LCBO vs Buggy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LCBO
Shop a wide selection of alcoholic beverages, including spirits, wine, beer, and coolers. Browse thousands of products, scan items in-store for details, and order for pickup or delivery. Find product availability and save your favorites.
- Browse and shop thousands of products
- In-store barcode scanner
- Order for pickup or delivery
- Check product availability
- Favorite products and stores
- Find store locations
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The official LCBO app lets you browse and shop thousands of wine, beers & ciders, spirits, coolers and more! The LCBO app allows you to: • Browse and shop thousands of LCBO & Vintages products. • Scan products in-store using the app’s barcode scanner to get more info. • Order products to be picked up in-store or shipped directly to you. • Find up-to-date product availability in your favourite store or closest store. • Add products and stores to your favourite list for quick access. • Find a location.
Buggy
Get groceries and everyday essentials delivered in as little as 15 minutes from a micro-warehouse, or shop from partner stores for delivery within an hour. Enjoy savings and no substitutions on direct store orders, with options to schedule deliveries from partner locations.
- 15-minute delivery from micro-warehouses
- Shop Buggy Direct for up to 25% savings
- No substitutions on direct store orders
- Shop from partner stores (LCBO, Costco, etc.)
- Delivery from partner stores within 1 hour
- Scheduled delivery options
- Create shopping lists
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BUGGY.ca is a fresh grocery and instant needs service that fulfils orders in 15 minutes! Now with our very own micro warehouses, shop from the Buggy Direct store for up to 25% cheaper. Your order arrives to you in minutes, no substitutions ever as what you see on the app is what is in the closest Buggy store that exact second. You can also shop from our partner stores including the LCBO, COSTCO, Coppas and many more, where shoppers will pick and pack your groceries while ensuring quality and freshness. Ordering from a partner store will enable delivery as quickly as 1 hour or scheduled for your preferred time. Features: - Shop from the Buggy Direct store for up to 25% savings on your favourite 2500 SKUs, arrives in minutes without substitutions! – Or shop from other available stores within a postal code of your choosing. – Seamlessly switch between available stores. – Keep a shopping lists so you’ll know what to get next time. – Check your cart and easily checkout with a few simple steps.If we are not available in your location, sign up to Buggy now and we will notify you when in your area. Feel free to contact us at: https://www.buggy.ca/Contact
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Buggy at 58% against LCBO's 5%. Buggy also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.4) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). LCBO's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Buggy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 5% of LCBO's written reviews are positive against 58% of Buggy's.
LCBO ships an update every 2 months, Buggy fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LCBO | Buggy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.4% of reviews | 58.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Liquor Control Board of Ontario | Inabuggy Inc. |
Customer experience
LCBO
Buggy
In-app purchases
LCBO
No in-app purchases
Buggy
No in-app purchases
