Carrot Express vs Pubbelly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Order for pickup or delivery
- Earn rewards points
- Schedule orders
- Easy reordering
- Signup and birthday rewards
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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!
Pubbelly
Order a variety of food items, from individual rolls to party platters, for pickup or catering. Join the loyalty program to receive special offers and exclusive perks.
- Order Butter Krab Rolls
- Order party platters
- On-site catering options
- Join loyalty club
- Receive special offers
- Exclusive perks
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Whether you’re craving a quick and easy Butter Krab Roll, needing a full-blown party platter, or considering on-site catering, it’s all just a tap away with the Pubbelly app. And don’t forget to join the Pubbelly Love Club, where we’re dishing out special offers and exclusive perks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pubbelly at 67% against Carrot Express's 19%. Pubbelly also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.1) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Carrot Express's advantage is ratings volume (171 vs 26) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pubbelly holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Carrot Express has 171 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Carrot Express's written reviews are positive against 67% of Pubbelly's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Carrot Express | Pubbelly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (171 ratings) | 4.7 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.1% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 171 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Carrot Express | Incentivio, Inc. |
Customer experience
Carrot Express
Pubbelly
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
Pubbelly
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Carrot Express
No in-app purchases
Pubbelly
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Carrot Express free?
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Do Carrot Express or Pubbelly have ads?
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