Comparison

Uber Eats Order Manager vs Instacart Shopper

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Uber Eats Order Manager

Streamline your restaurant's operations by managing all your incoming orders from a single, centralized platform. This app offers real-time syncing across multiple devices and remote control over order statuses, ensuring no order is missed.

Highlights
  • Centralized order management
  • Real-time syncing across devices
  • Device flexibility (tablets & phones)
  • Remote order control
  • Order status notifications
  • Mark items out of stock
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Manage orders for your business on any device. This app allows you to manage your business’s orders on Uber Eats in a single, centralized place. Whether you’d rather have a single device in your store or an app that all your staff can use on their own phones, Uber Eats Order Manager flexes to fit your unique needs! Here’s everything the app offers: • Device flexibility. Run the app on any combination of tablets and mobile phones. • Realtime syncing. Run the app on multiple devices at the same time, all your staff will be able to see and manage orders with no duplicates or missed orders. • Control in the palm of your hand. Can’t be at your store all the time? No problem! The app lets you cancel orders, mark items out of stock, and turn your delivery capabilities off and on from anywhere there’s an internet connection. • Order monitoring. You’ll be able to get notifications for each new, in progress, canceled, and delivered order.

About

Instacart Shopper

Earn money by shopping for groceries and food on your own schedule. Choose orders that fit your availability and get paid quickly, keeping 100% of customer tips. Help communities by delivering essentials to those who need them.

Highlights
  • Flexible work schedule
  • Choose your own orders
  • Fast payouts
  • Keep 100% of tips
  • Shop at various stores
Features
Currently charting
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What it’s like being an Instacart shopper: — Work whenever & wherever you want — With no set schedule or region, you can make extra cash when it fits your life—whether that’s close to home or miles away. — Pick the orders you want — Use the app to see nearby orders and choose the ones that work best for you. Then get paid just for grocery shopping! — Get paid fast — Keep 100% of customer tips and cash out in as little as 2 hours after making a delivery. — Make someone’s day — From helping seniors to small businesses to busy families, shoppers keep their communities running. Instacart partners with over 80,000 stores in 14,000+ cities and towns in the U.S and Canada. Download the app and sign up today to start earning!

Screenshots

Uber Eats Order Manager4 screens
Instacart Shopper4 screens

Verdict

The call

Uber Eats Order Manager and Instacart Shopper both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 41% of Instacart Shopper's written reviews are positive against 7% of Uber Eats Order Manager's. Instacart Shopper also leads on ratings volume (1.7M vs 333) and chart position (#26 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Uber Eats Order Manager against 4.8 for Instacart Shopper. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Instacart Shopper has 1.7M ratings behind it against 333, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 7% of Uber Eats Order Manager's written reviews are positive against 41% of Instacart Shopper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Uber Eats Order Manager ships an update every 9 days, Instacart Shopper weekly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Uber Eats Order Manager versus Instacart Shopper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUber Eats Order ManagerInstacart Shopper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (333 ratings) — better4.8 (1.7M ratings)
Positive reviews7.0% of reviews41.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3331.7M — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
Best chart rank—#26 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size286 MB357 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperUber Technologies, Inc.Maplebear Inc

Customer experience

Uber Eats Order Manager

All ratings332 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral1.2%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews455 reviews
Positive7.0%
Neutral5.7%
Negative87.3%

Instacart Shopper

All ratings1,655,943 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral2.4%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews4,820 reviews
Positive41.0%
Neutral7.9%
Negative51.2%

User reviews

Uber Eats Order Manager

From 333 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth and easy to get started
  • 👍 Seamless app, works well
  • 💡 Fantastic support while tab goes haywire

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App not working at all
  • 🐛 Constantly on the loading screen
  • 🐛 App keeps glitching
  • 🐛 Doesn't allow to switch between own delivery staff and Uber partners
  • 🐛 Keeps pausing orders even when on the app

Instacart Shopper

From 1.7M App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Flexible work schedule
  • 🤝 Helpful for community
  • 💰 Good earning potential
  • 👍 User-friendly app

Room to improve

  • 🤖 Bots/automation issues
  • 🤔 Inconsistent batch assignments
  • 💔 Unfair rating system
  • 🤯 Poor customer support
  • 🔧 Frequent app issues/bugs

Bugs and requests

Uber Eats Order Manager

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App not loading, stuck on loading screen
  • Login issues, account not recognized
  • App crashing after updates
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow adjusting pricing
  • Centralized login to access multiple stores
  • Show when a menu item is not available
  • Add functionality to mark order as ready for pickup
  • Provide daily/weekly/monthly performance reports

Instacart Shopper

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App glitches during orders
  • Incorrect address/location information
  • Inconsistent batch/earnings tracking

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to filter/hide distant batches
  • Option to reorder delivery sequence
  • Detailed feedback on low ratings
  • Instant cashout feature
  • Improved communication with customers

In-app purchases

None

Uber Eats Order Manager

No in-app purchases

None

Instacart Shopper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Uber Eats Order Manager free?
Uber Eats Order Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Instacart Shopper free?
Instacart Shopper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Uber Eats Order Manager or Instacart Shopper?
Uber Eats Order Manager is rated higher. Uber Eats Order Manager averages 4.8 out of 5 from 333 ratings, while Instacart Shopper averages 4.8 from 1.7M ratings.
Do Uber Eats Order Manager or Instacart Shopper have ads?
Neither Uber Eats Order Manager nor Instacart Shopper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Uber Eats Order Manager or Instacart Shopper?
Uber Eats Order Manager ships an update every 9 days, and Instacart Shopper weekly. Most recently, Uber Eats Order Manager was updated on October 29, 2026 and Instacart Shopper on October 29, 2026.

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