop Go Rewards™ are waiting for you no matter how you shop. • Sign in to access your Stop & Shop Go Rewards™ any time. • Earn Stop & Shop Rewards points for every $1 spent online or in-store. • Redeem points for fuel and grocery savings and special offers. • Visit stopandshop.com for more information. Experience the Mobile App In-Store, too • Sign in to access your Stop & Shop card and save it to your phone's wallet. Scan the digital card in-store to use your clipped coupons and rewards. • Experience Deli Order Ahead — stop waiting in game-day deli lines. • Save time and bypass the checkout line with Scan It. Your satisfaction is our #1. Our family always takes care of your family like our own.
Plain Silver
Pay for coin-operated laundry using your smartphone. This app connects to compatible machines via Bluetooth, allowing you to pay even without an internet connection. Simply preload funds and use your phone to start laundry cycles.
- Phone-based laundry payment
- Bluetooth machine connection
- Works offline
- Preload funds
- Compatible with Plain Silver machines
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Plain Silver lets you pay for coin-operated laundry with your phone. This app works on all laundry machines with the Plain Silver logo. Even if the laundry room is deep in the basement, it still works. Plain Silver talks to the machines via Bluetooth - so it works even when you have no internet connection. Just preload Plain Silver with 10 or 20 dollars, and you're set to go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Stop & Shop at 110K against Plain Silver's 2.5K. Stop & Shop also leads on chart position (#190 vs unranked) and review sentiment (38% vs 28%). Plain Silver's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Stop & Shop against 4.5 for Plain Silver. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stop & Shop has 110K ratings behind it against 2.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 38% of Stop & Shop's written reviews are positive against 28% of Plain Silver's.
Stop & Shop ships an update monthly, Plain Silver every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 27, 2026.
| Parameter | Stop & Shop | Plain Silver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (110K ratings) — better | 4.5 (2.5K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 38.4% of reviews — better | 28.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 110K — better | 2.5K |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #190 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 129 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company | Commonwealth Appliance |
Customer experience
Stop & Shop
Plain Silver
Bugs and requests
Stop & Shop
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues and session timeouts
- Inability to remove expired coupons
- Inconsistent behavior when adding items to cart
- Incorrect pricing and sale information
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to sort shopping list by store aisle
- Option to automatically apply rewards and coupons
- Improved search and filtering functionality
- Seamless integration between in-store and online shopping
Plain Silver
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Stop & Shop
No in-app purchases
Plain Silver
No in-app purchases
Questions
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