Comparison

QFC vs BabbleBuy

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 options for delivery, pickup, and in-store purchases. Access digital coupons, weekly ads, and personalized savings to reduce costs. Manage prescriptions and find store locations easily.

Highlights
  • Grocery delivery and pickup
  • Digital coupon clipping
  • Weekly ad browsing
  • Personalized savings and rewards
  • Fuel points tracking
  • 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

BabbleBuy

Discover local activities and support small businesses. Connect instantly with nearby food trucks, farmers markets, and scavenger hunts through one-click calling, directions, and messaging.

Highlights
  • Discover local activities
  • Support small businesses
  • Find food trucks
  • Locate farmers markets
  • One-click calling
  • Instant messaging
  • Get directions
Features
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BabbleBuy helps you find activities nearby, like Food Truck pods, a Scavenger Hunt or Farmers Market.  Focused on supporting small businesses, BabbleBuy shows you local, small biz and creates instant connections with one click calling, directions, sharing, and messaging.

Screenshots

QFC4 screens
BabbleBuy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BabbleBuy at 80% against QFC's 14%. BabbleBuy also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). QFC's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (11K vs 5). 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

QFC holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: QFC has 11K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 14% of QFC's written reviews are positive against 80% of BabbleBuy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QFC ships an update weekly, BabbleBuy monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
QFC versus BabbleBuy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQFCBabbleBuy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (11K ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews13.8% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11K — better5
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size244 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Kroger Co.Avata for Business LLC

Customer experience

QFC

All ratings10,919 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews174 reviews
Positive13.8%
Neutral13.2%
Negative73.0%

BabbleBuy

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

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

BabbleBuy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

QFC

No in-app purchases

None

BabbleBuy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QFC free?
QFC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BabbleBuy free?
BabbleBuy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, QFC or BabbleBuy?
QFC is rated higher. QFC averages 4.6 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while BabbleBuy averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do QFC or BabbleBuy have ads?
QFC shows ads; BabbleBuy does not.
Which is updated more often, QFC or BabbleBuy?
QFC ships an update weekly, and BabbleBuy monthly. Most recently, QFC was updated on October 21, 2026 and BabbleBuy on September 28, 2026.

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