Comparison

Crispy Cones vs Aroma Lounge

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

Head to head
About

Crispy Cones

Easily order custom hand-rolled ice cream cones with just a few taps. Discover exciting weekly specialty flavors and skip the queue for a more convenient dessert experience.

Highlights
  • Order hand-rolled cones
  • Browse specialty flavors
  • Skip the line
  • Mobile ordering
  • Elevated dessert experience
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Order your favorite hand-rolled cones with a tap. Browse our weekly specialty flavors, skip the line, and elevate your dessert experience.

About

Aroma Lounge

Easily order and pay for your favorite coffee, tea, and cafe items. Customize your drinks, skip the line, and earn rewards with every purchase. Enjoy a faster, more convenient way to get your cafe fix.

Highlights
  • Order coffee, tea, and cafe items
  • Secure payment with Apple Pay
  • Earn rewards on purchases
  • Customize orders
  • Skip the line for faster service
Features
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Order coffee, tea, and café items with the Aroma Lounge app. Pay securely with Apple Pay and earn rewards on every visit. Customize, skip the line, and enjoy—faster.

Screenshots

Crispy Cones4 screens
Aroma Lounge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Crispy Cones at 214 against Aroma Lounge's 4. Crispy Cones also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Aroma Lounge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crispy Cones has 214 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crispy Cones ships an update every 3 weeks, Aroma Lounge every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Crispy Cones versus Aroma Lounge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrispy ConesAroma Lounge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (214 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews96.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings214 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCrispy Cones Franchising, LLCPer Diem Subscriptions, Inc.

Customer experience

Crispy Cones

All ratings210 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral1.0%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews123 reviews
Positive96.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.3%

Aroma Lounge

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Crispy Cones

Requested features

2 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • More flavor options

Aroma Lounge

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Crispy Cones

No in-app purchases

None

Aroma Lounge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crispy Cones free?
Crispy Cones is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aroma Lounge free?
Aroma Lounge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Crispy Cones or Aroma Lounge?
Aroma Lounge is rated higher. Crispy Cones averages 4.8 out of 5 from 214 ratings, while Aroma Lounge averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Crispy Cones or Aroma Lounge have ads?
Neither Crispy Cones nor Aroma Lounge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Crispy Cones or Aroma Lounge?
Crispy Cones ships an update every 3 weeks, and Aroma Lounge every 5 weeks. Most recently, Crispy Cones was updated on October 28, 2026 and Aroma Lounge on October 24, 2026.

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