Carrabba's vs MISSION BBQ
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.
MISSION BBQ
Easily order your favorite low and slow BBQ for convenient pickup. Customize sandwiches, meat markets, and signature dishes to your exact preferences. Enjoy delicious, made-to-order BBQ without the wait.
- Mobile ordering
- Customized orders
- Order customization
- Pickup scheduling
- Payment processing
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With the MISSION BBQ mobile app, it’s even easier to place your order for low and slow BBQ ready for you to Pick Up, at your convenience, at your favorite location. Features: Ordering – Place your order through the app, pay and choose when you want to pick it up in store. Customized orders – Sandwiches, Meat Markets and Smokehouse Signatures all made to order, just how you like it!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Carrabba's at 4.9 against MISSION BBQ's 3.9. Carrabba's also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months). MISSION BBQ's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price 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.
Carrabba's holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Carrabba's has 11K ratings behind it against 63, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Carrabba's's written reviews are positive against 41% of MISSION BBQ's.
Carrabba's ships an update every 3 weeks, MISSION BBQ every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Carrabba's | MISSION BBQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (11K ratings) — better | 3.9 (63 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.1% of reviews — better | 41.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11K — better | 63 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Carrabba's Italian Grill | MISSION BBQ Management, LLC |
Customer experience
Carrabba's
MISSION BBQ
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
MISSION BBQ
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Carrabba's
No in-app purchases
MISSION BBQ
No in-app purchases
