Embargo Wallet vs ICU Orders
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Embargo Wallet
Collect digital stamps from your favorite local businesses like coffee shops and bakeries. This app acts as a digital wallet for loyalty cards, helping you earn rewards and avoid losing physical cards while saving paper.
- Collect digital stamps
- Digital loyalty card wallet
- Unlock rewards
- Never lose stamp cards
- Save paper
- Supports coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants
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Being a loyal customer and getting rewarded has never been easier! Join hundreds of thousands of users and make your loyalty count! Collect digital stamps at your favourite specialty coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, and other businesses in your area – all available in one simple app, which acts like a wallet for your digital loyalty cards. The more you visit, the more rewards you will unlock. Having Embargo App on your phone means: - You will never lose your stamp cards again - You will save paper and do your bit to keep our planet green - You will enjoy countless rewards for being loyal Tap. Eat. Drink. Repeat. It's as easy as that! #WeMakeLoyaltyCount
ICU Orders
Order food and drinks directly from your table at Imperial College Union's bars. Browse menus and have your items brought to you by friendly staff. Enjoy your time at FiveSixEight, Union Bar, Metric, H-Bar, and Reynolds.
- Table-side ordering
- Food and drink menus
- Delivery to your table
- Multiple bar locations
- User-friendly interface
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Welcome to Imperial College Union’s bars! Use this app to place your order for food and drink without having to leave your table. Our friendly staff will be right with you. For use in FiveSixEight, Union Bar, Metric, H-Bar and Reynolds. We hope you have a great time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Embargo Wallet at 4.8 against ICU Orders's 1.0. Embargo Wallet also leads on review sentiment (39% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 26 months). ICU Orders's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Embargo Wallet holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Embargo Wallet has 148 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Embargo Wallet's written reviews are positive against 0% of ICU Orders's.
Embargo Wallet ships an update every 3 weeks, ICU Orders every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Embargo Wallet | ICU Orders |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (148 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 39.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 148 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 26 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Embargo Lifestyle Ltd. | Imperial College Union |
Customer experience
Embargo Wallet
ICU Orders
Bugs and requests
Embargo Wallet
Reported bugs
18 issues- App crashes when claiming rewards
- App crashes when leaving feedback
- Stamp feature not working on iPhone 13
- Bluetooth connectivity issues despite being enabled
- Location access causes app to crash
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- Stamps collected disappear after redemption attempts
- Rewards not credited despite stamps collected
- Cannot redeem rewards after collecting required stamps
- App crashes on startup after updates
- Login issues with Apple ID and generated passwords
- Incorrect address validation blocking orders
- Orders placed but not received by restaurants
- Mandatory app updates breaking functionality
- Date picker hidden by iPhone notch
- Inconsistent stamp counting and collection
- Logout occurring during reward redemption
- App freezing on older iOS versions
- NFC scanner taking 15+ seconds to launch
Requested features
10 requests- Apple Watch compatibility
- Apple Wallet integration
- Simpler reward redemption process
- Granular notification settings per venue
- Clearer indication of available rewards
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- Undo/delete protection for cards
- Language selection option
- Visible stamp collection history
- Better order status tracking
- Direct customer support chat
ICU Orders
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Embargo Wallet
No in-app purchases
ICU Orders
No in-app purchases
