Cracker Barrel vs Middle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cracker Barrel
Easily order meals for pickup, curbside, or delivery, manage your rewards account, and join waitlists. Pay at your table and find nearby locations with menus and wait times.
- Order food online for pickup or delivery
- Join online waitlist
- Pay at the table
- Manage Rewards account
- Find locations and view menus
- Order catering
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The Cracker Barrel app does it all - and then some! You can join the waitlist, pay for your dine-in meal, and order to-go all from your phone. Plus, it’s a must for managing your Rewards account. ORDER ONLINE It’s easier than ever to place an order for your favorite Cracker Barrel meal. Browse the menu and order in the app for convenient pickup, curbside, or delivery. CATERING Your turn to host a holiday gathering, office party or cookout? We’ve got you. Choose from homestyle favorites that everyone will love. Place an order for now or schedule it for later. CHECK WAIT TIME AND JOIN ONLINE WAITLIST On your way? Use the app to check current wait time and join the waitlist. Less waiting, more enjoying. PAY AT THE TABLE Skip the register line and pay from your table using our Mobile Pay feature. FIND A LOCATION Get directions to your favorite Cracker Barrel store, see current wait times, and browse the menu before you stop by. REWARDS Track your Pegs, redeem your rewards, play the Bonus Game and more from your Rewards dashboard. So handy!
Middle
Easily order your favorite food and drinks with a few taps. Reorder past meals, track your order history, and earn points for rewards. Access exclusive deals and special offers available only to app users.
- Quick order placement
- Convenient reordering
- Order history tracking
- Points collection for rewards
- Exclusive app-only offers
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Easy Ordering: Quickly place your favorite orders with just a few taps. Reordering: Conveniently reorder favorites from your order history. Order History: Keep track of all your previous orders effortlessly. Collect Points: Earn points with every purchase to redeem rewards. Exclusives: Access special offers and deals available only to app users.
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Verdict
Cracker Barrel and Middle both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Middle's written reviews are positive against 36% of Cracker Barrel's. Middle also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Cracker Barrel's advantage is ratings volume (98K vs 16) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). 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 — 4.9 for Cracker Barrel against 5.0 for Middle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cracker Barrel has 98K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 36% of Cracker Barrel's written reviews are positive against 100% of Middle's.
Cracker Barrel ships an update monthly, Middle every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cracker Barrel | Middle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (98K ratings) | 5.0 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 98K — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #107 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | Craver Solutions Inc. |
Customer experience
Cracker Barrel
Middle
Bugs and requests
Cracker Barrel
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login issues and inability to reset password
- Ordering process errors and failed submissions
- Inaccurate wait time estimates
- Inability to use gift cards for payment
- Inconsistent app behavior across devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add Apple Pay or Google Pay as payment options
- Allow saving of favorite orders and locations
- Improve waitlist and estimated wait time accuracy
- Streamline the ordering process
- Fix persistent bugs and crashes
Middle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cracker Barrel
No in-app purchases
Middle
No in-app purchases
Questions
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