Why it's similar
Safeway Deals & Delivery matches Kroger on core function and category fit. Embedding similarity score: 89%.
How it differs
Distinguishes on monetization (fully free) and editorial focus. Rated 4.8 stars across 1.3M reviews.
Alternatives to Kroger
Best Kroger Alternatives in 2026: 10 Apps Like Kroger
By App Store Tracker Editorial · Updated — App Store ratings fetched to
The short version
Ralphs and King Soopers are the closest Kroger alternatives, running the exact same grocery app from The Kroger Co. under regional banners with identical coupons, pickup, and delivery. Mariano's and City Market offer the same experience in their own markets. The deciding factor is which store operates near you, since they all share Kroger's weekly ads, digital coupons, and personalized savings.
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10 alternatives
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The app you searched for
Kroger
The Kroger Co.
4.8(1.3M)
Free
People look for Kroger alternatives when pickup times are hard to find, when coupon and sale pricing reads as misleading, or when a regional banner simply fits their area better. The apps below all share Kroger's core job: shop groceries for delivery, pickup, or in store, clip digital coupons, browse weekly ads, and earn personalized savings. Most are sister banners from The Kroger Co. running the same platform, so the real difference is your local store. We ranked them using embedding similarity against Kroger's shopping app, then weighed live App Store ratings and how many people use each one. The top picks are near-identical twins, with one outside-family option at the end. Pricing and ratings beside each app come straight from the live store.
Kroger alternatives compared
| App | Developer | Rating | Price | Last update |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safeway Deals & Delivery | Albertsons Companies, LLC | 4.8 (1.3M) | Free | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Albertsons: Grocery & Deals | Albertsons Companies, LLC | 4.8 (606.9K) | Free | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Star Market Deals & Delivery | Albertsons Companies, LLC | 4.8 (31.8K) | Free | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Kings Deals & Delivery | Albertsons Companies, LLC | 4.8 (7.5K) | Free | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Albertsons Market for U | Albertsons Companies, LLC | 4.8 (5.1K) | Free | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Price Rite Marketplace | Wakefern Food Corp | 4.7 (3.7K) | Free | Oct 13, 2026 |
| The Fresh Grocer: Shop & Save | Wakefern Food Corp | 4.6 (3.1K) | Free | Oct 13, 2026 |
| Fairway Market | Wakefern Food Corporation | 4.5 (935) | Free | Oct 13, 2026 |
| Roche Bros. | Roche Bros. Supermarkets Co. | 4.7 (719) | Free | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Instagrocer: Grocery & Savings | Instagrocer Inc. | — | Free | Oct 29, 2026 |
US App Store ratings, prices from Apple. See the latest US top free Shopping chart.
10 alternatives to Kroger
Why it's similar
Albertsons: Grocery & Deals matches Kroger on core function and category fit. Embedding similarity score: 88%.
How it differs
Distinguishes on monetization (fully free) and editorial focus. Rated 4.8 stars across 606.9K reviews.
Why it's similar
Star Market Deals & Delivery matches Kroger on core function and category fit. Embedding similarity score: 88%.
How it differs
Distinguishes on monetization (fully free) and editorial focus. Rated 4.8 stars across 31.8K reviews.
Why it's similar
Kings Deals & Delivery covers the same grocery shopping job as Kroger: shop produce, deli, and pharmacy for pickup or delivery, with weekly deals, coupons, and rewards.
How it differs
It comes from Albertsons Companies, not Kroger, so it's a true rival rather than a sister banner, serving the Kings Food Markets region. It carries a high rating with a smaller base, offering a comparable grocery experience from a different parent company.
Why it's similar
Albertsons Market for U matches Kroger on core function and category fit. Embedding similarity score: 88%.
How it differs
Distinguishes on monetization (fully free) and editorial focus. Rated 4.8 stars across 5.1K reviews.
Why it's similar
Price Rite Marketplace matches Kroger on core function and category fit. Embedding similarity score: 88%.
How it differs
Distinguishes on monetization (fully free) and editorial focus. Rated 4.7 stars across 3.7K reviews.
Why it's similar
The Fresh Grocer: Shop & Save matches Kroger on core function and category fit. Embedding similarity score: 89%.
How it differs
Distinguishes on monetization (fully free) and editorial focus. Rated 4.6 stars across 3.1K reviews.
Why it's similar
Fairway Market matches Kroger on core function and category fit. Embedding similarity score: 88%.
How it differs
Distinguishes on monetization (fully free) and editorial focus. Rated 4.5 stars across 935 reviews.
Why it's similar
Roche Bros. matches Kroger on core function and category fit. Embedding similarity score: 89%.
How it differs
Distinguishes on monetization (fully free) and editorial focus. Rated 4.7 stars across 719 reviews.
Why it's similar
Instagrocer: Grocery & Savings matches Kroger on core function and category fit. Embedding similarity score: 89%.
How it differs
Distinguishes on monetization (fully free) and editorial focus.
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How we ranked these 10 alternatives
Embedding similarity
Every app in our database carries a dense vector embedding derived from its title, subtitle, full description, and category metadata. To find apps similar to Kroger, we compute cosine distance against every other app and keep the closest 30. The similarity score shown on each pick is 1 - distance/2 clamped to [0,1] — 100% means the embedding spaces are identical, 0% means orthogonal.
Ranking
Apps from Kroger's own developer are left out. The 10 most similar of the rest are ordered by App Store rating times the logarithm of their rating count, so a 4.8-star app with 100,000 ratings ranks above a 4.5-star app with 200 ratings.
Data dates
The similar-app list was computed on May 25, 2026. Ratings are the latest US App Store fetch for each app, taken between October 28, 2026 and November 6, 2026. Prices and update dates come from Apple when the page is built.
What we don't do
No paid placements. No affiliate links. No sponsored picks. Read our full methodology.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best alternative to Kroger?+
Safeway Deals & Delivery by Albertsons Companies, LLC has the strongest App Store rating of the 10 apps here: 4.8 stars from 1,330,968 US ratings on November 4, 2026.
Which app is most like Kroger?+
Kings Deals & Delivery is the closest match: its App Store listing is 90% similar to Kroger's by text embedding.
Are there free Kroger alternatives?+
Yes. 10 of the 10 apps are free to download on the App Store: Safeway Deals & Delivery, Albertsons: Grocery & Deals, Star Market Deals & Delivery, Kings Deals & Delivery, Albertsons Market for U, Price Rite Marketplace, The Fresh Grocer: Shop & Save, Fairway Market, Roche Bros., Instagrocer: Grocery & Savings.
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