Franco Manca vs GDK 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
GDK UK
Discover your nearest restaurant, browse the complete menu, and place orders for dine-in, takeaway, or delivery. Enjoy real-time tracking and exclusive in-app offers for a convenient way to enjoy your favorite meals.
- Find nearest restaurant
- Browse full menu
- Order for dine-in, takeaway, or delivery
- Real-time order tracking
- Exclusive in-app deals
- Refer-a-friend rewards
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Your next GDK hit is closer than you think. Find your nearest GDK restaurant, browse the full menu, and order exactly how you want — dine in, takeaway, or delivery. With real-time order tracking and exclusive in-app deals, GDK puts the best doner kebab in the UK right at your fingertips. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT - Find a restaurant near you — search by location and get directions instantly. - Order your way — dine in, takeaway, or delivery, all in a few taps. - Track your delivery in real time — know exactly when your order is on its way. - Exclusive deals — unlock offers you won't find anywhere else. - Refer a friend — share GDK and get rewarded. The UK's favourite doner kebab, now in your pocket. Download GDK and eat well.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GDK UK at 5.0 against Franco Manca's 1.0. GDK UK also leads on review sentiment (31% vs 9%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). Franco Manca's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). 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.
GDK UK holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GDK UK has 5 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 31% of GDK UK's.
Franco Manca ships an update every 2 months, GDK UK monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Franco Manca | GDK UK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.4% of reviews | 31.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Franco Manca | GDK Food |
Customer experience
Franco Manca
GDK 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)
GDK UK
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Franco Manca
No in-app purchases
GDK UK
No in-app purchases
