Cafe Vida vs Tender Greens
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cafe Vida
Easily order your favorite meals with a user-friendly menu and secure payment system. Customize dishes, save preferences, and receive notifications when your order is ready. Plan ahead by scheduling orders up to seven days in advance.
- Browse and customize menu items
- Secure saved payment methods
- Schedule orders up to 7 days ahead
- Order status notifications
- Restaurant location and hours
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Your ideal meal is just a few taps away. Download the Cafe Vida app free for iPhone today. With the Cafe Vida mobile app, ordering food has never been easier. Whether you're looking for a quick snack or a full meal, we've got you covered. Just browse our easy-to-use menu, customize it how you'd like, place your order using our secure payment system, and sit back! A push notification will alert you when your order will be ready. With the Cafe Vida app, you can: - Browse our menu for your favorite dishes and customize them how you'd like - Save your delivery addresses and payment methods securely to check out in just a few taps - Place future food orders up to seven days in advance - Get restaurant location, hours, and contact information
Tender Greens
Easily order delicious, healthy meals and manage your loyalty rewards. Purchase and send e-gift cards, track your points, and unlock exclusive member benefits like free food and discounts.
- E-gift card purchasing and gifting
- Loyalty program with free food rewards
- Member-only discounts
- Access to exclusive events
- Reload and transfer gift card balances
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Getting GOOD food just got even easier. The new Tender Greens app now features e-gift cards! Purchase, gift, reload, share & even transfer balances straight from the app. Our latest update also brings an improved loyalty program with rewards like: -Free food--yum! -Free swag you’ll actually use -Member-only discounts (hello, 10% off your purchases) -Access to exclusive events Learn more about our loyalty program at app.tendergreens.com. For all things Tender Greens, follow us on Instagram (@tendergreens), Twitter (@tendergreens) and Facebook (facebook.com/tendergreensfood).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cafe Vida at 100% against Tender Greens's 37%. Cafe Vida also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). Tender Greens's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 30). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cafe Vida holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tender Greens has 1.3K ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Cafe Vida's written reviews are positive against 37% of Tender Greens's.
Cafe Vida ships an update every 2 months, Tender Greens every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cafe Vida | Tender Greens |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (30 ratings) — better | 4.6 (1.3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 36.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 30 | 1.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 133 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ChowNow | TYP Restaurant Group |
Customer experience
Cafe Vida
Tender Greens
Bugs and requests
Cafe Vida
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Tender Greens
Reported bugs
3 issues- Cancel button in inconvenient location
- App crashes and resets frequently
- Order tracking and support issues
Requested features
3 requests- Add curbside pickup notification
- Implement Apple Pay
- Improve rewards program (longer expiration, better integration)
In-app purchases
Cafe Vida
No in-app purchases
Tender Greens
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Cafe Vida free?
Is Tender Greens free?
Which has better reviews, Cafe Vida or Tender Greens?
Do Cafe Vida or Tender Greens have ads?
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