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sprinkles.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 7 November 202629 issues · 76 checks
This review found 29 issues worth fixing on sprinkles.com, 7 of them high impact, across 76 checks. The most urgent: fails Core Web Vitals for real visitors. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.
- Homepage
- Phone render
- Links and pages
- Google PageSpeed
Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile
Site score
77C- #52,455 of 93,697 reviewed websitesbeats 39%
- #32,223 of 50,114 online storesbeats 31%
- #30,506 of 45,261 Shopify storesbeats 28%
Closest competitors among Shopify stores
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 1.0 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 993 ms |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 96 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 99 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 96 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 96 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 97 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 96 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 98 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 102 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 102 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 100 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 101 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 101 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 97 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 101 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 100 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 101 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 104 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 105 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 111 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 113 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 113 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 113 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 113 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 111 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 104 ms |
Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab): real Chrome visitors over rolling 28-day periods.
One score from every part of this review. How it works
Speed
Mobile performance score: 60
60/100Your mobile performance score is 60. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.
Reduce unused JavaScript
450 ms · 476 KiBAbout 476 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 450 ms faster on a phone.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (Google Tag Manager, Facebook and Accessibe Accessibility Overlay and others), adding 1.1 MB and 696 ms of main-thread time.
Render-blocking requests
700 ms2 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 700 ms.
Improve image delivery
350 ms · 132 KiB7 images could be 132 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 350 ms faster on a phone.
Google Tag Manager adds 255 ms
255 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 255 ms of main-thread work and 376 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
291 KiB16 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (291 KiB).
Reduce unused CSS
150 ms · 34 KiBAbout 34 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 150 ms faster on a phone.
6 long tasks on the main thread
6 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 157 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Legacy JavaScript
20 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 20 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need.
Chained critical requests
Critical files load one after another instead of in parallel (3 chains). Preconnecting to key origins and preloading the hero image shortens the chain.
2 checks passed
Main-thread work: 1.7 s
A phone's processor spends 1.7 s on main-thread work while loading, 855 ms of it running JavaScript. That is comfortably low.
Server response: 6 ms
6 msYour server sent the HTML in 6 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Fails Core Web Vitals for real visitors
Real Chrome users on phones do not pass Google's Core Web Vitals on this page (28-day field data from the Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab)). Google uses this in ranking.
Time to Interactive: 14.9 s
14.9 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 14.9 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Largest Contentful Paint: 5.2 s
5.2 sYour largest element takes 5.2 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image.
Real-user CLS: 0.17
0.17For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.17 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.226
0.226The layout shifts by 0.226 while loading, so content jumps under the reader's thumb. Good is under 0.1.
Total Blocking Time: 358 ms
358 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 358 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
Speed Index: 3.8 s
3.8 sVisually, the page fills in at 3.8 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
3 images without width and height
3 images have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.
Tap response (INP) got 10% slower for real visitors
+10%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 96 ms to 104 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors
-7%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 1.1 s to 1.0 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
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Real-user LCP: 1.3 s
1.3 sReal visitors wait 1.3 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user INP: 108 ms
108 msReal visitors wait 108 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user FCP: 0.9 s
0.9 sReal visitors see the first content after 0.9 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 483 ms
483 msReal visitors wait 483 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
First Contentful Paint: 1.1 s
1.1 sThe first text or image appears after 1.1 s, inside the 1.8 s “good” threshold.
Images and page weight
Page weight: 2.8 MB in 180 requests
2.8 MBYour homepage downloads 2.8 MB in 180 requests on a phone: scripts 1.3 MB (49), other files 771 KiB (98) and images 510 KiB (25). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
2 images below the first screen load straight away
2 images further down the page (57 KiB) download before anyone scrolls to them. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.
About 0.8 g of CO₂ per visit
0.78 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 0.78 g of CO₂e: 93.7 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
2 checks passed
Images use modern formats
Every sizeable image is WebP, AVIF or SVG.
Images are sized for phones
No image is downloaded at more than three times the size it is drawn on a phone.
Accessibility
2 text elements with low contrast
2 text elements don't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (3 elements)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 3 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
1 link without text
1 visible link has no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where it goes.
2 checks passed
Every image has alt text
All 19 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.
46 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 49 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 46 passed and 3 failed. 3 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
Title is long (96 characters)
Your title is 96 characters, so Google will cut it off around 60: “Sprinkles Cupcakes | Bakery, ATM, Online Ordering, Nationwide Shipping – Sprinkles Cupcak…”.
39 internal links, 11 external
The homepage links to 39 pages on sprinkles.com and 11 external pages.
