Common Grounds App vs QUP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Common Grounds App
Order your favorite coffee drinks for pickup or delivery. Track your order history, manage loyalty points, and receive exclusive deals. Payments are easy with various convenient options.
- Mobile ordering for pickup or delivery
- Order history tracking
- Loyalty points management
- Exclusive in-app deals
- Multiple payment options
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Your favorite Common Grounds drinks are now just a tap away, ready for you the moment you step into the shop or delivered right to your front door. -Keep track of your order history -Manage your loyalty points -Receive exclusive deals directly in the app -Payments are simple with Apple Pay, saved credit card, or pre-loaded account balance
QUP
Order and pay for food and drinks directly from your phone at participating venues. This app allows you to skip physical lines, stay with your group, and pick up your order when it's ready, maximizing your time enjoying the event.
- Order and pay from phone
- Skip bar lines
- Stay with your group
- Pick up order when ready
- Real-time order preparation
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QUP – Why wait? Walk right in. Order from anywhere. QUP lets you order and pay from your phone so you can move through the venue and enjoy your night while your order is prepared. Whether you are waiting to get in, dancing, watching the game, or hanging with friends, QUP keeps you in the moment and not stuck in line. With QUP, you get: - Order and pay from your phone—no bar line - Stay with your crew while drinks are made - Grab your drink when it's ready QUP is live at select venues and expanding. QUP – get back to your night.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: QUP at weekly against Common Grounds App's every 2 months. QUP also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Common Grounds App's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and ratings volume (211 vs 12). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Common Grounds App holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Common Grounds App has 211 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Common Grounds App's written reviews are positive against 100% of QUP's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Common Grounds App ships an update every 2 months, QUP weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Common Grounds App | QUP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (211 ratings) — better | 4.7 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 211 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Craver Solutions Inc. | Chris Barringer |
Customer experience
Common Grounds App
QUP
In-app purchases
Common Grounds App
No in-app purchases
QUP
No in-app purchases
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