Shake Shack vs Howell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shake Shack
Order your favorite burgers, chicken, and shakes for delivery or pickup. Enjoy exclusive deals, early access to new items, and customizable meals. Skip the line and get your Shack fix on your time.
- Order ahead for pickup or delivery
- Skip the line
- Customize meals and allergy preferences
- Fast reordering and save favorites
- Exclusive app-only offers
- Early access to new items and collabs
- Real-time food tracking
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The closest you’ll come to downloading a cheeseburger and fries: the Shack App! Whenever you’re craving really, really good ingredients (always), getting your Shake Shack fix is easier than ever on the app—from delivery to pickup. Score your favorite burgers, chicken, hot dogs, shakes, and lemonades all right here on your phone! Plus, enjoy sweet features like early access to new items, exclusive deals, special collabs, and way more. SHAKE SHACK APP FEATURES: SKIP THE LINE o Order ahead from wherever: Order from your favorite burger restaurant right from your house, car, work, wherever! o Choose your pickup time + pickup type: Only have a few minutes to grab lunch? Order your burgers, chicken, hot dogs, fries, and custard ahead and get your Shack fix on your time! o Fast reordering + save your favorites: know exactly what burger you want every time? Save it to your profile for fast reordering! o Customize your meal + allergy preferences: Whether you're gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian or looking to lighten up your meal, the Good Fit menu, has something for everyone! o Apple Pay + more $1.99 DELIVERY o In-app delivery for just $1.99 o Track your food in real time o Customize your drop-off preferences o Order more than $40 and get free delivery! EXCLUSIVE TREATS o App-only offers o Early access to new items + collabs o First to hear about all new items Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook for all the latest Shake Shack news: @shakeshack
Howell
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You're sitting at a nice restaurant, the wine list is four pages long, and you have no idea what to order. Howell fixes that. Point your camera at the list, tell it what you're eating, and it tells you exactly what to get — one recommendation, two backups, with a real reason for each choice tied to your actual dish and the wines actually on that list. The recommendations come from deep knowledge of food and wine pairing. If you ordered the duck confit and the list has a 2019 Gevrey-Chambertin and a Malbec from Mendoza, Howell knows which one to pick and why. It's the answer a great sommelier would give without the tableside theater. Find Me is built for serious restaurants. Tap it and Howell locates the restaurant, finds its website, and pulls the full wine list automatically — including the wines on pages your camera never reached. Long, multi-page lists at the kind of places where the wine program actually matters? Howell reads the whole thing before it answers. For everywhere else, the camera scan takes about three seconds. Sign in with Apple, optionally type your order, frame the list, and you're done. Howell is for the person who doesn't know wine well enough to pick confidently, and equally for the person who knows wine but doesn't want to spend ten minutes doing it. Both deserve a fast, confident answer. That's the only thing this app does, and it does it well. Stop guessing. Start pouring.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shake Shack at none against Howell's 2. Shake Shack also leads on chart position (#56 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Howell's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Howell sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Shake Shack asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Shake Shack | Howell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (615K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 41.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 615K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Best chart rank | #56 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Shake Shack | Zachary Graves |
Bugs and requests
Shake Shack
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Order history disappears
- Inability to cancel or modify orders
- Delivery address issues
- Payment processing problems
Requested features
5 requests- Allow customization of menu items
- Add option to choose between pickup and delivery
- Implement real-time order tracking and notifications
- Provide detailed nutritional information for menu items
- Enable saved addresses and payment methods
Howell
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shake Shack
No in-app purchases
Howell
- Howell Premium: Monthly7 Days trial$8.991 Month
- Howell Premium: Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year









