Backyard Taco vs The Taco Spot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Backyard Taco
Order authentic Mexican food and track your loyalty rewards easily. Sign up for a free taco and earn points for free meals. Enjoy special birthday rewards and a frequency plan for frequent visitors.
- Easy ordering
- Loyalty program sign-up
- Free taco upon sign-up
- Birthday rewards
- Frequency plan for free meals
- Points system for rewards
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Backyard Taco is an authentic Mexican food restaurant in Arizona with multiple locations throughout the East Valley. We love simple, authentic Mexican food and why we proudly serve only the best quality ingredients. Our mesquite grill gives us the authentic taste of Tacos al Carbon. This isn’t just Mexican food. This is Mexcellence. We created this app so our loyal amigos can easily order and track your rewards. Download the Backyard Taco App, sign up for our Loyalty Program and enjoy: • A Free Taco (just for signing up!) • Birthday Reward • Frequency Plan - Visit 10 Times and Receive a free meal up to $5 • Points Plan – Earn 1 point for every $1 spent and receive $5 meal at 100 points
The Taco Spot
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Order ahead with the Taco Spot app. Download today so you can start earning free food and catch the latest happenings. - View the Taco Spot 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!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: The Taco Spot at 13.0 against Backyard Taco's 15.0. On price, update cadence, 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.
Backyard Taco ships an update every 6 months, The Taco Spot every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backyard Taco | The Taco Spot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (132 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 132 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Backyard Tacos LLC | Hazlnut, LLC |
In-app purchases
Backyard Taco
No in-app purchases
The Taco Spot
No in-app purchases
Questions
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