Java Moon vs City Brew Coffee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Java Moon
Easily order your favorite coffee, meals, and treats with full customization options. Schedule your pickup for a specific date and time, and enjoy reserved parking for to-go orders.
- Full menu ordering
- Customization options
- Scheduled pickup times
- Reserved parking for to-go orders
- Easy mobile ordering
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We have added an app to allow for easy ordering of your favorite drink, meal or treat! We have our full menu available with all of the custom options you love. Pick a date and time you want to pick it up, and we'll have it ready for you. We've also reserved the best parking space in our lot just for our to go orders so you'll always have a place to park!
City Brew Coffee
Order and pay for your favorite coffee drinks in advance to skip the line. This app also allows you to join a rewards program to earn and redeem points for future purchases.
- Mobile order ahead
- Pay in-app
- Earn rewards points
- Redeem rewards
- Skip the line
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Skip the line and enjoy mobile order and pay ahead! The City Brew App is the premier way to experience our City Brew Perks Program! Earn points and spend your rewards!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Java Moon at 88% against City Brew Coffee's 36%. Java Moon also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). City Brew Coffee's advantage is ratings volume (1.6K vs 146). 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.
Java Moon holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: City Brew Coffee has 1.6K ratings behind it against 146, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Java Moon's written reviews are positive against 36% of City Brew Coffee's.
Java Moon ships an update every 3 months, City Brew Coffee every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Java Moon | City Brew Coffee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (146 ratings) — better | 4.7 (1.6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better | 36.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 146 | 1.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Craver | City Brew |
Customer experience
Java Moon
City Brew Coffee
Bugs and requests
Java Moon
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
City Brew Coffee
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes when trying to order
- Rewards not properly applied to orders
- Debit card not saved in app
- Order details not fully displayed
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to view menu after store hours
- Option to combine gift card balances
- Calorie information for menu items
- Improved rewards program integration
In-app purchases
Java Moon
No in-app purchases
City Brew Coffee
No in-app purchases
Questions
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