Comparison

Subway® vs Nown Campus

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Subway®

Customize your favorite sandwiches and meals exactly how you like them. Earn rewards and exclusive offers through a loyalty program. Quickly reorder past favorites and choose convenient pickup or delivery options.

Highlights
  • Customize sandwiches
  • Subway Rewards program
  • Rapid re-ordering
  • Pickup and delivery options
  • Exclusive offers
Features
Currently charting
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Your go-to order just got easier than ever with the new Subway® app. • Make It Your Own or Keep It Classic: Double the meat. Extra cheese. All the veggies. Build your Footlong just the way you would in the restaurant — choose your toppings, toast your bread, and add two cookies and drink to craft your perfect Footlong meal. • Subway® Rewards: Join Sub Club! Redeem points for Subway® Cash plus get access to exclusive offers and member-only rewards. • Rapid Reorder: Find your favorites in a snap. Your favs or past orders in a single tap, right from the menu bar. • Get it fast: Choose Pick Up or Delivery. What are you waiting for?

About

Nown Campus

Securely pay for on-site dining using your phone, with options for hands-free payments. Order food ahead to skip lines and view up-to-date menus. Access balance reports and provide feedback directly through the app.

Highlights
  • Secure credit and meal card loading
  • Hands-free payment option
  • Mobile food ordering
  • Up-to-date menu availability
  • Balance reporting
  • In-app feedback system
Features
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Nown Campus brings to you the best in on-site dining. With the ability to securely load your credit cards and meal cards, you can pay for anything directly from your phone. Better yet, turn on hands free payments and you won’t even need to pull out your phone! With your balance report, you will always be up to date on what you have left on your meal card. With mobile order, you can order your favorite items wherever you are, whenever you need it. Skip all the hassles of waiting in line. See what’s available in the kitchen today, with up-to-date menus. Our new feedback feature allows you to talk to someone who will listen and help you with any questions or feedback you may have.

Screenshots

Subway®4 screens
Nown Campus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Subway® at 4.8 against Nown Campus's 3.3. Subway® also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (1.2M vs 6). Nown Campus's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Subway® holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Subway® has 1.2M ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Subway®'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Nown Campus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Subway® ships an update weekly, Nown Campus every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Subway® versus Nown Campus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubway®Nown Campus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.2M ratings) — better3.3 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews16.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2M — better6
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#18 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSUBWAY RestaurantsLucova Inc

Customer experience

Subway®

All ratings1,214,912 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews4,380 reviews
Positive16.6%
Neutral5.1%
Negative78.2%

Nown Campus

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Subway®

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App not registering orders at the store
  • Inability to apply gift card balances properly
  • Rewards and points not tracking correctly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to cancel orders within the app
  • Integration with Apple Wallet for rewards
  • More customization options for sandwiches

Nown Campus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Subway®

No in-app purchases

None

Nown Campus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Subway® free?
Subway® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nown Campus free?
Nown Campus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Subway® or Nown Campus?
Subway® is rated higher. Subway® averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.2M ratings, while Nown Campus averages 3.3 from 6 ratings.
Do Subway® or Nown Campus have ads?
Neither Subway® nor Nown Campus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Subway® or Nown Campus?
Subway® ships an update weekly, and Nown Campus every 16 months. Most recently, Subway® was updated on October 27, 2026 and Nown Campus on October 24, 2026.

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