Urbane Cafe vs The Cookie Plug
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Urbane Cafe
Order delicious gourmet sandwiches and farm-fresh salads made with local ingredients. The app allows you to order ahead, pay with registered cards, and automatically earn rewards for your purchases without any extra steps.
- Order ahead for lunch and dinner
- Earn rewards automatically
- Register credit/debit cards
- Pay as usual, no scanning needed
- View rewards on your phone
- Gourmet sandwiches and salads
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We craft a casual yet discerning menu with refined local ingredients and blend them into the tastiest dishes in a warm yet vibrant atmosphere. Every day we make our focaccia dough in our scratch kitchens, and we bake it fresh constantly in our open-hearth ovens right before your eyes. Lunch and dinner are our specialty where customers enjoy a healthy delicious and affordable menu of gourmet sandwiches and farm fresh salads. What we do, we do extremely well and all with a smile. Come in hungry! Leave happy! Order Ahead & Get Rewarded! Here’s how it works: 1) Register your credit/debit card(s) in the app. 2) Order a yummy meal 3) We’ll buzz your phone when you earn a reward. No need to get 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! Questions? Contact info@urbanecafe.com
The Cookie Plug
Easily order a variety of fresh cookies, from stuffed to mini sizes. Securely pay and skip the line for faster pickup. Enjoy delicious treats made just for you.
- Order stuffed cookies
- Order mini cookies
- Order cookie sacks
- Secure payment options
- Skip the wait for pickup
- Freshly baked cookies
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Order stuffed cookies, mini cookies, and cookie sacks with The Cookie Plug app. Pay securely with Apple Pay and skip the wait. Fresh cookies—ready faster.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Urbane Cafe at 22K against The Cookie Plug's 5. Urbane Cafe also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). The Cookie Plug's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 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 Urbane Cafe against 5.0 for The Cookie Plug. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Urbane Cafe has 22K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Urbane Cafe ships an update every 8 days, The Cookie Plug every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Urbane Cafe | The Cookie Plug |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (22K ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Urbane Cafe | Per Diem Subscriptions, Inc. |
Customer experience
Urbane Cafe
The Cookie Plug
Bugs and requests
Urbane Cafe
Reported bugs
3 issues- App gets stuck after placing order
- Used coupons not clearing from cart
- Payment issues with new cards or devices
Requested features
4 requests- Save previous orders or favorites
- Update payment method without deleting
- Option to dine-in with online ordering
- Disable phone number on receipts
The Cookie Plug
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Urbane Cafe
No in-app purchases
The Cookie Plug
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Urbane Cafe free?
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