Comparison

Portillo's vs Cooper‘s Hawk

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

Head to head
About

Portillo's

Discover and order iconic Chicago-style hot dogs, Italian beef sandwiches, and other signature dishes. Customize your meals, save favorites, and enjoy convenient pickup or delivery options. Plus, get a free slice of chocolate cake on your birthday.

Highlights
  • Order signature Chicago-style dishes
  • Customize orders precisely
  • Save favorite orders and locations
  • Track delivery in real-time
  • Multiple pickup options
  • Free birthday cake reward
Features
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Portillo’s We're known for our famous Chicago-style hot dogs, Italian beef sandwiches, chopped salad, cheese fries, homemade chocolate cake, and chocolate cake shake. Our Italian beef is slow-roasted for four hours, thinly sliced, and served on freshly baked French bread. Then, it's dipped in hot gravy made with our homemade blend of seasonings that we've been perfecting for 50 years. Haven't tried Portillo's yet? Order an Italian beef, dipped with sweet or hot peppers (add mozzarella if you're feeling cheesy), or a Chicago-style hot dog "dragged through the garden" and you'll see what all the hype is about. Enjoy these features of the Portillo’s app: Free Cake on Your Birthday: Join Portillo’s Perks and get a free slice of our famous Chocolate Cake on your birthday, half birthday, and sign up anniversary! Delivery: Order delivery from your nearby Portillo’s. Track your order. Receive status updates about your order in real time. Easy Ways to Pick Up: There are three easy ways: Inside the Restaurant, Delivery, or Curbside pickup at participating locations. Save your Favorites: Easily save your favorite order and location so you can order quickly and come back again and again. Favorite Portillo’s locations that you order from the most. Customize your Order: Want your Italian beef sandwich dry, cut in half, with hot peppers and mozzarella cheese and gravy on the side? No problem! Simply customize your Portillo’s favorites to get exactly what you want.

About

Cooper‘s Hawk

This app connects users to a winery and restaurant experience, offering reservations, menu browsing with wine pairings, and details about a wine club. Members can access exclusive content, track rewards, and utilize a digital member card. Non-members can explore locations and learn about membership benefits.

Highlights
  • Make Reservations
  • Browse Menu with Wine Pairings
  • Join Wine Club
  • Explore Locations
  • Track Wine Club Account
  • Digital Member Card
  • Order Carryout
Features
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Founded in 2005 by CEO Tim McEnery, Cooper’s Hawk was built upon the belief that food and wine hold the power to forge lasting connections. Our portfolio currently includes 49 Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant locations, the Cooper’s Hawk Wine Club, and two “by Cooper’s Hawk” brands – Esquire and Piccolo Buco. Cooper’s Hawk wines have won over 600 awards and are the Official Wines of the Screen Actors Guild® Awards. The Cooper’s Hawk mobile app was created to make it easy for Cooper’s Hawk Wine Club Members to engage with their Club benefits, which include exclusive content and a new gifting feature, only available on the app! Users who are not a Member can still register for the app to explore our locations, menus, wines, wine-tasting experiences, and the Wine Club. MEMBERS: Log into your Wine Club account to get the most out of your membership! If you have never set up your online login credentials, please go to “Create An Account” first. NOT A MEMBER: You can log in if you already have an account created on our Carryout online ordering site. If not, go to “Create an Account” or “Join our Wine Club”! Highlights of main features: - HOME: The feather icon will always take you Home. Easy access to “Make a Reservation”, Wine Club Member Card, reminders/news, Our Wines with Tasting Notes, and other features. - RESERVATIONS: Fewer steps because your name, phone number, and favorite location will be pre-populated! - MENU (WITH WINE PAIRING): Browse the menu for Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurants including Chef Recommendations, each item with a photo and wine-pairing recommendation. - JOIN THE WINE CLUB: Learn about all the benefits that come with a Wine Club membership! You can sign up on the app and use your benefits right away! - LOCATIONS: Explore, find, and heart a location. View photos, the address, hours, phone numbers, upcoming events, and more! Share a location and get directions. - ACCOUNT: Track your Wine Club points, bottles, rewards, tastings, and more. You can also update your profile and adjust your membership. - WINE (WITH TASTING NOTES): Show available wines in your Member account and your pickup history. Each wine clicks to Tasting Notes for your reference! Not a Member? Join our Wine Club. - MEMBER CARD: Easy access to your electronic Member card (card icon on the top right-hand corner) on the Home screen - ORDER CARRYOUT: For Members, you will be seamlessly linked to our carryout site without having to log in, and you will be able to add your wine club bottle to your order and take advantage of your carryout discount, plus earn points! - INSIDER GIFTING: Members will be able to purchase a Wine of the Month and “text” or email it to a friend, letting them know that they can pick up or enjoy the exclusive gift bottle at any of our locations. For the best experience, use the latest version of iOS. The app is supported on the two most recent major iOS versions and newer.

