Comparison

JOY SURBITON vs Franco Manca

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

Head to head
About

JOY SURBITON

Features
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With this app, you can order your favourite food easily for collection or delivery orders. you can check menu prices, allergy information and pay online as well. Book a table anytime in advance and you will get a confirmation straight away. Super easy to use: download select your favourite food and place your order as a guest user or register user with your contact details

About

Franco Manca

This app allows you to order delicious sourdough pizzas for collection and track your loyalty rewards. Earn free pizzas with every purchase and discover your nearest location.

Highlights
  • Virtual loyalty card
  • Earn free pizza rewards
  • Order and collect
  • View full menu
  • Find a pizzeria
Features
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Franco Manca is a Neapolitan pizzeria, pioneering sourdough pizza in the UK. We opened our very first pizzeria in Brixton Market, London, and are now open in towns and cities across the UK. Our dough is made daily. Our seasonal ingredients are sourced from small suppliers across Italy and the UK and our pizzas start from £5. The Franco Manca app is our way of saying ‘thank you’ to you for supporting our mission to bring slow fast food with real, small supplier ingredients to the UK. Earn your way to free pizza using the app in any of our pizzerias. For every 6 pizzas you buy, enjoy the 7th one on the house. You can also order pizza to collect, view our menu and find your local pizzeria. It’s simple. Eat Pizza= Earn pizza. What’s inside? - Our virtual loyalty card Buy 6 pizzas and enjoy the 7th pizza on the house Every new user receives a welcome bonus stamp Invite a friend and enjoy a bonus stamp Students buy 4 pizzas and the 5th is on the house -Menu View our full menu -Order & Collect Order online and collect at any pizzeria -Find a pizzeria You can also find your nearest pizzeria with our in-app location finder

Screenshots

JOY SURBITON4 screens
Franco Manca3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Franco Manca at every 2 months against JOY SURBITON's every 36 months. JOY SURBITON's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JOY SURBITON ships an update every 36 months, Franco Manca every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
JOY SURBITON versus Franco Manca: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJOY SURBITONFranco Manca
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—9.4% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 36 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB82 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperXERASOFT LTDFranco Manca

Bugs and requests

JOY SURBITON

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Franco Manca

Reported bugs

22 issues
  • Cannot log in after update
  • Password reset requires email but sets keyboard to numbers only
  • Lost rewards after logging out/resetting password
  • App doesn't open/crashes
  • Codes from receipts expire or don't register
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  • Cannot add stamps
  • Table check-in not working
  • Opening app at restaurant is impossible
  • App doesn't work for discounts
  • Registration fails ('Request failed')
  • Phone number already in use when trying to create new account
  • SMS codes not received
  • App sends users in an eternal loop back to login
  • VPN/network issues with no feedback
  • Resetting password updates but doesn't work
  • App freezes or locks up
  • QR codes lead to website or error pages
  • Stamps disappear
  • Cannot delete account
  • Ordering takes you to website instead of in-app
  • Local restaurant not showing in list
  • Discount only works for one item when it should work for multiple

Requested features

13 requests
  • Allow email reset for password
  • Fix numeric-only keyboard for password reset
  • Improve app stability
  • Ensure codes are always valid
  • Guest checkout option
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  • Allow 3rd party sign-in
  • Improve autocomplete/autofill
  • Clarify 'scan the table' feature
  • Fix SMS function for codes
  • Integrate ordering and rewards better
  • Make ordering process easier
  • Add dark mode
  • Improve password handling (strong passwords, generation)

In-app purchases

None

JOY SURBITON

No in-app purchases

None

Franco Manca

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is JOY SURBITON free?
JOY SURBITON is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Franco Manca free?
Franco Manca is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do JOY SURBITON or Franco Manca have ads?
Neither JOY SURBITON nor Franco Manca shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JOY SURBITON or Franco Manca?
JOY SURBITON ships an update every 36 months, and Franco Manca every 2 months. Most recently, JOY SURBITON was updated on November 3, 2026 and Franco Manca on November 3, 2026.

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