Comparison

Ralphs vs Swipe

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
Currently charting
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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

Swipe

This app helps you maximize credit card cashback by automatically calculating the best card for each purchase category. Manage your rewards, customize categories, and always know which card offers the highest return.

Highlights
  • Manage cashback rewards
  • Customize purchase categories
  • Automatic best card calculation
  • View rewards by category
  • Track upcoming/expired rewards
Features
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Manage Cashback Rewards - Add and edit cashback rewards for your credit cards in various categories like groceries, gas, dining, and travel. Customize Categories - Add, edit, and reorder your purchase categories to accurately enter your rewards information. Shop Smarter - Choose the best credit card every time you check out. Swipe-Smart automatically calculates and displays the card with the highest cashback reward for each purchase category. - View all credit cards with rewards in a category, from highest to lowest cashback percentage. Upcoming and expired rewards are grayed out and moved to the bottom for easy reference.

Screenshots

Ralphs4 screens
Swipe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Swipe at 100% against Ralphs's 13%. Swipe also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Ralphs's advantage is ratings volume (62K vs 10) and chart position (#185 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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

Swipe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ralphs has 62K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Ralphs's written reviews are positive against 100% of Swipe's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ralphs ships an update weekly, Swipe every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Ralphs versus Swipe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRalphsSwipe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (62K ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings62K — better10
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#185 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size243 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Kroger Co.William Wong

Customer experience

Ralphs

All ratings61,610 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.6%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews335 reviews
Positive13.1%
Neutral6.3%
Negative80.6%

Swipe

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Swipe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Ralphs

No in-app purchases

None

Swipe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ralphs free?
Ralphs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Swipe free?
Swipe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ralphs or Swipe?
Swipe is rated higher. Ralphs averages 4.7 out of 5 from 62K ratings, while Swipe averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do Ralphs or Swipe have ads?
Ralphs shows ads; Swipe does not.
Which is updated more often, Ralphs or Swipe?
Ralphs ships an update weekly, and Swipe every 4 days. Most recently, Ralphs was updated on September 28, 2026 and Swipe on June 10, 2026.

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