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Quickly order, pay, reload your Starbucks Card and earn free drinks or food.
Quickly order, pay, reload your Starbucks Card and earn free drinks or food.
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Quickly order, pay, reload your Starbucks Card and earn free drinks or food.
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It’s never been easier to use the Starbucks app to safely order ahead for pickup – download, join Starbucks Rewards, and you’re ready to order and earn Stars.
Earn 1★ per dollar when you order and pay directly with a credit/debit card or PayPal in the app, or when you scan your app and pay in a store.
Earn 2★ per dollar when you preload your Starbucks card (included with your account) and use it to pay instead.
Plus, there’s a new section in the app — check out the Offers tab for opportunities to collect Bonus Stars through personalized challenges, games and more. (The store locator is now found on the Home tab, and your account’s transaction history is under the Account section.)
And if that wasn’t enough, you’ll find more detailed and up-to-date store information throughout the app.
It’s never been easier to use the Starbucks app to safely order ahead for pickup – download, join Starbucks Rewards, and you’re ready to order and earn Stars.
Earn 1★ per dollar when you order and pay directly with a credit/debit card or PayPal in the app, or when you scan your app and pay in a store.
Earn 2★ per dollar when you preload your Starbucks card (included with your account) and use it to pay instead.
Plus, there’s a new section in the app — check out the Offers tab for opportunities to collect Bonus Stars through personalized challenges, games and more. (The store locator is now found on the Home tab, and your account’s transaction history is under the Account section.)
And if that wasn’t enough, you’ll find more detailed and up-to-date store information throughout the app.
App Store
The Starbucks® app is a convenient way to order ahead for pickup or scan and pay in store . Rewards are built right in, so you’ll earn Stars toward Rewards with every purchase.
Mobile Order & Pay
Customize and place your order, and pick up from a nearby store without waiting in line.
Pay in store
Save time and earn Rewards when you pay with the Starbucks® app at many stores in the U.S.
Rewards
Earn Stars towards free food or drink Rewards of your choosing. Receive personalized offers as a Starbucks® Rewards member. 2 Stars/1$ with a Starbucks Card, 1 Star/1$ with cash, credit/debit, and PayPal. Restrictions apply.
Send a gift
Say thanks with a digital Starbucks Card. It’s easy to redeem a gift from email or in the Starbucks® app.
Manage cards
Check your Starbucks Card balance, add money, view past purchases and transfer balances between cards.
Find a store
See stores near you, get directions, hours and view store amenities before you make the trip.
Music
Discover what songs are playing at your local store.
Tip your barista
Leave a tip on purchases made with the app at many stores in the U.S.
Mobile Order & Pay
Customize and place your order, and pick up from a nearby store without waiting in line.
Pay in store
Save time and earn Rewards when you pay with the Starbucks® app at many stores in the U.S.
Rewards
Earn Stars towards free food or drink Rewards of your choosing. Receive personalized offers as a Starbucks® Rewards member. 2 Stars/1$ with a Starbucks Card, 1 Star/1$ with cash, credit/debit, and PayPal. Restrictions apply.
Send a gift
Say thanks with a digital Starbucks Card. It’s easy to redeem a gift from email or in the Starbucks® app.
Manage cards
Check your Starbucks Card balance, add money, view past purchases and transfer balances between cards.
Find a store
See stores near you, get directions, hours and view store amenities before you make the trip.
Music
Discover what songs are playing at your local store.
Tip your barista
Leave a tip on purchases made with the app at many stores in the U.S.
