Comparison

Seamless vs Uber Eats

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

Head to head
About

Seamless

Order food and groceries from thousands of local and national restaurants and convenience stores. Track your delivery in real time, see fees upfront, and enjoy personalized ordering. Pickup options are also available.

Highlights
  • Order from thousands of restaurants
  • Grocery delivery available
  • See fees upfront
  • Real-time order tracking
  • Personalized ordering options
  • Pickup available
  • Grubhub+ for $0 delivery fees
Features
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When in doubt, go for takeout—Seamless has it all. Plus, fun fact: Seamless is powered by Grubhub! Order food delivery from thousands of restaurants, including local spots and national chains, and get groceries delivered too. Prefer pickup? No problem. Know the fees upfront and track orders from Seamless delivery partners in real time. The only surprise is just how easy takeout can be. ORDER FROM THOUSANDS OF RESTAURANTS With Seamless, you can order takeout from your favorite local restaurants and everyone’s favorite chains. There are so many good eats out there, but you obviously deserve the best. Seamless makes it easier to choose your next meal with restaurant ratings and reviews. French fries, pizza, burritos, burgers, sushi, donuts—it’s all here, whenever a craving strikes. GET GROCERIES DELIVERED TOO Think beyond your breakfast, lunch, and dinner orders. Seamless offers the ultimate convenience with grocery delivery, in addition to restaurant takeout. Order milk, bread, snacks, and frozen foods, as well as household essentials like paper towels and laundry detergent, from local convenience stores. EXPECT TO SEE THE FEES UPFRONT Seamless gives it to you straight. See the delivery fee upfront, before you start crafting the perfect food order. Pay your way with credit cards, Seamless gift cards, or Venmo. SKIP DELIVERY FEES The key is Grubhub+. Sign up for unlimited $0 delivery fees on eligible orders, and enjoy exclusive offers and rewards as a Grubhub+ member.* Try Grubhub+ free for 30 days, then level up for just $9.99/month. The truth is, food tastes even better when you spend less on delivery. See details below. TRACK DELIVERY IN REAL TIME Seamless puts your delivery on the map. Track eligible orders in real time, from the restaurant to your front door, and know the moment your bacon-egg-and-cheese arrives. Every delivery is a special delivery with Seamless. COUNT ON THE SEAMLESS GUARANTEE Get your food delivered on time and at the lowest price. Guaranteed, or we’ll make it right. Terms apply. See details: seamless.com/help/contact-us/learn-about-guarantee YOU DO YOU AND SEAMLESS DELIVERS Seamless serves up a personalized app experience, so you can reorder that feast you’re still thinking about from two months ago. Order sauce on the side, go for extra pickles, lose the onions—Seamless gets you. Are you a regular? Get rewarded when you come back for more at the same restaurants. You can also plan ahead by pre-ordering food for pickup or delivery. ORDER FROM NATIONAL RESTAURANTS Sometimes you need a sure thing, and that’s why Seamless partners with national restaurants to offer the takeout food you know and love. Get delivery from Applebee’s, Arby’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, Burger King, Chick-fil-A, Chipotle, Denny’s, Dunkin’, Five Guys, IHOP, McDonald’s, KFC, Panda Express, Panera, Papa John’s, Popeyes, Shake Shack, Subway, Taco Bell, Wendy’s, White Castle, and more. GET SUPPORT WHEN YOU NEED IT Burning questions? Delivery crisis? Seamless customer support is here for you 24/7. *$0 delivery fees only apply to eligible delivery orders from Grubhub+ merchants that meet the subtotal minimum (before tax, tip, and fees) on the applicable menu page or otherwise indicated on the Grubhub platform. Additional fees may apply. 5% pickup credit applicable on eligible future pickup orders only and is calculated based on the qualifying order subtotal. Credit is not transferable, not redeemable for cash, expires 90 days after most recent credit is issued and is subject to restrictions. Grubhub+ is an automatically renewing membership service requiring recurring payments. After your free trial ends, your free trial will convert to a paid Grubhub+ membership and Grubhub will automatically charge you each month at the then-current rate (currently $9.99) plus tax until you cancel. See Grubhub+ cancellation and refund policy and full terms at https://lp.grubhub.com/legal/plus/

About

Uber Eats

Get meals and groceries delivered to your door from local restaurants and stores. Easily browse menus, track orders in real-time, and even schedule pickups. Order almost anything, anytime, from food to household essentials.

