Big Grove vs The Java House
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Big Grove
Link your credit or debit cards to automatically earn rewards for every dollar spent. Redeem your earned points for food, merchandise, and discounts in the app's marketplace. Receive notifications when new rewards are available.
- Link credit/debit cards
- Earn rewards automatically
- Redeem points for food and merch
- Rewards marketplace
- Reward notifications
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Download our app to access BIG TIME perks. Here's how it works: 1) Link your credit/debit card(s) in the app. 2) Shop as usual - in stores, in the app, & online with your linked card. 3) Automatically earn Cheers for every dollar spent. 4) Redeem Cheers for food, merch, discounts, & more in the rewards marketplace! 5) The app (& our staff) will notify you when you have a reward available to redeem (make sure you have notifications enabled).
The Java House
Easily order a variety of food and beverages, including coffee, sandwiches, salads, and baked goods. The app allows you to pay for your orders and earn rewards on both pickup and delivery.
- Order coffee, sandwiches, salads, and bakery items
- Pay for orders within the app
- Earn rewards on pickup
- Earn rewards on delivery
- Purchase coffee beans
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Order coffee, sandwiches, salads, bakery items, cakes, and coffee beans with The Java House app. Earn rewards on pickup and delivery.
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Verdict
Big Grove and The Java House both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of The Java House's written reviews are positive against 0% of Big Grove's. Big Grove's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
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 — 4.8 for Big Grove against 4.9 for The Java House. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42 and 95 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Big Grove's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Java House's.
Big Grove ships an update weekly, The Java House every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Big Grove | The Java House |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (42 ratings) | 4.9 (95 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 42 | 95 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| 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 | 72 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Big Grove Iowa City LLC | Per Diem Subscriptions, Inc. |
Customer experience
Big Grove
The Java House
In-app purchases
Big Grove
No in-app purchases
The Java House
No in-app purchases
Questions
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