Shanghai Grill vs Lu's
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shanghai Grill
Easily order your favorite Chinese dishes for pickup or delivery. Browse the menu, customize your meal, and pay securely. Receive notifications when your order is ready.
- Browse and customize menu items
- Secure payment system
- Save delivery addresses and payment methods
- Schedule orders up to seven days in advance
- View restaurant location and hours
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Your ideal meal is just a few taps away. Download the Shanghai Grill app free for iPhone today. With the Shanghai Grill mobile app, ordering food has never been easier. Whether you're looking for a quick snack or a full meal, we've got you covered. Just browse our easy-to-use menu, customize it how you'd like, place your order using our secure payment system, and sit back! A push notification will alert you when your order will be ready. With the Shanghai Grill app, you can: - Browse our menu for your favorite dishes and customize them how you'd like - Save your delivery addresses and payment methods securely to check out in just a few taps - Place future food orders up to seven days in advance - Get restaurant location, hours, and contact information
Lu's
Easily order food for delivery, in-store pickup, or curbside service. Customize your meals and earn rewards on every purchase. Send digital gift cards to friends and family.
- Contactless ordering
- Delivery options
- In-store pickup
- Curbside pickup
- Order customization
- Rewards program
- Digital gift cards
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The Lu's app is a convenient way to place contactless orders for delivery, in-store pickup, or curbside pickup. Instore & Curbside Pickup Customize and place your order, and your order will be ready for pickup on our in-store shelf or choose curbside and have a friendly staff bring the food to your car when arrived. Rewards Track your reward points for every dollar spent and redeem Rewards for free sandwiches, Salad bowls, sides, or drinks. Send a Gift Say thanks with a digital Lu’s Card. It’s simple to redeem a gift from email or in the Lu’s App
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Lu's at none against Shanghai Grill's shown. Lu's also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (113 vs 35). Shanghai Grill's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 13 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Shanghai Grill holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 113 respectively.
Shanghai Grill ships an update every 3 months, Lu's every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shanghai Grill | Lu's |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (35 ratings) — better | 4.7 (113 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 35 | 113 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ChowNow | Incentivio, Inc. |
Customer experience
Shanghai Grill
Lu's
In-app purchases
Shanghai Grill
No in-app purchases
Lu's
No in-app purchases
