Salt & Straw vs BoostBerry
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Salt & Straw
This app enhances your ice cream experience by rewarding loyalty. Earn points for every dollar spent to redeem for free cones, scoops, and discounts. You can also order ahead for quick pickup and reorder favorites with ease.
- Earn points on purchases
- Redeem for free cones and scoops
- Order ahead for pickup
- Birthday discounts
- One-tap reordering
- Share feedback
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Welcome to Salt & Straw Loyalty Craft Made. Curiously Delicious Ice Cream. Our loyalty program is here to make your ice cream runs even more magical. Earn 1 point for every $1 you spend and unlock delicious rewards—like free waffle cones, scoops, birthday cake discounts, and surprise offers you won’t want to miss. Here’s what you get with the app: Tasty Rewards – Turn every purchase into points and cash them in for cones, scoops, and more. Order Ahead – Order your scoops and pay right in the app. Pickup your prepaid order directly from the pint freezer. Celebrate You – Get $10 off any ice cream cake on your birthday. One-Tap Reordering – Got a favorite? Reorder it in seconds. Tell Us Everything – Share your thoughts with a tap and help us get better with every scoop. Terms & conditions apply. We’re Salt & Straw. We make ice cream with big heart, using ingredients that tell a story. There’s something new every month, so keep your spoon ready.
BoostBerry
Easily order a variety of açaí bowls, smoothies, and pastries. The app allows you to pay for your orders and earn rewards with every purchase.
- Order açaí bowls
- Order smoothies
- Order pastries
- Pay for orders
- Earn rewards
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Order açaí bowls, açaí cups, smoothies, bliss bites, and pastries with the BoostBerry app. Earn rewards on every order.
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Verdict
Salt & Straw and BoostBerry both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of BoostBerry's written reviews are positive against 50% of Salt & Straw's. Salt & Straw's advantage is ratings volume (465 vs 9) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Salt & Straw against 5.0 for BoostBerry. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Salt & Straw has 465 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Salt & Straw's written reviews are positive against 100% of BoostBerry's.
Salt & Straw ships an update fortnightly, BoostBerry monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Salt & Straw | BoostBerry |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (465 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 465 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Salt & Straw, LLC | Per Diem Subscriptions, Inc. |
Customer experience
Salt & Straw
BoostBerry
In-app purchases
Salt & Straw
No in-app purchases
BoostBerry
No in-app purchases
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