SUGARFISH vs Calif Chicken Cafe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SUGARFISH
Easily order your favorite meals with a few taps. Browse the menu, customize your order, and pay securely. Receive a push notification when your food is ready.
- Browse and customize menu items
- Secure payment system
- Save delivery addresses and payment methods
- Place orders up to seven days in advance
- Restaurant location and hours
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Your ideal meal is just a few taps away. Download the SUGARFISH app free for iPhone today. With the SUGARFISH mobile app, ordering food has never been easier. Whether you're looking for a quick snack or a full meal, we've got you covered. Just browse our easy-to-use menu, customize it how you'd like, place your order using our secure payment system, and sit back! A push notification will alert you when your order will be ready. With the SUGARFISH app, you can: - Browse our menu for your favorite dishes and customize them how you'd like - Save your delivery addresses and payment methods securely to check out in just a few taps - Place future food orders up to seven days in advance - Get restaurant location, hours, and contact information
Calif Chicken Cafe
Easily order LA's favorite salads, wraps, rotisserie chicken, and sides for pickup or drive-up service. Enjoy quick re-ordering, fast payment options, and seamless account management.
- Order ahead for pickup
- Drive-up service available
- Quick re-ordering of past orders
- Fast payment with Apple Pay/Google Pay
- Seamless account creation and login
- Catering orders
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Download the Calif Chicken Cafe app for the most convenient way to place your order for LA’s best salads, wraps, rotisserie chicken, side orders, and catering. App benefits include: order ahead and use drive-up service, quick re-ordering of past orders, fast payment with Apple Pay and Google Pay, and seamless account creation and log-in.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SUGARFISH at 4.9 against Calif Chicken Cafe's 2.1. SUGARFISH also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (2K vs 40). Calif Chicken Cafe's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.
SUGARFISH holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SUGARFISH has 2K ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of SUGARFISH's written reviews are positive against 27% of Calif Chicken Cafe's.
SUGARFISH ships an update every 7 months, Calif Chicken Cafe every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SUGARFISH | Calif Chicken Cafe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (2K ratings) — better | 2.1 (40 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 39.3% of reviews — better | 27.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2K — better | 40 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 187 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sushi Nozawa, LLC | Newport Concepts |
Customer experience
SUGARFISH
Calif Chicken Cafe
Bugs and requests
SUGARFISH
Reported bugs
2 issues- No way to cancel orders
- Inconsistent pickup time estimates
Requested features
4 requests- Add Apple Pay or PayPal payment options
- Implement a reservation or waitlist system
- Allow scheduling of pickup times
- Provide order history and tracking
Calif Chicken Cafe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SUGARFISH
No in-app purchases
Calif Chicken Cafe
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SUGARFISH free?
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