Chick vs Wendy’s
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chick
Easily locate nearby restaurants, place orders in advance, and pay directly from your phone. Earn points on purchases to redeem for free food, birthday treats, and more. The app remembers your preferences for a personalized experience.
- Find nearby restaurants
- Order ahead and pay
- Earn points on purchases
- Redeem rewards for free food
- Personalized menu
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Welcome to the Chick-fil-A® App. Find a restaurant near you and order ahead. Chick-fil-A One® Members can receive points with qualifying purchases, redeem available rewards of your choice and reach new tiers with increasing benefits. FEATURES 1. Find restaurants - Find Chick-fil-A® restaurants near you while searching from home or out and about. 2. Order Ahead – Place your order through your phone and pay, choose your preferred pick-up method, and let us know when you arrive. 3. Receive points – Receive points with every qualifying purchase by scanning your QR code in the Chick-fil-A® App, paying with your Chick-fil-A One® digital gift card, or placing mobile orders at participating Chick-fil-A® restaurants. 4. Redeem rewards – Use your points to redeem available rewards of your choice, including: free food rewards, birthday rewards, meal donations and more. 5. Personalized menu – We’ll remember what you like and – even better – how you like it.
Wendy’s
Get exclusive deals on burgers, breakfast, and Frosty treats. Earn rewards for free food by scanning in-restaurant or ordering delivery. Personalized offers are sent for special occasions.
- Earn Rewards for free food
- Exclusive offers on deals
- Order delivery
- App-exclusive breakfast menu
- Daily deals notifications
- Scan to earn points
- Personalized birthday/holiday offers
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If you love Wendy's — (who doesn't, right?) — you need this app. Earn Rewards for FREE fresh food, get exclusive offers on our latest deals, and order delivery wherever you are. We could keep going, but they only give us so many characters. For more nuggets to ponder below ... it's gotta be Wendy's. Easy Sign Up Creating a Wendy's account couldn't be simpler. Download the app. Answer a few questions. And bam — fresh food faster is around the corner. Amazing Offers This app is your hookup. Get app-exclusive offers on burgers, breakfast, all the bacon things, and every Frosty® in between. All the deals, zero FOMO. Breakfast Rise, shine, and dine with Wendy's exciting new breakfast menu. Biscuits and burritos and cold brews — oh my. Stop snoozing and stop by early. Daily Deals Get the latest offers and deals zapped right to your phone by turning on your Wendy's App notifications. Tasty food is truly a tap away. Scan to Earn Want FREE food? Yeah, you do. Just hit your Earn button in a restaurant or the drive- thru, and you'll earn points you can redeem for FREE food. Just for You Whether it's your birthday, National Cheeseburger Day, or Fryday — share your email with us and we'll share some irresistible deals we know you'll love. We Deliver Not only do we deliver big value and big flavor in every order, we also deliver ... our food. It's simple. It's convenient. It's Wendy's delivery, right in the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Chick at none against Wendy’s's shown. Chick also leads on review sentiment (72% vs 40%). Wendy’s's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
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 Chick against 4.8 for Wendy’s. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.2M and 1.9M respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Chick's written reviews are positive against 40% of Wendy’s's.
Chick ships an update every 2 weeks, Wendy’s fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Chick | Wendy’s |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (4.2M ratings) — better | 4.8 (1.9M ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.5% of reviews — better | 39.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.2M — better | 1.9M |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #6 — better | #13 |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chick-fil-A, Inc. | Wendy's International, LLC |
Customer experience
Chick
Wendy’s
User reviews
Chick
From 4.2M App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 🚀 Convenient mobile ordering
- 👍 Rewards program
- 🚀 Fast service
- 👍 Customization options
Room to improve
- 🐛 App glitches and bugs
- 🔒 Security issues
- 👎 Complicated rewards redemption process
- 👎 Limited payment options
- 👎 Inconsistent experience across locations
Wendy’s
From 1.9M App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🍔 Great food quality
- 💳 Convenient mobile ordering
- 🤝 Helpful and friendly staff
- 🕰️ Efficient pickup process
- 🎁 Decent rewards program
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and unreliable app
- 🔍 Difficult to use and navigate
- 💰 Issues with payments and refunds
- 🕰️ Slow order processing
- 📍 Inaccurate location information
Bugs and requests
Chick
Reported bugs
5 issues- Orders not being received by restaurants
- App crashing or freezing
- Incorrect order fulfillment
- Rewards not being properly applied
- Location tracking issues
Requested features
5 requests- Allow combining payment methods
- Improve rewards program
- Add more customization options
- Enhance location-based features
- Improve order tracking and status updates
Wendy’s
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Incorrect order processing
- Payment issues and lost funds
- Location-based features not working
- Rewards and offers not functioning properly
Requested features
5 requests- Improve app stability and reliability
- Streamline the ordering process
- Add more payment options (e.g., Apple Pay)
- Enhance the rewards program
- Improve integration between app and in-store experience
In-app purchases
Chick
No in-app purchases
Wendy’s
No in-app purchases
