Comparison

Zoup! Eatery vs Mr. Hero

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

Head to head
About

Zoup! Eatery

Easily order your favorite soups, sandwiches, and bowls ahead of time and pay with your phone. Earn rewards on every purchase and discover new locations. Refer friends to get free soup and earn points.

Highlights
  • Order ahead and skip the line
  • Earn rewards on every purchase
  • Re-order favorites quickly
  • Find closest locations
  • Refer friends for free soup and points
Features
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Good, really good food made more rewarding. The Zoup! app makes it easy to enjoy soups, sandwiches, and bowls while earning rewards toward your favorites. Get started with a free cup of soup just for signing up. Our rewards program is simple. Just order, track progress, and unlock rewards. With the app, you can: *Order ahead or delivery *Save your favorites *Earn toward free menu items *Access exclusive perks Download today and start earning comfort food rewards.

About

Mr. Hero

Earn points and redeem rewards on your favorite food purchases. Discover monthly coupons and specials, order food online, and find locations. Get rewarded for referring friends.

Highlights
  • Earn points on purchases
  • Redeem rewards
  • Monthly coupons and specials
  • Order food online
  • View locations
  • Refer-a-friend rewards
Features
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With Mr. Hero’s app you earn points on every purchase then redeem those points for FREE FOOD! Receive monthly coupons, get holiday BOGO offers, order online, view our locations, and so much more.

Screenshots

Zoup! Eatery4 screens
Mr. Hero4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Zoup! Eatery at every 3 months against Mr. Hero's every 9 months. Mr. Hero's advantage is ratings volume (4.8K vs 882) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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 Zoup! Eatery against 4.8 for Mr. Hero. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mr. Hero has 4.8K ratings behind it against 882, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 46% of Zoup! Eatery's written reviews are positive against 53% of Mr. Hero's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zoup! Eatery ships an update every 3 months, Mr. Hero every 9 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Zoup! Eatery versus Mr. Hero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZoup! EateryMr. Hero
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (882 ratings) — better4.8 (4.8K ratings)
Positive reviews45.7% of reviews53.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8824.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB104 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperZoup Fresh Soup Company, LLCRestaurant Developers Corp.

Customer experience

Zoup! Eatery

All ratings838 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive45.7%
Neutral20.0%
Negative34.3%

Mr. Hero

All ratings4,565 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral2.1%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive53.2%
Neutral6.4%
Negative40.4%

User reviews

Zoup! Eatery

From 882 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great staff and service
  • 🍲 Excellent soup selection
  • 🌱 Vegan options available

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes and glitches
  • 🔑 Difficult to change password or manage account
  • 📱 Outdated and unintuitive app UI

Mr. Hero

From 4.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fresh and ready food
  • 👍 Great service and team work
  • 👍 Convenient pickup
  • 👍 Excellent food quality

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App issues with redeeming offers and placing orders
  • 🐛 Inability to use coupons and promotions
  • 🐛 Slow or unresponsive app
  • 🐛 Unhelpful staff in some cases

Bugs and requests

Zoup! Eatery

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Cannot add points from receipts
  • Rewards not working properly
  • App stuck in a loop when trying to order

Requested features

3 requests
  • Allow ordering just a single item (e.g., mac and cheese)
  • Integrate with mobile wallets like Apple Pay
  • Improve rewards program and make it easier to use

Mr. Hero

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App not recognizing saved addresses
  • Disappearing redemption codes
  • Online orders not being fulfilled

Requested features

3 requests
  • Curbside pickup option
  • Ability to redeem offers through the app
  • Saved customer information for faster ordering

In-app purchases

None

Zoup! Eatery

No in-app purchases

None

Mr. Hero

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zoup! Eatery free?
Zoup! Eatery is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mr. Hero free?
Mr. Hero is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Zoup! Eatery or Mr. Hero?
Zoup! Eatery is rated higher. Zoup! Eatery averages 4.8 out of 5 from 882 ratings, while Mr. Hero averages 4.8 from 4.8K ratings.
Do Zoup! Eatery or Mr. Hero have ads?
Neither Zoup! Eatery nor Mr. Hero shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zoup! Eatery or Mr. Hero?
Zoup! Eatery ships an update every 3 months, and Mr. Hero every 9 months. Most recently, Zoup! Eatery was updated on November 3, 2026 and Mr. Hero on November 3, 2026.

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