Comparison

Ralphs vs ClosetU

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

ClosetU

This app allows students to buy and sell fashion items directly on campus. Easily list your unwanted clothes with photos and price, then browse items posted by other students. Connect with sellers via in-app messaging to arrange meetups and complete transactions securely.

Highlights
  • List clothing items easily
  • Browse items by campus area
  • In-app messaging
  • Student-only verification
  • Face-to-face meetups
  • User ratings for transactions
Features
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Currently available at Cal Poly SLO only. HOW IT WORKS 1. List what you're not wearing. Photos, size, price, it takes about a minute. 2. Browse what other students have posted on the feed and map, which is filtered by campus area. 3. Message the seller, agree on a time and place, and meet up to hand it over. STUDENTS ONLY Everyone on ClosetU signs up with a .edu email address. It means the people you are browsing are students or alumni from your school rather than strangers from across the county. MEETING UP Every handoff happens face to face with another university student. Browse listings on the map to see what’s available on campus. FEATURES - Campus areas, so you can find pickups near where you already are - In-app messaging, so you don't hand out your phone number - Report and block on every listing and every profile - Saved listings, so you can come back to something later - Ratings on completed swaps, so you can see who follows through - Club profiles, so campus club merch can reach more users - Offers, so you can send and get notified about price drops CONTACT US If something is broken or you have an idea, email support@closetu.app and it goes straight to a person. This app is made by a cal poly student for cal poly! If you’re from another school and want to use ClosetU, message us at support@closetu.app to join the waitlist.

Screenshots

Ralphs4 screens
ClosetU4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ClosetU at 100% against Ralphs's 13%. ClosetU 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 2). 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

ClosetU 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 2, 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 ClosetU's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ralphs ships an update weekly, ClosetU every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Ralphs versus ClosetU: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRalphsClosetU
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (62K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings62K — better2
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size244 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Kroger Co.Hailey Morgan

Customer experience

Ralphs

All ratings61,631 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.6%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews348 reviews
Positive13.2%
Neutral6.0%
Negative80.7%

ClosetU

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 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

ClosetU

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Ralphs

No in-app purchases

None

ClosetU

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ralphs free?
Ralphs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ClosetU free?
ClosetU is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ralphs or ClosetU?
ClosetU is rated higher. Ralphs averages 4.7 out of 5 from 62K ratings, while ClosetU averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Ralphs or ClosetU have ads?
Ralphs shows ads; ClosetU does not.
Which is updated more often, Ralphs or ClosetU?
Ralphs ships an update weekly, and ClosetU every 6 days. Most recently, Ralphs was updated on October 16, 2026 and ClosetU on October 13, 2026.

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