Beans & Brews vs Lin's
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beans & Brews
Easily earn rewards and order your favorite drinks ahead of time. Get a free drink just for signing up and redeem points for discounts. Discover new beverages and find nearby locations.
- Earn points for every dollar spent
- Redeem rewards for discounts
- Order ahead for pickup or delivery
- Free drink for signing up
- Receive special offers
- Find nearby locations
- Refer friends for rewards
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With the Beans & Brews app, earning rewards and ordering ahead is easier than ever. Earn one point for every dollar spent, every 75 points = a $5 reward! Easily check-in in-store, or order ahead for pickup or delivery. •Get a FREE drink just for signing up! •Earn points and redeem rewards right from your phone. •Get special offers sent right to your phone. •Be the first to try new drinks. •Find a Beans near you. •Get rewarded for inviting friends and family. •Enjoy other surprise and delight offers.
Lin's
Enhance your grocery shopping with a digital list, weekly ad access, and a recipe database. Easily add items, track purchases, and find store locations. Future updates promise an even better experience.
- Digital shopping list with item check-off
- Weekly ad offers integration
- Store locator and home store selection
- Recipe database with ingredient adding
- Emailing list contents
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The Lin's app has the power to super-charge your shopping experience! Download today to take advantage of a variety of useful features such as: - A handy shopping list to group future purchases together for shopping convenience! Add items from other parts of the application, or add your own custom entries. Easily check off items as you go throughout the store! Includes handy features such as emailing list contents out, or quickly editing quantities on items added to the list. - Access weekly ad offers directly on your phone, and add the offers directly to your shopping list, all with one click! - Use our store locator feature to select a home store or find the nearest Lin's location! - Check out our recipe database on the go and add ingredients directly to your shopping list with the push of a button! Features handy multi-filter search functionality to find just the dish you're craving. We appreciate your interest and feedback as we continued to develop the best possible app for you! Look out for future updates and enhancements as we continue to deliver the best possible shopping experience for our customers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Beans & Brews at 57% against Lin's's 0%. Beans & Brews also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.4) and ads (none vs shown). Lin's's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months). On price 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.
Beans & Brews holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beans & Brews has 2.8K ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Beans & Brews's written reviews are positive against 0% of Lin's's.
Beans & Brews ships an update every 7 months, Lin's fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beans & Brews | Lin's |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.8K ratings) — better | 1.4 (40 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 40 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 283 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ARABICA, LLC | Associated Food Stores, Inc. |
Customer experience
Beans & Brews
Lin's
Bugs and requests
Beans & Brews
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Login and account issues
- Scanning problems with QR codes and receipts
- Incorrect balance display and deduction
- Compatibility problems on newer devices
Requested features
5 requests- Mobile ordering and pickup option
- Saved payment methods for easier reloading
- Improved rewards tracking and redemption
- Better integration between app and in-store experience
- More frequent app updates and bug fixes
Lin's
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Beans & Brews
No in-app purchases
Lin's
No in-app purchases