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Easy tipping
Jul 28, 2020 What I really love about the Starbie’s app is 1) you can leave a tip through the app (which you cannot cannot do with a debit card, and therefore to use a debit card to pay you have to have a side hobby of saving quarters to tip baristas with); and 2) touchless payment. Free coffee now and then from redeeming stars doesn’t hurt either! Related to the tip, here is something I figured out about redeeming stars: if you pay for one transaction all with stars, then there is no way to tip the barista through the app. That’s no fair to the barista! So I usually save my stars until I'm also getting coffee for a friend or two, and pay for all but one drink with stars, and pay $ through the app for the one drink. Then I can still leave a tip through the app to cover all the drinks. Yay! If I dont have friends to share coffee with on any given day, I can always just buy a coffee for the person behind me and thereby still be able to tip through the app. It’s fun!! Personal note: I’m 20+ years sober and can’t have carbs anymore due to diabetes. Thank goodness for espresso with stevia and cream!!! It’s a party I can still enjoy!!! “🎵Life’s simple pleasures are the best! All the little things that make you smile and glow🎵”more -
Jan 3, 2021 Love this app! It's super convenient, you get updates, reminders for sales items, and if you choose a store to pickup at it'll be the updated menu for that store. Some stores have certain items or they may be out of stock so, it's very nice. I love the fact that you can transfer your gift cards onto a card you are already using! Very important so you don't have dozens of cards on your profile. That being said it's an easy, user friendly app and I use it all the time. Shout out to the Barista's!more -
App update lost some helpful features
Nov 29, 2018 The mobile app is so useful, however, the last update seemed to have gotten rid of some features I found helpful. For one, I don’t like that now when you go Into the history, it no longer shows the date and time of your purchase, so if you need to take a screenshot of your “receipt” it does not include the complete purchase info, which renders it less useful. It shows a receipt number, which is not useful to me, and it is inconvenient to have to screenshot both the history list AND the purchase itself. Why did you get rid of this? Why fix what wasn’t broken? Also, you have removed the date info for the Starbucks cards. It was helpful to have the info on the start dates of my cards to differentiate the cards, especially the similar ones. It used to have that info before. It also is frustrating when the app does not let you choose the store you want and sometimes suggests some faraway store. It would be helpful if it also told you reasons why you are unable to use the app - ie, store shut off mobile orders, store is closing, etc. Otherwise, you think it’s your phone or app and you waste a lot of time. I also would like that the app kept the history details for the “free” items, because just because it’s free, doesn’t mean you don’t want to record WHAT you had. But, for the most part, I like using the app.more -
Jan 8, 2021 For the most part I like the app, it's definitely convenient, but could be a tiny bit more user-friendly. There should be an option to allow customers to add special instructions to mobile orders. For example I prefer my lattes without foam, but there's no way to add that request. I realized that with my first and only mobile order, otherwise I only use the app to pay for my order...in store.more -
Love the app but most stores are slow to make your mobile order!
Dec 13, 2017 The app is almost perfect. I wish you can customize the mobile orders a little more like put someone else’s name on it when you order for someone else. But that’s not my big gripe and why it only gets 3 stars. There are two reasons. First of all, one less start is due to store locater being slow half the time unless it happens to be your store that you note as a favorite. The 2nd reason, and it’s a big reason, is that most stores are now very slow to process your mobile order. I can expect 5-10 more minutes on top of what they estimate for you. A lot of them just say they have many drinks. Well the system should have factored that in. If you give estimated times then factor in how many drinks just got into the system. I do think many stores just don’t pay attention to the mobile orders as much. I literally see them pull the labels out for those who are at the stores ordering and let the other machine that has the mobile order sit there longer. Starbucks: If you want more people to use mobile order then have your baristas pay attention to the mobile order labels being printed. Those are your most loyal customers and don’t want to wait 10-15 minutes for their drink to be made. It defeats the whole purpose of having mobile orders!more
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Very lame app and poor costumer service over the phone
Jan 18, 2020 About two weeks ago ,I tried to create an account to enjoy the rewards ,well, its imposible. Why? I created ,then signing in ,nothing happen . Just ‘we’re sorry but we’re unable to log you in ,please try again’ . I got help over the line ,the agent was nice ,but even when he finally could create a password with my e-mail ,he never want to give it to me . Then , ill wait 24 hrs because they’re a system ‘has a problem’ okay ,let’s wait . 24 hrs goes by ,but no success trying the app or the website . A gentleman send me a gift card with 7 dollars (THANKS STARBUCKS) . Waiting the week to get the card ,registered online and enjoy the rewards ,everything that I mention before ,happens again. Is such a lame software at the website or app ,trying with iPhone 8 or galaxy s edge ,is the same . Creating another account with new e-mail ,the same . Is amazing how a company like Starbucks ,has a very poor app and nobody can tell you what’s going on . If people or companies create a platform who let costumers enjoy programs ,they should to give it maintenance. Worst is the people over the phone who doesn’t know about the website or the app. They won’t reset your account and you need to wait 24 hrs . Starbucks should have a kiosk like McDonald’s and make his service faster and easy. The app is a failure system along with the website ,PERIOD.more -
