City Barbeque vs The Creative Cup
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
City Barbeque
Easily order your favorite barbeque for pickup or delivery. Earn rewards with every purchase, unlock special offers, and enjoy birthday treats. Find nearby locations and reorder meals quickly.
- Order for curbside, delivery, or pickup
- Earn points for free BBQ
- Redeem rewards for menu items
- Find nearby locations
- Save favorite meals and payment methods
- Place group orders
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Order the city’s best barbeque for curbside, delivery, or in-store pickup, plus earn points toward free BBQ with City Rewards! About City Rewards • Earn rewards for eating BBQ: one point for every $1 spent, every 100 points = $5 in free BBQ • Redeem rewards for more barbeque • Get special offers and surprises, plus double points every Monday • Be the first to hear about new ‘que on the menu • Get special (sweet) treats for your birthday and anniversary About the App • Order for curbside, delivery, or in-store pickup, for now or for later • Find your closest City Barbeque joint • Save favorite meals for future re-orders • Save addresses and payment methods to your account, too • Check out with a credit card, gift card, or Apple Pay • Earn points automatically when logged in and ordering online or in the app, or scan the app’s QR code at checkout in the joint • Place group orders and track the progress of delivery orders
The Creative Cup
Easily reorder your favorite meals with just a few taps. This app simplifies the ordering process and allows you to conveniently track all your past purchases through a detailed order history.
- Quick favorite order placement
- Simple reordering from history
- Effortless order tracking
- Detailed order history
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With Easy Ordering, you can quickly place your favorite orders with just a few taps. Reordering is made simple, allowing you to conveniently reorder your favorites from your order history. Plus, you can effortlessly keep track of all your previous orders with the Order History feature.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: The Creative Cup at none against City Barbeque's shown. The Creative Cup also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). City Barbeque's advantage is ratings volume (49K vs 27) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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 City Barbeque against 5.0 for The Creative Cup. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: City Barbeque has 49K ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of City Barbeque's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Creative Cup's.
City Barbeque ships an update every 5 weeks, The Creative Cup every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | City Barbeque | The Creative Cup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (49K ratings) | 5.0 (27 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 49K — better | 27 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City Barbeque LLC | Craver Solutions Inc. |
Customer experience
City Barbeque
The Creative Cup
Bugs and requests
City Barbeque
Reported bugs
3 issues- App not showing offers/discounts
- Curbside pickup not working as expected
- Payment issues with certain locations
Requested features
3 requests- Enlarge app pages for accessibility
- Add tip option for delivery
- Improve app notifications and order tracking
The Creative Cup
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
City Barbeque
No in-app purchases
The Creative Cup
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is City Barbeque free?
Is The Creative Cup free?
Which has better reviews, City Barbeque or The Creative Cup?
Do City Barbeque or The Creative Cup have ads?
Which is updated more often, City Barbeque or The Creative Cup?
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