Comparison

RC Coffee vs Swipe on Tender

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

RC Coffee

Order your favorite espresso drinks from automated cafes with ease. This app allows for contactless ordering, payment, and customization of your coffee. Find nearby locations and enjoy exclusive promotions.

Highlights
  • Contactless ordering
  • Customizable beverage options
  • Secure payment processing
  • Location finder
  • Order history and favorites
  • Exclusive promotions
Features
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RC Coffee Automat App is the most convenient way to order your favorite Dark Horse Espresso beverages at our automated cafe locations. The app also rewards users with access to exclusive promotions for enjoying the best deals on our premium coffees and other delicious offerings. Contactless ordering is made possible with the RC Coffee Automat app for utmost ease of purchase at our robotic cafes. Securely enter your credit card information, load your account balance, and you’re good-to-go. You can select your preferred coffee through our intuitive app menu and customize it the way you want. Once your order is entered, simply scan the QR code at a Dark Horse Automat location and your coffee order will be prepared instantaneously. If you’d like to quickly repeat a previous order, it is simple to select through the Order History or Favorites. The app allows you to find and select your nearest Dark Horse Automat location. Dark Horse Automat is ground-breaking in the market as Canada’s First Robotic Cafe. The Automat is a joint venture, combining the traditional coffee expertise of a local Toronto favourite, Dark Horse Espresso Bar, with the innovative, automated self-service technology provided by RC Coffee. The companies have collaborated to fine tune a fully automated barista that delivers made-to-order drinks of the quality you’ve come to expect at our full service espresso bar locations.

About

Swipe on Tender

Features
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Tender ends the β€œI don’t care, you choose” debate. Create a session from any location and customize it with cuisine and dietary preferences. Tender will generate restaurant cards that both people can swipe through independently and in real time. When you both like the same restaurant, it’s a match and automatically saved. Keep a collection of your matches for future date nights or outings. Stop arguing about where to eat and start matching on where to go.

Screenshots

RC Coffee4 screens
Swipe on Tender4 screens

Verdict

The call

RC Coffee and Swipe on Tender are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RC Coffee ships an update every 6 weeks, Swipe on Tender every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
RC Coffee versus Swipe on Tender: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRC CoffeeSwipe on Tender
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks β€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS14.0 β€” better15.1
Further details β€” not scored
Size60 MB140 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKioSoft Technologies LLCEthan Chow

In-app purchases

None

RC Coffee

No in-app purchases

None

Swipe on Tender

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RC Coffee free?
RC Coffee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Swipe on Tender free?
Swipe on Tender is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RC Coffee or Swipe on Tender have ads?
Neither RC Coffee nor Swipe on Tender shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RC Coffee or Swipe on Tender?
RC Coffee ships an update every 6 weeks, and Swipe on Tender every 2 months. Most recently, RC Coffee was updated on November 3, 2026 and Swipe on Tender on October 31, 2026.

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