Comparison

Ralphs vs The Taco Stand

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

Head to head
About

Ralphs

Easily manage your grocery shopping with delivery, pickup, and in-store options. Access digital coupons, weekly ads, and personalized savings to make shopping simple and affordable. Track rewards and manage prescriptions for a convenient experience.

Highlights
  • Grocery delivery and pickup
  • Digital coupons and weekly ads
  • Personalized savings and rewards
  • Fuel points tracking
  • Pharmacy prescription management
  • In-store payment with Kroger Pay
Features
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Looking for an easier way to grocery shop, save money and manage your weekly grocery list? The Ralphs app makes grocery shopping simple with Delivery, Pickup and In-store options, digital coupons, weekly ads and personalized savings. Download the Ralphs 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 • Refill and track Ralphs Pharmacy prescriptions • Use the store locator to find the nearest Ralphs 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.ralphs.com/i/terms/website-and-app) and our Privacy Policy (https://www.ralphs.com/i/privacy-policy). To use the Ralphs app, you need a Ralphs digital account. You can create a digital account and link your Ralphs Rewards ID through the app. Don't have a Rewards ID? You'll get one when you create your digital account and enroll in Ralphs' 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.ralphs.com/i/terms/website-and-app.

About

The Taco Stand

Experience authentic Tijuana-style tacos and burritos made with fresh, scratch-made ingredients. Enjoy handmade corn tortillas, top-grade meats, and a selection of Mexican beverages and desserts.

Highlights
  • Handmade corn tortillas
  • Top-grade meats
  • Scratch-made guacamole and salsas
  • Mexican Coca-Cola
  • Mexican flavored popsicles
  • Imported beer
  • Rosarito-style churros
Features
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We’re a family owned taquería inspired by the taco stands of Tijuana and our adventures along the Baja peninsula. With the majority of our time spent in San Diego, we needed an authentic taco stand experience to satisfy our cravings north of the border. With solid family recipes and a fridge stocked with Mexican Coca-Cola, we opened our first location in La Jolla in 2013. In 2016, we opened two more locations in Downtown San Diego & Encinitas. Our authentic taco stand experience features handmade corn tortillas, top grade meats and the freshest ingredients, used to make our guacamole and salsas from scratch daily. Besides amazing tacos and burritos, we also have a great selection of Mexican flavored popsicles, refreshments, imported beer and freshly prepared Rosarito-style churros.

Screenshots

Ralphs4 screens
The Taco Stand4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ralphs at 4.7 against The Taco Stand's 2.5. Ralphs also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (64K vs 22). The Taco Stand's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, 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

Ralphs holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ralphs has 64K ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 15% of Ralphs's written reviews are positive against 23% of The Taco Stand's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ralphs ships an update weekly, The Taco Stand every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Ralphs versus The Taco Stand: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRalphsThe Taco Stand
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (64K ratings) — better2.5 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews15.2% of reviews23.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings64K — better22
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size245 MB59 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperThe Kroger Co.411eat

Customer experience

Ralphs

All ratings62,580 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.6%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews361 reviews
Positive15.2%
Neutral6.6%
Negative78.1%

The Taco Stand

All ratings21 ratings
Positive38.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative61.9%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive23.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative76.9%

Bugs and requests

Ralphs

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Items disappearing from cart
  • Login issues and account access problems
  • Unreliable delivery scheduling and notifications

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved search and filtering capabilities
  • Better integration of coupons and rewards
  • Enhanced communication with shoppers during order fulfillment
  • Ability to easily modify orders after placement

The Taco Stand

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Ralphs

No in-app purchases

None

The Taco Stand

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ralphs free?
Ralphs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Taco Stand free?
The Taco Stand is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ralphs or The Taco Stand?
Ralphs is rated higher. Ralphs averages 4.7 out of 5 from 64K ratings, while The Taco Stand averages 2.5 from 22 ratings.
Do Ralphs or The Taco Stand have ads?
Ralphs shows ads; The Taco Stand does not.
Which is updated more often, Ralphs or The Taco Stand?
Ralphs ships an update weekly, and The Taco Stand every 4 months. Most recently, Ralphs was updated on October 27, 2026 and The Taco Stand on October 25, 2026.

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