Comparison

Foodland vs RootStall

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

Head to head
About

Foodland

Manage your grocery store loyalty program on your phone. Access your digital card, track points, view weekly rewards, and find store locations. Discover recipes to inspire your next meal.

Highlights
  • Digital Maika'i card
  • Check Maika'i points balance
  • View weekly Maika'i rewards
  • Scan digital card at checkout
  • Find store locations
  • Discover recipes
Features
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Use the Foodland app to tap into the power of Maika`i: Log in to your Maika`i membership to on your mobile device, check your Maika`i points balance, view this week’s Maika’i rewards, scan your digital card at checkout and more!   • Digital Maika`i card to scan at checkout. • View Maika`i point balance. • View this week’s Maika`i rewards. • Receive messages about Maika`i rewards and promotions. • Find the nearest Foodland, Foodland Farms and Sack N Save store. • Find recipes.

About

RootStall

Features
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RootStall is where Hawaii's local markets, craft fairs, and community events live. FIND WHAT'S HAPPENING Browse markets and events across the islands. See who's vending before you go, save the ones you want, and get directions when you're ready. FOR VENDORS Build your profile once and apply to markets in a tap. Your photos, categories, and history travel with you, so you're not starting from scratch with every new organizer. FOR ORGANIZERS Run the whole event from your phone: • A shareable event page you can style with your own colors and flyer • Vendor applications, reviewed and approved in one place • Booth layout — assign spaces and let vendors see where they are • Guest registration with no account required • Ticket types, prices, and limits • Day-of check-in for guests, vendors, and tickets • Door staff with per-person permissions BUILT IN HAWAII RootStall was built in Waimanalo, for the people who set up tables at 6am and the families who show up. Free to browse, free to apply, free for organizers to run their event.

Screenshots

Foodland4 screens
RootStall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RootStall at every 3 days against Foodland's every 3 months. Foodland's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). 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

Foodland ships an update every 3 months, RootStall every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Foodland versus RootStall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFoodlandRootStall
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (87 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews18.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings87 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFoodland Supermarket Ltd.Rootsohana

