itsu rewards vs steep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
itsu rewards
Earn rewards for your purchases at this Asian-inspired food establishment. Collect butterflies with qualifying spends to unlock free snacks, drinks, and meals. Get a complimentary miso soup or edamame on your first visit.
- Earn butterflies with purchases
- Redeem butterflies for free snacks
- Redeem butterflies for free drinks
- Redeem butterflies for free meals
- Free miso soup/edamame on first visit
- Discover menu items
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The more you itsu, the more we give you Collect butterflies every time you spend £5 or more. When you've collected 3 butterflies, we'll give you a free snack or drink. 5 butterflies and we'll give you free gyoza. 7 butterflies and we'll give you a free meal. Download the app, and we'll give you a free miso soup or edamame on your first visit when you spend E5. Discover our delicious menu of health[ier] Asian inspired food, grab the app & get collecting! Whether you're craving chicken teriyaki or seeking a salmon full house, it's time to eat beautiful for free
steep
Discover cafes and bars with detailed reviews and curated itineraries. Find the perfect spot for any occasion, from working alone to a first date, with a unique scoring system for quality, atmosphere, and value. Explore cities with personalized, walkable routes based on real user experiences.
- Detailed venue reviews
- Unique scoring system
- Moment-based tagging
- Interactive city maps
- Curated itineraries
- Walkable route builder
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Find the right place for this moment. steep is a global cafe and bar guide, written and reviewed by one person who drinks too much coffee and too much wine in too many cities. Every venue is visited and paid for out of pocket. No one pays to be featured. No one pays to be ranked higher. THE STEEP INDEX Every review is scored across five axes: quality (coffee or drink), atmosphere, solo-friendliness, value, and staying power. One overall score. No stars, no vague vibes, just an honest breakdown of what you're walking into. PERFECT FOR Every venue is tagged for the moment you're actually in: working alone, a first date, a slow weekend, people watching, no laptops, an espresso pilgrimage. Filter by what you need right now, not just by neighborhood. WHAT'S INCLUDED, FREE Sign in with a one-time email code (no password) and get full access to every review, city guide, interactive map, curated itinerary, and PDF city guide. Save places, mark them visited, and leave yourself notes. None of this is paywalled. 35 CITIES Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Chiba, Taipei, Bangkok, Seoul, Lisbon, Porto, Melbourne, New York, Stockholm, Oslo, Granada, San Sebastian, Madrid, Helsinki, Tallinn, Edinburgh, and more added regularly. BUILD A DAY Pick a city, a time of day, and a vibe. Get a walkable route built from real reviews, not a generic list. Built for people who care where they end up, not just what's nearby.
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Verdict
itsu rewards and steep both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of steep's written reviews are positive against 17% of itsu rewards's. steep also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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 — 5.0 for itsu rewards against 5.0 for steep. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 17% of itsu rewards's written reviews are positive against 100% of steep's.
itsu rewards ships an update every 2 months, steep every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | itsu rewards | steep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 17.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ITSU LIMITED | Mark Francisco |
Customer experience
itsu rewards
steep
Bugs and requests
itsu rewards
Reported bugs
60 issues- Keyboard box blocking bottom of screen during signup
- App doesn't always update order screens
- Cannot see rewards, only most recent
- Lost rewards when trying to save them
- Cannot see free meal gift after claiming free drink
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- Unable to add student email despite confirmation code
- App automatically logs out after adding student email
- Cannot add points if app code forgotten
- App not intuitive, cannot see recent purchases
- Cannot scan barcode to pay and redeem awards
- App doesn't always update
- Lost 4 reward meals
- Cannot see what rewards you have
- App changed to '1 gift available' but wouldn't let me claim
- Student discount keeps getting wiped
- No points for noodle pots
- App not allowing anything other than viewing rewards and details
- App crashes when trying to login
- App crashes on login
- Loyalty stamps don't work properly
- Three stamps have not gone through
- App doesn't work majority of times
- Spend over £20 gives only one stamp
- Stamps not coming through after purchases
- All collected stamps wiped clean after update
- Stamps aren't collecting
- App does not allow you to scan
- Click and collect order says too busy
- App regularly crashes
- Loyalty rewards are annoying, stamps not registering correctly
- Loyalty is rewarded by not collecting stamps properly
- Unable to register or reset password
- App is glitchy, Wi-Fi signals not allowing payment/stamping
- False advertising/staff not trained on app rewards
- App not showing free meal despite earning it
- White screen when paying/scanning code
- No code to scan, no points
- App stopped working, won't let me sign in on Apple sign in
- Wiped loyalty points
- App stopped working
- Click and collect function removed
- App doesn't open
- Bad Gateway error on first use
- Only received one butterfly for £13 spend
- Doesn't work, creates account and then kicks out
- App crashes on login
- Loyalty stamps don't work
- Three stamps have not gone through
- App doesn't work majority of times
- Spend over £20 gives only one stamp
- Stamps not coming through
- All collected stamps wiped clean
- Stamps aren't collecting
- App does not allow you to scan
- Click and collect order says too busy
- App regularly crashes
- Loyalty rewards are annoying
- Loyalty is rewarded by not collecting stamps properly
- Unable to register or reset password
- App is glitchy
Requested features
13 requests- Allow adding points if app code forgotten
- Enable scanning receipt QR code for purchases
- Improve reward visibility and management
- Fix student discount issues
- Add menu viewing functionality
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- Restore click and collect function
- Allow scanning receipt for points
- Provide a help/contact us feature
- Allow user to choose free meal based on average price
- Make app available in all regions (Scotland)
- Fix UI issues like keyboard blocking
- Allow registration/login without account existing error
- Fix password reset email delivery
steep
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
itsu rewards
No in-app purchases
steep
No in-app purchases
