GRIND vs RWRD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GRIND
Order and pay for your coffee remotely at any Grind location. Skip the lines by collecting your custom drink directly from the barista. Earn and redeem loyalty points, and manage home coffee subscriptions.
- Customise and order coffee
- Pay remotely
- Skip the queue for collection
- Earn and redeem loyalty points
- Manage Grind at Home subscriptions
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The Grind® app for iPhone is the quickest and easiest way to order and pay for your coffee at any Grind. - Customise, order and pay for your coffee in any Grind, from anywhere. - Skip the queue and collect straight from the barista. - Pay using debit / credit card, Apple Pay, or with your Grind Card points. - Earn, redeem and track the points on your Grind Card. - Subscribe to Grind at Home subscriptions within the app so you never run out. - Manage your Grind at Home subscriptions within the app to make it work for you. London is a busy place, but an extra ten minutes in bed shouldn't cost you your morning coffee. With the Grind App, select a Grind, choose your drink and customise your order - with all your favourite orders saved for next time. Pay by credit card, debit card or Apple Pay, and we'll see you at the Grind for collection. Your coffee will be ready a few minutes after you place your order. Rewards are earned automatically and can be redeemed for free coffee or cocktails. If you have a Grind Card already, you can link it to your account and keep earning right where you left off.
RWRD
Find and support local independent coffee shops with digital loyalty cards. Earn rewards faster, discover new venues, and access exclusive deals and perks within the coffee community.
- Discover local independent coffee shops
- Contactless digital loyalty cards
- Earn rewards and free coffee
- Exclusive discounts and perks
- Explore coffee culture
- Local guide and maps
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Discover and support local shops, never lose out on loyalty stamps again and start exploring the independent coffee community. Guide & Maps Stop sleepwalking into high street chains & find incredible independent coffee shops in your area with our ‘Local to You’ guide. Easily see the best spots around you with RWRD maps and check out the latest deals on our News & Offers feed. Contactless loyalty Never miss out on collecting stamps at your favourite venue; download the app for free and find a collection of digital loyalty cards, from your local, to those venues you need to discover. RWRD+ Join our community. Earn free coffee faster, enjoy perks at RWRD shops, redeem exclusive discounts with select independent online brands and explore coffee culture with RWRD+.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GRIND at 4.8 against RWRD's 2.7. GRIND also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). RWRD's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 57%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. RWRD sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. GRIND asks for nothing beyond the download.
GRIND holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of GRIND's written reviews are positive against 83% of RWRD's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
GRIND ships an update every 2 months, RWRD every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GRIND | RWRD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | 2.7 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.9% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Grind & Co. | RWRD Ltd. |
Customer experience
GRIND
RWRD
User reviews
GRIND
From 5 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ☕ Great coffee taste
- 🚀 Quick and easy ordering
- 👍 User-friendly app interface
- 💨 Skip the queues
- 📱 Digital loyalty card
Room to improve
- ⏳ Slow home delivery
- 💸 Money trapped on virtual card
- 💰 Minimum top-up of £10
- 🤷 Rewards not working
- 📱 App crashes/unstable
RWRD
From 7 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- ☕ Supports local coffee shops
- 💰 Rewards and free coffee
- 🗺️ Helps discover new coffee shops
- 📱 Replaces physical loyalty cards
Room to improve
- 🐛 App not working
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🐌 Slow loading times
- ❌ Lost stamps/rewards
- 🚫 Incompatible with older devices
Bugs and requests
GRIND
Reported bugs
12 issues- Rewards don't work
- App crashes frequently
- Black card points not syncing
- Orders not going through with PayPal or Apple Pay
- App won't work without sharing location
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- Login issues (Facebook vs. email)
- Points not added correctly
- Apple Pay requires contact details after recent update
- App purchases not registered
- Loyalty card setup issues
- Virtual card money cannot be claimed back
- Home delivery is very slow
Requested features
18 requests- Allow ordering from any location, not just closest
- Ability to sign out and edit account details
- Fix points syncing issues for Black Card
- Allow ordering custom orders for shipping
- Make location sharing optional
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- Allow topping up less than £10
- Fix rewards not working
- Allow digital card for points collection
- Fix app crashing issues
- Fix Apple Pay requiring contact details
- Fix payment issues with PayPal/Apple Pay
- Fix Black Card not syncing points
- Fix app purchases not registering
- Fix loyalty card setup issues
- Fix location issues
- Fix minimum top-up issues
- Fix money trapped on virtual card
- Fix slow home delivery
RWRD
Reported bugs
17 issues- App not working after iOS updates
- Cannot log in
- Throws errors on password reset
- App has been down
- Blank page when trying to find venues
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- Doesn't register stamps
- Frequent 'Oops something went wrong' messages
- Rarely gives stamps first time
- Stamp button not working
- App crashes
- Freezes on profile
- JSON parse error on login
- Notifications promoting other apps
- iPhone 7 not supported
- Subsequent rewards not registering
- Slow to load and stamp
- Stamp collection issues after iOS security updates
Requested features
7 requests- More coffee shops to sign up
- Update venue information
- Improve app performance and speed
- Fix bugs related to stamp collection and redemption
- Ensure compatibility with older iPhone models
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- Improve customer support response times
- Stop asking for reviews repeatedly
In-app purchases
GRIND
No in-app purchases
RWRD
- RWRD+$2.991 Month
