Skip vs Venu
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.
Venu
Discover nearby venues and order drinks directly from your phone. Skip the bar queues and pay securely within the app. Enjoy your night out without the hassle of waiting or carrying cash.
- Discover nearby venues
- Order drinks via app
- Skip bar queues
- Secure in-app payments
- View venue menus
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Venu is a revolutionary iOS application, turning cashless clubbing into reality. Search the venues nearby you & explore the items they serve through a simple tap! Ordering: Ordering drinks has never been easier. Venu allows users to order their drinks directly through the app. A trip to the bar is only made when your drink is ready to be picked up! Queues: Venu eliminates the need to stand in line to order a drink. Users can spend their time waiting on the dance floor and socializing. Payments: Paying for drinks has never been safer! There is no need to fear the loss or theft of your cash or cards as you can add your card details within the app over a secure environment supported by Stripe payment gateway. Payments are automatically made once the user confirms the order. Like us on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/venuapp.club For our terms of use & privacy policy, please visit- https://www.venuapp.club/venuapp/api/v1/customer/privacy_iphone Please note that continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease the battery life of your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Venu at 5.0 against Skip's 3.0. Venu also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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.
Venu holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
Skip ships an update every 3 months, Venu every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skip | Venu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Skip Zero Pty Ltd | Venutec Innovations Pty. Ltd. |
Customer experience
Skip
Venu
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
Venu
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Skip
No in-app purchases
Venu
No in-app purchases









