Alternatives to Walgreens

Best Walgreens Alternatives in 2026: 10 Apps Like Walgreens

By App Store Tracker Editorial · Updated — App Store ratings fetched to

The short version

The Walgreens app handles prescription refills, pharmacy management, photo printing, and store shopping. If you want a full pharmacy-and-store rival, CVS Health is the closest match here: prescription management, refills, and a wide store, backed by over 1.5 million ratings. Many other picks are photo-printing apps that pick up at Walgreens, or independent-pharmacy apps. Your choice depends on whether you want prescriptions or photo prints.

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Walgreens

Walgreen Co.

Pharmacy, Photo, Coupon + Shop

4.8(7.4M)
Free
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People look for Walgreens alternatives when the app stumbles on prescriptions, photo uploads crash, or they want a different pharmacy. Walgreens reviewers flag refill failures, hard-to-find settings, and photo-printing bugs. Every pick below shares part of Walgreens's core: refilling and managing prescriptions, or printing photos for store pickup. Some are full pharmacy-and-retail apps like CVS, several are photo-print partners that hand off to Walgreens, and others are independent-pharmacy tools. We ranked these by embedding similarity to Walgreens's pharmacy-and-photo model, then weighed live App Store ratings and review counts so the busier, better-reviewed apps surface first. Ratings shift often, so treat the order as a starting point.

Walgreens alternatives compared

  1. 1. CVS Health

    CVS Pharmacy · Free

    #2Top free#2 in Top free now; the line is the last 30 days4.7(1.7M) dl/mo rev/mo
  2. 2. Print Photo - photo print app

    Pictarine · Free

    4.9(486.9K) dl/mo rev/mo
  3. 3. Photo Prints+

    MEA Mobile · Free

    4.8(110.7K) dl/mo rev/mo
  4. 4. Printicular Print Photos

    MEA Mobile Limited · Free

    4.8(95.6K) dl/mo rev/mo
  5. 5. EZ Photo Prints: 1 Hour Photos

    JPEG Labs · Free

    4.7(53.4K) dl/mo rev/mo
  6. 6. Giant Food Rx

    Giant of Maryland LLC · Free

    4.8(2.8K) dl/mo rev/mo
  7. 7. My Community Pharmacy

    Digital Pharmacist Inc. · Free

    4.7(2.6K) dl/mo rev/mo
  8. 8. Farmer's Drugs and Gifts

    Farmer's Drugs and Gifts

    5.0(57) dl/mo rev/mo
  9. 9. Marc’s Pharmacy Mobile App

    Marc Glassman Inc · Free

    4.6(51) dl/mo rev/mo
  10. 10. Wishek Drug

    Wishek Drug · Free

    4.6(19) dl/mo rev/mo

US App Store ratings, prices from Apple. Chart rank is the top free chart position over the last 30 days; downloads and revenue are third-party monthly estimates.

10 alternatives to Walgreens

  1. 1CVS Health icon

    #1CVS Health

    CVS Pharmacy

    4.7(1.7M)
    Free
    89% similar
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    Why it's similar

    CVS Health is the closest full pharmacy-and-store rival to Walgreens, with prescription refills, family Rx management, refill reminders, store shopping, and rewards. Both let you handle medications and shop health and beauty items from one app, with millions of users.

    How it differs

    CVS runs its own store network and ExtraCare rewards rather than Walgreens's Balance Rewards, so it suits CVS customers and stores. At 4.7 stars across about 1.6 million ratings, it rates just below Walgreens. It is a direct head-to-head competitor, not a companion.

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  2. 2Print Photo - photo print app icon

    #2Print Photo - photo print app

    Pictarine

    4.9(486.9K)
    Free
    88% similar
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    Why it's similar

    Print Photo is an official Walgreens photo partner, letting you order prints, wall art, and gifts from your phone for one-hour pickup at Walgreens, directly using the photo service Walgreens reviewers rely on. It plugs straight into Walgreens stores for pickup.

    How it differs

    Print Photo only handles photos, not prescriptions, shopping, or rewards like the full Walgreens app. At 4.87 stars across about 484,000 ratings, reviewers find it smoother than Walgreens's built-in photo flow. It is a focused photo tool that pickups at Walgreens, not a full replacement.

    See full data on Print Photo - photo print app →
  3. 3Photo Prints+ icon

    #3Photo Prints+

    MEA Mobile

    4.8(110.7K)
    Free
    86% similar
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    Why it's similar

    Photo Prints+ prints photos for one-hour pickup at CVS, Walgreens, Duane Reade, and more, sharing Walgreens's photo-printing convenience and even using Walgreens as a pickup partner. It offers multiple print sizes, gifts, and home delivery from your phone.

    How it differs

    Photo Prints+ only handles photos, not prescriptions, shopping, or rewards like the full Walgreens app, though it works across several chains. At 4.81 stars across about 109,000 ratings, it is a flexible photo tool. It picks up at Walgreens rather than replacing its pharmacy features.

    See full data on Photo Prints+ →
  4. 4Printicular Print Photos icon

    #4Printicular Print Photos

    MEA Mobile Limited

    4.8(95.6K)
    Free
    86% similar
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    Why it's similar

    Printicular is a Walgreens photo partner that prints from your phone, social networks, and cloud storage for one-hour pickup at Walgreens or Duane Reade, sharing Walgreens's photo-printing convenience. It connects to Instagram, Facebook, Dropbox, and your camera roll for easy ordering.

