Hot Table vs Joyraft
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hot Table
Easily order food for pickup or delivery, and manage your gift cards. Earn rewards with every purchase and get access to exclusive offers and new menu items.
- Mobile ordering for pickup
- Food delivery
- Earn loyalty points
- Exclusive offers
- Gift card management
- Scan and pay in-store
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The Hot Table app is a convenient way to order pickup & delivery, scan and pay in-store, plus unlock many exclusive benefits. MOBILE ORDERING Order ahead and have your food ready when you arrive, OR better yet, have it delivered right to your door. DELICIOUS PERKS Receive special offers and gain early access to new menu items & promotions. EARN REWARDS Scan or order online to earn points. Receive one point for each panini (and salad) — When you hit 12 points (10 for salad), your next one is free! MANAGE YOUR GIFT CARDS Add your gift cards, check your balance, add money and redeem in-store or online.
Joyraft
Discover unique and exciting events and experiences happening in Boston. Find activities for friends, romantic evenings, or group outings, curated by local experts. Stay informed about the city's best upcoming happenings and connect with others over shared interests.
- Discover hot events and experiences
- Uncover city secrets
- See friends' interests
- Connect with like-minded people
- Save and organize activities
- Content curated by local experts
- Event notifications
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Boozy indoor mini golf, after-hours museum parties, on-demand hibachi…we show you the experiences you don’t want to miss in Boston. Browse cool events for a friends reunion, girls night out, romantic evening & more. Joyraft is all about things to do together. • Easily discover the hottest events & experiences in Boston • Uncover the city’s best kept secrets • See what your friends are interested in doing • Connect with like-minded Bostonians over shared experiences • Create and join themed folders of the activities you’ve saved in Collections • Save experiences for later • Enjoy content curated by local experts • Get notified of Boston’s best upcoming events • Be in the Boston-know Created by The Boston Calendar – sharing events that don’t suck since 2013.
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Verdict
Hot Table and Joyraft both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 69% of Joyraft's written reviews are positive against 42% of Hot Table's. Joyraft also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Hot Table against 4.9 for Joyraft. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.3K and 1.3K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 42% of Hot Table's written reviews are positive against 69% of Joyraft's.
Hot Table ships an update every 2 months, Joyraft every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hot Table | Joyraft |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.3K ratings) | 4.9 (1.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.9% of reviews | 68.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.3K — better | 1.3K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Incentivio, Inc. | TTMYS, INC. |
Customer experience
Hot Table
Joyraft
Bugs and requests
Hot Table
Reported bugs
3 issues- Issues with redeeming points
- Problems with delivery tracking and order status
- App crashes or errors when placing orders
Requested features
4 requests- Add Apple Pay or PayPal support
- Improve gift card management
- Increase character limit for special instructions
- Allow customization options (e.g. extra cheese)
Joyraft
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hot Table
No in-app purchases
Joyraft
No in-app purchases
