Comparison

NOW NOW vs UCOOK

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

UCOOK

Features
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UCOOK is making dinnertime more delicious and shopping even easier. Tired of the nightly suppertime struggle? UCOOK Meal Kits give you 24 new, chef-crafted recipes to choose from every week that suit your needs and match your tastes. Your order is delivered straight to your door with fresh, seasonal ingredients, perfectly portioned to reduce waste and with simple-to-follow recipes for restaurant-quality dinners in a flash. We also have a yummy range of Frozen Craft Meals, Craft Pizzas, Kids Meals, Baby Food and featured local wines so you can top up your cart with tasty convenience for every need. UCOOK Market is also making your life a whole lot easier with a growing range of kitchen and pantry staples so you can say goodbye to grocery store queues and hello to tasty, premium produce with a click.

Screenshots

NOW NOW4 screens
UCOOK3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: UCOOK at none against NOW NOW's shown. UCOOK also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NOW NOW ships an update every 5 weeks, UCOOK every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
NOW NOW versus UCOOK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNOW NOWUCOOK
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews7.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.114.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB18 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperWoolworthsSILVERTREE CAPITAL (PTY) LTD

In-app purchases

None

NOW NOW

No in-app purchases

None

UCOOK

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NOW NOW free?
NOW NOW is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is UCOOK free?
UCOOK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NOW NOW or UCOOK have ads?
NOW NOW shows ads; UCOOK does not.
Which is updated more often, NOW NOW or UCOOK?
NOW NOW ships an update every 5 weeks, and UCOOK every 2 months. Most recently, NOW NOW was updated on October 16, 2026 and UCOOK on October 1, 2026.

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