CODE app vs (I Know a) Spot
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
(I Know a) Spot
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Know a spot? Share it. Looking for one? Your friends already know. (I Know a) Spot is the social food journal for people who trust their friends more than strangers' star ratings. Save the places you love, track every visit, and discover your next favourite through the people whose taste you actually rate. YOUR SPOTS, YOUR WAY Save places as Want to Go, Been, or Favourite — and turn a "want to go" into a review with one tap when you finally make it Rate spots, add must-order dishes, cost per head, and photos. Add custom tags to each spot. Been back? Log every repeat visit — Spot keeps your full history and shows you're on your 2nd, 3rd, or 10th time there. YOUR CIRCLE'S FEED A feed of real recommendations from people you follow — no ads, no ratings from randomers Like, comment (GIFs included), and share spots with friends Tag who you went with, so every meal is a memory YOUR TOP 3 Crown your three all-time favourite spots and show them off on your profile Share them as a beautiful collage straight to Instagram EXPLORE & DISCOVER Trending spots near you and around the world, matched to your taste profile A map of every spot you and your friends have saved, filterable by category Leaderboards to see who really knows the best spots PLAN TOGETHER Spotted a place you both want to try? Send a "Go Together" request and make it happen EARN YOUR SPOTS Collect badges as you review, and watch your best reviews go shiny when they rack up likes Your next favourite meal is already in your feed. Download now — because someone you know, knows a spot.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CODE app at fortnightly against (I Know a) Spot's every 2 months. (I Know a) Spot's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
CODE app ships an update fortnightly, (I Know a) Spot every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CODE app | (I Know a) Spot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 187 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Nexus CODE Ltd | I Know A Spot Ltd |
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
(I Know a) Spot
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CODE app
No in-app purchases
(I Know a) Spot
No in-app purchases
