Skip vs Village Dining
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.
Village Dining
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Village Dining makes it simple to plan and order meals from participating Cater Care village dining services. Choose a dining day See upcoming days available for ordering, check existing orders and begin a new order for one dining day at a time. Choose your meals Browse the menu, review meal details and select available variations or options. Availability and stock are checked again before Checkout. Checkout securely Choose dine-in or pickup, confirm the available service time and pay securely by card or a supported device wallet. Manage saved payment methods from your account. Follow every order See upcoming and past orders, follow status updates and choose optional order notifications. Eligible orders can be cancelled under the dining service's policy, with refunds returned to the original payment method. Made for ease of use Clear actions, readable text and an accessible design help residents and family members order with confidence. Guests can browse dining days and menus before creating an account. Where enabled, customers may choose to share allergy information with authorised dining staff. This is for awareness only. Village Dining does not assess ingredients, provide allergen safety advice or prevent meals from being ordered. Menus, service modes and ordering rules are set by each participating dining service.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Village Dining at every 4 weeks against Skip's every 3 months. Skip's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 ships an update every 3 months, Village Dining every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Skip | Village Dining |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 44.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skip Zero Pty Ltd | Webits Technologies |
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
Village Dining
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Skip
No in-app purchases
Village Dining
No in-app purchases