Jan 4, 2021 The app works fine, but the status of whether a store is open or not does NOT work. Twice now, in about 4 weeks, I've ended up paying for a pickup order that can't be picked up because the store is CLOSED and no one is there. How can the order be accepted and have a ready time if no one is there? Zero methods available in the app to report such a problem.more -
Glitchy login - don’t bother with this app
Nov 27, 2019 For the past several months, this app keeps asking me to login to top up my balance. Sometimes it accepts my fingerprint but then it forgets and requires me to login from scratch. Fine. I have fingers. I can type in a password. Nope. Not that easy. The App then won’t recognize my password. I reset the password. It won’t recognize the new password. I go back to try to reset again using the new password. I get told I can’t reset with that because it is a prior password (no kidding, it is my current password but your app won’t recognize it). I have tried copy and pasting. I have tried using a keychain app to entire the password automatically. I have tried having other people type it in for me. I have tried typing it in myself for the tenth time and then clicking reveal to make sure it is correct before hitting submit. Nada. I then give up and avoid Starbucks because I don’t need this drama in my life. Then, in a few weeks, like always, the app will magically decide I had the correct password all along and operate smoothly with my fingerprint for a week or so. Hooray. But not so fast. After those few weeks are up, we fall back down the bloody rabbit hole. It will ask me for my password again, say it is wrong, and this entire saga will repeat. No coffee shop is worth this level of aggravation.more -
Dec 21, 2020 I ordered from the one on 67th and Beardsley in AZ( or tried to order) and it wouldn't go through. I setup an order and pressed the order button but it wouldn't work. I tried several times over the span of 2 hours because I was stuck in the area but ... nothing. Months later and it only works once in a while and I tried several different starbucks locations. I also Uninstalled and reinstalled but it's no different. Also, "something went wrong on our end" message pops up a lot,uselessmore -
Don’t use it for your business Expenses...It Does not keep the receipts
Aug 28, 2019 If you moved to the app to keep track of your receipts for business expense then it should be made clear that they do not store more than 90days in history. I lost out in hundreds of dollars of my personal money that I no longer have access to receipts cycled out of this app. I recharged my card with my personal money. Purchased my breakfasts, lunches, snacks from my frequent business trips thinking that the receipts would still be here. NOPE. Customer Service can’t retrieve them. They can see that I’ve regularly recharged my card so know how much of my money that has gone to their company. So Starbucks is fine with taking my money, just not enabling me to access my complete receipt history so I can get it back from my company. Companies don’t reimburse you on the money you add to your Starbucks app. All Customer Service is empowered to do is offer me $40 for the inconvenience. I spent HUNDREDS of dollars over the past year that I am unable to be reimbursed on and you offer me this as a solution? Data Analytics in this day and age should have a clear accounting for where my money goes once I’ve put it in this app & that accounting should be accessible. That is an acceptable solution. Not $40 credit for the inconvenience of not being Account completely to where your money went.more
- Easy access to your Starbucks Gold card and gift cards, available at the touch of a button on mobile devices
- In a hurry? Skip the line! Store your favorite orders in the app and order ahead with one click
- View your receipt and tip your barista at a glance, all within the app
Reviewed by Kaylin on January 15, 2019
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Easy tipping
Jul 28, 2020 What I really love about the Starbie’s app is 1) you can leave a tip through the app (which you cannot cannot do with a debit card, and therefore to use a debit card to pay you have to have a side hobby of saving quarters to tip baristas with); and 2) touchless payment. Free coffee now and then from redeeming stars doesn’t hurt either! Related to the tip, here is something I figured out about redeeming stars: if you pay for one transaction all with stars, then there is no way to tip the barista through the app. That’s no fair to the barista! So I usually save my stars until I'm also getting coffee for a friend or two, and pay for all but one drink with stars, and pay $ through the app for the one drink. Then I can still leave a tip through the app to cover all the drinks. Yay! If I dont have friends to share coffee with on any given day, I can always just buy a coffee for the person behind me and thereby still be able to tip through the app. It’s fun!! Personal note: I’m 20+ years sober and can’t have carbs anymore due to diabetes. Thank goodness for espresso with stevia and cream!!! It’s a party I can still enjoy!!! “🎵Life’s simple pleasures are the best! All the little things that make you smile and glow🎵”more -
Jan 3, 2021 Love this app! It's super convenient, you get updates, reminders for sales items, and if you choose a store to pickup at it'll be the updated menu for that store. Some stores have certain items or they may be out of stock so, it's very nice. I love the fact that you can transfer your gift cards onto a card you are already using! Very important so you don't have dozens of cards on your profile. That being said it's an easy, user friendly app and I use it all the time. Shout out to the Barista's!more -
Jan 2, 2021 The is app is easy to use. A $5 reload option would be great. Sometimes I am only a few cents off and need to add money. I realize my other cards might have money but the gold card I prefer. The app needs a way to stay updated. Items are available when not or state they are not available when on hand. Same with drink items. A system needs to be put in place. I have called numerous times about something and been told we have it, when the site says different and vice versa.more -
