Wetherspoon vs blinq Customer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wetherspoon
Order food and drinks directly from your phone and have them delivered to your table. Easily pay with various methods and reorder past purchases for convenience. You can also book hotel stays.
- Order food and drinks to your table
- Multiple payment options
- Reorder function for groups
- Book hotel stays
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Order food and drinks with the Wetherspoon app, from your phone, and have them delivered to your table. • Order a meal, a round of drinks or both – and we will bring them to your table. • Paying is simple: use your card, Apple Pay, Payit or PayPal. • Take advantage of the reorder function to purchase rounds, when in a group. • Book a stay at one of our hotels.
blinq Customer
Order and pay for food and drinks directly from your table using your smartphone. Scan a QR code to browse the menu, place your order, and then easily split the bill with friends at the end of your meal.
- Scan QR code at table
- Order food and drinks
- Pay at table
- Split bills with friends
- Contactless ordering
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blinq enables you to order and pay inside a restaurant right from your table. Simply scan the QR-code, order your favourite items and at the end of your meal pay or split the bill with friends in seconds.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: blinq Customer at 100% against Wetherspoon's 50%. blinq Customer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Wetherspoon's advantage is ratings volume (11K vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
blinq Customer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wetherspoon has 11K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Wetherspoon's written reviews are positive against 100% of blinq Customer's.
Wetherspoon ships an update monthly, blinq Customer every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wetherspoon | blinq Customer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (11K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JD Wetherspoon plc | blinq Ltd |
Customer experience
Wetherspoon
blinq Customer
Bugs and requests
Wetherspoon
Reported bugs
3 issues- App unable to detect current location
- Payment processing issues
- Menu information not always up-to-date
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to customize orders
- Improve app stability and reliability
- Integrate feedback/rating system
- Allow cash payments
blinq Customer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Wetherspoon
No in-app purchases
blinq Customer
No in-app purchases
