Hg vs Canteen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hg
This app allows users to order healthy, real food for pickup or delivery from a chain of restaurants known for its Mediterranean flavors and commitment to ethically sourced ingredients. Personalize your meals, earn rewards, and find nearby locations.
- Order for pickup or delivery
- Personalize your dishes
- Earn rewards with every order
- Find store locations
- Order for company delivery
- Early access to new menus
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Hg, known as Honest Greens outside of the UK, was Born from bold Mediterranean flavours, open fire cooking, and real ingredients. We’re quietly pioneering a movement to democratise Real Food and make healthy eating an easy, exciting choice. We proudly serve ethically sourced products made from the heart; no pretence, no processing, no preservatives, just Real Food done right. We work with local artisans whenever possible, serve more plants and grass fed meats, and only cook with olive oil. Our products are ethically sourced, organic where possible, unprocessed and free from anything artificial You can use our App to: • Skip the line or order pick up at all Honest Greens stores • Order delivery straight to your door • Order daily delivery to your company with privileged pricing on Honest Base • Personalize your dish • Honest Rewards — earn with every order • Find the closest Honest Greens locations • Get early access to new menus
Canteen
Order food and drinks ahead of time to skip lines, or pay directly through the app for a cashierless checkout. Enjoy exclusive rewards and contact-free payments.
- Walk-in reservations
- Click & collect ordering
- Multiple collection points
- Cashierless self-checkout
- Contact-free payments
- Exclusive rewards
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WALK-IN RESERVATIONS Reserve a specific time slot to purchase in-person (i.e. offline) at the restaurant till point CLICK & COLLECT Browse the menu, order and pay before entering the restaurant; you'll be notified when your order is ready to 'grab & go' from the pickup point - thereby avoiding the queues. MULTIPLE COLLECTION POINTS Where applicable, order food for delivery to various pickup points throughout the building or to your desk CASHIERLESS MOBILE SELF-CHECKOUT Pick up an item from the shelf or at the hot counter, scan the barcode and pay on the app - then just walk out CONTACT-FREE Cashless/cardless payments and paperless loyalty and receipts REWARDS Exclusive app-only offers and rewards
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Canteen at 5.0 against Hg's 4.3. Canteen also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). Hg's advantage is ratings volume (260 vs 5) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, ads, 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.
Canteen holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hg has 260 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 47% of Hg's written reviews are positive against 33% of Canteen's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Hg ships an update every 2 weeks, Canteen monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hg | Canteen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (260 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.6% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 260 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 221 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Honest Greens | Dynamify Limited |
Customer experience
Hg
Canteen
Bugs and requests
Hg
Reported bugs
20 issues- Payment fails with 'invalid data' error on all payment methods
- Apple Pay not processing transactions
- Phone number verification code not arriving
- App crashes on payment screen
- Login with Apple no longer works
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- App freezes during checkout
- Orders disappear from system after placement
- Verification code not sent to phone numbers
- App doesn't detect location
- Menu scrolling causes layout shifts and visual glitches
- Spotify pop-up constantly appearing after updates
- Cannot change delivery address in app
- App stuck on address screen during takeaway ordering
- Offline detection issues despite active connection
- Cart resets unexpectedly during ordering
- Failed payment retry button missing
- Referral credits not being applied to account
- Account logout and data loss
- App requires forced updates for minor icon changes
- Region switching from Spain to Portugal fails
Requested features
11 requests- Calorie and macronutrient information per dish
- Cash payment option
- Support for Portugal locations
- Ability to add foreign phone numbers
- Vegetable milk pricing parity with dairy
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- Clearer order confirmation for scheduled pickups
- Better category-based menu layout without excessive scrolling
- Region switching functionality
- Permanent fix for phone number verification
- Free bread option (standard in restaurants)
- Improved delivery time accuracy and guarantees
Canteen
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hg
No in-app purchases
Canteen
No in-app purchases
