CAFEIN vs Grounds Central Station
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CAFEIN
Order food and drinks ahead for convenient pickup. Earn loyalty rewards and discover the latest happenings. Reorder your favorite items with ease.
- Order ahead for pickup
- View menu
- One-tap ordering
- Reorder favorites
- Earn rewards and offers
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Order ahead with the new CAFEIN app. Download today so you can start earning free food and catch the latest happenings. - View CAFEIN menu - Order ahead for pick-up and to-go - Pay through the app with one-tap ordering - Remembers your orders so you can re-order your favorites - Earn cool rewards and offers Download today!
Grounds Central Station
Easily order and pay for your favorite items, or skip the line and pick them up later. Earn rewards with every purchase to get free food and drinks.
- Order ahead for pickup
- Pay in-store with the app
- Earn Stars for rewards
- Track reward progress
- Find nearby stores
- View store hours and amenities
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The Grounds Central Station app is a convenient way to pay in store or skip the line and order ahead. Rewards are built right in, so you'll collect Stars and start earning free drinks and food with every purchase. Pay in store Save time and earn Rewards when you pay with the Grounds Central Station app at our stores. Order ahead Customize and place your order, and pick up from a nearby store without waiting in line. Rewards Track your Stars and redeem Rewards for a free food or drink of your choosing. Receive custom offers as a Grounds Central Station Rewards™ member. Find a store See stores near you, get directions, hours and view store amenities before you make the trip.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: CAFEIN at 982 against Grounds Central Station's 18. Grounds Central Station's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for CAFEIN against 4.9 for Grounds Central Station. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CAFEIN has 982 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of CAFEIN's written reviews are positive against 100% of Grounds Central Station's.
CAFEIN ships an update every 3 months, Grounds Central Station every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CAFEIN | Grounds Central Station |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (982 ratings) | 4.9 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 982 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hazlnut, LLC | Sudzy Inc. |
Customer experience
CAFEIN
Grounds Central Station
Bugs and requests
CAFEIN
Reported bugs
2 issues- Logging out issues
- No order ready notification
Requested features
3 requests- Support for modern payment options like Apple Pay
- Consistent menu and options across platforms
- Improved app stability and user experience
Grounds Central Station
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CAFEIN
No in-app purchases
Grounds Central Station
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is CAFEIN free?
Is Grounds Central Station free?
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Do CAFEIN or Grounds Central Station have ads?
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