Texas Steak Express vs Cotton Patch Cafe Ordering
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Texas Steak Express
Easily customize and order delicious meals from a wide variety of steak, chicken, seafood, and more. Enjoy secure payments and convenient delivery or pickup options. The app also features kid's meals and desserts.
- Customizable meal options
- Secure payment processing
- Fast delivery or pickup
- Variety of entrees
- Kid's meals and desserts
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A simple, user-friendly food ordering app that lets you customize your meals and place your order in just a few taps. Enjoy secure payments and fast delivery or pickup all from one convenient app. At Texas Steak Express, our menu includes a wide variety of delicious choices from rib-eye steaks, steak tips, chicken breast fillets, cheeseburgers, sandwiches, salads, salmon to shrimp cooked to your specifications. All of our entrees come with a crisp salad, piping hot baked potato with all the trimmings, and a baked roll. You can even satisfy your sweet tooth with one of our delicious desserts. We also have a Kid's Meals menu that caters to the younger members of your family. We are dedicated to providing products and services that exceed your expectations. Give us a call today, and we'll deliver a delicious meal right to your door. Download our iPhone app and order today!
Cotton Patch Cafe Ordering
Order homestyle, scratch-made comfort food for pickup or delivery. Enjoy the best value meals in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico.
- Order comfort food
- Scratch-made meals
- Pickup and delivery options
- Value meals
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Homestyle scratch-made comfort food serving Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico the best value meals in the South.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Texas Steak Express at 74% against Cotton Patch Cafe Ordering's 32%. Cotton Patch Cafe Ordering's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On price, update cadence, 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.
Cotton Patch Cafe Ordering holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cotton Patch Cafe Ordering has 1.3K ratings behind it against 167, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of Texas Steak Express's written reviews are positive against 32% of Cotton Patch Cafe Ordering's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Texas Steak Express ships an update every 9 months, Cotton Patch Cafe Ordering every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Texas Steak Express | Cotton Patch Cafe Ordering |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (167 ratings) | 4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.1% of reviews — better | 32.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 167 | 1.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Steak Runner Go, LLC | Cotton Patch Cafe, LLC |
Customer experience
Texas Steak Express
Cotton Patch Cafe Ordering
User reviews
Texas Steak Express
From 167 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Great food
- 👍 Fast ordering
- 👍 Repeat last order feature
- 👍 User-friendly app
Room to improve
- 🐛 App is buggy
- 🐛 App shuts down
- 🐛 Doesn't save cart
- 🐛 Can't get past profile creation
- 🐛 Error with passwords
Cotton Patch Cafe Ordering
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Excellent food quality and taste
- 🌟 Outstanding individual staff members (Vonda, Shelby, Maycie, Colin)
- 🚀 Quick and convenient online ordering
- 😊 Good portion sizes
- 🏠 Authentic homestyle cooking
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes and technical glitches
- 😤 Poor order accuracy and missing items
- ⏱️ Long wait times for food preparation
- ❌ Inconsistent service quality across locations
- 🔐 Requires password entry every time
Bugs and requests
Texas Steak Express
Reported bugs
12 issues- Error with passwords during profile creation
- App shuts down in middle of order and doesn't save cart
- App cannot geolocate address for delivery orders
- App logs out every time it's closed
- Past orders not automatically pulled up
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- Payment information not saved
- Saved credit card not recognized at checkout
- Coupons not working correctly or adding to total
- Cannot log in to existing account
- Invalid information error when trying to create a new account
- App doesn't allow mobile orders for some locations
- Gift card cannot be used if order amount exceeds gift card amount
Requested features
19 requests- Revert to previous version or add back features
- Keep users logged in
- Automatically pull up past orders
- Save payment information
- Order tracking
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- Store card info
- Include tip in payment
- Add tip at payment
- Place payment method on file
- Cash payment option
- Add cheese option separately
- Add a tip option
- Save credit card info
- Option to order just meats
- Add extra meat option
- Add Diet Coke to menu
- Add quantity selection for add-ons, desserts, and drinks
- Use multiple gift cards
- Allow gift card usage when order exceeds gift card amount
Cotton Patch Cafe Ordering
Reported bugs
9 issues- App crashes on Order tab after updates
- Orders kicked out and require multiple re-entries
- Payment information field not accepting input
- Order completion stuck/won't process
- Reorder function doesn't work
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- Delivery tracking shows delivered but food never arrives
- Time slot selection conflicts at checkout
- App freezes during ordering process
- Order not found in system despite confirmation
Requested features
11 requests- Apple Pay and PayPal payment options
- Gift card payment in app
- Search functionality for menu items
- Face recognition or biometric login
- Save user credentials for faster checkout
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- Rewards or offers tab in app
- Full menu visibility in app
- Order tracking with real-time updates
- Curbside pickup notifications/alerts
- Ability to edit meal sides easily
- Reorder functionality
In-app purchases
Texas Steak Express
No in-app purchases
Cotton Patch Cafe Ordering
No in-app purchases
Questions
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