Comparison

QFC vs My Hometown Values

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

Head to head
About

QFC

Simplify grocery shopping with delivery, pickup, and in-store options. Access digital coupons, weekly ads, and personalized savings. Manage your shopping list and reorder favorites easily.

Highlights
  • Grocery delivery and pickup
  • Digital coupons and weekly ads
  • Personalized savings and rewards
  • Scan recipes to add ingredients
  • In-store payment with Kroger Pay
  • Pharmacy 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 QFC app makes grocery shopping simple with Delivery, Pickup and In-store options, digital coupons, weekly ads and personalized savings. Download the QFC 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 Advantage Card Card to Apple Wallet • View purchase history and quickly reorder favorite items Helpful Everyday Tools • Refill and track QFC Pharmacy prescriptions • Use the store locator to find the nearest QFC 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.qfc.com/i/terms/website-and-app) and our Privacy Policy (https://www.qfc.com/i/privacy-policy). To use the QFC app, you need a QFC digital account. You can create a digital account and link your QFC Rewards ID through the app. Don't have a Rewards ID? You'll get one when you create your digital account and enroll in QFC'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.qfc.com/i/terms/website-and-app.

About

My Hometown Values

Access local coupons and deals from neighborhood businesses. This app expands the reach of print advertising to put offers directly into users' pockets, helping them save money while supporting local commerce.

Highlights
  • Local coupons and deals
  • Support for local businesses
  • Digital offers
  • Community savings
  • Neighborhood shopping
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Hometown Values Savings Magazines help you get the most of your local shopping by providing coupons and deals in the neighborhoods we serve. Hometown Values supports local businesses with large format print advertising starting at just 2 cents per home. Our magazines are a community staple in our neighborhoods and the new mobile app now expands our reach to put our offers into as many pockets as possible! Check out the app, check out the savings.

Screenshots

QFC4 screens
My Hometown Values4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: My Hometown Values at 100% against QFC's 15%. My Hometown Values also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). QFC's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 52 months) and ratings volume (11K vs 7). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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

My Hometown Values holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: QFC has 11K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of QFC's written reviews are positive against 100% of My Hometown Values's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QFC ships an update weekly, My Hometown Values every 52 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
QFC versus My Hometown Values: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQFCMy Hometown Values
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (11K ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews15.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11K — better7
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 52 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size246 MB86 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperThe Kroger Co.WAVE NETWORKS LLC

Customer experience

QFC

All ratings11,317 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral3.7%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews179 reviews
Positive15.1%
Neutral13.4%
Negative71.5%

My Hometown Values

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

QFC

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Inconsistent behavior across devices
  • Incorrect item availability and pricing
  • Checkout process issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improve search functionality
  • Streamline coupon management
  • Enhance in-store product location
  • Allow offline access and syncing

My Hometown Values

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

QFC

No in-app purchases

None

My Hometown Values

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QFC free?
QFC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is My Hometown Values free?
My Hometown Values is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, QFC or My Hometown Values?
My Hometown Values is rated higher. QFC averages 4.6 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while My Hometown Values averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do QFC or My Hometown Values have ads?
QFC shows ads; My Hometown Values does not.
Which is updated more often, QFC or My Hometown Values?
QFC ships an update weekly, and My Hometown Values every 52 months. Most recently, QFC was updated on November 9, 2026 and My Hometown Values on November 2, 2026.

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