Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen vs The Golden Cup
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen
Easily order homestyle meals for takeout, browse the full menu, and reorder past favorites. Join the waitlist to save your spot in line and find nearby locations. Manage payments and gift cards for a convenient dining experience.
- Browse menu
- Order To Go
- Reorder favorites
- Join Waitlist
- Find nearest location
- Save payment methods
- Manage gift cards
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The Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen app brings your homestyle American Classic and Comfort Food favorites straight to your fingertips. Browse the menu, order To Go, join the waitlist, reorder your favorite scratch-made meals, manage gift cards, and find your nearest Cheddar’s restaurant all in just a few taps. Find A Cheddar's Near You • Quickly locate the nearest Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen restaurant • Save your favorite restaurant for faster access • View hours, directions, and location details Join The Waitlist • Check current restaurant wait times before you arrive • Add your name to the waitlist in seconds • Save your spot in line and spend less time waiting • Check in when you arrive and get notified when your table is ready Order To Go Or Delivery • Order your favorite Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen meals for pickup or delivery • Browse the full menu, including Scratch-Made Chicken Tenders, Baby Back Ribs, Burgers, Homemade Chicken Pot Pie, and more • Save past orders for quick and easy reordering • Enjoy mobile ordering and convenient curbside pickup Favorites & Easy Reordering • Reorder your go-to meals with just a few taps • Save favorite orders for added convenience • Customize meals to your preferences • Discover new scratch-made menu favorites Payment & Gift Cards • Save payment methods for fast checkout • Add and manage Cheddar’s gift cards directly in the app • Reload gift card balances anytime • Enjoy secure mobile payment options Legal: Must be 13+. Prices and participation may vary. View our privacy policy at http://www.cheddars.com/privacy-policy © 2026 Darden Concepts, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The Golden Cup
Easily reorder your favorite meals with just a few taps. This app simplifies the ordering process and allows you to quickly access your entire order history for convenient repeat purchases.
- Quick favorite order placement
- Simple reordering
- Order history tracking
- Effortless order management
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With Easy Ordering, you can quickly place your favorite orders with just a few taps. Reordering is made simple, allowing you to conveniently reorder your favorites from your order history. Plus, you can effortlessly keep track of all your previous orders with the Order History feature.
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Verdict
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen and The Golden Cup both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of The Golden Cup's written reviews are positive against 35% of Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen's. The Golden Cup also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16). Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen's advantage is ratings volume (5.3K vs 58) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, rating, 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.
The Golden Cup holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen has 5.3K ratings behind it against 58, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Golden Cup's.
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen ships an update monthly, The Golden Cup every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen | The Golden Cup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5.3K ratings) | 5.0 (58 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.3K — better | 58 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #206 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | Craver Solutions Inc. |
Customer experience
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen
The Golden Cup
Bugs and requests
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when trying to place an order
- Location services issues causing order mix-ups
- Payment and gift card integration problems
Requested features
3 requests- Add wait list functionality to the app
- Improve app stability and reliability
- Provide a more user-friendly checkout process
The Golden Cup
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen
No in-app purchases
The Golden Cup
No in-app purchases
Questions
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