Comparison

NOW NOW vs DJOL

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

Head to head
About

NOW NOW

Discover and order delicious, affordable food for quick pick-up. Browse menus, pre-order meals, and pay securely to skip the line. Save your favorites for easy reordering.

Highlights
  • Find nearest locations
  • Order and pay via app
  • Pre-order for pickup
  • Track order status
  • Save and reorder favorites
  • Pay with credit/debit or Woolworths Card
Features
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Get super fast good food that’s light on your pocket, heavy on flavor, to grab and go go go. Use the app to find your nearest NOW NOW location and check out the menu. Pre-order your breakfast, lunch, snacks or beverages on the app and choose the time you’ll collect it. That way you can pay upfront and skip the queue. You can save your favourites and re-order with just one click. Pay using your credit/debit card or any Woolworths Card. Breakfast is served till 11:00. Get your fix NOW NOW! Features: - Find your nearest NOW NOW locations - Order and pay via App - for pick-up (you can even use your Woolworths Card) - Track your order status - Keeps history of orders and re-order your favourite with just one click

About

DJOL

Discover the best food and drink specials in your area. Find restaurant deals any day of the week and plan your outings. Currently available in 5 South African locations with plans to expand.

Highlights
  • Find food and drink specials
  • Discover restaurant deals
  • View daily specials
  • Location-based search
  • Expanding to new cities
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Bringing you all the food and drinks specials near you. Find the best restaurant deals before you go out. View all the specials any day of the week and have a djol... We are in 5 locations across South Africa and expanding soon to your city if we aren't already there.

Screenshots

NOW NOW4 screens
DJOL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NOW NOW at none against DJOL's 2. DJOL's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. DJOL sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. NOW NOW asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for NOW NOW against 5.0 for DJOL. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NOW NOW ships an update every 5 weeks, DJOL weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
NOW NOW versus DJOL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNOW NOWDJOL
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews7.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB77 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperWoolworthsArnold Hattingh

Customer experience

NOW NOW

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive7.7%
Neutral11.5%
Negative80.8%

DJOL

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

NOW NOW

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

DJOL

Subscriptions2
  • DJOL Premium7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • DJOL Premium Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is NOW NOW free?
NOW NOW is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DJOL free?
DJOL is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NOW NOW or DJOL?
NOW NOW and DJOL are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do NOW NOW or DJOL have ads?
Both NOW NOW and DJOL show ads.
Which is updated more often, NOW NOW or DJOL?
NOW NOW ships an update every 5 weeks, and DJOL weekly. Most recently, NOW NOW was updated on November 2, 2026 and DJOL on November 3, 2026.

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