CVS vs ShopHQ for iPad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CVS
Manage prescriptions, schedule health appointments, and access exclusive deals. This app simplifies healthcare and shopping by offering features like prescription refills, video consultations, and photo printing for convenient pickup.
- Prescription management and refills
- Video chat with healthcare providers
- Schedule vaccine and clinic appointments
- Access ExtraCare deals and rewards
- Order photo prints for same-day pickup
- View weekly ads and store information
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Staying healthy. Saving time. Spending less. The CVS Health® app makes them all easier. Here’s how: Checking out. Easier. • Save with ExtraCare® and pick up prescriptions with a single scan (just tap “In-Store”). Saving money. Easier. • Get app-only deals and access all of your offers and rewards when you link your ExtraCare® card. • Make sure you never miss a deal by opting in to notifications. Get prescription and order updates too. • Plan out your shopping and saving with the weekly ad for your local store. Getting prescriptions. Easier. • Scan your barcode for faster prescription pickup once you attach a payment and signature. • Pay for your medications and have them delivered. • Order refills, check their status and see your prescription history. • Check drug interactions and information. Caring for your health. Easier. • Schedule vaccines for you and your family at a nearby CVS Pharmacy® or MinuteClinic®. • Video chat with a health care provider 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. • Find a nearby MinuteClinic® for general care and clinical services. • View wait times and schedule a clinic visit (restrictions apply). • Check available health care services and insurance coverage. Printing photos. Easier. • Order prints and more from your device and online albums for same-day pickup (select stores and products). Privacy Policy: https://www.cvs.com/retail/help/privacy_policy WA Consumer Health Privacy Policy: https://www.cvs.com/retail/help/WA_consumer_health_privacy_policy Please note: Continued use of GPS running in background can decrease battery life.
ShopHQ for iPad
Explore curated collections of jewelry, beauty, fashion, home goods, and electronics. Discover brand partners, designers, and personalities anytime, anywhere.
- Discover brand partners and designers
- Shop curated collections
- Browse jewelry, watches, beauty, fashion
- Explore kitchen, home goods, electronics
- Shop anytime, anywhere
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With the ShopHQ for iPad app, you can visit us anytime from anywhere to laugh, learn and discover our outstanding brand partners, amazing designers, and energetic personalities we know you’re going to love. Then, just shop what you like from our carefully curated collections of jewelry, watches, beauty, fashion, kitchen, home goods, electronics, tech gear and more. Be Good To Yourself.
Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ShopHQ for iPad at none against CVS's shown. ShopHQ for iPad also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 18%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). CVS's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (14K vs 735). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CVS holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CVS has 14K ratings behind it against 735, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 18% of CVS's written reviews are positive against 50% of ShopHQ for iPad's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
CVS ships an update monthly, ShopHQ for iPad every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CVS | ShopHQ for iPad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (14K ratings) — better | 4.2 (735 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | 735 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 636 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CVS | iMedia Brands, Inc. |
Customer experience
CVS
ShopHQ for iPad
User reviews
CVS
From 14K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Convenient online ordering
- 💡 Auto-refill option
- 👍 Helpful pharmacy staff
- 🚀 Efficient app navigation
- 💡 Ability to view order history
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes
- 🐛 Inaccurate prescription status updates
- 🐛 Forced updates causing issues
- 👎 Difficult to use on iPad
- 👎 Lack of landscape mode support
ShopHQ for iPad
From 735 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Fast shipping
- 💕 Great products
- 😊 Enjoyable shopping experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent glitches and bugs
- 🔍 Difficult navigation and search
- 🤔 Misleading product information
- 🙄 Frustrating checkout process
Bugs and requests
CVS
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to log out of account
- Prescription refill orders disappearing
- Inconsistent behavior between app and website
- Age verification process requiring excessive tapping
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to add coupons in advance
- Option to select which prescriptions to deliver
- Landscape mode support for iPad
- Improved prescription status tracking
- Easier way to sign out of the app
ShopHQ for iPad
Reported bugs
4 issues- Videos not playing
- Redirects to external sites
- Checkout page not functioning
- App crashes and freezes
Requested features
4 requests- Wish list or favorites feature
- Improved video playback
- Streamlined checkout experience
- Better search and filtering options
In-app purchases
CVS
No in-app purchases
ShopHQ for iPad
No in-app purchases
