Comparison

Smith's vs John Brooks Supermarkets

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

Head to head
About

Smith's

Simplify your grocery shopping with options for delivery, pickup, or in-store purchases. Access digital coupons, weekly ads, and personalized savings to manage your budget effectively. Refill prescriptions and track fuel points for additional benefits.

Highlights
  • Grocery delivery and pickup
  • Digital coupon clipping
  • Weekly ad browsing
  • Personalized savings and rewards
  • Fuel points tracking
  • Pharmacy prescription management
Features
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Looking for an easier way to grocery shop, save money and manage your weekly grocery list? The Smith's app makes grocery shopping simple with Delivery, Pickup and In-store options, digital coupons, weekly ads and personalized savings. Download the Smith's 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 Fresh Values Rewards Card Card to Apple Wallet • View purchase history and quickly reorder favorite items Helpful Everyday Tools • Refill and track Smith's Pharmacy prescriptions • Use the store locator to find the nearest Smith's 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.smithsfoodanddrug.com/i/terms/website-and-app) and our Privacy Policy (https://www.smithsfoodanddrug.com/i/privacy-policy). To use the Smith's app, you need a Smith's digital account. You can create a digital account and link your Smith's Rewards ID through the app. Don't have a Rewards ID? You'll get one when you create your digital account and enroll in Smith'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.smithsfoodanddrug.com/i/terms/website-and-app.

About

John Brooks Supermarkets

Access exclusive savings, digital coupons, and loyalty rewards directly on your smartphone. Get notified about deals and easily present your digital loyalty card at checkout for a seamless shopping experience.

Highlights
  • Digital coupons and store specials
  • Loyalty rewards program
  • Notifications on deals
  • Digital loyalty card
  • Save on single shopping trips
Features
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The John Brooks Supermarkets App is the easiest way for our loyal customers to receive savings, digital coupons and rewards every time they shop! The John Brooks Supermarkets App brings all these to your smartphone device and gives you notifications on deals. It’s a simple way to save! Find the John Brooks Supermarkets App and register, ‘Clip’ coupons and store specials, and Present your digital loyalty card to the cashier to scan at the register! With the John Brooks Supermarkets App you can claim as many specials and digital coupons as you want in a single shopping trip, with one simple to use App. Gone are the days of cutting out paper coupons or printing them off online. The John Brooks Supermarkets App gives it all to you in the palm of your hand!

Screenshots

Smith's4 screens
John Brooks Supermarkets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Smith's at 4.8 against John Brooks Supermarkets's 4.0. Smith's also leads on ratings volume (94K vs 4). John Brooks Supermarkets's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, 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

Smith's holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smith's has 94K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Smith's versus John Brooks Supermarkets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmith'sJohn Brooks Supermarkets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (94K ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews17.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings94K — better4
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size245 MB35 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperThe Kroger Co.G & J Brooks Enterprises INC

Customer experience

Smith's

All ratings93,079 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews390 reviews
Positive17.7%
Neutral8.5%
Negative73.8%

John Brooks Supermarkets

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Smith's

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Items randomly disappearing from cart
  • Incorrect inventory and out-of-stock information
  • Syncing issues between devices and accounts
  • Checkout and order placement errors

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to sort and filter cart by aisle, category, or price
  • Option to save custom shopping lists and favorites
  • Improved search functionality and product browsing
  • Better integration between app and in-store experience
  • Clearer communication on order status and substitutions

John Brooks Supermarkets

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Smith's

No in-app purchases

None

John Brooks Supermarkets

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smith's free?
Smith's is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is John Brooks Supermarkets free?
John Brooks Supermarkets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smith's or John Brooks Supermarkets?
Smith's is rated higher. Smith's averages 4.8 out of 5 from 94K ratings, while John Brooks Supermarkets averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Smith's or John Brooks Supermarkets have ads?
Both Smith's and John Brooks Supermarkets show ads.

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