Zaro's vs Cool Sips
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zaro's
Order ahead for contactless pickup or delivery of fresh baked goods, bagels, and coffee. Earn loyalty rewards with every purchase and find nearby bakery locations.
- Order ahead for pickup
- Contactless pickup
- Delivery of baked goods
- Earn loyalty rewards
- Find nearby bakeries
- View menu options
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Welcome to Zaro’s Family Bakery! A fourth-generation family bakery, handmade in the Bronx from our family to yours since 1927. Here you will find baked goods, our iconic black and white cookies, handmade bagels, freshly brewed coffee and more. The Zaro’s app is the best sidekick for the New York commuter. Download today and pay in store, order ahead, and earn loyalty rewards with purchases. Contactless Pick Up Order up your morning favorites and get contactless pick up at our bakeries across the Greater New York City area. Delivery Get your fresh-baked goods delivered straight to your door! Rewards With every $20 spent, earn 5% cash back towards your Zaro’s Family Bakery purchases. Bakeries Near You Find the Zaro’s closest to you and get hours and menu options before heading out.
Cool Sips
Create and enjoy unique soda combinations with a vast selection of flavors. Discover new taste sensations with curated recipes from expert mixologists.
- Create custom soda combinations
- Mix and match diverse flavors
- Explore exclusive soda recipes
- Discover new taste sensations
- Unlock refreshment levels
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Indulge in the extraordinary world of soda innovation with Cool Sips! Welcome to a flavor-packed adventure where you can create and savor the most unique soda combinations imaginable. Unleash your creativity as you design your own soda masterpieces. Mix and match a dazzling array of flavors, from classic cola to exotic fruit blends. With Cool Sips, the possibilities are endless! Can't decide where to start? No problem! Explore our collection of exclusive soda recipes curated by our in-house mixologists. Discover surprising taste sensations and unlock new levels of refreshment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Zaro's at none against Cool Sips's shown. Zaro's also leads on ratings volume (339 vs 28) and device support (3 vs 1). Cool Sips's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Zaro's against 4.8 for Cool Sips. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zaro's has 339 ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zaro's | Cool Sips |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (339 ratings) | 4.8 (28 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 339 — better | 28 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zaro Bake Shop Inc. | Lunchbox Technologies Inc. |
Customer experience
Zaro's
Cool Sips
In-app purchases
Zaro's
No in-app purchases
Cool Sips
No in-app purchases
