Comparison

Rite Aid Pharmacy vs Fred Meyer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Rite Aid Pharmacy

This application is no longer functional as all Rite Aid stores have been sold or closed. Its services are unavailable.

Highlights
  • App functionality closing down
  • Stores sold or transferred
  • No longer available
Features
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Final release, closing down the functionality of this app. All stores have been sold, closed, or transferred to a new operator.

About

Fred Meyer

Simplify grocery shopping with digital coupons, weekly ads, and personalized savings. Order groceries for pickup or delivery, scan recipes to add ingredients, and track fuel points for gas discounts. Manage prescriptions and find store locations easily.

Highlights
  • Digital coupons and weekly ads
  • Grocery pickup and delivery
  • Scan recipes for ingredients
  • Personalized savings and rewards
  • Fuel points tracking
  • Prescription management
  • Store locator
Features
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Looking for an easier way to grocery shop, save money and manage your weekly grocery list? The Fred Meyer app makes grocery shopping simple with Delivery, Pickup and In-store options, digital coupons, weekly ads and personalized savings. Download the Fred Meyer grocery app to shop groceries online and find the best deals all in one place. Shop Groceries Your Way • Order groceries with Pickup (where available) or Delivery • Scan a recipe to quickly find ingredients and add them to your cart • Shop thousands of additional grocery and household items Save More on Groceries • Browse weekly ads and sales • Clip digital coupons and apply them at checkout • Discover personalized deals, bonus rewards and Cash Back offers • Track and redeem fuel points for gas savings Fast, Convenient Checkout • Use Kroger Pay for fast checkout in-store • Add your Rewards Card Card to Apple Wallet • View purchase history and quickly reorder favorite items Helpful Everyday Tools • Refill and track Fred Meyer Pharmacy prescriptions • Use the store locator to find the nearest Fred Meyer store or fuel center Improving Your Experience To provide and personalize our offerings, make recommendations, detect and prevent fraud, and improve our services, we use tools that collect and record your data, which may include your searches for and purchases of health and wellness products. We also may share non-sensitive data with third parties, such as advertising and analytics vendors, social networks, technology providers, and research providers. By continuing to use our websites and apps and shop our store, this means you consent to these practices and accept our Terms (https://www.fredmeyer.com/i/terms/website-and-app) and our Privacy Policy (https://www.fredmeyer.com/i/privacy-policy). To use the Fred Meyer app, you need a Fred Meyer digital account. You can create a digital account and link your Fred Meyer Rewards ID through the app. Don't have a Rewards ID? You'll get one when you create your digital account and enroll in Fred Meyer's Rewards Program. You must be 18 to register for an account or join our rewards program (to obtain a Rewards ID). Terms apply: https://www.fredmeyer.com/i/terms/website-and-app.

Screenshots

Rite Aid Pharmacy3 screens
Fred Meyer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Rite Aid Pharmacy at none against Fred Meyer's shown. Rite Aid Pharmacy also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (28% vs 10%). Fred Meyer's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Rite Aid Pharmacy against 4.7 for Fred Meyer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 84K and 149K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 28% of Rite Aid Pharmacy's written reviews are positive against 10% of Fred Meyer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rite Aid Pharmacy ships an update fortnightly, Fred Meyer weekly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Rite Aid Pharmacy versus Fred Meyer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRite Aid PharmacyFred Meyer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (84K ratings)4.7 (149K ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.4% of reviews — better10.0% of reviews
Number of ratings84K149K — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB246 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRite Aid Hdqtrs. Corp.The Kroger Co.

Customer experience

Rite Aid Pharmacy

All ratings84,442 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral3.4%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews162 reviews
Positive28.4%
Neutral6.8%
Negative64.8%

Fred Meyer

All ratings148,664 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral3.3%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews628 reviews
Positive10.0%
Neutral7.8%
Negative82.2%

User reviews

Rite Aid Pharmacy

From 84K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Convenient prescription management
  • 💡 Helpful pharmacy staff
  • 🚀 Fast prescription processing

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy app functionality
  • 🤔 Confusing navigation
  • ⏱️ Slow response times
  • 🤷‍♀️ Inconsistent prescription tracking

Fred Meyer

From 149K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Convenient grocery pickup service
  • 👍 Friendly and helpful staff
  • 💡 Ability to add notes for substitutions
  • 🚀 Fast and on-time delivery
  • 👍 Saved shopping lists and coupons

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent inventory visibility between app and store
  • 🐛 Issues with modifying or managing orders
  • 🐛 Buggy app with crashes and glitches
  • 🔒 Concerns about storing financial information
  • 🐛 Difficulty using coupons and weekly ads

Bugs and requests

Rite Aid Pharmacy

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login/account creation issues
  • Prescription refill requests not processing correctly
  • Inconsistent display of prescription information

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to track pending prescription status
  • Option to set medication reminders
  • Improved integration between app and pharmacy
  • Easier access to prescription history

Fred Meyer

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Items disappearing from cart
  • Inability to log in or access saved lists
  • Inconsistent behavior when modifying orders
  • Coupons not applying correctly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to opt out of using store bags
  • Better organization and filtering options
  • Streamlined checkout and order management
  • Integration with password managers
  • Real-time inventory updates and substitution options

In-app purchases

None

Rite Aid Pharmacy

No in-app purchases

None

Fred Meyer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rite Aid Pharmacy free?
Rite Aid Pharmacy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fred Meyer free?
Fred Meyer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rite Aid Pharmacy or Fred Meyer?
Fred Meyer is rated higher. Rite Aid Pharmacy averages 4.6 out of 5 from 84K ratings, while Fred Meyer averages 4.7 from 149K ratings.
Do Rite Aid Pharmacy or Fred Meyer have ads?
Fred Meyer shows ads; Rite Aid Pharmacy does not.
Which is updated more often, Rite Aid Pharmacy or Fred Meyer?
Rite Aid Pharmacy ships an update fortnightly, and Fred Meyer weekly. Most recently, Rite Aid Pharmacy was updated on October 29, 2026 and Fred Meyer on October 29, 2026.

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