Amazing And Easy
Sep 20, 2020 I order on here very often and have for most of the Summer and it is so easy. You just order from the app and then pick up at the Starbucks near you. You don’t have to wait in line to order and instead get a separate line which moves quickly because everyone is picking up. I absolutely love Starbucks and I am obsessed with their refreshers and frappucinos. Overall, the app was well thought out and if something isn’t available I’ve learned all you do is call the store and ask if they have it and they’ll make it available on the app quick. I love the experience and the stars you earn. I end up having enough stars for a breakfast from the bakery the next time I get Starbucks. Thank you for doing such an amazing job and I plan on continuing to go to Starbucks in the future. Please don’t hate on the app. I haven’t had a bad experience and I’m convinced most of you are trolls. I hope this gets to Starbucks customer service because I truly do love the app and Starbucks as a whole. I can’t thank you enough for the quick and easy drinks almost every morning this past Summer!!! Five stars and absolutely amazing!!!more -
Jan 3, 2021 It's wonderful. Just order walk in and pick up your drink or food. Everyone knows who you are at the store I go to and basically how long it's going to take me to get there if I leave from home. It's a lot easier to use this app than wait in line and make sure your order is going to be correct. When you order through this app it's always correct.more
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App is useful but not perfect
Dec 8, 2020 There’s tons of great things about the app but I’ll just say why I gave it a 4. Most of us are using the app because we want to grab and go. With that being said, it would be nice if the store information was updated more frequently. I ordered from the app because the store had drive thru pickup and in store pick up. I never do drive thru pick up because it is always so crowded, hence why I use the app. At this particular store, both options were available but when arriving there was a sign at the door saying in store was closed and to pick up mobile orders at drive thru. This pretty much makes the app useless. Please update info for store because I can always go to a different Starbucks to pickup my order. There also needs to be another method for mobile pickup. When arriving to pickup order, you have to wait for a barista to go to that area to be noticed, sometimes waiting for awhile. It’s not there fault at all, but I think there needs to be an efficient way to do this. I notice that when I mobile order ahead of time, the customers that order inside the store get their drinks first. Not sure how that adds up. The app is great though but it’s useless if some of these inefficiencies continue.more -
Dec 29, 2020 Absolutely convenient in every way. Only thing that I feel that needs to be updated is the payment options. With drinks being anywhere from 3 - 7 dollars per drink, you should be able to load $5 instead of $10 every time. I have now had to reload because of being 0.20 shy to the dollar. Or, give the option to just use your debit card as the actual form of payment. Just a thought.more -
Starbucks app and rewards program .
Sep 4, 2017 I love the app for most part but it gets frozen or does not always update the purchase at times. Bonus reward is great for most part, only I feel I don't get offers based on my purchase but they want to sell. I have never received any offers to purchase teavana teas which is what I buy most often . I also buy other beverages such as latte, cappuccinos and frappes. I have not gotten any offers for that also . I don't like the fact some offer are time constraint related especially if it before 11am or between 11am to 2 pm. Due to work not possible to get starsbucks between that time or even stop over at one in morning if running late. Also they keep sending me the same offers over and over again of which I don't care of which combo of warm sandwich , protein box and a breakfast sandwich. If I don't use a offer , I don't receive a offer next week so I don't get bonus stars for two weeks. I love to receive the offers based on what I buy , bakery items only offers, teavana teas only offers and breakfast sandwichs only offer and also any purchase offers are good too. I can also deal with any bevearage purchase offers also.more -
Jan 19, 2021 I used the app scan & pay, but covid got me hooked. I have since ordered a traveler size for my coworkers and it's always a hoot walking in and out with my mobile order before others have a chance to order their drive thru. 4/5 ONLY because seasonal menu changes can be disruptive to the ordering process but a quick talk with a barista always smooths over any confusion!more -
Recent woes with the app
Sep 20, 2017 Starting with the positive, I love the rewards program and the free item notification visible when I open the app. I love mobile ordering and the ability to identify the closest location when I'm ready to submit an order. The woes begin here. Recently I attempt to put in a mobile order and get a message that the store I have selected is out of stock on the items I have chosen so I walk in and order the exact items it said were not available at that store. Today I got a message that this store could not accept mobile orders and walked in to ask why and they said they had been getting them even in the prior few minutes but many people complain about the mobile ordering not working right. Then it looks fine but when I get to the register and click on the pay button it just sits there. I have money on the app but cannot access it and have to return to my car for cash. So frustrated with the app right now. Further, if you want any customization to the order it is definitely not easy or intuitive. Keep working at it developers. We love the concept but the experience leaves something to be desired.more
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App update lost some helpful features
