Joyous vs Salam PDX
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. Earn automatic loyalty rewards and access exclusive discounts and curated meal specials. Enjoy secure mobile payments and easy reordering of your favorite dishes.
- Automatic loyalty rewards
- Contactless curbside pickup
- Family dinner meals
- Chef-curated box lunch specials
- Discount opportunities
- Restaurant ratings
- 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
Salam PDX
Order directly from your favorite local restaurant for the best prices and exclusive discounts. Enjoy convenient reordering, real-time tracking, and secure payments while supporting a local business.
- Best prices guaranteed
- Exclusive discounts and coupons
- Rewards points for free food
- Quick reordering of favorites
- Real-time order tracking
- Secure payments
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Get the best experience with the Salam Restaurant Official App: Best Prices - Ordering directly from the Salam Restaurant app saves you money (including any delivery fees). - Be the first to know about discounts & coupons. - Our best prices are always shown in the app. - Earn free food with rewards points. Convenient - Re-order your favorites in seconds. - Get your food fast. Salam Restaurant Official App orders reach the kitchen first. - Skip the search. Just tap Salam Restaurant. Reliable - Real-time order tracking. - Accurate pickup and delivery time windows. - Secure payments using bank-level encryption. Support a Local Business - You're helping a local business every time you use the Salam Restaurant app!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Salam PDX at 5.0 against Joyous's 4.6. Joyous's advantage is ratings volume (531 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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.
Salam PDX holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Joyous has 531 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Joyous ships an update every 3 weeks, Salam PDX fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Joyous | Salam PDX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (531 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 531 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elegantra | Salam Restaurant Corp |
Customer experience
Joyous
Salam PDX
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
Salam PDX
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Joyous
No in-app purchases
Salam PDX
No in-app purchases
