Urban Bubble vs Tapioca Express
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Urban Bubble
Order food and drinks from a personalized menu, customize your selections, and pick them up without waiting. Earn points towards free items and find nearby stores with hours and amenities.
- Personalized menu
- Order customization
- Mobile pickup
- Rewards program
- Store locator
- Store hours and amenities
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Mobile Order Get a personalized menu, customize and place your order, and pick it up from a nearby store without waiting in line. Rewards Earn points towards free food or drink Rewards of your choosing. Find a Store See stores near you, get directions, hours and view store amenities before you make the trip.
Tapioca Express
Easily order your favorite bubble tea and snacks for pickup or delivery. Explore a diverse menu with over 150 options, including vegetarian choices, to satisfy any craving.
- Order bubble tea and snacks
- Pickup and delivery options
- Over 150 menu choices
- Vegetarian options available
- Satisfy any craving
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Order your favorite bubble tea and snacks for pickup or delivery with the Tapioca Express app! Our menu offers over 150 choices to satisfy every craving. We cater to all diets with vegetarian options and various drinks and bites.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tapioca Express at 4.9 against Urban Bubble's 3.0. Tapioca Express also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (28 vs 2). Urban Bubble's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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.
Tapioca Express holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tapioca Express has 28 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Urban Bubble ships an update every 6 weeks, Tapioca Express every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Urban Bubble | Tapioca Express |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.9 (28 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Infinet | Tapioca Express, Inc. |
Customer experience
Urban Bubble
Tapioca Express
In-app purchases
Urban Bubble
No in-app purchases
Tapioca Express
No in-app purchases
Questions
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