JayC vs Save A Lot
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.
Save A Lot
This app rewards you for shopping by letting you earn dots redeemable for in-store discounts. You can also view weekly ads and digitally clip coupons to save even more on your groceries.
- Earn dots for shopping
- Redeem dots for rewards
- View weekly ads
- Clip digital coupons
- Personalized offers
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Our new app gives you everything you need to make shopping easier and more rewarding: Earn dots every time you shop, and redeem those dots for rewards in store. View weekly ads for your store. Clip and save coupons. And more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: JayC at weekly against Save A Lot's every 4 weeks. Save A Lot's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (26K vs 4K). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for JayC against 4.8 for Save A Lot. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Save A Lot has 26K ratings behind it against 4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 41% of JayC's written reviews are positive against 47% of Save A Lot's.
JayC ships an update weekly, Save A Lot every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JayC | Save A Lot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4K ratings) | 4.8 (26K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.9% of reviews | 47.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4K | 26K — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 243 MB | 206 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | The Kroger Co. | Moran Foods, LLC |
Customer experience
JayC
Save A Lot
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
Save A Lot
From 26K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Clean and organized store
- 🚀 Great deals and fresh produce/meat
- 👍 Friendly and helpful staff
- 👍 Convenient shopping experience
- 💡 Loyalty program with points/rewards
Room to improve
- 🐛 Coupon issues (not working, not honored)
- 🐛 Inconsistent pricing and sales
- 🐛 Outdated/antiquated checkout systems
- 🐛 Spoiled/poor quality merchandise
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
Save A Lot
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes and login issues
- Store locator not accurate
- Incorrect pricing and sale information
Requested features
4 requests- Show prices and stock availability in the app
- Improve coupon integration and usability
- Modernize checkout and loyalty program
- Better communication of sales and promotions
In-app purchases
JayC
No in-app purchases
Save A Lot
No in-app purchases
