The Java House vs Sips Coffee Eldridge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Java House
Order your favorite coffee and drinks ahead of time and skip the queue. Easily reorder past purchases or select from your saved favorites. Enjoy a streamlined ordering experience.
- Mobile ordering
- Skip the line
- View previous orders
- Save favorites
- Streamlined experience
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Mobile ordering just got easier. With the The Java House app, you can now mobile order ahead and skip the line. Use the app to mobile order, view previous orders and favorites, and much more.
Sips Coffee Eldridge
This drive-thru coffee shop offers a variety of coffee, espresso, teas, and energy drinks made with premium beans. Explore signature drinks and non-coffee options.
- Drive-thru only service
- Premium coffee beans
- Specialty lattes and mochas
- Teas and energy drinks
- Signature Sips Mocha
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Sips is a drive thru only coffee shop located in Eldridge, Iowa (GO LANCERS). We only serve coffee and espresso using premium beans that has been awarded Roaster Of The Year. Our Mission at Sips of Coffee is to inspire and nurture the human spirit - one person, one cup, and one neighborhood at a time. We specialize in Lattes, Mochas, Teas, and Energy Drinks. We recommend trying our signature Sips Mocha hot or over ice! Not a coffee lover? That’s ok, we have plenty of options for you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sips Coffee Eldridge at 83% against The Java House's 0%. Sips Coffee Eldridge also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Sips Coffee Eldridge holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sips Coffee Eldridge has 104 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of The Java House's written reviews are positive against 83% of Sips Coffee Eldridge's.
The Java House ships an update every 7 months, Sips Coffee Eldridge every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Java House | Sips Coffee Eldridge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (15 ratings) | 4.8 (104 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 104 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Iowa City Coffee Company | Craver Solutions Inc. |
Customer experience
The Java House
Sips Coffee Eldridge
In-app purchases
The Java House
No in-app purchases
Sips Coffee Eldridge
No in-app purchases
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