Cafe Express vs Black Walnut
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cafe Express
Easily order your favorite meals from a customizable menu. Save your preferences for quick reordering and schedule future orders. Receive notifications when your food is ready.
- Browse and customize menu items
- Secure payment system
- Save delivery addresses and payment methods
- Schedule orders up to seven days in advance
- Receive order readiness notifications
- View restaurant location and contact info
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Your ideal meal is just a few taps away. Download the Cafe Express app free for iPhone today. With the Cafe Express 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 Cafe Express 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
Black Walnut
This app allows you to join a loyalty program to earn points and track rewards at your favorite restaurant. You can find locations, view menus, manage your account, and redeem points for special offers. It also lets you add value to gift cards and check in for points with your order.
- Earn points for rewards
- Find nearby locations
- View menus
- Check account balances
- Redeem points for rewards
- Add value to gift cards
- Check in for points
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If Black Walnut is your favorite place for breakfast, lunch or dinner, you'll love using this app to earn points and keep track of rewards when you join our loyalty program. Download it today for free and you’ll be able to: • Join Black Walnut Loyalty to start earning points for rewards • Find a Black Walnut that’s closest to your location • Check out our menus • View your account balances and details • Exchange your points for rewards • Add stored value to your gift card • Check in to let us know you’ve arrived and get points with your order
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Verdict
Cafe Express and Black Walnut both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Black Walnut's written reviews are positive against 0% of Cafe Express's. Black Walnut also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 — 4.8 for Cafe Express against 4.7 for Black Walnut. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 16 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Cafe Express's written reviews are positive against 100% of Black Walnut's.
Cafe Express ships an update every 3 months, Black Walnut every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cafe Express | Black Walnut |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (26 ratings) — better | 4.7 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 152 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ChowNow | Paytronix Systems Inc |
Customer experience
Cafe Express
Black Walnut
In-app purchases
Cafe Express
No in-app purchases
Black Walnut
No in-app purchases
