Franco Manca vs McMullen’s Pubs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Virtual loyalty card
- Earn free pizza rewards
- Order and collect
- View full menu
- Find a pizzeria
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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
McMullen’s Pubs
Order food and drinks directly from your table at participating pubs. Browse menus, place your order, and pay your bill seamlessly without leaving your seat, ensuring a safe and convenient pub experience.
- View menus
- Order food and drinks
- Pay bill from table
- Skip bar queue
- Safe pub experience
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Avoid the queue at the bar and enjoy your local McMullen pub safely with our order and pay app! Our app allows you to view all of our menus easily, order your food and drink and pay your bill without having to leave the comfort of your seat.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: McMullen’s Pubs at 4.5 against Franco Manca's 1.0. McMullen’s Pubs also leads on review sentiment (46% vs 9%) and ratings volume (406 vs 1). Franco Manca's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). 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.
McMullen’s Pubs holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: McMullen’s Pubs has 406 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of Franco Manca's written reviews are positive against 46% of McMullen’s Pubs's.
Franco Manca ships an update every 2 months, McMullen’s Pubs every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Franco Manca | McMullen’s Pubs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (406 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.4% of reviews | 46.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 406 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Franco Manca | MCMULLEN'S OF HERTFORD LIMITED |
Customer experience
Franco Manca
McMullen’s Pubs
User reviews
Franco Manca
From 1 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🍕 Great pizzas
- ✨ Nice app design (rare)
- 🤝 Staff welcoming and helpful (rare)
Room to improve
- ❌ Cannot log in
- ❌ Password reset issues
- ❌ App doesn't work
- ❌ Codes don't work
- ❌ Cannot create account
McMullen’s Pubs
From 406 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Friendly and welcoming staff
- 🍔 Delicious food and quality drinks
- 📱 Easy-to-use app interface (when working)
- 🎵 Great atmosphere with live music
- 👨👩👧👦 Family-friendly venue with play areas
Room to improve
- 🐛 App frequently crashes and hangs
- 📡 Poor WiFi connectivity in venues
- ⏱️ Slow app performance and loading times
- 🔐 Problematic 2FA authentication system
- 💳 Payment processing issues (card entry, Amex not accepted)
Bugs and 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)
McMullen’s Pubs
Reported bugs
10 issues- Guest checkout hangs and fails to complete
- Manual credit card entry throws errors
- Card scan feature non-functional
- 2FA verification codes arrive too slowly
- App only shows drinks menu, not food menu
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- Menu shows items as unavailable to order
- App fails to load or responds very slowly
- WiFi connectivity causes app timeouts
- Password setup and account creation issues
- App freezes after requesting code resend
Requested features
10 requests- Option to remove ingredients from meals
- Ability to order glasses of wine (not just bottles)
- Custom requests/notes field for orders
- Web-based ordering alternative to app
- SMS and WhatsApp 2FA options
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- Support for more payment methods (Amex)
- Traditional table service option
- Faster email verification codes for 2FA
- Remove ice and fruit customization options
- Better WiFi infrastructure in venues
In-app purchases
Franco Manca
No in-app purchases
McMullen’s Pubs
No in-app purchases
