Board & Brew vs Empanada Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Board & Brew
Easily order your favorite meals from a nearby location. Browse the menu, customize your order, and pay directly within the app for a seamless pickup experience. Reorder past favorites or discover new specials through push notifications.
- Location finder
- Menu browsing
- Mobile ordering
- In-app payment
- Past order reordering
- Push notification specials
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Ordering from Board & Brew has never been easier! Use GPS to find a location near you, review the menu, place your order, and it’s ready when you want it. And since you can pay in the app, there's nothing to do but skip the line, grab your food, and go. Do you always order the same thing? Order your usual or tap “Past Orders” to find that delicious order from last week and order again. Finally, opt-in for push notifications, and we'll notify you of specials and promotions. Download it now! Finally, opt-in for push notifications, and we'll notify you of specials and promotions. Download it now!
Empanada Maker
Discover gourmet empanadas, homemade sauces, and fresh sides from a unique restaurant concept. Order directly from your phone for pickup or delivery, and receive exclusive gifts.
- Browse menu
- Order from phone
- Skip the line
- Delivery orders
- Exclusive gifts
- Send feedback
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The Empanada Maker is a fresh and unique new restaurant concept for Southern California, featuring gourmet empanadas, homemade dipping sauces, fresh salads, and delicious side dishes. We opened our first restaurant location in Mission Viejo in November of 2013, and we are now on the road as well with our brand new food truck! Please take a moment to check out our app and learn more about our amazing empanadas. With our new app - Browse through our menu and order from your phone and skip the line - Order deliveries from the app - Receive exclusive gifts - Send us your feedback
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Empanada Maker at 4.3 against Board & Brew's 2.6. Empanada Maker also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). Board & Brew's advantage is update cadence (every 18 months vs every 64 months) and review sentiment (17% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Empanada Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of Board & Brew's written reviews are positive against 0% of Empanada Maker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Board & Brew ships an update every 18 months, Empanada Maker every 64 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Board & Brew | Empanada Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (11 ratings) | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months — better | Every 64 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BBRG, LLC | Appfront A.I. LTD |
Customer experience
Board & Brew
Empanada Maker
In-app purchases
Board & Brew
No in-app purchases
Empanada Maker
No in-app purchases
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