Bugs and requests

Foodland

Reported bugs

154 issues
  • App keeps closing as soon as it opens
  • App continues to crash
  • App automatically logs out and can’t log back in
  • App defaults to wrong Foodland store and cannot be changed
  • App freezes
Show 149 more
  • Cannot log on to the app
  • App not operational
  • Points expire but not visible on mobile
  • Invalid phone number error
  • Cannot redeem points
  • Cannot link Maikai card
  • App not working right
  • Rewards disappeared
  • Internet connection errors
  • Shopping list feature removed
  • App requires ISO 13.3 to access home page
  • Cannot link Maikai card to Hawaiian Miles
  • Reward certificate lost due to redemption confusion
  • App asks to enter membership details instead of showing card
  • Login issues with username and password
  • App crashes when claiming multiple rewards
  • Digital rewards disappeared after crash
  • Cannot see weekly ad
  • Cannot add Maikai card to Passbook/Apple Wallet
  • Email already registered error during signup
  • Forgot password not working
  • App not loading home page
  • App not loading weekly ad
  • App not connecting to server
  • App not showing weekly products
  • App not showing rewards
  • App not showing Maikai number on browser account
  • App not working after new update
  • App not working for online orders
  • App not working for list creation
  • App not working for store selection
  • App not working for login
  • App not working for rewards
  • App not working for password change
  • App not working for phone number login
  • App not working for Maikai card
  • App not working for Maikai rewards
  • App not working for Maikai points
  • App not working for Maikai card linking
  • App not working for Maikai card scanning
  • App not working for Maikai card redemption
  • App not working for Maikai card balance
  • App not working for Maikai card storage
  • App not working for Maikai card digital
  • App not working for Maikai card convenience
  • App not working for Maikai card saving
  • App not working for Maikai card digital rewards
  • App not working for Maikai card paper rewards
  • App not working for Maikai card in store
  • App not working for Maikai card scanning prices
  • App not working for Maikai card linking email
  • App not working for Maikai card customer service
  • App not working for Maikai card email registration
  • App not working for Maikai card forgot password
  • App not working for Maikai card signup
  • App not working for Maikai card recipes
  • App not working for Maikai card weekly deals
  • App not working for Maikai card ads
  • App not working for Maikai card shopping list
  • App not working for Maikai card email
  • App not working for Maikai card convenience
  • App not working for Maikai card helpful
  • App not working for Maikai card easy to use
  • App not working for Maikai card helpful
  • App not working for Maikai card perfect
  • App not working for Maikai card useful
  • App not working for Maikai card convenient
  • App not working for Maikai card Hawaii
  • App not working for Maikai card jumping
  • App not working for Maikai card mobile market
  • App not working for Maikai card good job
  • App not working for Maikai card allows users
  • App not working for Maikai card shop for produce
  • App not working for Maikai card shop for products
  • App not working for Maikai card creating shopping list
  • App not working for Maikai card check out using card
  • App not working for Maikai card imported card
  • App not working for Maikai card Passbook
  • App not working for Maikai card Starbucks app
  • App not working for Maikai card lock screen
  • App not working for Maikai card keep up great work
  • App not working for Maikai card convenient
  • App not working for Maikai card beware of digital rewards
  • App not working for Maikai card crashed
  • App not working for Maikai card disappeared
  • App not working for Maikai card unclaimed
  • App not working for Maikai card changed settings
  • App not working for Maikai card printed reward certificates
  • App not working for Maikai card great app
  • App not working for Maikai card check weekly ad
  • App not working for Maikai card reward points
  • App not working for Maikai card anytime anyplace
  • App not working for Maikai card scan option
  • App not working for Maikai card neat feature addition
  • App not working for Maikai card easy to use
  • App not working for Maikai card very helpful
  • App not working for Maikai card shopping list
  • App not working for Maikai card email it off
  • App not working for Maikai card digital Maikai Card
  • App not working for Maikai card convenient
  • App not working for Maikai card one less card
  • App not working for Maikai card good job Team Foodland
  • App not working for Maikai card works perfectly
  • App not working for Maikai card makes shopping easier
  • App not working for Maikai card linked up Maikai card smoothly
  • App not working for Maikai card signed up for digital rewards
  • App not working for Maikai card who needs plastic card
  • App not working for Maikai card paper rewards
  • App not working for Maikai card easier to use in store
  • App not working for Maikai card favorite feature
  • App not working for Maikai card scan and check in store prices
  • App not working for Maikai card awesome sauce
  • App not working for Maikai card not worth the space
  • App not working for Maikai card terrible
  • App not working for Maikai card does not function properly
  • App not working for Maikai card tried to link card
  • App not working for Maikai card email linked to different email
  • App not working for Maikai card contacted customer service
  • App not working for Maikai card got no response
  • App not working for Maikai card waste of time
  • App not working for Maikai card phone memory
  • App not working for Maikai card doesn't even work
  • App not working for Maikai card says email already registered
  • App not working for Maikai card never put email in
  • App not working for Maikai card need to get app working
  • App not working for Maikai card before releasing it
  • App not working for Maikai card fail
  • App not working for Maikai card can't even sign up
  • App not working for Maikai card tried to create account
  • App not working for Maikai card says email already registered
  • App not working for Maikai card tried forgot password
  • App not working for Maikai card not working either
  • App not working for Maikai card fix it
  • App not working for Maikai card le'poop
  • App not working for Maikai card boo
  • App not working for Maikai card thought app would have recipes
  • App not working for Maikai card does not
  • App not working for Maikai card add that feature
  • App not working for Maikai card re-download it
  • App not working for Maikai card very convenient
  • App not working for Maikai card thanks Foodland
  • App not working for Maikai card tracking balance
  • App not working for Maikai card knowing weekly deals
  • App not working for Maikai card great app
  • App not working for Maikai card great and convenient
  • App not working for Maikai card very useful
  • App not working for Maikai card current ads
  • App not working for Maikai card Maikai card ready to scan
  • App not working for Maikai card similar to Starbucks app

Requested features

29 requests
  • Add online shopping functionality
  • Add delivery or curbside pickup
  • Add weekly ad viewing
  • Add ability to shop online for pickup
  • Add shopping list creation
Show 24 more
  • Add favorites list
  • Add coupon clipping
  • Add in-store item checking
  • Add price comparison
  • Add dark mode for member card
  • Add Apple Wallet support for Maikai card
  • Add pictures to weekly ad
  • Add recipes from website
  • Add ability to scan barcodes for price checks
  • Add ability to change default store
  • Add ability to see expiring points
  • Add ability to redeem points
  • Add ability to link Maikai card to Hawaiian Miles
  • Add ability to use Maikai card on website
  • Add dark mode for member card
  • Add Apple Wallet support for Maikai card
  • Add pictures of products in weekly ad
  • Add recipes from website
  • Add ability to scan barcodes for price checks
  • Add ability to change default store
  • Add ability to see expiring points
  • Add ability to redeem points
  • Add ability to link Maikai card to Hawaiian Miles
  • Add ability to use Maikai card on website

RootStall

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Foodland

No in-app purchases

None

RootStall

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Foodland free?
Foodland is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RootStall free?
RootStall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Foodland or RootStall have ads?
Neither Foodland nor RootStall shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Foodland or RootStall?
Foodland ships an update every 3 months, and RootStall every 3 days. Most recently, Foodland was updated on November 1, 2026 and RootStall on October 30, 2026.

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