Pincho vs Samurai Restaurant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pincho
Easily order food, earn rewards automatically, and locate nearby restaurants. Simply link your cards and pay as usual to receive exclusive perks. Enjoy a seamless experience with no need to scan or check in.
- Order favorite dishes
- Earn rewards automatically
- Find nearest locations
- Register credit/debit cards
- Receive reward notifications
- Use rewards on phone
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Welcome to the Pincho Rewards app, the freshest way to order your favorite dish, earn rewards, and find your nearest location. Here’s how it works: 1) Register your credit/debit card(s) in the app. 2) Shop as usual. 3) We’ll buzz your phone when you earn a reward. No need to fish your phone out, check-in, or scan anything. Just pay as usual. 4) Rewards show up on your phone for you to use. It’s like magic!
Samurai Restaurant
Explore a menu of Japanese-inspired Teppanyaki and sushi, featuring popular dishes like Hibachi Chicken Rice, USDA Choice beef, and fresh seafood. Satisfy your cravings with a variety of appetizers and specialty sushi options.
- Japanese Teppanyaki dishes
- Sushi selection
- Hibachi Chicken Rice
- USDA Choice beef
- Seafood options
- Appetizers
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Samurai features Japanese-inspired Teppanyaki and sushi dishes, including its craveable Hibachi Chicken Rice, USDA Choice beef, succulent seafood, appetizers and specialty sushi. Sense a Crave? Online Tracking Opt Out Guide: https://www.olo.com/on-line-tracking-opt-out-guide/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pincho at fortnightly against Samurai Restaurant's every 14 months. Pincho also leads on ratings volume (7.7K vs 1). Samurai Restaurant's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Pincho against 5.0 for Samurai Restaurant. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pincho has 7.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pincho ships an update fortnightly, Samurai Restaurant every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pincho | Samurai Restaurant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (7.7K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7.7K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Pincho Factory | Rudy's Restaurant Group, Inc |
Customer experience
Pincho
Samurai Restaurant
Bugs and requests
Pincho
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashing and order validation errors
- Rewards not working as advertised
- Delivery orders not being fulfilled
- Inconsistent app performance across devices
Requested features
4 requests- Option to order medium-rare burgers
- Ability to add special requests
- Integration with Apple Pay
- Improved rewards program and expiration
Samurai Restaurant
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pincho
No in-app purchases
Samurai Restaurant
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Pincho free?
Is Samurai Restaurant free?
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Do Pincho or Samurai Restaurant have ads?
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