Highlights
  • Restaurant and grocery delivery
  • Real-time order tracking
  • Order ahead for pickup
  • Browse by cuisine or restaurant
  • Order household essentials
  • Schedule orders in advance
Features
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Get food delivery to your doorstep from thousands of amazing local and national restaurants. Find the meal you crave and order food from restaurants easily with the Uber Eats app. Track your order in real-time. FIND YOUR FAVORITE FOOD & RESTAURANTS Order food from nearby restaurants and search by cuisine, restaurant name, dish, and meal. Food delivery options for you to order and enjoy including pizza, burritos, burgers, sushi, donuts, and Chinese takeout. Prefer pickup? Skip the line and reservations and choose to pick up your order instead. Choose your favorite delivery options with the Uber Eats app now. SUBSCRIBE TO UBER ONE For $9.99 per month, Uber One subscribers enjoy $0 Delivery Fee and up to 10% off orders over $15 at participating non-grocery stores (and 5% off orders over $35 at participating grocery stores) available on Uber Eats. Members are also eligible for rewards, perks, coupons, and offers. View full Uber One Terms & Conditions in app. ORDER ALMOST ANYTHING, ANYTIME Order household needs from your favorite drug stores, supermarkets, and pet shops. Baby food or diapers, pharmacy needs, beauty products and cosmetics. Grocery staples like bread and milk, bananas and produce, flowers and plants, packaged foods or frozen treats. SIMPLE DELIVERY ORDERING Pick your food order from any menu and add it to your cart with a few taps. That’s it. Uber Eats makes it easy to order food delivery online or through the app and have it delivered by restaurants and delivery people near you. Or, schedule your order in advance for a delivery person to pick it up later. Your choice! ORDER FOOD AHEAD WITH PICKUP Now you can also order food ahead for Pickup instead of just ordering delivery. Select Pickup, add food items to your cart, and skip the lines to the restaurant to get your food. REAL-TIME ORDER TRACKING Track your food delivery order on a map as it heads your way. See the estimated arrival time at your address. Get notified when your order arrives. FIND SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE NATIONAL RESTAURANTS Some of our food delivery partners include: Pizza Hut, Little Caesars, Buffalo Wild Wings, Papa Johns, Shake Shack, Domino’s Pizza, Nando’s, Burger King, CAVA, A&W, Chick-fil-A, Chipotle, Dunkin', IHOP, KFC, McDonald's, Panda Express, Panera, Popeyes, Shake Shack, Sonic, Starbucks, Subway, Sweetgreen, Taco Bell, Tim Hortons, Wendy's, Five Guys, Jersey Mikes, White Castle, Jack in the Box, Outback Steakhouse, Red Lobster. FIND PHARMACIES, GROCERY STORES, AND MORE Order from grocers such as Albertsons and SEG. Other delivery partners in the pharmacy, convenience, and retail space include CVS, Walgreens, 7-Eleven, Wawa, Gopuff, BevMo!, and Total Wines.Order from stores such as Walmart, Walgreens, CVS and Safeway. Other delivery partners include Petco, Drizly, and Favor. GLOBAL GIFTING Send love across borders. Surprise family or friends abroad with flowers, yummy meals, or gifts. Use your existing payment method to order from local stores in your recipient's country—no payment method from the destination country required. Whether you're sending a cake to Paris or flowers to London while sitting in New York, it's easy: 1. Enter the recipient's address 2. Pick flowers, gifts, or yummy meals from a local store in their country 3. Place your order and track the surprise in real time Uber Eats is currently available in cities and metro areas including Adelaide, Amsterdam, Atlanta, Auckland, Austin, Baltimore, Brussels, Cape Town, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Johannesburg, Glasgow, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Melbourne, Mexico City, Miami, Milan, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Ottawa, Paris, Philadelphia, Rio de Janeiro, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Stockholm, Sydney, Taipei, Tokyo, Toronto, Warsaw, and Washington DC. Uber Eats helps you find food delivery around the world. See full list of available countries in the app.

Screenshots

Seamless4 screens
Uber Eats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Seamless at none against Uber Eats's shown. Uber Eats's advantage is ratings volume (11M vs 499K) and chart position (#7 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Seamless against 4.8 for Uber Eats. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Uber Eats has 11M ratings behind it against 499K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 28% and 28% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Seamless versus Uber Eats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSeamlessUber Eats
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (499K ratings)4.8 (11M ratings)
Positive reviews27.6% of reviews28.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings499K11M — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#7 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size254 MB348 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperSeamless North America, LLCUber Technologies, Inc.

Customer experience

Seamless

All ratings499,278 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.4%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews395 reviews
Positive27.6%
Neutral7.8%
Negative64.6%

Uber Eats

All ratings10,765,840 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews15,955 reviews
Positive28.1%
Neutral4.5%
Negative67.4%

User reviews

Seamless

From 499K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💯 Effortless food ordering
  • 🕰️ Convenient delivery service
  • 💳 Transparent pricing and fees

Room to improve

  • 🚗 Poor delivery service
  • 🔍 Unreliable search functionality
  • 💬 Terrible customer service
  • 🔄 Frequent app issues and bugs
  • 💰 Excessive and confusing fees

Uber Eats

From 11M App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Convenient food delivery
  • 👍 Variety of restaurant options
  • 💡 Useful tracking and notifications

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent order issues and missing items
  • 🤬 Poor customer service and lack of support
  • 💰 Expensive fees and rising prices
  • 🕰️ Long delivery times and delays
  • 🗺️ Inaccurate location tracking and directions

Bugs and requests

Seamless

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Incorrect address information
  • Delivery driver issues (no-shows, theft, etc.)
  • Frequent app crashes and freezes
  • Outdated restaurant information

Requested features

4 requests
  • Restore favorites/reorder feature
  • Improve menu browsing and filtering
  • Provide better delivery tracking and notifications
  • Streamline customer support and issue resolution

Uber Eats

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes and glitches
  • Payment issues and incorrect charges
  • Delivery driver assignment problems

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to easily cancel or modify orders
  • Better communication with drivers and restaurants
  • More transparent pricing and fee structure
  • Improved order tracking and real-time updates

In-app purchases

None

Seamless

No in-app purchases

None

Uber Eats

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Seamless free?
Seamless is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Uber Eats free?
Uber Eats is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Seamless or Uber Eats?
Seamless and Uber Eats are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 499K and 11M ratings respectively.
Do Seamless or Uber Eats have ads?
Uber Eats shows ads; Seamless does not.
Which is updated more often, Seamless or Uber Eats?
Seamless ships an update weekly, and Uber Eats weekly. Most recently, Seamless was updated on September 24, 2026 and Uber Eats on September 24, 2026.

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