RibCrib vs Simple Simon's Pizza®
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RibCrib
Order delicious BBQ for takeout or delivery and earn rewards with every purchase. Browse the full menu, find your nearest location, and enjoy exclusive perks as a rewards member.
- Browse menu
- Order takeout
- Order delivery
- Earn rewards
- Find locations
- Sign up for rewards
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RibCrib’s been smokin’ mouthwatering BBQ since 1992! With our app, you can browse the menu, find your local ’Crib, order takeout or delivery, and earn rewards – now that’s the good stuff. Getting started couldn’t be easier – just download our app to earn rewards and extra perks. Here’s how it works: • Sign up for RibCrib Rewards when you download the app. • Order your slow-smoked faves as usual. • Rewards show up on your phone for you to use. It’s like magic!
Simple Simon's Pizza®
Discover a long-standing pizza chain's offerings, including pizzas, calizones, breadsticks, sandwiches, and wings. They pride themselves on high-quality, affordable food made with proprietary ingredients. Users can manage notification preferences upon first use.
- Pizzas, Calizones, Breadsticks, Sandwiches, Wings
- Proprietary ingredient recipes
- Affordable pricing
- Push notification management
- Order history
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Since 1983, Simple Simon’s Pizza has been “Simply The Best Place To Be!” for Pizzas, Calizones™, Breadsticks, Sandwiches & Wings. Home of The Supreme Pizza and The Original Calizone™ We have perfected our recipes using proprietary ingredients to create the highest quality pizza at an affordable price point. You will be prompted to opt-in or opt-out of push notifications upon the first app start up after download from Apple App Store to an iOS device. Once a selection has been made, any changes to push notifications preferences have to come from your device operating system settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RibCrib at 76% against Simple Simon's Pizza®'s 17%. RibCrib also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). Simple Simon's Pizza®'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, 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.
RibCrib holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RibCrib has 12K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of RibCrib's written reviews are positive against 17% of Simple Simon's Pizza®'s.
RibCrib ships an update every 3 weeks, Simple Simon's Pizza® every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RibCrib | Simple Simon's Pizza® |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (12K ratings) — better | 2.0 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.3% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Rib Crib BBQ, Inc. | J & H Foods, Inc. |
Customer experience
RibCrib
Simple Simon's Pizza®
Bugs and requests
RibCrib
Reported bugs
2 issues- Cart issues (showing incorrect items)
- Reward not applying at checkout
Requested features
3 requests- Add special instructions option
- Allow multiple gift card usage
- Improve app performance and usability
Simple Simon's Pizza®
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RibCrib
No in-app purchases
Simple Simon's Pizza®
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is RibCrib free?
Is Simple Simon's Pizza® free?
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Do RibCrib or Simple Simon's Pizza® have ads?
Which is updated more often, RibCrib or Simple Simon's Pizza®?
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