{"id":9569,"date":"2024-01-11T00:04:32","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T00:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getcraver.com\/best-restaurant-apps\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T14:07:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T21:07:37","slug":"best-restaurant-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getcraver.com\/blog\/best-restaurant-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"All-Time Best Restaurant Apps &#038; Why They Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/forecasts\/1145056\/smartphone-users-in-the-united-states\"><span>310 million<\/span><\/a> Americans have smartphones.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2022, QSR apps were downloaded to those smartphones <a href=\"https:\/\/apptopia.com\/blog\/top-qsr-apps-in-the-u-s-for-february-2023-by-downloads\/\"><span>over 10 million times<\/span><\/a>\u2026 and the food delivery market hit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usesignhouse.com\/blog\/food-delivery-apps-stats\"><span>$210 billion<\/span><\/a> in revenue that same year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Combine those 12-figure revenue numbers with the fact that <a href=\"https:\/\/get.doordash.com\/en-ca\/blog\/food-delivery-statistics\"><span>80% of customers<\/span><\/a> continue to prefer online ordering, and you get a paradigm shift that means restaurant apps are here to stay.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, much like snowflakes, no two restaurant apps are exactly the same.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are good restaurant apps\u2026&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are better restaurant apps\u2026&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And then there are the <em>best<\/em> restaurant apps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a look through our top picks for the best restaurant apps on the market, and see for yourself what it takes to make a restaurant app the <em>absolute best<\/em>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Domino\u2019s Pizza \u2014 The Best Restaurant App for Ease of Use<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Seeing Domino\u2019s Pizza on our list of best restaurant apps might not be surprising to long-time Domino\u2019s supporters; former CEO Patrick Doyle has been saying Domino\u2019s is \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2016\/11\/how-dominos-pizza-reinvented-itself\"><span>as much a tech company as [it is] a pizza company<\/span><\/a> for years. Considering Domino\u2019s long-time tech-forward mindset \u2014 and the opening of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fermag.com\/articles\/9523-dominos-dives-deep-on-tech-with-new-innovation-garage\/\"><span>Innovation Garage<\/span><\/a> in 2019 \u2014 it\u2019s clear the brand is committed to having (and maintaining) one of the best restaurant apps on the market.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getcraver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dominos-app.png\" alt=\"Dominos Pizza app\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Stats&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Active App Users \u2192 8.7M (<a href=\"https:\/\/investors.dominos.co.uk\/system\/files\/press\/dominos_pizza_group_plc_q3_2023_rns.pdf\"><span>Q3 2023<\/span><\/a>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>App Downloads \u2192 809k (<a href=\"https:\/\/apptopia.com\/blog\/top-qsr-apps-in-the-u-s-for-april-2023-by-downloads\/\"><span>Q2 2023<\/span><\/a>).&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital Sales \u2192 90% of delivery sales; 75% of carryout sales (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakingbusiness.com\/articles\/60489-five-year-goals-for-dominos-cover-sales-new-stores\"><span>Q4 2023<\/span><\/a>).&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why It Works&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Since its inception, the Domino\u2019s app has been all about a simple, straightforward user experience. Legend has it that, at the beginning of Domino\u2019s app development process, Doyle asked the company\u2019s IT team to make the tech so easy to use that \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrn.com\/technology\/how-domino-s-became-tech-company\"><span>a customer could order a pizza while waiting for a stoplight<\/span><\/a>.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While we <em>don\u2019t<\/em> suggest texting and driving, the Domino\u2019s team has absolutely delivered on the ease of use front. Customers have called the app \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/natie.com\/post\/why-i-love-dominos-pizza\/\"><span>intuitive<\/span><\/a>,\u201d the pizza-building process \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/natie.com\/post\/why-i-love-dominos-pizza\/\"><span>phenomenal<\/span><\/a>,\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/natie.com\/post\/why-i-love-dominos-pizza\/\"><span>without fail the fastest<\/span><\/a>\u201d food ordering app they\u2019ve used (plus the pizza\u2019s pretty good, too).