Nov 29, 2018 The mobile app is so useful, however, the last update seemed to have gotten rid of some features I found helpful. For one, I don’t like that now when you go Into the history, it no longer shows the date and time of your purchase, so if you need to take a screenshot of your “receipt” it does not include the complete purchase info, which renders it less useful. It shows a receipt number, which is not useful to me, and it is inconvenient to have to screenshot both the history list AND the purchase itself. Why did you get rid of this? Why fix what wasn’t broken? Also, you have removed the date info for the Starbucks cards. It was helpful to have the info on the start dates of my cards to differentiate the cards, especially the similar ones. It used to have that info before. It also is frustrating when the app does not let you choose the store you want and sometimes suggests some faraway store. It would be helpful if it also told you reasons why you are unable to use the app - ie, store shut off mobile orders, store is closing, etc. Otherwise, you think it’s your phone or app and you waste a lot of time. I also would like that the app kept the history details for the “free” items, because just because it’s free, doesn’t mean you don’t want to record WHAT you had. But, for the most part, I like using the app.more -
Jan 8, 2021 For the most part I like the app, it's definitely convenient, but could be a tiny bit more user-friendly. There should be an option to allow customers to add special instructions to mobile orders. For example I prefer my lattes without foam, but there's no way to add that request. I realized that with my first and only mobile order, otherwise I only use the app to pay for my order...in store.more -
Love the app but most stores are slow to make your mobile order!
Dec 13, 2017 The app is almost perfect. I wish you can customize the mobile orders a little more like put someone else’s name on it when you order for someone else. But that’s not my big gripe and why it only gets 3 stars. There are two reasons. First of all, one less start is due to store locater being slow half the time unless it happens to be your store that you note as a favorite. The 2nd reason, and it’s a big reason, is that most stores are now very slow to process your mobile order. I can expect 5-10 more minutes on top of what they estimate for you. A lot of them just say they have many drinks. Well the system should have factored that in. If you give estimated times then factor in how many drinks just got into the system. I do think many stores just don’t pay attention to the mobile orders as much. I literally see them pull the labels out for those who are at the stores ordering and let the other machine that has the mobile order sit there longer. Starbucks: If you want more people to use mobile order then have your baristas pay attention to the mobile order labels being printed. Those are your most loyal customers and don’t want to wait 10-15 minutes for their drink to be made. It defeats the whole purpose of having mobile orders!more -
Jan 6, 2021 Decent enough app, but the update isn't great. It used to be that once a store location was confirmed, menu options not available there would be grayed out. Now, there's no way to tell until we add something to our bag & then click to view its contents. Huge waste of time in an app that I only use to save time from ordering in-store.more -
Reloading the Card Needs to be Optional
May 3, 2019 I would actually choose Starbucks so much more frequently if I was able to pay the total amount of my order instead of having to reload a minimum of $10 every time I order. Which I didn’t even know it was $10, I thought it was $15 because the lowest minimum of $10 isn’t the prompted amount. I want to be able to pay my order total- not give you my money like an ATM at a bank so you can use it at your free will until or if I ever order again. There’s no reason we should not be able to do pay as you go! Every Starbucks near my house and my job are high volume. I have to order on the app to ensure I won’t be late- regardless of how early or how much time I have. Wait time estimations are unreliable, using the app is so much faster and easier, however, I very rarely do because of the lack of pay as you go feature. I almost always choose competitors such as local shops, convenience stores, or Dunkin Donuts because I know I can be in and out of these places, unlike Starbucks. Ive ordered in Starbucks and waited on average 10 mins every time and that doesn’t even include the very busy days. You are taking away an added convenience and because of it losing potential sales!more
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Jan 4, 2021 The app works fine, but the status of whether a store is open or not does NOT work. Twice now, in about 4 weeks, I've ended up paying for a pickup order that can't be picked up because the store is CLOSED and no one is there. How can the order be accepted and have a ready time if no one is there? Zero methods available in the app to report such a problem.more -
NEEDS UPDATES
Mar 25, 2018 I’ve been using the Starbucks app going on 4 years now. The app is showing some major glitches as of late. Twice in the past two weeks have I not received my mobile order because the app randomly “auto selects” a different option and then even after I reselect the correct option it will then for a second time reselect the WRONG option. Unaware of this I don’t notice and as a result don’t receive my order. Per example it continually selects an old store I haven’t ordered from in months, I will change it to my current store and again without me noticing it will auto select the previous store. I then find out when I get to the correct store and my order wasn’t placed. Today the app “auto selected” an old seasonal gift card rather than my gold card that I use daily to order with. It showed the picture of my gold card when I placed my order but the last four numbers were different, the picture just hadn’t changed. So when I arrived to pick up my order I open the app to see it yet again had not placed my order. The Starbucks store teams and customer service are always gracious and fix the issue which I greatly appreciate! However this is unacceptable that the Mobile App can not deliver the same results and continually cause failed orders.more -
Pretty good, however...
