Boudin Bakery vs Mister Softee NorCal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boudin Bakery
Order meals and discover exclusive deals and rewards. Save time by ordering ahead for pickup and skipping the line. Easily reorder favorites and find nearby locations.
- Order ahead for pickup
- Skip the line
- Reorder past and favorite orders
- Earn and redeem rewards
- View menu
- Find locations
- Access special offers
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Our new mobile app is your go-to for meals, deals and rewards. Order ahead, pay and go. Save time and skip the line. Download it today and you’ll be able to: •Save time and skip the line for online pick-up orders. •Easily re-order recent and favorite orders. •Easily view the menu •Earn and redeem rewards. •Receive special online offers. • Find a location that's closest to you. •View your member account balance and rewards
Mister Softee NorCal
Discover the nearest Mister Softee trucks in the Bay Area. Get exclusive specials, discounts, and the latest updates on all things Mister Softee. Stay informed about your favorite ice cream treats.
- Locate nearby trucks
- Access specials and discounts
- Receive latest information
- Stay updated on events
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Find your Mister Softee truck in the Bay Area. See where our trucks are on a live map, save the places that matter to you, and get a heads-up when a truck is close by. LIVE MAP Trucks appear on the map while they're out, updated continuously through the afternoon and evening. Every pin shows how recently it was seen, so you always know what you're looking at. YOUR PLACES Save home, work, a park, or anywhere else you'd want to catch us. Type an address - no need to be standing there. A HEADS-UP WHEN WE'RE CLOSE Turn on alerts and we'll let you know when a truck is getting near one of your saved places. Quiet hours are built in, and we deliberately keep alerts rare: no spam, no repeats, no buzzing all afternoon. CROWD TIPS Big group at the park? Let us know about a gathering happening right now. If we're close, we will try to make it there. WHEN A TRUCK IS AT A PRIVATE EVENT Trucks booked for private events still show on the map, clearly labeled, so you know they're not available to flag down. Mister Softee NorCal serves the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Mister Softee NorCal at none against Boudin Bakery's shown. Mister Softee NorCal also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months). Boudin Bakery's advantage is review sentiment (30% vs 12%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Boudin Bakery holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 170 and 96 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Boudin Bakery's written reviews are positive against 12% of Mister Softee NorCal's.
Boudin Bakery ships an update every 10 months, Mister Softee NorCal every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boudin Bakery | Mister Softee NorCal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (170 ratings) — better | 3.5 (96 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 29.9% of reviews — better | 12.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 170 — better | 96 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 180 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paytronix Systems Inc | Mister Softee NorCal, Inc. |
Customer experience
Boudin Bakery
Mister Softee NorCal
Bugs and requests
Boudin Bakery
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Mister Softee NorCal
Reported bugs
21 issues- Truck location inaccurate
- Music cannot be silenced
- Location tracking runs when app closed
- App asks for motion cues
- App doesn't show exact location
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- App shows pins with no address
- App constantly asks for location access
- App doesn't update
- Notifications for trucks far away
- App shows trucks across the country
- App stopped showing truck locations
- App tries to demand background refresh permission
- App says background refresh is off when it's on
- Map is non-functional, no zoom
- App doesn't detect truck even when close
- App shows truck in same spot for hours
- App shows wrong states
- Music plays even on do not disturb
- App doesn't work at all
- App doesn't list hours
- App doesn't list exact address
Requested features
10 requests- Update truck locations regularly
- Set a radius for notifications
- Show approximate time of arrival
- Option to view future scheduled locations
- Show accepted payment methods
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- Indicate current wait times
- Request truck to come to location
- Develop tracker for NY area
- Allow users to request truck to come home
- Notify when truck within 5 miles
In-app purchases
Boudin Bakery
No in-app purchases
Mister Softee NorCal
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Boudin Bakery free?
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Which has better reviews, Boudin Bakery or Mister Softee NorCal?
Do Boudin Bakery or Mister Softee NorCal have ads?
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