Backyard Taco vs Elmer's Tacos
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
Elmer's Tacos
Order your favorite meals ahead of time for convenient pickup. Securely store your information for quick reordering and earn loyalty points for exclusive rewards. Access your order history and receive special notifications.
- Order ahead for pickup
- Secure account storage
- Loyalty points and rewards
- Order history access
- Push notifications for updates
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Download our App now and start earning points Today. By downloading our App, you can enjoy the following benefits: - Conveniently order ahead and have your order prepared in advance - Securely store your account information for seamless re-ordering - Accumulate loyalty points for exclusive rewards - Easily access your previous order history - Stay updated with special notifications through push notifications. Don't miss out on any updates! Download our App today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Elmer's Tacos at 100% against Backyard Taco's 50%. Elmer's Tacos also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Backyard Taco's advantage is update cadence (every 6 months vs every 12 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Elmer's Tacos holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 132 and 305 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Backyard Taco's written reviews are positive against 100% of Elmer's Tacos's.
Backyard Taco ships an update every 6 months, Elmer's Tacos every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backyard Taco | Elmer's Tacos |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (132 ratings) | 5.0 (305 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 132 | 305 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Backyard Tacos LLC | Zaytech Corp |
Customer experience
Backyard Taco
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In-app purchases
Backyard Taco
No in-app purchases
Elmer's Tacos
No in-app purchases
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