Franco Manca vs Simmons Bars
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
Simmons Bars
Unlock exclusive happy hour deals and earn rewards at over 22 locations. Get extra time, discounted drinks, and chances to win prizes. Upgrade for unlimited benefits and free entry.
- Extra happy hour minutes weekly
- Discounted drinks and spirits
- Earn digital coins for rewards
- Spin Lucky Slot Bandit for prizes
- Exclusive monthly offers
- Venue finder and event listings
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Download the Simmons Bars app and unlock the power. Get an extra 60 minutes of Simmons Bars' award-winning happy hour every week. Including 2-4-1 cocktails, £2.50 for spirits and mixers, £3 for glasses of wine, and so much more! GET AN EXTRA HOUR OF LONDON'S BEST HAPPY HOUR! Get a weekly Power Hour that gives you an extra hour of Happy Hour at any Simmons Bar until midnight, Sunday - Thursday. POWER UP YOUR ACCOUNT Upgrade to a paid membership for just £4.99 a month and enjoy unlimited Power Hours every day - including the weekend - double coins for use on the Bandit, plus free entry to any Simmons Bar! EARN REWARDS & WIN PRIZES Earn digital coins just for partying at Simmons Bars. Use your coins to spin the Lucky Slot Bandit and win prizes to use on your next visit. Win everything from money off to limited edition merch! FREE DRINKS & EXCLUSIVE OFFERS Get exclusive monthly offers right in the palm of your hand and redeem your promo codes in-app for free drinks and exclusive discounts. WHAT'S ON & VENUE FINDER Plan your next visit with our convenient venue finder and what's on pages; with over 22 bars across London, you're never too far from your next night out.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simmons Bars at 50% against Franco Manca's 9%. Simmons Bars also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.6). 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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Franco Manca | Simmons Bars |
|---|---|---|
| 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 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Franco Manca | Nightlight Leisure LTD |
Customer experience
Franco Manca
Simmons Bars
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)
Simmons Bars
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Franco Manca
No in-app purchases
Simmons Bars
No in-app purchases
