Comparison

Capital One Shopping: Coupons, Loyalty, and Deals vs Honey

Capital One Shopping: Coupons, Loyalty, and Deals lands on Worth it, and Honey lands on Depends.

Capital One Shopping: Coupons, Loyalty, and Deals

Worth it

Confidence: Medium

Use it if you shop online regularly and want free automatic coupons and price comparison . it costs nothing.

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Worth a free install only if you shop online often and don't mind sharing shopping data . some users do save money.

Capital One Shopping: Coupons, Loyalty, and Deals versus Honey
Compare	Capital One Shopping: Coupons, Loyalty, and Deals	Honey
Verdict	Worth it	Depends
Best for	Frequent online shoppers	Frequent online shoppers
Who it's not for	Privacy-sensitive users wary of purchase tracking	Privacy-conscious shoppers . data-practice accusations are recent and credible
Privacy	No confirmed vulnerabilities found; 2022 forum thread raised an unconfirmed keylogger concern; parent Capital One runs a public bug bounty.^⁴	No public CVEs found for the extension; data-practice complaints and one user-reported credential exposure, and no public security page found in scan.
Support quality	No support evidence found	No support evidence in sources.
Public sentiment	Reviewers and users like the automatic coupons and price comparison, but some report low or variable reward rates.^²	Deeply split: some users report real savings, but a large recent wave calls it useless, data-hungry, or untrustworthy after the 2024 controversy.¹⁰
Biggest gotcha	New-user $10 bonus requires app install and 'allow paste' prompts; new users only	Your shopping data is the product; critics say it funds ad targeting, not just your discounts.¹⁴