Carrot Express vs Sprout
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!
Sprout
Scan grocery barcodes to reveal the parent corporation behind brands and their transparency score. Get ingredient alerts and discover trusted alternatives to make informed purchasing decisions.
- Instant barcode scanning
- Parent corporation reveal
- 0-100 transparency score
- Verified ingredient lists
- Alternative product suggestions
- Scan history and saved products
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Know who owns your food before it goes in your cart. Sprout scans any grocery barcode in seconds and shows you the parent corporation behind the brand. Follow the money from small labels to the conglomerates that actually control them, then decide if you still want to buy. Every product gets a clear 0-100 transparency score, with an honest explanation of why it landed there. No brand can pay to change a score. This app is built for shoppers, not brands. Get a heads up on flagged ingredients like seed oils before you check out. Verified ingredient lists mean fewer surprises and more informed choices at the shelf. Don't like what you find? Explore trustworthy alternatives ranked by category, so you can swap out a product without losing time in the aisle. Key features: Instant barcode scanning identifies any grocery product using your camera. Ownership reveal shows the parent corporation behind each brand and how the money flows. A 0-100 transparency score comes with a clear explanation of the reasoning behind it. Verified ingredient lists flag ingredients worth a second look. Explore rankings of trustworthy alternatives by category when you want a different option. Your scan history and saved products sync to your account, so your research is always with you. New or unresearched products get live server-side research with clear progress states, so you always know what's happening. Sign in with Apple or email, and delete your account anytime, right in the app. Sprout membership is an annual subscription. Shoppers come first, always. Download Sprout and start following the money behind your groceries today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://farmles.com/sprout/terms Privacy Policy: https://farmles.com/sprout/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sprout at 5.0 against Carrot Express's 3.1. Sprout also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). Carrot Express's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Sprout sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per year. Carrot Express asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sprout holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Carrot Express has 171 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Carrot Express ships an update every 2 months, Sprout every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Carrot Express | Sprout |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (171 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 171 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Carrot Express | Farmles LLC |
Customer experience
Carrot Express
Sprout
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
Sprout
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Carrot Express
No in-app purchases
Sprout
- Scanner Annual Membership$29.991 Year
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