CODE app vs Nightkey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CODE app
This app serves as a central hub for hospitality professionals, offering exclusive perks, career opportunities, industry events, and insider content. It aims to reward, inspire, connect, and educate those working in the food, drink, and service sectors.
- Exclusive hospitality perks
- Hospitality-only jobs board
- Industry events and networking
- Exclusive editorial content
- Career advice and insights
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The app for hospitality professionals CODE is the community for hospitality professionals, created to reward, inspire, connect and educate. Our new app puts everything you need in one place. Faster, smarter, and easier to use than ever before. Available exclusively to those working in hospitality - from chefs, bartenders and waiting staff to restaurant managers, hotel teams and more - a CODE membership gives you access to: • Hundreds of hospitality perks at the UK’s best restaurants, bars, hotels, pubs, cafés and more • CODE Careers - a hospitality-only jobs board for chefs, front of house, kitchen teams and more • Industry events, workshops and networking tailored for hospitality professionals • Exclusive editorial with breaking news, insider stories, industry insights and career advice Designed for anyone working in the food, drink or service sector of the hospitality industry. Simply download the CODE app or visit our website to join. Please note: this app is only accessible to current CODE members. Need help? Contact us at: contact@codehospitality.co.uk
Nightkey
Access exclusive deals at top London restaurants, bars, and experiences. Discover new venues, view menus, and enjoy insider knowledge. Premium members also receive invites to exclusive events.
- Exclusive restaurant and bar offers
- Save up to 50% at venues
- Discover new venues by location/cuisine
- View menus and venue images
- Access insider knowledge
- Exclusive event invites
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Nightkey is a private members’ community. Membership is complimentary and by application. Complimentary membership: • Save up to 50% at hundreds of London's best restaurants and bars, from Michelin-starred dining to secret basement bars • Unlock exceptional offers exclusive to Nightkey members • Discover the most sought-after venues by location, cuisine and price • Access insider tips, menus and photos Premium features: • Complimentary drinks for you and your guests at partnered restaurants and bars • Complimentary invites for you and your guests to members' clubs, music and food festivals, fitness classes, fashion shows and art exhibitions • Members-only pricing on lifestyle brands including hotels, fashion and wellness To start your membership application, download the Nightkey app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Nightkey at 5.0 against CODE app's 4.0. Nightkey also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
Nightkey holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nightkey has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of CODE app's written reviews are positive against 38% of Nightkey's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
CODE app ships an update fortnightly, Nightkey monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CODE app | Nightkey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews — better | 37.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Nexus CODE Ltd | Nightkey Limited |
Customer experience
CODE app
Nightkey
Bugs and requests
CODE app
Reported bugs
21 issues- Location services not working (not near venue)
- Slow loading and scrolling
- Shows irrelevant information after inputting conditions
- Loading map bug
- Constantly crashing
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- Unable to load the app
- Authentication error after update
- Page keeps freezing during login/registration
- App crashing
- Unable to redeem offers
- App frozen on logo screen
- Map doesn't load properly
- Freezes when switching between apps
- Not working on iOS 13
- Stays frozen on the code logo screen
- App crashing when trying to upload employee proof
- Map is inaccurate
- White screen, needs internet connection
- Not allowing login, says need to subscribe
- App crashing all the time
- Locks you out unless you prove hospitality work
Requested features
6 requests- Implement Touch ID for sign-in
- Add better search functions
- Include categories for filtering by cuisine
- Allow booking in advance or walk-in options
- Implement an in-app browser with links to restaurant websites/menus
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- Search for restaurants
Nightkey
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CODE app
No in-app purchases
Nightkey
No in-app purchases
