Soonta vs Architect Arc Cafe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Soonta
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Manage your loyalty member information and enjoy a variety of member services (points, coupons, birthday gifts, event promotions, etc.) provided by the Soonta. Follow your consumption information in real time.
Architect Arc Cafe
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Arc Café is a purpose-built ordering platform for pop-up cafés, corporate events, and functions — putting a professional café experience in the hands of your baristas and guests. SEAMLESS ORDER FLOW Guests browse a live menu and place their coffee and food order in seconds. Each order is instantly delivered to the barista station, where a QR code label is printed directly to a Bluetooth label printer. When the order is ready, scanning the QR code marks it complete - no manual status updates, no shouting names across a busy room. FOR GUESTS • Browse a full café menu including espresso, milk-based, iced, specialty, and tea drinks • Add food pairings from morning tea, lunch, and snacks menus curated by your event team • Track your order status in real time • View your full order history and café intake summary • Personalise your profile with dietary requirements so every recommendation is relevant to you FOR BARISTAS • Receive and manage a live order queue • Print QR code labels to a Bluetooth printer with one tap • Scan completed order QR codes to automatically close orders • Manage menu availability and store hours on the fly • Broadcast push notifications to guests instantly AI-POWERED PERSONALISATION Arc Café uses on-device AI to suggest the perfect food pairing with every coffee order — privately, without sending your data to the cloud. On supported devices, Apple Intelligence analyses your order history to recommend food pairings and provide a personalised café intake summary, including estimated kilojoule information, to help you make informed choices. BUILT FOR EVENTS Arc Café is designed specifically for the fast-paced environment of catered functions. Venue-aware location detection means guests are automatically connected to the right café, and real-time menu and availability updates ensure the experience stays accurate from the first order to the last. PRIVACY FIRST All AI personalisation runs entirely on your device using Apple’s Neural Engine. Your order history and preferences never leave your phone. Arc Café does not sell or share your personal data with third parties. Arc Café is available for event operators, corporate catering teams, and baristas looking to deliver a premium, technology-enhanced café experience at any venue.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Architect Arc Cafe at weekly against Soonta's every 3 months. Soonta's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, 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.
Soonta ships an update every 3 months, Architect Arc Cafe weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Soonta | Architect Arc Cafe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 150 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xiamen Yunji Zhiyi Technology Co., Ltd. | Robert Rizman |
In-app purchases
Soonta
No in-app purchases
Architect Arc Cafe
No in-app purchases