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back in 2016, the ease of Domino\u2019s ordering system was considered a massive reason for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrn.com\/technology\/how-domino-s-became-tech-company\"><span>50% of sales<\/span><\/a> that digital channels were bringing in. Kelly Garcia, the brand\u2019s then-Vice President for eCommerce Development, said he expected that percentage to grow\u2026 and he was right. At the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakingbusiness.com\/articles\/60489-five-year-goals-for-dominos-cover-sales-new-stores\"><span>end of 2023<\/span><\/a>, orders placed through Domino\u2019s digital channels \u2014 including the mobile app \u2014 made up 90% of delivery sales and 75% of carryout sales!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Domino\u2019s app has shown consistent success since launching <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/dominos-pizza-continues-bringing-mobile-ordering-to-the-masses-with-new-android-app-and-free-smartphone-offer-140563343.html\"><span>in 2011<\/span><\/a>\u2026 so what now? How can a brand with one of the best restaurant apps continue to grow? Data-led tech upgrades, of course! Domino\u2019s Chief Marketing Officer, Sarah Barron, <a href=\"https:\/\/econsultancy.com\/dominos-cmo-data-business\/\"><span>has said<\/span><\/a> the brand is focusing on using their online data to continue growing the revenue generated from digital channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe lifetime value of a customer when they\u2019re on our app is 25% higher than any other customers,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/econsultancy.com\/dominos-cmo-data-business\/\"><span>Barron says<\/span><\/a>. \u201cWe as a business have gone hell for leather behind that objective: think about our customers, get them on the app.\u201d Then, once customers are <em>on<\/em> the app, Domino\u2019s offers regular upgrades like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/dominos-debuts-pinpoint-delivery-using-google-maps-tech\"><span>Pinpoint Delivery<\/span><\/a> and better <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakingbusiness.com\/articles\/60489-five-year-goals-for-dominos-cover-sales-new-stores\"><span>loyalty rewards<\/span><\/a> to make the experience even more worthwhile.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Considering Domino\u2019s has seen a <a href=\"https:\/\/econsultancy.com\/dominos-cmo-data-business\/\"><span>30% increase in app orders<\/span><\/a> from Q2 2022 to Q4 2023, their tech-forward restaurant app strategy is obviously delivering\u2026 and not just pizza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"separators-custom-box  \"  style='background-color: #fff8f1;'>\n\n\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta_title\" \n\t\t\tstyle='color:#000000;'\t\t\t>Make online ordering as simple as Domino&#8217;s\u2014find your perfect system with our straightforward guide.<\/div>\n\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#Form\"\n\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: linear-gradient(to left, rgb(217,58,1), rgb(239,100,16));\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"\" \n\t\t\tstyle='color:#ffffff;'\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tDownload Now\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Starbucks \u2014 The Best Restaurant App for Order Customization<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Considering over <a href=\"https:\/\/s22.q4cdn.com\/869488222\/files\/doc_financials\/2023\/q4\/Q4-and-FY23-Earnings-at-a-Glance.pdf\"><span>33 million<\/span><\/a> people actively use the Starbucks app (that\u2019s ~10% of the entire U.S. population!) you\u2019ve probably seen the classic green-and-white interface a time or two. Linked with the My Starbucks Rewards loyalty program that launched in <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.starbucks.com\/record\/rewarding-our-customers\"><span>2009<\/span><\/a>, the Starbucks app is one of the best restaurant apps for perks, payments, and personalization.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getcraver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Starbucks-app.png\" alt=\"Starbucks app\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Stats&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Active Users \u2192 33M (<a href=\"https:\/\/s22.q4cdn.com\/869488222\/files\/doc_financials\/2023\/q4\/Q4-and-FY23-Earnings-at-a-Glance.pdf\"><span>Q4 2023<\/span><\/a>).&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>App Downloads \u2192 1.3M (<a href=\"https:\/\/apptopia.com\/blog\/top-qsr-apps-in-the-u-s-for-april-2023-by-downloads\/\"><span>Q2 2023<\/span><\/a>).