Sampan Cafe vs Ugly Dumpling
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sampan Cafe
Easily order Chinese Hong Kong style food ahead of time to skip the wait. View menu details, track your order in real-time, and share your dining moments. Manage your account, check rewards, and view order history.
- Order ahead for quick pickup
- View detailed menu information
- Real-time order tracking
- Share dining moments via gallery
- Manage rewards and order history
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Order Ahead Order ahead and get your food without the wait! Menu Details Check the status of all dishes and place your order. My Orders Track your Orders and get real-time notifications your order is ready! Gallery Snap and Share your Sampan Cafe Moments with others. My Account Check your Reward Balance, Order History and more.
Ugly Dumpling
Easily order your favorite meals for pickup or delivery. Browse the menu, customize your selections, and enjoy delicious food with a few simple taps.
- Order food for pickup
- Order food for delivery
- Browse menu
- Customize selections
- Simple and convenient ordering
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With the app, ordering is simple and convenient. Just choose your meal, select your delivery or pickup preference, and enjoy quality food.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sampan Cafe at none against Ugly Dumpling's shown. Sampan Cafe also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, ratings volume 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.
Ugly Dumpling holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 52 respectively.
Sampan Cafe ships an update every 3 weeks, Ugly Dumpling every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 11, 2026.
| Parameter | Sampan Cafe | Ugly Dumpling |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (28 ratings) | 4.9 (52 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 28 | 52 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PEBLLA, INC | HOOK & REEL FRANCHISE LLC |
Customer experience
Sampan Cafe
Ugly Dumpling
In-app purchases
Sampan Cafe
No in-app purchases
Ugly Dumpling
No in-app purchases
Questions
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