Skip vs The Pass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Skip
Pre-order and pay for food and drinks at your favorite cafes to avoid waiting in line. Browse menus, customize orders, and set pickup times for a seamless experience. Enjoy cash-free payments and automatic loyalty rewards.
- Pre-order food and drinks
- Cash-free in-app payments
- Customize orders
- Set pickup times
- Manage loyalty cards
- Find nearby venues
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Skip is the secret to skipping long queues in your favourite cafes. Never wait for your coffee and food again. Pre-order and pay for food and drinks with Skip and you can get on with your day. Simply select your drink and food items, or search for nearby venues and look through their menus, customise your order (1 sugar, no onion, etc), set your pick up time, confirm payment and Skip the queue! Forget your wallet? No cash on you? No worries, Skip lets you grab food and drink cash free with secure in-app payment. Skip also takes care of your cafe loyalty cards and automatically redeems your hard-earned loyalty freebies. Please note, Skip venues are currently active within Australia only.
The Pass
Discover and earn rewards at over 200 Australian pubs and bars. Order and pay directly from your phone, climb loyalty tiers for exclusive perks, and access weekly specials and events. Enjoy a rewarding culinary adventure with instant welcome credit.
- Earn points on every purchase
- Order and pay via mobile
- Exclusive rewards and perks
- Loyalty level progression
- Discover specials and events
- Welcome credit upon joining
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Fuelling food and drinks adventures in 200+ of Australia's best pubs and bars! Earn and access exclusive perks and rewards with The Pass app and loyalty. • Download and join today for $10 free welcome credit instantly. • Earn points for every $1 spent • Order and pay direct from your phone at the bar or your table • Climb loyalty levels to access richer rewards and better value • Discover new weekly specials, epic events and so much more With The Pass, it's good times and great perks year-round. Convert your banked points for credit to use on future orders, enjoy a gift for your birthday, skip the queues by ordering from your phone, gain exclusive access to unique offers and discover a world that is deliciously rewarding!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Skip at 3.0 against The Pass's 2.6. Skip also leads on review sentiment (45% vs 26%) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). The Pass's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Skip holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Skip's written reviews are positive against 26% of The Pass's.
Skip ships an update every 3 months, The Pass every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Skip | The Pass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) — better | 2.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.6% of reviews — better | 26.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Skip Zero Pty Ltd | AUSTRALIAN VENUE CO LIMITED |
Customer experience
Skip
The Pass
User reviews
Skip
From 3 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Saves time ordering coffee
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 👍 Convenient for pre-ordering
- 👍 Good for discovering new venues
- 👍 Loyalty rewards tracking
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent logging out
- 🐛 App instability and crashes
- 🐛 Frustrating payment issues
- 🐛 Poorly maintained features
- 🐛 Annoying ads after ordering
The Pass
From 5 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💰 Generous rewards and credits
- ✨ Easy to use rewards
- 📍 Helpful venue finder
- 💸 Good value for money
- 🎁 Free credit/beer offers
Room to improve
- 💳 Mandatory credit card on signup
- ❌ Difficult or impossible login/signup
- ❓ Confusing promotion activation
- 🚫 No Apple Pay/PayPal support
- 🔒 Security concerns with card storage
Bugs and requests
Skip
Reported bugs
16 issues- App frequently crashes and freezes
- App continually logs users out
- Payment errors and failures
- Recents, favorites, history don't work consistently
- White screen after attempting payment
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- Orders not going through to cafe
- Charged for orders that didn't go through
- Login screen presented off-page (capture)
- Account locked for no reason
- Venue status incorrectly displayed
- Credit card details displayed after deletion
- Password reset doesn't work
- Notifications appear with no content
- Order placed but not received by cafe, still charged
- Free coffee from loyalty not restored after cancellation
- Minimum purchase rule applied inconsistently with discounts
Requested features
10 requests- Keep users logged in for longer
- Improve login screen for password manager integration
- Offer FaceID/biometric login
- Allow reordering of favorite orders easily
- Add Apple Watch/Siri integration
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- Allow cafe to interact with consumers
- Add PayPal as a payment option
- Improve voucher usability
- Allow users to create favorite drinks
- Add opt-out for ads
The Pass
Reported bugs
20 issues- Unable to login
- Login with Apple not working
- Password reset emails not received
- Phone number registered to multiple accounts
- App crashes or freezes
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- Cannot remove added card
- Promotions not activating correctly
- Drink menu not showing up after update
- Birthday input errors
- Credit not applied to orders
- App redirects to incorrect screens
- Login required too frequently
- Social signups auto-logout
- Payment methods not changeable
- Links go to blank pages
- Website pushing app that doesn't work
- Promo codes not accepted
- App not compatible with prepaid cards
- Signup process glitched, buttons not working
- App not working after venue co app change
Requested features
14 requests- Add Apple Pay integration
- Add PayPal integration
- Implement a 'forgot email' option
- Improve password reset process
- Add dark mode
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- Allow users to see app/venues before adding payment
- Integrate with Apple Pay for payment
- Make credit application automatic
- Provide clearer display of credit/discounts during checkout
- Allow users to remove card details
- Enable phone number as a login method
- Improve menu display for drinks
- Allow users to see app content before credit card entry
- Offer cash payment option
In-app purchases
Skip
No in-app purchases
The Pass
No in-app purchases