7 checks passed
Meta description: 120 characters
Your meta description is 120 characters: “Sprinkles makes real celebrations taste better with premium, baked-fresh daily cupcakes, cakes, chocolates, and cookies.”.
One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “<img src="//sprinkles.com/cdn/shop/files/logo_181x.png?v=1615791890" srcset="//sprinkles.com/cdn/shop/files/logo_181x.p…”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://sprinkles.com/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: Organization and WebSite.
Open Graph tags complete
Open Graph tags are complete, so shared links show a title, description and image.
robots.txt in place
robots.txt is in place and points crawlers to your sitemap.
XML sitemap found
Your XML sitemap is reachable at https://sprinkles.com/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
4 checks passed
AI answer engines may read the site
Your robots.txt lets the crawlers behind ChatGPT search, Claude and Perplexity read the site and cite it in answers.
Organization data: 4 of 6 facts
Your Organization JSON-LD gives name, url, logo and sameAs (social profiles); description and contact details would complete it.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (388 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
llms.txt published
The site publishes https://sprinkles.com/llms.txt (6 KiB, 8 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.
Other pages
2 pages without a meta description
https://sprinkles.com/policies/terms-of-service and https://sprinkles.com/policies/refund-policy have no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.
11 internal pages checked
We fetched 11 pages linked from your homepage and read each the way a search engine does.
6 checks passed
Linked pages load
All 11 pages we checked loaded without an error.
Canonical URLs point to themselves
No page we checked hands its ranking to a different URL.
Titles are unique
Every page we checked has its own title.
Every page has an H1
Each page we checked has a main headline.
No linked page is hidden from search
None of the pages we checked carries a noindex tag.
Every page has a title
All 11 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
1 broken image
1 image failed to load on a phone, for example https://bat.bing.com/action/0?ti=17552880&tm=gtm002&Ver=2&mid=87f29453-b33a-4542-95b1-dcbd3a54c69b&bo=1&sid=fee034d0da4c11f181d4ed67a0de9b78&vid=fee05f80da4c11f18a892165c9c3b072&vids=1&msclkid=N&pi=91.
8 small tap targets
8 of 21 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.
2 JavaScript errors while loading
2 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Cannot read properties of null (reading 'addEventListener') theme.Drawers.Drawer.init (https://sprinkles.com/cdn/shop/t…”.
1 checks passed
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Content and conversion
No call to action on the first screen
On a phone, there is no call to action on the first screen: visitors have to scroll to find out what to do next.
No social proof
No testimonials, customer logos, ratings or customer counts on the homepage: nothing tells a new visitor that others already trust you.
No direct contact details
No phone number or email link on the homepage, so ready-to-buy visitors have one fewer way to reach you.
Only about 249 words
The homepage has only about 249 words of visible text; thin pages give Google and first-time buyers little to go on.
No risk reducer
No guarantee or risk reducer (money-back, free trial, no credit card) is mentioned, which is often what tips a hesitant visitor.
Urgency cues
The page uses urgency cues (a countdown or limited-time wording).
3 checks passed
5 calls to action
The homepage has 5 calls to action, for example “shop now”, “Order Now!” and “Sign Up”.
5 short forms
5 short forms (1 field at most) are right on the homepage.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager and Hotjar.
Privacy and tracking
7 trackers load before any consent
7Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Hotjar and Meta Pixel and 2 mores (measured from a US location before any click). No consent tool was detected. Visitors from the EU, UK and several US states must be asked first.
23 cookies set on arrival
23Opening the homepage sets 23 cookies, 2 of them by other companies (measured from a US location before any click).
No consent tool detected
No known cookie consent tool loads with the page. Some sites build their own banner, and some only show one to visitors from the EU.
32 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 32 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
Security, domain, email and software versions
The security, domain and email checks, software and plugin versions, and any app with a known security problem are visible only to people at sprinkles.com, because details like these could help someone attack a site. Every review keeps them private, whatever they found.
Apps on your store
Your storefront loads 1 app. It is code from another company running for your shoppers.
Apps your storefront loads
shareasale.com
Apps found in the homepage's code. Apps that only run in checkout or the admin aren't seen, and a headless storefront shows none. App data from programmable.info
Upkeep, stack and company
Stack
- E-commerce
- Shopify
- Analytics
- Google Tag Manager | Hotjar
- Hosting
- Shopify
Hiring
- Hiring
- 78 open roles
- Job board
- adp
Company
- Founded
- 2005
- Headquarters
- Beverly Hills
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
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