Comparison

Ecoternatives vs Pepperjack

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

Head to head
About

Ecoternatives

Discover affordable, genuinely sustainable products from a curated eco-friendly store. This app makes ethical shopping accessible with a happiness guarantee, offering a wide range of tested and highly reviewed items.

Highlights
  • Affordable eco-friendly products
  • Verified sustainable items
  • Highly reviewed products
  • Happiness guarantee
  • Ethical shopping
  • Curated selection
Features
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The people behind Ecoternatives are a group environmentalists from Hawaii that were fed up with how expensive sustainable products were; and how many of them weren't actually sustainable. So they went against the status quo, and dreamt up: Ecoternatives. Ecoternatives is the world's first ACTUALLY affordable eco store. Yup, since 2020, we've been on a mission to make high-quality, ethical, and sustainable products actually affordable. And now, you have access to all these highly reviewed and tested products, right at your fingertips.. Oh, and with our happiness guarantee, if you don't like a product, we'll refund you the full amount without asking for a refund. It's part of our commitment to make shopping sustainably easier for everyone.

About

Pepperjack

This app helps families and friends create and manage shared grocery lists. It offers smart suggestions, store-specific aisle navigation for supported retailers, and real-time updates to keep everyone in sync during shopping trips. Users can add items via typing, scanning, or photos.

Highlights
  • Shared grocery lists
  • Store-specific aisle suggestions
  • Real-time updates
  • Add items via typing, scanning, or photo
  • Offline access
  • Live Activities for shopping progress
Features
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Share your grocery list with family and friends. Add items throughout the week, see live updates, and shop in the order you'll actually walk in-store. Designed by real career shoppers – Pepperjack makes shopping more efficient and fun. The app is made for all ages to easily add the items you need throughout the week to set your family up for success. • Live Sync: Share your list with family, a partner, friends or roommates. Anyone can add an item, even during a shopping trip, and everyone sees the same up-to-date list. • Adding Items: Just type your list in plain english, like "5lbs chicken". Pepperjack can intelligently infer your essentials, scan handwritten lists, remember quantities, schedule recurring items, and review past trips to ensure you never forget to buy important items. • Smart List: At supported Kroger, Walmart, H-E-B, and Meijer locations, Pepperjack knows the exact aisle for each item and can predict the shelf price too (sales included!). Sort the list into store aisle order and spend less time searching for moving item locations. • Follow Together: See shopping progress from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island with Live Activities. Send a quick heads-up before leaving so everyone has time to add what they need. Why Pepperjack? • Pepperjack is fun, effective, and was made in the modern age. Simple and clean interfaces, easy-to-use, and ready for the whole family.. • Pepperjack has industry-first features: Smart List brings Aisle Prediction (see exactly where an item is in-store), Price Prediction (know the price before leaving the house), and adding items intelligently uses your past trips to know what is essential and may need restocking. • Made in the USA by professional career shoppers. Our team actually shopped for hundreds of people, so we know exactly what tools families need to shop more effectively. Whether you shop for yourself or the whole family, you'll love how Pepperjack makes shopping more efficient and fun. Smart List is store-specific and currently supports Kroger (and related brands), Walmart, H-E-B, and Meijer locations in the United States. Availability and accuracy may vary by store. We're working hard to add more supported Smart List stores! Privacy Policy: https://pepperjack.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://pepperjack.app/terms Support: https://pepperjack.app/support

Screenshots

Ecoternatives4 screens
Pepperjack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ecoternatives at none against Pepperjack's 8. Ecoternatives also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Pepperjack sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Ecoternatives asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Ecoternatives against 4.9 for Pepperjack. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 10 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ecoternatives ships an update weekly, Pepperjack every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ecoternatives versus Pepperjack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEcoternativesPepperjack
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.9 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings410 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEcoternatives LLCNarro LLC

Customer experience

Ecoternatives

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pepperjack

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ecoternatives

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Pepperjack

Subscriptions7
  • Pepperjack14 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Pepperjack Plus - Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Pepperjack Plus - Monthly7 Days trial$8.991 Month
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  • Pepperjack14 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Pepperjack Plus - Annual$59.991 Year
  • Pepperjack Plus - Annual14 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Pepperjack Plus - Annual1 Month trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Grocer Pro - Lifetime$199.00

Questions

Is Ecoternatives free?
Ecoternatives is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pepperjack free?
Pepperjack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ecoternatives or Pepperjack?
Ecoternatives is rated higher. Ecoternatives averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Pepperjack averages 4.9 from 10 ratings.
Do Ecoternatives or Pepperjack have ads?
Neither Ecoternatives nor Pepperjack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ecoternatives or Pepperjack?
Ecoternatives ships an update weekly, and Pepperjack every 4 days. Most recently, Ecoternatives was updated on November 4, 2026 and Pepperjack on October 31, 2026.

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