Food4Less vs Smart & Final
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Food4Less
Simplify your grocery shopping with this app, offering delivery, pickup, and in-store options. Access digital coupons, weekly ads, and personalized savings to manage your grocery list and budget effectively.
- Grocery delivery and pickup
- Digital coupons and weekly ads
- Personalized savings and rewards
- Scan recipes to add ingredients
- Kroger Pay for fast checkout
- Store locator
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Looking for an easier way to grocery shop, save money and manage your weekly grocery list? The Food 4 Less app makes grocery shopping simple with Delivery, Pickup and In-store options, digital coupons, weekly ads and personalized savings. Download the Food 4 Less 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 • Use the store locator to find the nearest Food 4 Less store or fuel center To use the Food 4 Less grocery app, create a Food 4 Less digital account and link your Rewards Card Card. Don't have one? You can create one during registration to start earning savings, rewards and fuel points.
Smart & Final
Shop for groceries and household essentials at low prices. Order online for same-day delivery or store pickup. Access weekly ads, clip digital coupons, and view your order history.
- Online ordering for delivery or pickup
- Access weekly ads and promotions
- Clip digital coupons
- View order history
- Store locator
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Smart & Final offers the same great low pricing in our app as you'll find in our stores. Simply download the app, create an account or log in to access all these great benefits: • Place Orders Online… for delivery same-day or pickup from your local Smart & Final • Access Weekly Ads and Promotions… view flyers directly on the app and clip coupons for great savings • View Order History… through the app or at SmartandFinal.com • Find Your Nearest Store… with our store locator
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Smart & Final at 4.6 against Food4Less's 4.2. Smart & Final also leads on ratings volume (8.7K vs 2.5K). Food4Less's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ads 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.
Smart & Final holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.5K and 8.7K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of Food4Less's written reviews are positive against 14% of Smart & Final's.
Food4Less ships an update weekly, Smart & Final every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Food4Less | Smart & Final |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (2.5K ratings) | 4.6 (8.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.3% of reviews | 14.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.5K | 8.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 242 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | The Kroger Co. | Smart & Final Stores LLC |
Customer experience
Food4Less
Smart & Final
User reviews
Food4Less
From 2.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and easy
- 💡 Delivery option
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and glitchy
- 👎 Difficult to use
- 🔒 Login and account issues
- 🤔 Misleading app name
- 🤷♀️ Location issues
Smart & Final
From 8.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast delivery
- 👍 Organized app
- 💡 Digital coupons
Room to improve
- 🐛 Clipping coupons doesn't work
- 🐛 App crashes/freezes
- 🐛 Login/sign-in issues
- 🐛 Difficult to navigate
- 🐛 Inaccurate pricing/discounts
Bugs and requests
Food4Less
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes frequently
- Cannot log in or reset password
- Digital coupons not working
- Incorrect store locations shown
Requested features
4 requests- Bring back old app version
- Improve coupon functionality
- Add running total for shopping list
- Fix payment and refund issues
Smart & Final
Reported bugs
4 issues- Digital coupons not working
- App crashing/freezing
- Login/sign-in problems
- Incorrect pricing/discounts
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to see item stock at local store
- Easier coupon clipping process
- Loyalty points program
- More user-friendly interface
- Better integration with website
In-app purchases
Food4Less
No in-app purchases
Smart & Final
No in-app purchases
