about time coffee
About Time Coffee is a mobile ordering app for coffee and food pickup, available on iOS.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The app removes the friction of in-store waiting for daily commuters, though technical instability in the latest version now forces users back into physical queues.
For Coffee and snack consumers who frequent About Time Coffee locations and prefer mobile ordering to skip in-store lines.
What does it look like?
Key features
Select items from the menu and place orders for pickup via the app interface.
Supports Apple Pay, Venmo, PayPal, and card payments within the checkout flow.
How much does it cost?
The app functions as a direct ordering channel for physical retail locations with no in-app subscription or premium tier.
Velocity
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Development has ceased, with no updates or feature releases in over 1,000 days. The app remains in a zombie state, as the last recorded activity was a minor bug fix release in late 2023. There is no evidence of ongoing maintenance or operational support for the platform.
Who built it?
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Recent user voice shows a mixed sentiment. Users appreciate high-quality coffee and unique menu items keep daily drinkers engaged with the brand experience and convenient mobile ordering flow allows users to secure their drinks in seconds during busy mornings.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- High-quality coffee and unique menu items keep daily drinkers engaged with the brand experience
- Convenient mobile ordering flow allows users to secure their drinks in seconds during busy mornings
- Payment processing failures with Apple Pay and credit card entry prevent users from completing orders
18 of 18 recent reviews analyzed · moderate confidence · Mixed overall
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Access the full report for freeCompetition
Competitive landscape for about time coffee
How's the Food & Drink market?
About Time Coffee maintains a 4.6-star rating across 189 total ratings, though the lack of updates for over 1000 days has stalled its competitive evolution.
The rivals identified
The Analyst's Read
Key takeaways for about time coffee
Where is it heading?
The market for coffee-ordering apps is consolidating around platforms that integrate loyalty rewards and stable payment flows. About Time Coffee is currently exposed due to its 1000-day update gap, which has allowed technical regressions to degrade the user experience and threaten its primary value proposition.
- Payment processing failures in the latest version block orders, which directly erodes the daily-ordering habit.
- The 33-month release gap signals a shift to maintenance-only status, leaving the app vulnerable to modern competitors.
The SWOT
- High-quality coffee menu sustains daily engagement
- Mobile-first ordering flow reduces in-store wait times
- Add default-store selection to prevent order errors
- Expand customization options for specialty lattes
Next best moves
Audit payment gateway integration because Apple Pay failures are the top-reported crash theme → restore checkout conversion
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The lack of updates is not just a maintenance failure…
Read the full takeSince the last report: The app's competitive position has shifted toward addressing specific UX friction points, notably the lack of default-store selection, while the core payment instability remains the primary revenue blocker.
Bottom line
Restoring payment stability is the only path to retaining the daily-drinker base, as current crashes directly block revenue. If the payment flow remains broken, the app will continue to lose users to competitors with reliable digital ordering infrastructure.
Unlock 2 critical frictions, 2 market threats, 1 more prioritized move and the analyst’s take.
Access the full report for freeFAQ
Is About Time Coffee good for daily use?
Does About Time Coffee support Apple Pay?
Why can't I save my favorite store in the app?
Sources
- [1] App Store
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