&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital Sales \u2192 ~50% of revenue (<a href=\"https:\/\/s22.q4cdn.com\/869488222\/files\/doc_financials\/2023\/q1\/SBUX_Corrected_Transcript.pdf\"><span>Q1 2023<\/span><\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why It Works&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When restaurateurs, tech lovers, or coffee connoisseurs think about a \u201cbest-in-class\u201d loyalty program, the perks of Starbucks Rewards usually come to mind. And, when we say loyalty program, we mean it; the Seattle coffee brand has some of the most loyal app users out there! A 2018 study showed that Starbucks was not only <a href=\"https:\/\/themanifest.com\/app-development\/blog\/food-delivery-restaurant-loyalty-apps\"><span>the most popular rewards app<\/span><\/a>, but participants also spent through the app as a way to \u201cbuild up\u201d stars, free drinks, and other rewards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Outside of spending hard-earned stars, Starbucks has also made it incredibly easy and intuitive for app users to spend their not-star-shaped dollars. With options to pay through credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, gift cards, <em>and<\/em> Apple Watch, <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@the_manifest\/the-success-of-starbucks-app-a-case-study-f0af6709004d\"><span>The Manifest<\/span><\/a> calls Starbucks payment options the new \u201cstandard bearer\u201d for mobile ordering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Starbucks app doesn\u2019t just make it easy to pay for your coffee and cake pops \u2014 it makes it easier (and faster) to pick them up, too. Thanks to the estimated \u201cready\u201d time, the separate mobile pick-up counter, and the pre-pay options, customers spend less time in line than it takes to brew a fresh espresso shot.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps one of the most-loved features of the Starbucks app (and the brand in general) is the seemingly endless opportunity for personalization. Barbara Spiering, the Vice President of Marketing Technology &amp; Quality Engineering, said that <a href=\"https:\/\/aithority.com\/technology\/customer-experience\/starbucks-scales-customer-personalization-and-engagement\/\"><span>\u201ccustomers [need to] feel seen and known<\/span><\/a>\u201d just as much on digital channels as they do in real life. And, as it turns out, personalization pays off \u2014 the brand\u2019s long-standing commitment to personalization has been considered the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indigo9digital.com\/blog\/starbuckscustomerexperience\"><span>single biggest driver<\/span><\/a>\u201d of improved customer spend!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s even more impressive than the perks or personalization, though, is the sense of loyalty that Starbucks customers feel toward the brand. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/personal-finance\/starbucks-has-just-made-it-a-lot-harder-to-redeem-stars-for-free-coffee\/\"><span>February 2023<\/span><\/a>, Starbucks completely changed its loyalty program, making it harder for customers to redeem stars for free products\u2026 yet active membership rates continue to grow by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlinedasher.com\/startbucks-statistics\/#:~:text=In%202023%2C%20active%20membership%20in,Index%20(ACSI)%20in%202022.\"><span>15% YOY.<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, does having one of the best restaurant apps out there help customers want to stick around <em>even when<\/em> your stars lose their shine? Well, we definitely don\u2019t think it hurts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"separators-custom-box  \"  style='background-color: #fff8f1;'>\n\n\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta_title\" \n\t\t\tstyle='color:#000000;'\t\t\t>Want to find an online ordering platform that prioritizes customization? Our guide has your answers.\u00a0<\/div>\n\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#Form\"\n\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: linear-gradient(to left, rgb(217,58,1), rgb(239,100,16));\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"\" \n\t\t\tstyle='color:#ffffff;'\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tDownload Now\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chipotle \u2014 The Best Restaurant App for Customer Engagement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Chipotle has been at the helm of restaurant apps for years, launching <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/mobile-order-ahead\/2019\/chipotle-loyalty-security\/\"><span>one of the first-ever<\/span><\/a> quick-service restaurant apps in 2009. Since then, and especially over the past few years, the brand\u2019s dedication to digital has only grown stronger. In 2020, Chipotle\u2019s Chief Marketing Officer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketingdive.com\/news\/mobile-marketer-of-year-chipotle-2020\/589048\/\"><span>Chris Brandt said<\/span><\/a> the company \u201cpoured the gas as much as [it] could to [digital] because that\u2019s what consumers needed.