M Shack vs The Loop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
M Shack
Easily order your favorite meals with a few taps. Browse the menu, customize your order, and pay securely. Receive a notification when your food is ready.
- Browse and customize menu items
- Secure payment system
- Save delivery addresses and payment methods
- Schedule orders up to seven days in advance
- Restaurant location and contact information
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Your ideal meal is just a few taps away. Download the M Shack app free for iPhone today. With the M Shack mobile app, ordering food has never been easier. Whether you're looking for a quick snack or a full meal, we've got you covered. Just browse our easy-to-use menu, customize it how you'd like, place your order using our secure payment system, and sit back! A push notification will alert you when your order will be ready. With the M Shack app, you can: - Browse our menu for your favorite dishes and customize them how you'd like - Save your delivery addresses and payment methods securely to check out in just a few taps - Place future food orders up to seven days in advance - Get restaurant location, hours, and contact information
The Loop
Easily order your favorite food ahead for pickup or to-go. The app allows for one-tap ordering, remembers past orders for quick reordering, and lets you earn rewards.
- View menu
- Order ahead for pickup
- One-tap ordering
- Reorder favorites
- Earn rewards
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Order ahead with the new The Loop app. Download today so you can start earning free food and catch the latest happenings. - View the The Loop menu - Order ahead for pick-up and to-go - Pay through the app with one-tap ordering - Remembers your orders so you can re-order your favorites - Earn cool rewards and offers Download today!
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Verdict
M Shack and The Loop both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of M Shack's written reviews are positive against 54% of The Loop's. M Shack also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). The Loop's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). On price, rating, 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
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 — 4.9 for M Shack against 4.9 for The Loop. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Loop has 1.3K ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of M Shack's written reviews are positive against 54% of The Loop's.
M Shack ships an update every 12 months, The Loop every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | M Shack | The Loop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (32 ratings) | 4.9 (1.3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 53.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 32 | 1.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ChowNow | Hazlnut, LLC |
Customer experience
M Shack
The Loop
Bugs and requests
M Shack
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
The Loop
Reported bugs
2 issues- Cannot select store location
- App crashes when processing orders
Requested features
2 requests- Allow double toppings
- Add beverage ordering
In-app purchases
M Shack
No in-app purchases
The Loop
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is M Shack free?
Is The Loop free?
Which has better reviews, M Shack or The Loop?
Do M Shack or The Loop have ads?
Which is updated more often, M Shack or The Loop?
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