Franco Manca vs Smashburger UK
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
Smashburger UK
Order delicious burgers, salads, and sides for collection or delivery. Explore a menu featuring signature Smashburgers made with fresh, never-frozen British beef, crispy chicken, plant-based options, and hand-spun shakes.
- Order burgers, salads, and sides
- Collection and delivery options
- Signature Smashburger creations
- Crispy chicken and plant-based options
- Fresh salads and signature sides
- Hand-spun milkshakes
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Founded in 2007 in Denver Smashburger is known for its smashing technique. Smashing a fresh, never frozen, 100% Certified British Beef made from scratch in store and smashed on a hot buttered grill. Our menu features signature Smashburger’s grilled in an open kitchen, Classic Smash, Oklahoma Smash, crispy chicken, plant-based burgers, fresh crisp salads, and signature sides, such as rosemary drizzled SmashFries® and our famous hand-spun shakes!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smashburger UK at 50% against Franco Manca's 9%. On price, update cadence, 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.
Franco Manca ships an update every 2 months, Smashburger UK every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Franco Manca | Smashburger UK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 9.4% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Franco Manca | ARCH ORDER |
Customer experience
Franco Manca
Smashburger UK
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)
Smashburger UK
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Franco Manca
No in-app purchases
Smashburger UK
No in-app purchases
