Bootlegger Coffee Company vs UCOOK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bootlegger Coffee Company
This app allows you to earn loyalty rewards on every purchase, pay contactlessly by loading your card, and send digital gift vouchers to friends and family. It also features a store locator to find nearby branches with their details.
- Earn loyalty rewards on purchases
- Contactless in-app payments
- Send digital gift vouchers
- Load payment cards securely
- Find nearby store locations
- View store trading hours
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Earn Loyalty You will be earning a % back for every purchase made with the app, using in-app payments or regular payment methods (credit card etc) Contactless Payment You have the ability to load your card onto the Bootlegger APP, earn & pay in one transaction. (All secured through WiGroup) Sending Vouchers Gift voucher sending is now enabled. You can send friends & family value based vouchers to their app/phone numbers and they will be able to redeem them at any nearby Bootlegger store. Store Locator Find the nearest store to you will all the relevant details, including address, number & trading hours.
UCOOK
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UCOOK is making dinnertime more delicious and shopping even easier. Tired of the nightly suppertime struggle? UCOOK Meal Kits give you 24 new, chef-crafted recipes to choose from every week that suit your needs and match your tastes. Your order is delivered straight to your door with fresh, seasonal ingredients, perfectly portioned to reduce waste and with simple-to-follow recipes for restaurant-quality dinners in a flash. We also have a yummy range of Frozen Craft Meals, Craft Pizzas, Kids Meals, Baby Food and featured local wines so you can top up your cart with tasty convenience for every need. UCOOK Market is also making your life a whole lot easier with a growing range of kitchen and pantry staples so you can say goodbye to grocery store queues and hello to tasty, premium produce with a click.
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Verdict
Bootlegger Coffee Company and UCOOK are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Bootlegger Coffee Company | UCOOK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (76 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 47.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 76 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Yoyo SA (PTY) Ltd | SILVERTREE CAPITAL (PTY) LTD |
Bugs and requests
Bootlegger Coffee Company
Reported bugs
19 issues- Vouchers disappear after a while
- Account auto-locks and pin reset doesn't work
- Unable to recover locked accounts
- App screen freezes, requiring re-installation
- Vouchers take a long time to download
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- Gift voucher not appearing on recipient's app
- App not compatible with all mobile numbers
- Credit card details update/loading issues
- Token scanning frequently fails
- QR payment does not allow adding a tip
- Invalid email error during registration
- OTP not arriving for registration
- Authentication failed during OTP verification
- QR code scanning for loyalty points fails due to expired bill
- Forgot password process fails
- Previous app users struggling to sign in to new app
- Coupon retrieval issues at the store
- Tokens not being loaded when scanning for them
- Camera access issues on iOS
Requested features
10 requests- Improve app interface simplicity
- Ensure voucher redemption reliability
- Fix account locking and recovery issues
- Speed up voucher download times
- Improve token scanning functionality
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- Allow tipping via QR payment
- Ensure gift vouchers are delivered reliably
- Fix credit card update issues
- Make registration process smoother (OTP delivery)
- Allow Google/Apple ID sign-in
UCOOK
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bootlegger Coffee Company
No in-app purchases
UCOOK
No in-app purchases







