Starbird Chicken vs Outside Eats
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Starbird Chicken
Enjoy delicious, antibiotic-free chicken sandwiches, salads, tenders, and wings. Order ahead for pickup or delivery, earn loyalty points, and redeem rewards for free food and merchandise. Get $10 off your next order after your first purchase.
- Order ahead for pickup
- Delivery options
- Loyalty program
- Earn points on purchases
- Redeem rewards for free food
- Special offers and discounts
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Order ahead, earn rewards, and enjoy super-premium chicken from Starbird — crispy sandwiches, tenders, wings, and fresh salads, ready when you are. Join Starbird Rewards+ and earn 10 stars for every $1 you spend. Redeem stars for free food, unlock members-only perks, and keep your favorites a tap away. ORDER YOUR WAY - Order ahead for pickup or delivery from your nearest Starbird - Save favorite orders for one-tap reordering - Customize sandwiches, sides, and sauces EARN STARS, GET REWARDS - 10 stars for every $1 spent — on every order - Members-only offers and a birthday treat - Track stars and rewards in real time GIFT CARDS, MADE EASY - Buy and send digital gift cards in seconds - Store gift cards in the app and redeem in a tap - Use them in-restaurant, for pickup, or for delivery ABOUT OUR FOOD We're serving up positively delicious, super-premium fast food. Our perfectly crispy chicken is never treated with antibiotics, all natural, and 100% gluten friendly — because better ingredients make a better sandwich. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? We'd love to hear from you. Visit starbirdchicken.com/contact, follow @starbirdchicken on social, or learn more at starbirdchicken.com.
Outside Eats
Discover over 1,500 curated restaurants across 20+ SF Peninsula cities. Browse by cuisine, price, or location to find new dining spots. Watch and interact with short food videos, and see what your friends are saving.
- 1,500+ curated restaurants
- Browse by cuisine, price, location
- Discover new dining spots
- Watch short food videos
- Like and comment on videos
- See friends' saved restaurants
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Outside Eats covers 1,500+ curated restaurants across 20+ SF Peninsula cities. Browse by cuisine, price, or location. Find new and interesting restaurants wherever you are. Watch short food videos from our team, like and comment on your favorites, and see what your friends are saving. New restaurants and videos added regularly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Outside Eats at 100% against Starbird Chicken's 35%. Outside Eats also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Starbird Chicken's advantage is ratings volume (12K vs 4). 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.
Outside Eats holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Starbird Chicken has 12K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Starbird Chicken's written reviews are positive against 100% of Outside Eats's.
Starbird Chicken ships an update fortnightly, Outside Eats every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Starbird Chicken | Outside Eats |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12K ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Chicken Coup, LLC | David Gagne |
Customer experience
Starbird Chicken
Outside Eats
Bugs and requests
Starbird Chicken
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Issues with credit card registration
- Delivery address character limit problems
- Inconsistent behavior between web and mobile app
Requested features
5 requests- Add Apple Pay support
- Improve gift card integration
- Allow customization of orders
- Provide order history and lookup
- Fix reward redemption issues
Outside Eats
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Starbird Chicken
No in-app purchases
Outside Eats
No in-app purchases
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