Malone's vs Stepp Up Rewards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Malone's
This app allows users to join a rewards program for dining, retail, and travel. Manage your account, view menus, order food for pickup or delivery, make reservations, and purchase gift cards. Receive notifications about new items and events.
- Join BHG Rewards
- Manage rewards balance
- View menus
- Order carry-out and delivery
- Make reservations
- Purchase gift cards
- Receive notifications
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Those who love Malone's will enjoy the app and added benefits from being a rewards member! Download the app for free and immediately enjoy the benefits: • Join BHG Rewards and begin earning points to redeem for dining, retail and travel. • Manage member account and rewards balance. • View menus. • Order carry-out and delivery with contactless payment. • Make a reservation for your next dining experience. • Purchase gift cards. • Receive notifications announcing new menu items, special events and more!
Stepp Up Rewards
Earn and redeem rewards at participating locations by scanning a barcode before payment or entering your Alt ID at the pump. Discover deals on snacks, beverages, and fuel, and track your progress and reward balance.
- Earn and redeem rewards
- Scan barcode or enter Alt ID
- Find deals on snacks, beverages, fuel
- Track club offer status
- View reward balance
- Find nearby locations
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HOW IT WORKS: - Download our app - Sign up for your free Stepp Up Rewards membership - Find a participating location or select an offer that you like - Scan your barcode before you pay inside to earn and redeem rewards - Just getting gas? Enter your Alt ID at the pump to apply your reward balance and pay less for fuel. PARTICIPATING LOCATIONS: Stepp Up Rewards is available at all Estepp Friendly Express locations. You’ll find participating locations throughout Kentucky. APP FEATURES: - Find deals on snacks, beverages, and fuel - View club items and track your progress - View current reward balance - Track your club offer status - Find nearby locations
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Stepp Up Rewards at none against Malone's's shown. Stepp Up Rewards also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Malone's's advantage is update cadence (every 7 months vs every 20 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 Malone's against 5.0 for Stepp Up Rewards. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Malone's ships an update every 7 months, Stepp Up Rewards every 20 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Malone's | Stepp Up Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 178 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Paytronix Systems Inc | Estepp's Friendly Shell, Inc. |
Customer experience
Malone's
Stepp Up Rewards
In-app purchases
Malone's
No in-app purchases
Stepp Up Rewards
No in-app purchases
Questions
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