Joyous vs McMenamins
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Joyous
Discover and order from local, independent restaurants for takeout, delivery, or dine-in. Enjoy automatic loyalty rewards, contactless pickup, and exclusive deals on family meals and lunch specials.
- Local restaurant discovery
- Mobile ordering for takeout & delivery
- Contactless curbside pickup
- Automatic loyalty rewards
- Discounted family meals
- Chef-curated lunch specials
- Secure mobile payments
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Joyous is the app for mobile restaurant ordering, takeout, delivery and dine-in at local, independent restaurants around the country What is Joyous? Joyous is a personalized restaurant recommendation app: -Automatic loyalty rewards to your favorite restaurants -Contactless, curbside pickup for takeout orders -Special family dinner meals at discounted prices to feed your whole crew -Chef-curated box lunch specials that are easy on your wallet -Frequent, ongoing "forever" discount opportunities -Ratings of the restaurants based on confirmed orders -Ability to favorite restaurants for easy access -Secure mobile payments -Easy reordering of your favorite meals
McMenamins
Discover Northwest destinations, music, and events. Locate nearby venues, browse menus, and track your progress in the popular Passport program. Explore art, find movie showtimes, and manage your favorites.
- Locate nearby venues
- Browse drink and food menus
- Track Passport stamps and progress
- Discover art and movie showtimes
- Create user profiles and favorites
- Find venue amenities (pet-friendly, bike racks, spa)
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The official McMenamins for iPhone and iPod Touch app provides a quick reference to our Northwest destinations, music & events, movies, and our popular McMenamins Passport—for every Cosmic Tripster. Locate the nearest McMenamins, discover our drink and food menus, and find out what’s happening on any night of the week. Our app lets you Locate a McMenamins using your current geo-location Browse through our full drink menus Track your Passport stamps and progress Explore select Art unique to McMenamins Find showtimes for our movie theaters Create your profile to keep track of your Favorites Easily find what's available at each location, which are Pet Friendly, include Bike Racks, have a Spa, and so much more McMenamins Passport Start your quest to fill the McMenamins Passport and become a Cosmic Tripster. On your journey you'll visit your favorite pubs, all while discovering new ones. We'll keep you nourished along the way as you earn free tots, burgers and fries. Collect pint glasses, T-shirts and other exclusive passport merchandise; each stamp gets you closer to the prizes. So start planning your journey across the McMenamins land. About McMenamins While you can always grab a pint (or a cup of joe) and a burger with friends and family at your neighborhood McMenamins, you may also find an onsite brewery, a movie, a spa, gardens, a winery, soaking pools, live music and so much more. McMenamins has been a neighborhood gathering spot throughout Oregon and Washington since 1983. We handcraft our own beer, wine, cider, spirits and coffee. We offer an eclectic mix of pubs, historic hotels, movie theaters, concert venues, spas, events and just pure fun—join in!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Joyous at 69% against McMenamins's 26%. Joyous also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 12 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Joyous holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Joyous has 512 ratings behind it against 52, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Joyous's written reviews are positive against 26% of McMenamins's.
Joyous ships an update every 3 weeks, McMenamins every 12 months. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.
| Parameter | Joyous | McMenamins |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (512 ratings) — better | 3.1 (52 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.2% of reviews — better | 26.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 512 — better | 52 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Elegantra | Project A, Inc. |
Customer experience
Joyous
McMenamins
Bugs and requests
Joyous
Reported bugs
5 issues- Token has expired error on Sign in with Apple
- Discount not reflecting at checkout
- Card info stolen after use
- Order marked as delivered but not received
- App requires location services to function
Requested features
3 requests- Option to disable repeated notification prompts
- Expand restaurant selection
- Allow ordering without enabling location services
McMenamins
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Joyous
No in-app purchases
McMenamins
No in-app purchases
