Comparison

Simple Bru Coffee vs Bites

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Simple Bru Coffee

Features
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Simple Bru Coffee Co. β€” your loyalty card, reimagined. Every coffee you buy gets you closer to a free one. The Simple Bru app turns your daily coffee into rewards, with no paper cards to lose and no stamps to forget. WHAT YOU CAN DO β€’ Earn stamps automatically β€” scan a QR code from your barista, or just pay on the card machine and your stamps appear in the app. β€’ Watch your progress β€” see how many coffees until your next free coffee, every time you open the app. β€’ Redeem free coffees β€” earn a free coffee on every 10th stamp, ready to show your barista. β€’ Track your spend β€” a personal record of what you've spent on coffee (just for you β€” no charges are ever made in the app). β€’ Ask BrΓΊ β€” our friendly in-app AI assistant answers your loyalty questions any time. β€’ Stay in the loop β€” news, new menu items, and promotions from your favourite Simple Bru stores. β€’ Find your branch β€” locate the nearest Simple Bru and get directions. HOW IT WORKS Sign up in seconds with your email, Google, or Apple. Buy a coffee β€” scan the QR your barista gives you, or pay on the card machine and tap "I'm paying in store." Confirm it's yours, your barista gives the OK, and your stamps land instantly. Hit 10 stamps and enjoy a coffee on us. Made for coffee lovers. Built for South Africa. Simple Bru Coffee Co. Β· simplebrucoffee.co.za

About

Bites

Features
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Giving power back to the people. The new hub for everything food! Bites shows you what food really costs before you order: real, dated prices from restaurant menus and from people who paid them, all in one place. Bites started in Cape Town and now covers Stellenbosch and Johannesburg too, with more cities being added all the time. Search works anywhere, and every price you add helps your area fill up. HOW IT WORKS Search for what you're craving (burger, pizza, coffee) and see real prices nearby, sorted the way you want: cheapest, closest, best value, top rated or most recently checked. Bites knows what you mean even when you misspell it, shows real meals before starters, and lets you search near any place, not just where you're standing. Filter by Halal, Kosher, Vegetarian, Vegan and more. Search a restaurant by name to see its whole menu. REAL PRICES, NOT GUESSES Every price is dated and shows how fresh it is, so you always know how much to trust it. Menus are checked line by line, and you can see how a dish's price has changed over time. SNACKING The Snacking feed is where Bites lives: food photos and prices from the people you follow, and a Restaurants tab with posts straight from the places themselves. Like, comment, follow and find out what's good near you. SNAP AND SAVE Got a receipt or a menu? Snap it and Bites reads the dishes, prices and date for you, then asks you to confirm before anything is saved. PLANS WITH FRIENDS Start a plan in three steps, add restaurants and dishes, let everyone vote, see the route on a map and add it to your calendar. WHAT CAN I GET FOR R100? Tell Bites what you want to spend and see everything nearby that fits. Set a monthly food budget and see exactly where your money goes. YOUR FOOD DIARY Every bite you log builds your food diary, with a calendar, a monthly recap of your best finds and scrapbook-style pictures to share on Instagram and WhatsApp. DELIVERY VS IN PERSON See how much more a dish costs on delivery apps than in person, so you know what eating in saves you. BUILD A REPUTATION Add prices, earn badges and climb the weekly leaderboard, from Price Scout all the way to Price Master. And keep an eye out for Mr Bite. BITES FOR BUSINESS Restaurant owners can claim their page, keep their menu and prices up to date, post new dishes and updates, and see how people find them. BUILT ON TRUST Report or block anyone, and every report reaches a real moderator, because a community only works when it stays kind. Menu prices change, delivery apps mark things up, and nobody has time to check five different sites before deciding where to eat. Bites puts real, dated prices in one place, so next time you're craving a burger, you'll know exactly where to get it and what it'll cost.

Screenshots

Simple Bru Coffee4 screens
Bites4 screens

Verdict

The call

Simple Bru Coffee and Bites are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Bru Coffee ships an update every 2 weeks, Bites weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Simple Bru Coffee versus Bites: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Bru CoffeeBites
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size47 MB31 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMare Greylingdylan steiner

In-app purchases

None

Simple Bru Coffee

No in-app purchases

None

Bites

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Bru Coffee free?
Simple Bru Coffee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bites free?
Bites is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple Bru Coffee or Bites have ads?
Neither Simple Bru Coffee nor Bites shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Bru Coffee or Bites?
Simple Bru Coffee ships an update every 2 weeks, and Bites weekly. Most recently, Simple Bru Coffee was updated on October 28, 2026 and Bites on October 24, 2026.

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