DUSK vs CODE app
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DUSK
Discover top bars and pubs across the UK and get rewarded with free drinks and exclusive offers. Link your card to automatically earn points on spending and redeem them for exciting nightlife experiences. Plan your perfect night out with curated city guides and venue recommendations.
- Free drinks at bars and pubs
- Earn points on spending
- Unlock exclusive rewards
- Discover new bars and venues
- Plan nights out
- Nationwide availability
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GET FREE DRINKS AT THE BEST BARS DUSK is the UK’s free drinks app. Get rewarded for going out with free drinks every night at the best bars, pubs, and cocktail spots across the UK - from a free pint at your local pub to premium cocktails at top nightlife venues. EARN POINTS & UNLOCK EXCLUSIVE REWARDS Link your card once and earn points automatically when you spend at thousands of partner bars. Redeem points for exclusive brand rewards, drinks, and nightlife experiences - no vouchers, no scanning, no hassle. DISCOVER BARS & PLAN YOUR NIGHT OUT Find the coolest bars near you, discover new openings, and plan your night out from first drink to late-night venues. Explore curated city guides, pub recommendations, and cocktail bars picked by local nightlife experts. AVAILABLE ACROSS THE UK Use DUSK nationwide, including London, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Brighton, Nottingham, Leeds, Bristol, Newcastle, Cambridge, Oxford, Cardiff, Sheffield, Bath, Exeter, Norwich, Bournemouth, Hull, York, and more.
CODE app
This app connects hospitality professionals with exclusive perks, career opportunities, industry events, and insider news. It's designed to reward, inspire, connect, and educate those working in the food, drink, and service sectors.
- Hundreds of hospitality perks
- Hospitality-only jobs board
- Industry events and workshops
- Exclusive editorial content
- Insider stories and career advice
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The app for hospitality professionals CODE is the community for hospitality professionals, created to reward, inspire, connect and educate. Our new app puts everything you need in one place. Faster, smarter, and easier to use than ever before. Available exclusively to those working in hospitality - from chefs, bartenders and waiting staff to restaurant managers, hotel teams and more - a CODE membership gives you access to: • Hundreds of hospitality perks at the UK’s best restaurants, bars, hotels, pubs, cafés and more • CODE Careers - a hospitality-only jobs board for chefs, front of house, kitchen teams and more • Industry events, workshops and networking tailored for hospitality professionals • Exclusive editorial with breaking news, insider stories, industry insights and career advice Designed for anyone working in the food, drink or service sector of the hospitality industry. Simply download the CODE app or visit our website to join. Please note: this app is only accessible to current CODE members. Need help? Contact us at: contact@codehospitality.co.uk
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DUSK at 94% against CODE app's 44%. DUSK also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (602 vs 2). CODE app's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). 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.
DUSK holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DUSK has 602 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of DUSK's written reviews are positive against 44% of CODE app's.
DUSK ships an update every 5 weeks, CODE app fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | DUSK | CODE app |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (602 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.2% of reviews — better | 44.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 602 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Drinki Ltd | Nexus CODE Ltd |
Customer experience
DUSK
CODE app
User reviews
DUSK
From 602 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🥳 Free drinks
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🤩 Discover new bars
- 💰 Good deals and discounts
- 🎉 Fun and exciting app
Room to improve
- 🤔 Limited free drink offers
- 🤨 Inconsistent availability of deals
- 😕 Lack of choice for free drinks
- 🤯 Potential security issues with linked cards
CODE app
From 2 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💰 Great discounts and savings
- 💡 Fantastic concept for hospitality industry
- 🌟 Brilliant app with great deals
- 👍 Good interface and UX (after fixes)
- 🤝 Excellent customer service
Room to improve
- 🐛 App frequently crashing
- 🐌 Slow loading and scrolling
- ❌ Unable to load app
- 🚫 Irrelevant information shown
- ⚠️ Update issues
Bugs and requests
DUSK
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes or freezes
- Unreliable location-based features
- Difficulty redeeming offers
Requested features
4 requests- More free drink options
- Ability to filter deals by location or preference
- Loyalty program or points system
- Improved app stability and performance
CODE app
Reported bugs
21 issues- Location services not working (not near venue)
- Slow loading and scrolling
- Shows irrelevant information after inputting conditions
- Loading map bug
- Constantly crashing
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- Unable to load the app
- Authentication error after update
- Page keeps freezing during login/registration
- App crashing
- Unable to redeem offers
- App frozen on logo screen
- Map doesn't load properly
- Freezes when switching between apps
- Not working on iOS 13
- Stays frozen on the code logo screen
- App crashing when trying to upload employee proof
- Map is inaccurate
- White screen, needs internet connection
- Not allowing login, says need to subscribe
- App crashing all the time
- Locks you out unless you prove hospitality work
Requested features
6 requests- Implement Touch ID for sign-in
- Add better search functions
- Include categories for filtering by cuisine
- Allow booking in advance or walk-in options
- Implement an in-app browser with links to restaurant websites/menus
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- Search for restaurants
In-app purchases
DUSK
No in-app purchases
CODE app
No in-app purchases