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getcraver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Chipotle-app.png\" alt=\"Chipotle app\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Stats&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Active Users: 30M+ (<a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.chipotle.com\/2023-01-09-CHIPOTLE-LAUNCHES-NEW-REWARDS-PERK-FREEPOTLE-AND-GIVES-FANS-THE-CHANCE-TO-WIN-FREE-CHIPOTLE-FOR-A-YEAR-AT-ALL-RESTAURANTS-IN-THE-U-S-AND-CANADA\"><span>Q1 2023<\/span><\/a>).&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>App Downloads: 560k <a href=\"https:\/\/apptopia.com\/blog\/top-qsr-apps-in-the-u-s-for-april-2023-by-downloads\/\"><span>(Q2 2023<\/span><\/a>).&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital Sales: 37% of total revenue (Q3 2023)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why It Works&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally, Chipotle\u2019s app was created just to offer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/mobile-order-ahead\/2019\/chipotle-loyalty-security\/\"><span>an order-ahead solution<\/span><\/a>, allowing iPhone users (yes, <em>only<\/em> iPhone users!) to schedule their burrito pick-ups in a few screen taps. However, Chipotle has continued to pay close attention to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketingdive.com\/news\/mobile-marketer-of-year-chipotle-2020\/589048\/\"><span>what consumers [need]<\/span><\/a>,\u201d maintaining their status as one of the best restaurant apps since their very first upgrade.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listening to the consumer craving for \u201cmore\u201d is how, after a decade, Chipotle realized that a simple order-ahead feature wasn\u2019t enough for consumers to download and use yet another restaurant app. That\u2019s why when <a href=\"https:\/\/chipotle.com\/rewards\"><span>Chipotle Rewards<\/span><\/a> \u2014 a points-based rewards system \u2014 was officially launched in March 2019, it skyrocketed to success almost <em>immediately<\/em>. By December 2019, only 9 months after launch, the brand had amassed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketingdive.com\/news\/mobile-marketer-of-year-chipotle-2020\/589048\/\"><span>8 million<\/span><\/a> Chipotle Rewards users, reaching <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketingdive.com\/news\/mobile-marketer-of-year-chipotle-2020\/589048\/\"><span>17 million<\/span><\/a> users less than a year later in October 2020.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the (almost unbelievable) 112% growth that Chiptole Rewards saw in under 2 years, the company hasn\u2019t slowed down on customer-centric innovation. <a href=\"https:\/\/ir.chipotle.com\/2021-09-01-Chipotle-Continues-To-Evolve-Its-Loyalty-Program-And-App-Experience-With-Record-Digital-Sales\"><span>Extras<\/span><\/a>, a Rewards feature launched on the restaurant\u2019s app in 2021, was intended to gamify the Rewards-earning experience for app users and offer new ways to earn more points. Then, not long after Extras was introduced, Chipotle got started on upgrading the app\u2019s functionality, too.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2022, Chipotle started testing a new opt-in location-based service that could offer app users \u201creal-time data\u201d about their orders. Chipotle\u2019s Chief Executive Officer, <a href=\"https:\/\/seekingalpha.com\/article\/4576154-chipotle-mexican-grill-inc-cmg-q4-2022-earnings-call-transcript\"><span>Brian Niccol, explained<\/span><\/a> that the new location-based upgrade offers a ton of features, from \u201c[enhancing consumer] experience with order readiness messaging\u201d to \u201creminders to scan the Chipotle Rewards QR code at checkout.\u201d Part of Chipotle\u2019s \u201cContextual Restaurant Experience\u201d \u2014 and bolstered by \u201cencouraging\u201d test results \u2014 Chipotle users everywhere saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrn.com\/top-500-restaurants\/chipotle-adds-location-based-technology-its-mobile-app\"><span>the new GPS feature<\/span><\/a> on their restaurant apps in January 2023.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reason that Chipotle\u2019s restaurant app has seen such consistent success since 2009 isn\u2019t because of delicious burritos, refreshing <em>agua fresca<\/em>, or their <em>queso fresco<\/em> that just won\u2019t miss\u2026although that stuff definitely doesn\u2019t hurt. It\u2019s because they never lose sight of why they <em>have <\/em>a restaurant app in the first place: to make the consumer\u2019s life better. Again and again and again.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wrap Up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If the last few years have shown the restaurant industry anything, it\u2019s that mobile ordering solutions (like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.craverapp.com\/feature\"><span>apps<\/span><\/a>!) are here to stay.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, whether you want to make your ordering process as easy as (pizza) pie or you\u2019re hoping for payment efficiencies that are sweeter than an iced latte, an app is the way to go.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And who knows? 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