Backyard Taco vs Matcha Darlin'
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
Matcha Darlin'
Easily order your favorite matcha drinks and more. Securely pay with Apple Pay to skip the line and get your order faster. Enjoy a seamless ordering experience.
- Order matcha and other drinks
- Secure Apple Pay integration
- Skip the wait on orders
- Convenient mobile ordering
- Fast checkout process
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Order matcha and more with the Matcha Darlin' app. Pay with Apple Pay and skip the wait on every order.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Matcha Darlin' at 100% against Backyard Taco's 50%. Matcha Darlin' also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Backyard Taco's advantage is ratings volume (132 vs 38). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Matcha Darlin' holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 132 and 38 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Backyard Taco's written reviews are positive against 100% of Matcha Darlin''s.
Backyard Taco ships an update every 6 months, Matcha Darlin' every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backyard Taco | Matcha Darlin' |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (132 ratings) | 5.0 (38 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 132 — better | 38 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Backyard Tacos LLC | Per Diem Subscriptions, Inc. |
Customer experience
Backyard Taco
Matcha Darlin'
In-app purchases
Backyard Taco
No in-app purchases
Matcha Darlin'
No in-app purchases
Questions
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