Summer Moon vs Hat Creek
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Summer Moon
Easily order your favorite iced coffees, hot coffees, blended treats, and seasonal drinks ahead of time. Save your preferences for quick reordering and choose your preferred pickup time. Pay conveniently and customize your order to enjoy your drinks exactly how you like them.
- Order ahead for pickup
- Save favorite orders
- Customize drinks
- Choose pickup time
- Multiple payment options
- Full menu access
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Oak Roasted Coffee and Moon Milk® are just a few taps away! Order ahead from our full menu of iced coffees, hot coffees, blended treats, seasonal offerings, coffee beans for home, and Moon Milk to-go! SKIP THE LINE — ORDER AHEAD! • Create an account to save your favorites and make reordering a snap • Place your order any time • Choose your pickup time • Pay using your choice of convenient options • Customize your drink to enjoy Summer Moon your way Follow us on Instagram: @SummerMoonCoffee for the latest!
Hat Creek
This app allows users to order food ahead for pickup or delivery, customize their meals, and earn rewards with every purchase. Members can redeem points for free food and enjoy special benefits, making the ordering process faster and more convenient.
- Order ahead for pickup or delivery
- Customize and save favorite orders
- Earn points on purchases
- Redeem points for rewards
- Pay with phone
- Find restaurant locations
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Welcome to the Hat Creek Rewards App. Get access to rewards, special offers and a faster way to get Hat Creek just the way you like it! Find us at any of our 26 locations across Texas. Hat Creek Rewards members can receive points with each purchase to get FREE food and special member benefits. Features: 1. Order Ahead - For pickup or delivery. 2. Customize Your Order - Get your Hat Creek just the way you want it and save your favorite orders for your next visit. 3. Earn Rewards - Receive 1 point for every $1 spent on online orders. 4. Redeem Rewards - Use your points to redeem available rewards of your choice. 5. Pay with your phone - Get your favorite food faster by connecting a credit or debit card, Apple Pay or a Hat Creek Gift Card. 6. Find Hat Creek Locations - Find each of our 26 locations across Texas.
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Verdict
Summer Moon and Hat Creek both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 74% of Hat Creek's written reviews are positive against 45% of Summer Moon's. Hat Creek also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). Summer Moon's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (11K vs 2.2K). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Summer Moon against 4.9 for Hat Creek. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11K and 2.2K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 45% of Summer Moon's written reviews are positive against 74% of Hat Creek's.
Summer Moon ships an update every 3 months, Hat Creek every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Summer Moon | Hat Creek |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (11K ratings) | 4.9 (2.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.9% of reviews | 74.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11K — better | 2.2K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Summer Moon Coffee | Hat Creek Burger Company, LTD. |
Customer experience
Summer Moon
Hat Creek
User reviews
Summer Moon
From 11K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💕 Reward system
- 👍 Convenient app ordering
- 🥰 Excellent coffee and service
- 🤩 Smooth app experience
Room to improve
- 🤯 Recurring app updates causing issues
- 🤔 Missing payment options (Apple Pay)
- 😠 Buggy app with errors
- 💰 Unexpected service fees
- 🤨 Lack of customization options
Hat Creek
From 2.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Awesome burger!
- 👍 The meat in the sandwich's is amazing
- 👍 Excellent customer service
- 👍 Great food, great service
- 👍 Love this place! Great food
Room to improve
- 🐛 if you're going to use an app for drive through pick up , train the employees on what to do when a drive thru mobile order goes through
- 🐛 It won't let me redeem offers
- 🐛 The app interface to earn points is awful. Anytime I go to scan my receipt. It fails. I have to manually enter the information from the receipt, every time, and the given QR code to scan at the counter always fails as well.
- 🐛 Trying to read the bar code with the camera is not working.
Bugs and requests
Summer Moon
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes during checkout
- Locations missing from app
- Payment methods not saving
- Order status not communicated
Requested features
5 requests- Add skim milk option
- Ability to add notes for orders
- Display estimated pickup time
- Option to order food items
- Implement rewards/loyalty program
Hat Creek
Reported bugs
3 issues- It won't let me redeem offers
- The app interface to earn points is awful. Anytime I go to scan my receipt. It fails. I have to manually enter the information from the receipt, every time, and the given QR code to scan at the counter always fails as well.
- Trying to read the bar code with the camera is not working.
Requested features
1 request- There is no place for leaving instructions for no salt or add this or remove this please add and I will use the app.
In-app purchases
Summer Moon
No in-app purchases
Hat Creek
No in-app purchases