Dec 1, 2018 Pretty good app overall however these past few days I am not able to see my gold account star count at all and rewards accrued anymore for some reason and I’ve been all over the app to try to find it. Already tried uninstalling it and reinstalling it but no luck. Once this if fixed I will gladly change my star rating. Also another quick suggestion would be, as of late in my case (and I’m sure I’m not the only one), I’ve noticed that stores sell out of certain items faster so when you mobile order something sometimes you get to the store to pick up and they’re out and most of the time they don’t even ask you what else more you may want until you ask them about it. Yes, I get most stores are insanely packed and baristas are overwhelmed but to avoid this issue and also help the barista then perhaps the app should give you an alternate food option in case what you ordered food wise sells out during the mobile order process so then that way the barista doesn’t have to wait until you arrive for your order to ask you what else you may want and try to keep track of something like that while customers keep rolling in, again just a friendly suggestion.more -
Needs improvement
Oct 22, 2018 They need a better system for this app. When it works, it’s great, but if the Starbucks you’re ordering from doesn’t have an item you ordered via mobile, it’s like pulling teeth. Placed a mobile order, prep time 2-5 minutes. Waited and waited; checked again, prep time: soon. After close to 15 minutes of waiting, I finally left work and went in to Starbucks. My order was nowhere on the counter and everyone else was getting their orders. Finally after a few minutes of standing there, a guy approached me to let me know they didn’t have my sandwich and asked if I wanted anything else. I said no, I just wanted to be refunded. He said ok and walked away. Still was waiting for my drink. After another few minutes of waiting, I finally asked the girl making drinks if mine was going to be ready anytime soon as I had been waiting a while. She said oh, it’s right here but I was waiting for your sandwich. I said they were out of it and the guy was refunding me. She gave me my drink (which was now lukewarm, if that) and said I’d have to go to the register for the refund. I then had to stand in line and wait for the refund. Very, very inconvenient for someone stepping out from work to pick up an order.more -
Needs to provide status of your current mobile order.