    How it differs

    Printicular only does photo prints, not prescriptions, store shopping, or rewards. At 4.84 stars across about 93,000 ratings, it offers a slicker print experience than Walgreens's own. It is a dedicated photo app that uses Walgreens for pickup rather than a full alternative.

    See full data on Printicular Print Photos →
  5. 5EZ Photo Prints: 1 Hour Photos icon

    #5EZ Photo Prints: 1 Hour Photos

    JPEG Labs

    4.7(53.4K)
    Free
    86% similar
    Get on App Store

    Why it's similar

    EZ Photo Prints prints photos from your iPhone for one-hour pickup at over 8,000 Walgreens locations, directly using the Walgreens photo service. It shares Walgreens's same-day photo-printing convenience with a quick, simple ordering flow.

    How it differs

    EZ Photo Prints only handles photo printing, not prescriptions, shopping, or rewards like the full Walgreens app. At 4.73 stars across about 53,000 ratings, it is a focused photo tool. It picks up at Walgreens rather than replacing Walgreens's broader pharmacy and store features.

    See full data on EZ Photo Prints: 1 Hour Photos →
  6. 6Giant Food Rx icon

    #6Giant Food Rx

    Giant of Maryland LLC

    4.8(2.8K)
    Free
    86% similar
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    Why it's similar

    Giant Food Rx fills and manages prescriptions with automatic refills, transfers, immunization records, and rewards, sharing Walgreens's pharmacy-management core. Both let you scan or enter an Rx number to refill and manage family prescriptions while you shop the store.

    How it differs

    Giant Food Rx is the pharmacy app for the Giant supermarket chain in the Mid-Atlantic, not a national drugstore like Walgreens, and it skips photo printing. At 4.77 stars across about 2,800 ratings, it is regional. It suits Giant shoppers rather than Walgreens's wide audience.

    See full data on Giant Food Rx →
  7. 7My Community Pharmacy icon

    #7My Community Pharmacy

    Digital Pharmacist Inc.

    4.7(2.6K)
    Free
    86% similar
    Get on App Store

    Why it's similar

    My Community Pharmacy connects you to 2,500 independent pharmacies for one-click refills, reminders, Rx history, and discounts, sharing Walgreens's prescription-management core. Both let you refill and manage family medications securely from your phone.

    How it differs

    My Community Pharmacy is a platform for independent local pharmacies, not Walgreens's chain stores, and it skips photo printing and broad retail shopping. At 4.71 stars across about 2,600 ratings, it is smaller. It suits people who use a local independent pharmacy instead of Walgreens.

    See full data on My Community Pharmacy →
  8. 8Farmer's Drugs and Gifts icon

    #8Farmer's Drugs and Gifts

    Farmer's Drugs and Gifts

    5.0(57)
    86% similar
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    Why it's similar

    Farmer's Drugs and Gifts offers one-click prescription refills, refill and dosing reminders, medication history, and local discounts, sharing Walgreens's prescription-management core. Both let you communicate securely with the pharmacy and stay on top of your medications.

    How it differs

    Farmer's Drugs is a single independent local pharmacy, not Walgreens's national chain, with no photo printing or broad retail. At 4.95 stars across just 57 ratings, it is tiny and local. It suits that one pharmacy's customers rather than Walgreens's wide reach.

    See full data on Farmer's Drugs and Gifts →
  9. 9Marc’s Pharmacy Mobile App icon

    #9Marc’s Pharmacy Mobile App

    Marc Glassman Inc

    4.6(51)
    Free
    86% similar
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    Why it's similar

    Marc's Pharmacy lets you refill up to 10 prescriptions by barcode or Rx number, transfer prescriptions, find locations, and browse the weekly ad, sharing Walgreens's prescription-management and store-savings core. Both let you manage family medications from your phone.

    How it differs

    Marc's is a small regional Ohio pharmacy-and-discount chain, not a national drugstore like Walgreens, with no photo printing. At 4.57 stars across just 51 ratings, it is tiny and local. It serves Marc's customers rather than Walgreens's broad footprint.

    See full data on Marc’s Pharmacy Mobile App →
  10. 10Wishek Drug icon

    #10Wishek Drug

    Wishek Drug

    4.6(19)
    Free
    86% similar
    Get on App Store

    Why it's similar

    Wishek Drug lets you refill prescriptions in one click, set medication and refill reminders, view Rx history, and get pharmacy discounts, sharing Walgreens's prescription-management core. Both keep your medications organized and let you communicate securely with the pharmacy.

    How it differs

    Wishek Drug serves a single independent local pharmacy, not Walgreens's national chain, with no photo printing or broad retail shopping. At 4.63 stars across just 19 ratings, it is tiny and local. It suits customers of that one pharmacy rather than Walgreens's wide footprint.

    See full data on Wishek Drug →

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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 Walgreens, 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 Walgreens'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 November 4, 2026 and November 11, 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 Walgreens?+
CVS Health by CVS Pharmacy has the strongest App Store rating of the 10 apps here: 4.7 stars from 1,745,137 US ratings on November 10, 2026.
Which app is most like Walgreens?+
CVS Health is the closest match: its App Store listing is 89% similar to Walgreens's by text embedding.
Are there free Walgreens alternatives?+
Yes. 9 of the 10 apps are free to download on the App Store: CVS Health, Print Photo - photo print app, Photo Prints+, Printicular Print Photos, EZ Photo Prints: 1 Hour Photos, Giant Food Rx, My Community Pharmacy, Marc’s Pharmacy Mobile App, Wishek Drug.

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