TacoTime vs Carlton Bakery
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TacoTime
Discover and order fresh, home-style Mexican food from a nationwide chain. Browse a variety of popular menu items and place orders ahead for pickup at participating locations.
- Search store locations
- Order ahead for pickup
- Browse menu items
- Freshly-prepared food
- Affordable taste experience
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TacoTime offers a tasty variety of freshly-prepared, home style, Mexican fare. Our ingredients and the care we take in making your food fresh make us truly a one-of-a-kind affordable taste experience. With the TacoTime app, you can search store locations nationwide and order ahead at participating locations. Just search for your favorite TacoTime restaurant and order our famous Crisp Burritos, Tacos, Mexi-Fries and more!
Carlton Bakery
Easily order your favorite meals from a wide menu, customize your selections, and pay securely. Receive notifications when your order is ready for pickup.
- Browse and customize menu items
- Secure payment system
- Save delivery addresses and payment methods
- Schedule orders up to 7 days in advance
- Order status notifications
- Restaurant location and contact info
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Your ideal meal is just a few taps away. Download the Carlton Bakery app free for iPhone today. With the Carlton Bakery 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 Carlton Bakery 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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Carlton Bakery at 5.0 against TacoTime's 1.8. TacoTime's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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.
Carlton Bakery holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TacoTime has 24 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TacoTime ships an update every 4 months, Carlton Bakery every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TacoTime | Carlton Bakery |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (24 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kahala Management, L.L.C. | THE FILLING STATION DELI, LLC |
Customer experience
TacoTime
Carlton Bakery
In-app purchases
TacoTime
No in-app purchases
Carlton Bakery
No in-app purchases
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