Cold Stone vs Dog Zero
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Dog Zero
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Dog Zero is the hot dog tracker for one long, glorious summer — and every day after it. Log every dog you eat with one tap. Build a streak, follow the live leaderboard, and collect Dog Tags for days like the Fourth of July, Flag Day, and the Dog Days of Summer — then keep going through Pumpkin Spice Season, Halloween and Thanksgiving. Read your Journal to see every day you logged and the badges you earned on them. Talk (a little) trash in the Dog Pile group chat — react to the best takes, and build Your Pack to follow the people you care about. • One tap to log a dog — undo if you miscount • A live leaderboard for everyone, with streaks, pace and projections • Dog Tags all year — the summer challenges, then the off-season lineup • Your Journal — every day you logged, with the badges you earned on them • Dog Pile group chat with @mentions, timestamps and emoji reactions • Your Pack — follow the people you care about and filter the leaderboard and chat to them • No ads. No tracking. Just hot dogs. A Birch Tree Studio joint. Eat responsibly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: Cold Stone at #143 against Dog Zero's unranked. On price, update cadence, 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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cold Stone | Dog Zero |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (23K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 19.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 23K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #143 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kahala Management, L.L.C. | Franklin Russell |
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
Dog Zero
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cold Stone
No in-app purchases
Dog Zero
No in-app purchases
