Comparison

Carrot Express vs Vale Official

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

Head to head
About

Carrot Express

Order healthy and delicious food for pickup or delivery. Earn rewards and points with every purchase. Easily reorder your favorite meals with a single click.

Highlights
  • Order for pickup or delivery
  • Earn rewards points
  • Schedule orders
  • Easy reordering
  • Signup and birthday rewards
Features
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Order ahead, receive surprise perks, and earn rewards on your fresh, healthy favorites. Download it today for free and you'll be able to: • Join our rewards program and begin earning rewards today. • Find a Carrot that's closest to your location. • Check out our menu. • View your member account balance and your rewards. • Add stored value to your account at any time with the recharge feature. • Check in to let us know you've arrived - and get points for visits. • Get notifications from us announcing new menu items, special events, and more!

About

Vale Official

Create your own healthy meals with customizable bowls, salads, and acai bowls. Enjoy a variety of fresh ingredients, smoothies, and dessert options. Perfect for quick, nutritious meals or catering needs.

Highlights
  • Build-your-own bowls
  • Customizable salads
  • Acai bowls
  • Smoothies
  • Poke bowls
  • Dessert options
  • Catering services
Features
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Vale Healthy Food Co. is a Healthy Fast Casual Restaurant that offers build your own bowls, salads, acai bowls, smoothies, poke bowls, dessert options and catering services.

Screenshots

Carrot Express4 screens
Vale Official4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Vale Official at 71% against Carrot Express's 19%. Vale Official also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.1) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). Carrot Express's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Vale Official holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 171 and 190 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Carrot Express's written reviews are positive against 71% of Vale Official's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Carrot Express ships an update every 2 months, Vale Official every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Carrot Express versus Vale Official: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCarrot ExpressVale Official
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (171 ratings)4.9 (190 ratings) — better
Positive reviews19.1% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings171190 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB123 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarrot ExpressIncentivio, Inc.

Customer experience

Carrot Express

All ratings171 ratings
Positive47.4%
Neutral5.8%
Negative46.8%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive19.1%
Neutral14.7%
Negative66.2%

Vale Official

All ratings185 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.1%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

Bugs and requests

Carrot Express

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App glitches when placing orders
  • Promo codes fail to apply
  • Order status updates not functioning
  • Cannot cancel or change orders
  • Delivery option automatically reverts to pickup
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  • Rewards redemption shows 'Invalid Authentication Token' error
  • Orders not sent to restaurant
  • Delivery tracking unavailable despite confirmation
  • Navigation buttons don't always respond
  • Automatic tip re-adds after removal
  • Menu customization options missing

Requested features

9 requests
  • Apple Pay integration
  • Ability to add special instructions and customizations
  • Improved order tracking and delivery status updates
  • Order cancellation and modification in app
  • Direct contact with delivery drivers
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  • Better app navigation and modernized UI
  • Toast app integration or migration
  • Add extra protein and customization options
  • Loyalty points migration from previous system

Vale Official

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Carrot Express

No in-app purchases

None

Vale Official

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Carrot Express free?
Carrot Express is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vale Official free?
Vale Official is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Carrot Express or Vale Official?
Vale Official is rated higher. Carrot Express averages 3.1 out of 5 from 171 ratings, while Vale Official averages 4.9 from 190 ratings.
Do Carrot Express or Vale Official have ads?
Neither Carrot Express nor Vale Official shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Carrot Express or Vale Official?
Carrot Express ships an update every 2 months, and Vale Official every 4 weeks. Most recently, Carrot Express was updated on October 4, 2026 and Vale Official on October 13, 2026.

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