Alfalfa vs Carlo’s Bakery
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alfalfa
Easily find nearby locations, browse the menu, and place orders for pickup. Save time by ordering ahead and earn loyalty points to track your rewards status.
- Find nearest locations
- View menu
- Place online orders
- Order ahead for pickup
- Earn loyalty points
- Track rewards status
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Use the Alfalfa app to find your nearest location, view our menu, and place an order. Save time by ordering ahead. Earn loyalty points and track your rewards status from within the app.
Carlo’s Bakery
Order a variety of baked goods, pizzas, and drinks for quick pickup. Securely pay with integrated options and earn loyalty rewards on every transaction. Enjoy fresh favorites made conveniently.
- Order pastries, donuts, cakes, pizza, and drinks
- Secure payment with Apple Pay
- Earn rewards on every purchase
- Fresh favorites ready faster
- Convenient ordering and payment
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Order pastries, donuts, cakes, pizza, and drinks with the Carlo’s Bakery app. Pay securely with Apple Pay and earn rewards on every purchase. Fresh favorites—ready faster.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Carlo’s Bakery at 4.6 against Alfalfa's 3.5. Alfalfa's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (20% vs 0%). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Carlo’s Bakery holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 20% of Alfalfa's written reviews are positive against 0% of Carlo’s Bakery's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Alfalfa ships an update every 3 weeks, Carlo’s Bakery every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alfalfa | Carlo’s Bakery |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (15 ratings) | 4.6 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eat Alfalfa LLC | Per Diem Subscriptions, Inc. |
Customer experience
Alfalfa
Carlo’s Bakery
In-app purchases
Alfalfa
No in-app purchases
Carlo’s Bakery
No in-app purchases
