Comparison

Subway® vs SpareShelf

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

Head to head
About

Subway®

Customize your favorite sandwiches and meals exactly how you like them. Earn rewards and exclusive offers through a loyalty program. Quickly reorder past favorites and choose convenient pickup or delivery options.

Highlights
  • Customize sandwiches
  • Subway Rewards program
  • Rapid re-ordering
  • Pickup and delivery options
  • Exclusive offers
Features
Currently charting
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Your go-to order just got easier than ever with the new Subway® app. • Make It Your Own or Keep It Classic: Double the meat. Extra cheese. All the veggies. Build your Footlong just the way you would in the restaurant — choose your toppings, toast your bread, and add two cookies and drink to craft your perfect Footlong meal. • Subway® Rewards: Join Sub Club! Redeem points for Subway® Cash plus get access to exclusive offers and member-only rewards. • Rapid Reorder: Find your favorites in a snap. Your favs or past orders in a single tap, right from the menu bar. • Get it fast: Choose Pick Up or Delivery. What are you waiting for?

About

SpareShelf

Features
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Stop throwing food away. Start sharing it. SpareShelf tracks what's in your kitchen so nothing expires unnoticed — and makes it just as easy to give away what you won't use before someone else needs it. TRACK YOUR PANTRY • Add items by barcode scan, voice, or manual entry in seconds • See what's expired, expiring soon, and still fresh at a glance • Get notified before food goes bad, not after • Browse everything by category, search instantly USE IT WITHOUT THINKING • Home Screen widget shows what needs attention today • Ask Siri to add items hands-free while you're unpacking groceries • Recipe suggestions built around what's about to expire, so it gets used, not tossed SHARE WHAT YOU WON'T USE • Post extra food to a community feed for neighbors nearby • Find and message people claiming your listings • Locate food banks near you and see what they're currently accepting • Track your impact: meals fed and CO2 saved from every donation Every item you scan is a choice — throw it out, or pass it on. SpareShelf makes the second one effortless. Share food. Reduce waste.

Screenshots

Subway®4 screens
SpareShelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Subway® at #22 against SpareShelf's unranked. 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 10 level
Subway® versus SpareShelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubway®SpareShelf
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.2M ratings) — better—
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.2M — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#22 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSUBWAY RestaurantsAmit Bhojwani

Bugs and requests

Subway®

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App not registering orders at the store
  • Inability to apply gift card balances properly
  • Rewards and points not tracking correctly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to cancel orders within the app
  • Integration with Apple Wallet for rewards
  • More customization options for sandwiches

SpareShelf

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Subway®

No in-app purchases

None

SpareShelf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Subway® free?
Subway® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SpareShelf free?
SpareShelf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Subway® or SpareShelf have ads?
Neither Subway® nor SpareShelf shows ads.

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