Comparison

Cold Stone vs DessertApp

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

Head to head
About

Cold Stone

Order custom ice cream creations, shakes, or cakes for pickup or delivery. Save your favorite orders, earn rewards, and enjoy exclusive birthday treats through a loyalty program.

Highlights
  • Order ice cream creations, shakes, and cakes
  • Pickup at store or delivery to door
  • Save favorite orders and re-order easily
  • Unlimited customizations
  • Earn points and redeem rewards
  • Birthday Buy One, Get One FREE offer
Features
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The Cold Stone Creamery® app lets you order our made-fresh Ice Cream in a Creation™, Shake or Cake and have it ready for pickup at your favorite store or delivered right to your door! Sign in to your My Cold Stone Rewards account and you can save favorite orders, earn points and redeem rewards! ABOUT MY COLD STONE CLUB REWARDS + Earn 1 point for every $1 + Receive a $5 Reward with every 50 points + Enjoy a Buy One, Get One FREE on your birthday FEATURES + Order ahead and pick up at the store + Or, get your order delivered right to your door + Easily re-order with favorites and recent orders + Enjoy The Ultimate Ice Cream Experience® in app with unlimited customizations

About

DessertApp

Features
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This app is designed to streamline the daily workflow of dessert service staff in hospitality environments. It provides real-time guidance, dynamic forecasting, and team coordination tools — all tailored to the pace of a busy restaurant floor. Daily Dessert Forecast Each morning, the app automatically pushes a personalized dessert forecast to every device, specific to each horeca location. Based on a smart sales prediction algorithm, it calculates the exact quantities of desserts and mise en place (MEP) needed for the day, giving staff a clear preparation checklist before service begins. How-To Guides Staff can access dynamic how-to instructions at any time via the green button or ice cream cone icon. Each guide includes photos and step-by-step descriptions tailored to what's needed on that specific day, making it easy to onboard new team members or refresh returning staff. Real-Time Priority List The app features a live priority list powered by a WebSocket connection, displaying tables that currently require dessert service. Updates are pushed instantly to all logged-in devices simultaneously, ensuring every team member is always working from the same information. When a staff member has served a table, they simply mark it as completed — and the list updates in real time for the entire team.

Screenshots

Cold Stone4 screens
DessertApp3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Cold Stone at #136 against DessertApp's unranked. DessertApp's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cold Stone ships an update every 3 weeks, DessertApp every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Cold Stone versus DessertApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCold StoneDessertApp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (23K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews19.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings23K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#136 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKahala Management, L.L.C.WLC Tech

Bugs and requests

Cold Stone

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Payment processing errors
  • Inability to change pickup location
  • Rewards not updating properly
  • App crashes when trying to add gift cards

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to reorder previous orders
  • Option to select custom ice cream flavors
  • Integration with mobile wallets (Apple Pay, Google Pay)
  • Easier way to apply rewards and discounts
  • Clearer communication on store closures and order availability

DessertApp

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Cold Stone

No in-app purchases

None

DessertApp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cold Stone free?
Cold Stone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DessertApp free?
DessertApp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cold Stone or DessertApp have ads?
Neither Cold Stone nor DessertApp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cold Stone or DessertApp?
Cold Stone ships an update every 3 weeks, and DessertApp every 8 days. Most recently, Cold Stone was updated on October 28, 2026 and DessertApp on October 28, 2026.

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