Ruby Bennies vs Payfrit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ruby Bennies
This app enhances your dining experience at Ruby Slipper and Ruby Sunshine Restaurants. Join waitlists, order food for pickup or delivery, earn rewards on every purchase, and receive exclusive offers like free beignets and birthday treats.
- Join waitlists remotely
- Order food for pickup and delivery
- Earn rewards points
- Receive exclusive offers
- Get a free beignet upon joining
- Birthday offers
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Your Ultimate Brunch Companion! The Ruby Bennies Rewards App gives you everything you adore about Ruby Slipper and Ruby Sunshine Restaurants at your fingertips—join the waitlist, earn rewards, get exclusive offers, and enjoy the convenience of ordering your favorite dishes right from your phone. Join the Waitlist Get in line wherever you are. Order Pick Up & Delivery Conveniently order craveable Ruby favorites through the app for quick pick up and delivery. Get Exclusive Offers Enjoy a FREE order of beignets for joining, a special birthday offer annually, and other exclusive offers. Earn Rewards Whether you’re dining in or ordering online, you’ll earn points every step of the way.
Payfrit
Streamline your dining experience with a single app for ordering, paying, and connecting with local businesses. Whether you're dining in, picking up, or getting delivery, this platform offers a unified way to interact with participating restaurants and venues.
- Order for dine-in, takeaway, and delivery
- Browse menus and place orders
- Manage active orders and tabs
- Make secure payments
- Direct communication with businesses
- Receive order updates
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Payfrit is a smarter way to order, pay, and connect with the places you already love. Whether you’re dining in, picking up, or getting delivery, Payfrit gives you one simple way to interact with participating restaurants and businesses—without forcing you into a separate experience for every type of service. At participating locations, Payfrit can use nearby service points and location beacons to help connect you with the right place automatically. From there, you can browse menus, place orders, manage your order/tab, communicate with the business, and pay from your phone. DINING IN Order directly from your phone while dining at participating locations. Payfrit can connect you to the appropriate service point, helping the business know where your order belongs without unnecessary steps. Your order/tab stays with you as you continue using the location, making it easier to add items, manage your experience, and pay when you’re ready. TAKEAWAY Order ahead from participating businesses and follow your order as it moves through preparation and pickup. Payfrit helps businesses manage dine-in, takeaway, and delivery through the same system, so you get a more direct connection with the people actually preparing and fulfilling your order. DELIVERY Order delivery from participating restaurants while keeping the restaurant itself at the center of the experience. Delivery availability, pricing, service areas, timing, and fulfillment options are controlled by each participating business. Depending on the location, delivery may be handled by the restaurant, a participating Payfrit delivery network, or another supported fulfillment method. DIRECT COMMUNICATION Payfrit is designed to keep the relationship between you and the business intact. Participating businesses can communicate with you about your order, answer questions, handle special requests, provide updates, and resolve issues without requiring the relationship to be handed off to a traditional marketplace. ONE APP, MULTIPLE WAYS TO ORDER • Dine in • Takeaway • Delivery • Browse participating locations • Place and manage orders • Maintain an active order/tab • Make secure payments • Add tips • Send special requests • Receive order updates • Communicate with participating businesses BUILT AROUND THE REAL WORLD Payfrit is built around service points rather than forcing every business into the same model. A service point might be a restaurant table, counter, bar, pickup area, concession stand, venue section, or another place where service happens. Some locations may also use broader geofencing beacons to recognize that you’re nearby while still letting you decide whether you want to participate. You remain in control. You can use Payfrit remotely, use it while physically at a business, or choose not to enable nearby-location features. MORE THAN A DELIVERY MARKETPLACE Payfrit is designed as a direct commerce platform for local businesses. Instead of separating restaurants from their customers, Payfrit gives participating businesses tools to manage service while giving customers one consistent app for ordering across different situations. Availability and features vary by participating business and location. Download Payfrit and experience a more direct way to order.
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Verdict
Ruby Bennies and Payfrit both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Payfrit's written reviews are positive against 67% of Ruby Bennies's. Ruby Bennies's advantage is ratings volume (149 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 Ruby Bennies against 5.0 for Payfrit. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ruby Bennies has 149 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Ruby Bennies's written reviews are positive against 100% of Payfrit's.
Ruby Bennies ships an update every 10 days, Payfrit every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ruby Bennies | Payfrit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (149 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 149 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | The Ruby Slipper Cafe, LLC | John Mizerek |
Customer experience
Ruby Bennies
Payfrit
In-app purchases
Ruby Bennies
No in-app purchases
Payfrit
No in-app purchases
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