Shorty's vs Night Owl Cookies
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shorty's
Easily order your favorite meals with a user-friendly interface. Browse menus, customize dishes, and securely pay for your order. Receive notifications when your food is ready.
- Browse and customize menu items
- Secure payment system
- Save delivery addresses and payment methods
- Schedule orders up to seven days in advance
- Restaurant location and contact information
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Your ideal meal is just a few taps away. Download the Shorty's app free for iPhone today. With the Shorty's 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 Shorty's 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
Night Owl Cookies
Easily order your favorite treats for pickup or delivery. Earn rewards with every purchase and enjoy personalized offers. Find nearby locations and get directions.
- Mobile order and pay
- Pickup and delivery options
- Earn points for rewards
- Personalized offers
- Find store locations
- Get directions
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The Night Owl app is a convenient way to order for pickup and delivery! Rewards are built right in, so you'll earn points towards Cookies with every purchase. Delivery by Night Owl Get Night Owl delivered straight to your door at the best price by ordering directly on our app. Mobile Order & Pay Tired of waiting in lines? We got you covered. Place your order and pickup from a nearby store without waiting in line. Rewards Earn points towards free food or drink Rewards of your choosing. Receive personalized offers as a Night Owl Rewards member. Find a store See stores near you, get directions and contact our team.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Night Owl Cookies at every 2 weeks against Shorty's's every 5 months. Night Owl Cookies also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (2.2K vs 14). Shorty's's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, 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.
Night Owl Cookies holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Night Owl Cookies has 2.2K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Shorty's ships an update every 5 months, Night Owl Cookies every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shorty's | Night Owl Cookies |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (14 ratings) | 4.9 (2.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 53.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 2.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ChowNow | Lunchbox Technologies Inc. |
Customer experience
Shorty's
Night Owl Cookies
Bugs and requests
Shorty's
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Night Owl Cookies
Reported bugs
2 issues- Delivery orders not being processed properly
- App crashing or not functioning as expected
Requested features
2 requests- Fix Apple Pay integration
- Improve delivery options and communication
In-app purchases
Shorty's
No in-app purchases
Night Owl Cookies
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Shorty's free?
Is Night Owl Cookies free?
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