sweetgreen vs DC Cafe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
sweetgreen
Easily order fresh, customizable salads and bowls for pickup or delivery. Join a rewards program to earn points and redeem exclusive offers. Discover seasonal specials and create your perfect meal from over a million combinations.
- Order ahead for pickup
- Delivery options
- Rewards program
- Customizable meals
- Seasonal specials
- Reorder favorites
- Gift cards
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Get Green With It — Download the app and join SG Rewards for free Order and Earn — Earn points on every order and redeem rewards Plan Ahead — Skip the line and order ahead for in-restaurant pickup. Keep it Fresh — Explore our most enticing limited-edition bowls and seasonal specials. Start From Scratch — Create your very own with over 1 million ways to customize. Do It Again — Favorite you go-to orders and reorder them with ease in just a few taps. The Gift of Green - Purchase gift cards directly in the app. Find us on Instagram (@sweetgreen), Facebook (facebook.com/sweetgreen), and Twitter (@sweetgreen), or drop us a line at http://sweetgreen.com/contact.
DC Cafe
Easily order and pay for your favorite food and drinks, including pizza and coffee. Securely use Apple Pay to complete transactions and skip the lines for faster pickup.
- Mobile ordering
- Secure payment options
- Skip the wait
- Order pizza and coffee
- Faster pickup
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Order pizza, coffee and more with The DC Cafe app. Pay securely with Apple Pay and skip the wait. Fresh, sweet treats—ready faster.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: DC Cafe at free against sweetgreen's free with in-app purchases. DC Cafe also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). sweetgreen's advantage is ratings volume (177K vs 6) and chart position (#103 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for sweetgreen against 4.8 for DC Cafe. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: sweetgreen has 177K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
sweetgreen ships an update every 3 weeks, DC Cafe monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | sweetgreen | DC Cafe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (177K ratings) — better | 4.8 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 177K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #103 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 127 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | sweetgreen | Per Diem Subscriptions, Inc. |
Customer experience
sweetgreen
DC Cafe
Bugs and requests
sweetgreen
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes or freezes frequently
- Incorrect inventory and unavailable items
- Issues with order tracking and delivery
- Login and account management problems
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to cancel or modify orders
- Notification when store is closing soon
- Option to apply rewards manually
- Support for non-US addresses and payment methods
DC Cafe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
sweetgreen
No in-app purchases
DC Cafe
No in-app purchases
