A Checkout 51 alternative that lowers the grocery bill before checkout
Checkout 51 is a Canadian cash-back app. Each week it posts offers: buy a listed product, upload a photo of the receipt, and the cash back builds up in your account. It is free, and it works after you have paid.
- Stores covered
- 3,500+Stores covered
- Grocery banners
- 35Grocery banners
- New recipes a week
- 500+New recipes a week
- To download
- FreeTo download
Deal Dish is free to download, and its core features stay free with weekly limits. Check that your store is covered.
Short answer
These apps work at different stages. Checkout 51 pays back part of what you bought, and Deal Dish helps you decide what to buy and where. Running both makes sense: plan with one, claim cash back with the other.
Checked in October 2026 against each app’s Canadian App Store listing.
Cash-back offers follow brands
Cash-back offers are set by brands, so they point you to specific branded products. The store brand on the next shelf can still be cheaper after the rebate, so compare before you buy for the offer.
Lowering the bill before checkout
Deal Dish shows this week’s prices at your stores across 35 Canadian banners, with the regular price beside the sale price. Search any item to see its price at nearby stores, cheapest first.
It suggests recipes from the deals and builds your list from them, split by store with an aisle view. None of that needs a receipt upload or a payout threshold.
Where Checkout 51 is the better choice
- Actual money back in your account
- Offers that mostly work at any store, since it reads the receipt
Questions about Deal Dish and Checkout 51
Should I use Checkout 51 or Deal Dish?
Both, if you want. Deal Dish helps you decide what to buy and where, and Checkout 51 pays back part of what you bought. They work at different stages and do not conflict.
Does Deal Dish give cash back?
No. Deal Dish works before you pay: it shows the deals, compares stores and builds the list. Its savings tracker then shows the regular price, what you saved and what you paid.
Which saves more?
It depends on your basket. Checkout 51 pays back only on the products in that week’s offers. Deal Dish covers any grocery item you search, showing what is on sale and which nearby store has it cheapest.
Compare Deal Dish with other apps
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