ICU Orders vs GAIL's Bakery
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ICU Orders
Order food and drinks directly from your table at Imperial College Union's bars. Browse menus and have your items brought to you by friendly staff. Enjoy your time at FiveSixEight, Union Bar, Metric, H-Bar, and Reynolds.
- Table-side ordering
- Food and drink menus
- Delivery to your table
- Multiple bar locations
- User-friendly interface
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Welcome to Imperial College Union’s bars! Use this app to place your order for food and drink without having to leave your table. Our friendly staff will be right with you. For use in FiveSixEight, Union Bar, Metric, H-Bar and Reynolds. We hope you have a great time.
GAIL's Bakery
Earn digital stamps with every purchase at participating bakeries. Collect stamps to redeem free bread, coffee, or barista-made drinks. Order ahead to skip the queue and browse the online shop.
- Digital stamp collection
- Earn free bread or drinks
- Order ahead for pickup
- Browse and shop online
- QR code scanning
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Introducing the GAIL's Loyalty App; perfect if you’re a regular of our bakeries. • Scan the app's QR code with every shop to receive a digital stamp. • If you spend more than £20, we'll give you an extra stamp. • Collect 9 stamps and enjoy a handcrafted loaf of bread, coffee or any barista-made drink on us. It's our little way of saying thank you. If you already know what you fancy, you can order ahead to skip the queue and have your favourites ready and waiting. The app also makes it easier to browse and shop online with GAIL’s.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GAIL's Bakery at 4.3 against ICU Orders's 1.0. GAIL's Bakery also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 26 months) and review sentiment (26% vs 0%). ICU Orders's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, 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.
GAIL's Bakery holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GAIL's Bakery has 51 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of ICU Orders's written reviews are positive against 26% of GAIL's Bakery's.
ICU Orders ships an update every 26 months, GAIL's Bakery monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ICU Orders | GAIL's Bakery |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.3 (51 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 26.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 51 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 26 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Imperial College Union | Gail's |
Customer experience
ICU Orders
GAIL's Bakery
Bugs and requests
ICU Orders
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
GAIL's Bakery
Reported bugs
8 issues- Tills aren't working
- The app is unable to download
- Stamps not Added
- Click and Collect not working
- Rewards disappear
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- Verification failure
- App not usable with no internet connection
- Stamps don't record
Requested features
3 requests- Add loyalty QR Code to Apple Wallet
- Option for honey or syrup
- Order history on the app
In-app purchases
ICU Orders
No in-app purchases
GAIL's Bakery
No in-app purchases
