Hat Creek vs Jake's
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hat Creek
This app allows users to order food ahead for pickup or delivery, customize their meals, and earn rewards with every purchase. Members can redeem points for free food and enjoy special benefits, making the ordering process faster and more convenient.
- Order ahead for pickup or delivery
- Customize and save favorite orders
- Earn points on purchases
- Redeem points for rewards
- Pay with phone
- Find restaurant locations
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Welcome to the Hat Creek Rewards App. Get access to rewards, special offers and a faster way to get Hat Creek just the way you like it! Find us at any of our 26 locations across Texas. Hat Creek Rewards members can receive points with each purchase to get FREE food and special member benefits. Features: 1. Order Ahead - For pickup or delivery. 2. Customize Your Order - Get your Hat Creek just the way you want it and save your favorite orders for your next visit. 3. Earn Rewards - Receive 1 point for every $1 spent on online orders. 4. Redeem Rewards - Use your points to redeem available rewards of your choice. 5. Pay with your phone - Get your favorite food faster by connecting a credit or debit card, Apple Pay or a Hat Creek Gift Card. 6. Find Hat Creek Locations - Find each of our 26 locations across Texas.
Jake's
Discover and order your favorite meals from a popular burger restaurant. Browse the full menu, customize your selections, and place orders for pickup or delivery. Earn rewards and enjoy exclusive birthday treats.
- Browse full menu
- Customize orders
- Order ahead for pickup/delivery
- Earn rewards points
- Save favorite locations
- Free signup reward
- Birthday treats
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Hungry? Jakes has an app for that. Great appetizers, award-winning burgers, sweet rewards. That's how we do it. Since 1985, Jakes has been serving up delicious burgers, hand-cut fries, and so much more. Now you can get that small-town flavor and all the convenience you need, right from your phone. The Jakes app makes it easier than ever to grab your favorites, whether it's loaded tots, a classic double, or something lighter from our fresh salads and expanded menu. We're all about fresh ingredients, local partners, and something for everyone. Browse, customize, and order in just a few taps, we'll let you know when it's ready so all you have to do is show up hungry. Here's what you can do with the Jakes app: You'll get a FREE reward just for signing up! Earn points on every order to unlock more of what you love! Customize your order your way! Save your info for quick, secure checkout. Order ahead to save time! Find and save your favorite location! Catering just got easier, order pickup or delivery directly in the app. Get a FREE treat for your birthday.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Hat Creek at none against Jake's's shown. Hat Creek also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (74% vs 50%). Jake's's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 11 months). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Hat Creek against 4.7 for Jake's. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.2K and 528 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Hat Creek's written reviews are positive against 50% of Jake's's.
Hat Creek ships an update every 11 months, Jake's fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Hat Creek | Jake's |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (2.2K ratings) — better | 4.7 (528 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.4% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | 528 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hat Creek Burger Company, LTD. | Lunchbox Technologies Inc. |
Customer experience
Hat Creek
Jake's
Bugs and requests
Hat Creek
Reported bugs
3 issues- It won't let me redeem offers
- The app interface to earn points is awful. Anytime I go to scan my receipt. It fails. I have to manually enter the information from the receipt, every time, and the given QR code to scan at the counter always fails as well.
- Trying to read the bar code with the camera is not working.
Requested features
1 request- There is no place for leaving instructions for no salt or add this or remove this please add and I will use the app.
Jake's
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hat Creek
No in-app purchases
Jake's
No in-app purchases
