Comparison

GRIND vs BAOverse

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Customise and order coffee
  • Pay remotely
  • Skip the queue for collection
  • Earn and redeem loyalty points
  • Manage Grind at Home subscriptions
Features
Read full description

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.

About

BAOverse

Explore a virtual world inspired by Taiwanese culture and earn in-app currency by dining at participating restaurants. Use your earned currency to purchase unique digital items that can be redeemed for real-world counterparts. Level up your character to unlock new content and exclusive benefits.

Highlights
  • Interactive restaurant exploration
  • Earn BAOcoin by dining
  • Spend BAOcoin on in-app items
  • Redeem items for real-world counterparts
  • Level up characters
  • Unlock exclusive perks
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The BAOverse is an interactive restaurant experience app which rewards you for exploring our world where each of our London restaurants represents a different slice of Taiwanese culture. Here’s how it works: Choose a character and start exploring the Map Dine at our restaurants to earn BAOcoin Spend your BAOcoin on unique items in the app. Redeem your BAOverse items for their real world counter parts next time you visit. Keep exploring to level up and unlock more characters and exclusive perks.

Screenshots

GRIND4 screens
BAOverse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GRIND at 57% against BAOverse's 22%. BAOverse's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GRIND ships an update every 2 months, BAOverse every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
GRIND versus BAOverse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGRINDBAOverse
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews — better22.2% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB79 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperGrind & Co.BAO London Ltd

Customer experience

GRIND

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral5.4%
Negative37.5%

BAOverse

Written reviews18 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative77.8%

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
Show 7 more
  • 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
Show 13 more
  • 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

BAOverse

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

GRIND

No in-app purchases

None

BAOverse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GRIND free?
GRIND is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BAOverse free?
BAOverse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GRIND or BAOverse have ads?
Neither GRIND nor BAOverse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GRIND or BAOverse?
GRIND ships an update every 2 months, and BAOverse every 2 weeks. Most recently, GRIND was updated on October 14, 2026 and BAOverse on October 6, 2026.

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