Cabin Coffee Co. vs Sidecar Coffee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cabin Coffee Co.
Order specialty coffee drinks, breakfast, lunch, and baked goods from a full café menu. Customize your orders, earn rewards with every purchase, and find nearby locations for a convenient and fresh experience.
- Order coffee, drinks, and food
- Customize orders
- Earn and track rewards
- Save orders for quick reordering
- Find nearby locations
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Cabin Coffee Company brings your full café experience into one easy app—enjoy hot, iced, and blended specialty drinks and seasonal selections. Browse our extensive food menu, customize your breakfast or lunch order, and add a treat from the bake case. Whether you’re craving a latte, cold brew, smoothie, breakfast classic, or a midday bite, your favorites are always just a few taps away. Earn rewards with every qualifying purchase and enjoy the Cabin Coffee experience—on the go. Fresh, fast, and customizable. With the Cabin Coffee app, you can: -Order coffee, drinks, breakfast, lunch and from the bake case -Customize your order to make it your favorite -Earn and track rewards -Save orders for quick reordering -Find nearby Cabin Coffee locations Convenience , quality, care—everything’s better at the cabin.
Sidecar Coffee
Easily order and pay for your favorite food and drinks. Customize your selections, skip the queue, and get rewarded for every purchase. Enjoy faster service and a seamless ordering experience.
- Order food and drinks
- Secure payment options
- Earn rewards
- Customize orders
- Skip the line
- Faster service
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Order your favorite drinks and food with the Sidecar Coffee app. Pay securely with Apple Pay and earn rewards on every visit. Customize, skip the line, and enjoy faster service.
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Verdict
Cabin Coffee Co. and Sidecar Coffee both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Sidecar Coffee's written reviews are positive against 58% of Cabin Coffee Co.'s. Sidecar Coffee also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Cabin Coffee Co.'s advantage is ratings volume (2.4K vs 77) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, rating, in-app purchases and device support 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 Cabin Coffee Co. against 4.9 for Sidecar Coffee. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cabin Coffee Co. has 2.4K ratings behind it against 77, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of Cabin Coffee Co.'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Sidecar Coffee's.
Cabin Coffee Co. ships an update monthly, Sidecar Coffee every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cabin Coffee Co. | Sidecar Coffee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.4K ratings) | 4.9 (77 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K — better | 77 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lunchbox Technologies Inc. | Per Diem Subscriptions, Inc. |
Customer experience
Cabin Coffee Co.
Sidecar Coffee
Bugs and requests
Cabin Coffee Co.
Reported bugs
2 issues- App freezes and crashes
- Inconsistent user experience between app and in-store
Requested features
2 requests- Add option to customize smoothie orders
- Improve account management and recovery
Sidecar Coffee
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cabin Coffee Co.
No in-app purchases
Sidecar Coffee
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Cabin Coffee Co. free?
Is Sidecar Coffee free?
Which has better reviews, Cabin Coffee Co. or Sidecar Coffee?
Do Cabin Coffee Co. or Sidecar Coffee have ads?
Which is updated more often, Cabin Coffee Co. or Sidecar Coffee?
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