Comparison

Wingstop vs Rice

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

Head to head
About

Wingstop

Order your favorite wings, tenders, sandwiches, and sides for pickup or delivery. Customize your order, reorder past favorites, and find nearby locations. Enjoy convenient payment options.

Highlights
  • Customizable orders
  • Order for pickup or delivery
  • Order up to 7 days in advance
  • Reorder from history
  • Save favorite locations and addresses
  • Multiple payment options
Features
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We’re making it easier than ever to bring our iconic flavors straight to you. Build a custom order as bold as your crew with Wingstop’s lineup of wings, crispy tenders, mouthwatering chicken sandwiches, and always-satisfying sides and dips. Check out our top features: • Order ASAP or up to seven days in advance, for pickup or delivery, with our streamlined checkout* • Reorder from your history, set your favorite Wingstop locations, and save your delivery addresses and in-app payment method when you create an account • Get directions and store info for any Wingstop location, right at your fingertips • Enjoy multiple ways to pay: Apple Pay, PayPal, Venmo, credit card, and more Download the app now! *Ordering functionality for U.S. residents only

About

Rice

Features
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Dinner comes around every day. Rice makes deciding what to eat a much smaller problem. Use "Cook Now" when you want to make something from what you already have. Take a photo of your fridge, pantry or ingredients, or add them manually. Rice finds what’s there, lets you confirm it, then gives you three recipes you can make with what you have — enough to decide, then move on. Use "Set the Week" when you don’t want to think about dinner every evening. Rice picks five dinners for you, with up to three swaps if something isn’t right. Enough choice to adjust the plan, without turning dinner back into a search problem. Every recipe includes ingredients, step-by-step instructions, timing and nutrition information. You can also save recipes you want to make again and revisit previous scans. "Rice Pro" unlocks unlimited discovery through an optional monthly or annual subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Wingstop4 screens
Rice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wingstop at none against Rice's 2. Wingstop also leads on chart position (#8 vs unranked). Rice's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Rice sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Wingstop asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wingstop ships an update every 2 weeks, Rice every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Wingstop versus Rice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWingstopRice
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (1.4M ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.4M — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#8 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size220 MB39 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperWingstop Restaurants, Inc.Ilia Zadiabin

Bugs and requests

Wingstop

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App not allowing delivery orders over/under $20
  • Issues with reordering previous orders
  • Inability to edit orders after review page
  • Incorrect order fulfillment (boneless instead of bone-in)
  • Payment processing problems leading to lost orders

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add option to select 'extra wet' wings
  • Allow customization of wing flavors (mix and match)
  • Implement a 'special instructions' field
  • Integrate Coca-Cola Freestyle machine options
  • Provide push notifications for promotions and deals

Rice

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Wingstop

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Rice

Subscriptions2
  • Rice Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Rice Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Wingstop free?
Wingstop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rice free?
Rice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Wingstop or Rice have ads?
Wingstop shows ads; Rice does not.
Which is updated more often, Wingstop or Rice?
Wingstop ships an update every 2 weeks, and Rice every 4 days. Most recently, Wingstop was updated on October 17, 2026 and Rice on October 5, 2026.

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