Express Checkout vs Thrift Giant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Express Checkout
Skip the checkout lines at participating stores. Scan your items as you shop and pay directly from your phone using your credit or debit card. This app streamlines your shopping experience for a faster, more convenient trip.
- Instant checkout
- Scan and bag items
- Pay with card
- Supports produce
- Apple Pay integration
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Mobile Checkout allows you to walk into participating stores, scan merchandise, and pay with your card on your phone, all while avoiding long lines at cash registers. Features: - Checkout instantly without waiting in line - Scan & bag items while you shop - Pay using your credit or debit card - Works for produce too - Checkout with Apple Pay on iOS9+ devices
Thrift Giant
Discover a vast selection of on-trend clothing, accessories, and furniture at this popular thrift store. Shop daily new arrivals and join the VIP club for exclusive discounts. Donate your pre-loved items to support local non-profits and environmental sustainability.
- Daily new arrivals
- On-trend styles
- Womenswear, menswear, kids' clothing
- Accessories and furniture
- VIP club discounts
- Sale notifications
- Item donations
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Thrift Giant is THE best thrift store in the Dallas/Fort Worth area! *New items hitting our racks daily. *On-trend styles. *Find womenswear, menswear, accessories, kids' clothing, furniture, and more! *Join our VIP club and receive 25% off all full price items (excluding jewelry) every Sunday. *Receive upcoming sale notifications. *AND MORE! DONATE YOUR UNWANTED ITEMS Gather up your pre-loved clothing and donate to any of the 9 Thrift Giant stores. By donating, you are support local non-profits and making the Earth a greener place to live. CHOOSE USED AND HELP THE PLANET When you shop thrift, you are part of an earth-saving community that supports local non-profits and helps the environment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Thrift Giant at none against Express Checkout's shown. Thrift Giant also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Express Checkout's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Express Checkout holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 544 and 184 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Express Checkout's written reviews are positive against 55% of Thrift Giant's.
Express Checkout ships an update every 2 months, Thrift Giant every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on August 10, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Express Checkout | Thrift Giant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (544 ratings) — better | 4.6 (184 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 54.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 544 — better | 184 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Express Checkout LLC | Kloeber Enterprises, Inc |
Customer experience
Express Checkout
Thrift Giant
Bugs and requests
Express Checkout
Reported bugs
4 issues- App stopped working after latest update
- App won't open past the logo
- App doesn't work without granting location info
- Cannot enter a new credit card
Requested features
2 requests- Ability to opt to use Apple Pay from within the app
- NFC terminals at all checkout stands accepting Apple Pay
Thrift Giant
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Express Checkout
No in-app purchases
Thrift Giant
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Express Checkout free?
Is Thrift Giant free?
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