Pizza Hut App Review
A few restaurants have put out free apps now that allow you to order food ahead of time for pickup or deliver. The one I am going to take a brief look at today is for Pizza Hut.
The app has a fairly clean Pizza Hut theme going on that is pretty easy to use in a touch interface. Right away the user is told that they will be saving 20% on their order just for using the free app. From there you get right into ordering your food. It’s all pretty straight forward, you pick your pizza, drag your toppings down to you pizza until satisfied and proceed with your order. All the normal website options for ordering your food and checking out seem to be present and similarly presented based on personal experience.
Try not to crash.
Once you place your order you are given the option to play a built in mini-game to help deliver the food. The game is a pretty basic “don’t hit stuff” kind of game. Nothing worth seeking out in the future for me, but young kids seem to enjoy it.
I have a few issues with this app and it’s implementation. First, if you have more than three addresses saved online you won’t see anything past the first three. The only way around it is to go to their regular website and delete addresses until the you get what you need to show up. Not an issue for everyone, but it was a bit irritating to have to use their website to make the app work.
You already told me that.
While I’m on the subject of making the app work, that brings me to another issue I found. If the Pizza Hut you wish to order from is not open, the app will not work at all. That may seem logical, but that also means your can’t order ahead for a party you may be having that day. Maybe the website is the same, but I don’t know for sure. Could be a minor or major problem depending what time of day your event is.
The last and most irritating issue for me was deals. Pizza Hut has some great deals on their website and it’s usually the first section I hit up. I was happy to see a Deals button on the front page of the app, but that’s where it ends. If you actually try to use the button, the only thing it does is remind you how great technology is and you are saving 20%. Maybe it’s a better deal, but give me the choice please.
All in all the app is fairly easy and convenient to use. This app will likely be staying on my phone for The pure convenience it offers on the go.
Available from iTunes.