Screenshots

Portillo's4 screens
Cooper‘s Hawk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cooper‘s Hawk at 4.9 against Portillo's's 1.9. Cooper‘s Hawk also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 9%) and ratings volume (66K vs 1K). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cooper‘s Hawk holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cooper‘s Hawk has 66K ratings behind it against 1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of Portillo's's written reviews are positive against 43% of Cooper‘s Hawk's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Portillo's ships an update every 2 months, Cooper‘s Hawk every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Portillo's versus Cooper‘s Hawk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPortillo'sCooper‘s Hawk
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.9 (1K ratings)4.9 (66K ratings) — better
Positive reviews8.8% of reviews43.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1K66K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#159 — better#209
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB64 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPortillo's Hot Dogs, LLCCooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants

Customer experience

Portillo's

All ratings524 ratings
Positive24.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative73.3%
Written reviews452 reviews
Positive8.8%
Neutral1.3%
Negative89.8%

Cooper‘s Hawk

All ratings65,521 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.2%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews796 reviews
Positive43.3%
Neutral13.1%
Negative43.6%

User reviews

Portillo's

From 1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to order
  • 👍 Customization options
  • 🚀 Seamless ordering process
  • 👍 App is very easy to use
  • 🚀 Fast and efficient

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Ordering issues
  • 🐛 App crashes
  • 🐛 Login problems
  • 🐛 Rewards not working
  • 🐛 Buggy app

Cooper‘s Hawk

From 66K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🍽️ Excellent food quality
  • 🍷 Fantastic wine selection and tastings
  • 👨‍💼 Exceptional customer service
  • 🎉 Great for special occasions
  • 💳 Convenient membership program

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent food quality and preparation
  • ⏱️ Slow service and long wait times
  • 💻 Frustrating app and website issues
  • 🤔 Unclear membership policies and benefits
  • 🔍 Difficulty contacting customer support

Bugs and requests

Portillo's

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App only works in North America
  • Can't create an account
  • Endless login loop
  • Ordering process not working
  • Rewards not syncing properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to customize orders
  • Separate pickup line for online orders
  • Integration with Apple Pay
  • Ability to check rewards balance
  • More menu options in the app

Cooper‘s Hawk

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login issues and frequent log-outs
  • Incorrect information displayed in the app
  • Rewards and bottle availability not syncing properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow users to rate and save favorite wines
  • Implement a mobile order and pickup system
  • Provide more transparency on menu pricing
  • Improve app stability and user experience

In-app purchases

None

Portillo's

No in-app purchases

None

Cooper‘s Hawk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Portillo's free?
Portillo's is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cooper‘s Hawk free?
Cooper‘s Hawk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Portillo's or Cooper‘s Hawk?
Cooper‘s Hawk is rated higher. Portillo's averages 1.9 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Cooper‘s Hawk averages 4.9 from 66K ratings.
Do Portillo's or Cooper‘s Hawk have ads?
Neither Portillo's nor Cooper‘s Hawk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Portillo's or Cooper‘s Hawk?
Portillo's ships an update every 2 months, and Cooper‘s Hawk every 6 weeks. Most recently, Portillo's was updated on November 6, 2026 and Cooper‘s Hawk on November 8, 2026.
Which is more popular, Portillo's or Cooper‘s Hawk?
Portillo's currently peaks at #159 in the App Store charts, and Cooper‘s Hawk at #209. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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