Silpo vs Novus: which app is better in 2026
Short answer: pick Silpo if you want the most ways to shop from the phone, delivery or pickup, quick delivery from partner LOKO and scanning items yourself in the store. Pick Novus if you mostly shop in its stores and want the loyalty card, personal offers and a price scanner in one app, with online orders you can pay in cash. Which is cheaper depends on your basket and current offers.
How we compare: what each supermarket says about its app in its own UA App Store description, ordering, loyalty card, in-store tools and payment. Then the current place of both in the Censuus ranking.
| Silpo | Novus | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | delivery, pickup and scan-and-go | in-store shopping with a loyalty card |
| Ordering | delivery or pickup on a chosen day and time, LOKO partner delivery | online order with delivery to the door |
| Loyalty card | Vlasnyi Rakhunok card by QR, balobonuses | NOVUS card by QR, bonuses for each visit |
| In the store | Vilnokasa scan-and-go, price check by barcode | price scanner by barcode |
| Payment | bank card linked to the QR, change jar | card online or cash on delivery |
| Receipts | receipts and orders saved, repeat order | purchase history, shared shopping lists |
Ordering and delivery
Silpo delivers groceries, children’s goods, ready meals, pizza and flowers on the day and time you choose, or you pick up the order yourself, and partner LOKO brings groceries, household goods and dishes from nearby restaurants. Novus takes online orders with delivery to your door, and you can return any item when you receive the order.
Loyalty card and offers
In Silpo the Vlasnyi Rakhunok card lives in the app: you scan the QR at the checkout, collect balobonuses and switch on special offers. In Novus you open the QR from the central button and get bonuses for each visit, plus personal offers chosen from your purchases.
In the store
Silpo has Vilnokasa: you scan barcodes with your phone while you shop and pay at the self-checkout in one move, and you can check the price and availability of an item in your store. Novus has a price scanner that reads the barcode at the shelf and shows the price and product information.
Payment and receipts
Silpo lets you add a bank card and pay with the same QR, keeps small change in a change jar for the next purchases, stores receipts in the app and repeats an order in one tap. Novus takes payment for online orders by card or in cash on delivery, keeps your purchase history and saves shopping lists you can share.
Verdict
Pick Silpo for delivery, pickup and scan-and-go in the store. Pick Novus for its loyalty card, personal offers and price scanner, and for cash on delivery. Which is cheaper depends on what you buy and the offers of the week. Also see Silpo vs ATB and food delivery apps.
Frequently asked questions
Is Silpo or Novus better?
Neither outright. Silpo is better for delivery, pickup and scan-and-go shopping, Novus is better if you shop in its stores and want the loyalty card, personal offers and a price scanner.
Which is cheaper, Silpo or Novus?
It depends on your basket and the current offers. Both apps show offers and let you check prices by scanning a barcode.
Can I pay cash for a Novus online order?
Yes, Novus takes payment by card online or in cash when you receive the order.