JayC vs Foods Co
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JayC
Simplify your grocery shopping experience with options for delivery, pickup, and in-store purchases. Access digital coupons, weekly ads, and personalized savings to manage your shopping list and budget effectively.
- Grocery delivery and pickup
- Digital coupons and weekly ads
- Personalized savings and rewards
- Scan recipes for ingredients
- Kroger Pay for fast checkout
- Pharmacy prescription management
- Store and fuel center locator
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Looking for an easier way to grocery shop, save money and manage your weekly grocery list? The JayC app makes grocery shopping simple with Delivery, Pickup and In-store options, digital coupons, weekly ads and personalized savings. Download the JayC 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 Plus Card Card to Apple Wallet • View purchase history and quickly reorder favorite items Helpful Everyday Tools • Refill and track JayC Pharmacy prescriptions • Use the store locator to find the nearest JayC store or fuel center To use the JayC grocery app, create a JayC digital account and link your Plus Card Card. Don't have one? You can create one during registration to start earning savings, rewards and fuel points.
Foods Co
This app simplifies grocery shopping by offering delivery and in-store options, digital coupons, and weekly ads. You can also find personalized savings, track fuel points, and quickly reorder favorite items.
- Grocery delivery and in-store shopping
- Digital coupons and weekly ads
- Personalized savings and rewards
- Fuel points for gas savings
- Scan recipes for ingredients
- Kroger Pay for fast checkout
- Shopper's Card integration
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Looking for an easier way to grocery shop, save money and manage your weekly grocery list? The Foods Co. app makes grocery shopping simple with Delivery and In-store options, digital coupons, weekly ads and personalized savings. Download the Foods Co. grocery app to shop groceries online and find the best deals all in one place. Shop Groceries Your Way • Order groceries with 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 Shopper's Card to Apple Wallet • View purchase history and quickly reorder favorite items Helpful Everyday Tools • Use the store locator to find the nearest Foods Co. store or fuel center To use the Foods Co. grocery app, create a Foods Co. digital account and link your Shopper's Card. Don't have one? You can create one during registration to start earning savings, rewards and fuel points.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: JayC at 4.7 against Foods Co's 4.1. JayC also leads on review sentiment (41% vs 7%) and ratings volume (4K vs 386). On price, update cadence, 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.
JayC holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JayC has 4K ratings behind it against 386, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of JayC's written reviews are positive against 7% of Foods Co's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JayC | Foods Co |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4K ratings) — better | 4.1 (386 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.9% of reviews — better | 7.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4K — better | 386 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| 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 | 243 MB | 243 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | The Kroger Co. | The Kroger Co. |
Customer experience
JayC
Foods Co
User reviews
JayC
From 4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy shopping
- 👍 Friendly and helpful staff
- 👍 Well-stocked and clean stores
- 👍 Convenient pickup service
Room to improve
- 🐛 Checkout issues since update
- 🐛 App not working properly
- 🐛 Complicated navigation
- 🐛 Unreliable login and authentication
- 🐛 Outdated product information
Foods Co
From 386 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to manage lists
- 👍 Easy to track coupons
- 👍 Easy to track weekly ads
Room to improve
- 🐛 App doesn't work
- 🐛 App dumps cart
- 🐛 App not user-friendly
- 🐛 Incompatible with iOS
- 🐛 Cannot check out
Bugs and requests
JayC
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent app crashes
- Compatibility issues with older devices
- Login and registration problems
- Inconsistent coupon and loyalty program integration
Requested features
4 requests- Improved coupon management
- Better product search and organization
- Integration of store maps and aisle locations
- More customization options
Foods Co
Reported bugs
23 issues- App doesn't work
- App dumps cart upon exiting
- App not compatible on iOS
- Cannot check out
- Constant issues with signing in
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- Cannot access newest updated app
- Cannot access app with VoiceOver
- Cannot get signed in
- Daily ad hardly works
- App not syncing properly
- Cannot log in after update
- Scanner only adds to shopping list
- Search error
- App stopped working
- App is not Jesse friendly
- Website and app never work
- App frozen on privacy policy
- App is broken after latest update
- Stuck in a perpetual loop of wanting to find store location
- App won't open
- No signal in store blocks app use
- Location not found error
- App did not recognize reward card
Requested features
30 requests- Fix app functionality
- Improve app efficiency
- Make shopping list easily accessible
- Make rewards card easily accessible
- Fix cart dumping issue
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- Fix login issues
- Improve iOS compatibility
- Enable checkout functionality
- Improve accessibility for visually impaired
- Fix sign-in errors
- Make daily ad functional
- Simplify coupon interface
- Fix app syncing issues
- Restore old app functionality
- Improve fuel points access
- Allow clipping and adding to cart simultaneously
- Display eligible item stock
- Allow multiple purchases of sale items
- Enable typing address and personal info
- Allow address updates
- Fix website and app loading issues
- Improve order picking accuracy
- Fix app freezing on privacy policy
- Restore categorized weekly ads
- Fix store location detection
- Allow cancellation from store location prompt
- Make coupons available
- Improve in-store signal for app use
- Allow shopping list creation from coupons
- Honor digital coupons
In-app purchases
JayC
No in-app purchases
Foods Co
No in-app purchases
