Carrabba's vs Shifty's Bar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Carrabba's
Easily access delicious rewards, join waitlists to be seated faster, and RSVP to special events. Order online, view up-to-date menus, and enjoy a seamless dining experience. Your financial information is protected with data encryption.
- Delicious rewards program
- Waitlist features for faster seating
- RSVP to monthly wine dinners
- Online ordering
- Up-to-date menus
- Data encryption for financial information
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Holy Cannoli! The NEW Carrabba’s App is now available across all participating Carrabba’s locations. The Carrabba’s App has so many sweet benefits: delicious rewards, waitlist features that get you seated faster, RSVP to monthly wine dinners, online ordering, up-to-date menus, and so much more! -- The Carrabba's App uses data encryption to protect your financial information and card data is never stored on Carrabba’s Italian Grill servers. The Carrabba's App also uses GPS to enhance the user experience by prompting you to check in when you arrive at the restaurant. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Shifty's Bar
Easily order food and join a loyalty program with exclusive access to menus, coupons, and reward points. Enjoy a convenient and fast ordering experience.
- Easy food ordering
- Loyalty program access
- Exclusive menu access
- Coupons and rewards
- Fast and convenient
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Ordering your food with us is now easy, convenient and fast. Download our free app today to join our loyalty program with exclusive access to our menu, coupons and reward points.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Shifty's Bar at every 2 days against Carrabba's's every 3 weeks. Shifty's Bar also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Carrabba's's advantage is ratings volume (11K vs 2). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Carrabba's against 5.0 for Shifty's Bar. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Carrabba's has 11K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Carrabba's ships an update every 3 weeks, Shifty's Bar every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Carrabba's | Shifty's Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (11K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Carrabba's Italian Grill | KRKS Solutions LLC |
Customer experience
Carrabba's
Shifty's Bar
Bugs and requests
Carrabba's
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashing or not functioning properly
- Rewards not being properly credited
- Incorrect or missing menu items in app
- Issues with online ordering and reservations
Requested features
4 requests- Add full menu browsing in app
- Improve rewards program integration
- Fix login and account access issues
- Enhance app stability and performance
Shifty's Bar
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Carrabba's
No in-app purchases
Shifty's Bar
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Carrabba's free?
Is Shifty's Bar free?
Which has better reviews, Carrabba's or Shifty's Bar?
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