Oct 25, 2020 First time user of the app, so take this for what its worth but no where in the app could I find the status of my current order. Under “Orders”, my current order showed up as the top most order but no status. It looked no different than orders placed last week or weeks before. No status. Why is this important? When I got inside the store, the pickup area was somewhat chaotic. There’s no line, just a bunch of ppl hovering around the pickup area, and some people waiting patiently on one the “wait here” floor stickers. So what should I do? Well, had I known the status of my order, I at least could make an educated decision to either wait on one of the floor dots, or hustle my way up to the counter to ask for my order. I am not a confrontational person so having to do anything to even appear to be “cutting the wait line” is never something I want to do. But in this experience at the store, I was faced with having to make that decision because I was completely in the dark about whether my order was ready to pick up or not. If the status of an order is indeed available in the app, then please make it more user friendly, and obvious, to get to.more
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Very lame app and poor costumer service over the phone
Jan 18, 2020 About two weeks ago ,I tried to create an account to enjoy the rewards ,well, its imposible. Why? I created ,then signing in ,nothing happen . Just ‘we’re sorry but we’re unable to log you in ,please try again’ . I got help over the line ,the agent was nice ,but even when he finally could create a password with my e-mail ,he never want to give it to me . Then , ill wait 24 hrs because they’re a system ‘has a problem’ okay ,let’s wait . 24 hrs goes by ,but no success trying the app or the website . A gentleman send me a gift card with 7 dollars (THANKS STARBUCKS) . Waiting the week to get the card ,registered online and enjoy the rewards ,everything that I mention before ,happens again. Is such a lame software at the website or app ,trying with iPhone 8 or galaxy s edge ,is the same . Creating another account with new e-mail ,the same . Is amazing how a company like Starbucks ,has a very poor app and nobody can tell you what’s going on . If people or companies create a platform who let costumers enjoy programs ,they should to give it maintenance. Worst is the people over the phone who doesn’t know about the website or the app. They won’t reset your account and you need to wait 24 hrs . Starbucks should have a kiosk like McDonald’s and make his service faster and easy. The app is a failure system along with the website ,PERIOD.more -
Glitchy login - don’t bother with this app
Nov 27, 2019 For the past several months, this app keeps asking me to login to top up my balance. Sometimes it accepts my fingerprint but then it forgets and requires me to login from scratch. Fine. I have fingers. I can type in a password. Nope. Not that easy. The App then won’t recognize my password. I reset the password. It won’t recognize the new password. I go back to try to reset again using the new password. I get told I can’t reset with that because it is a prior password (no kidding, it is my current password but your app won’t recognize it). I have tried copy and pasting. I have tried using a keychain app to entire the password automatically. I have tried having other people type it in for me. I have tried typing it in myself for the tenth time and then clicking reveal to make sure it is correct before hitting submit. Nada. I then give up and avoid Starbucks because I don’t need this drama in my life. Then, in a few weeks, like always, the app will magically decide I had the correct password all along and operate smoothly with my fingerprint for a week or so. Hooray. But not so fast. After those few weeks are up, we fall back down the bloody rabbit hole. It will ask me for my password again, say it is wrong, and this entire saga will repeat. No coffee shop is worth this level of aggravation.more -
Dec 21, 2020 I ordered from the one on 67th and Beardsley in AZ( or tried to order) and it wouldn't go through. I setup an order and pressed the order button but it wouldn't work. I tried several times over the span of 2 hours because I was stuck in the area but ... nothing. Months later and it only works once in a while and I tried several different starbucks locations. I also Uninstalled and reinstalled but it's no different. Also, "something went wrong on our end" message pops up a lot,uselessmore -
Don’t use it for your business Expenses...It Does not keep the receipts
Aug 28, 2019 If you moved to the app to keep track of your receipts for business expense then it should be made clear that they do not store more than 90days in history. I lost out in hundreds of dollars of my personal money that I no longer have access to receipts cycled out of this app. I recharged my card with my personal money. Purchased my breakfasts, lunches, snacks from my frequent business trips thinking that the receipts would still be here. NOPE. Customer Service can’t retrieve them. They can see that I’ve regularly recharged my card so know how much of my money that has gone to their company. So Starbucks is fine with taking my money, just not enabling me to access my complete receipt history so I can get it back from my company. Companies don’t reimburse you on the money you add to your Starbucks app. All Customer Service is empowered to do is offer me $40 for the inconvenience. I spent HUNDREDS of dollars over the past year that I am unable to be reimbursed on and you offer me this as a solution? Data Analytics in this day and age should have a clear accounting for where my money goes once I’ve put it in this app & that accounting should be accessible. That is an acceptable solution. Not $40 credit for the inconvenience of not being Account completely to where your money went.more -
Jan 3, 2021 While the app works well for ordering, the notifications for order status are annoyingly bundled with every other promotion. I can't get a notification about my order without having to put up with constant push notifications that I don't care about. Separating these two categories would create a more user-centric experience, rather than forcing users to be bombarded just so that they can tell if their coffee is ready.more
What’s Groovy
I love being able to go straight to the app and see what my current challenges are and how well I'm meeting them for my extra rewards. Love being able to see new drinks and food with descriptions at my leisure. And most of all some how it got even easier to load my card and it's so fast I can do it between ordering in drive thru and pick up even when there's no line!
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What’s Subpar
I wish I could like the app more. It’s great that everyone at the office can place their order and then one person pick it up. The issue is that in this day and age with so many people being diabetic and others doing Keto you sugar free or unsweetened options are severely lacking. For example chai tea has no sugars or carbs naturally. The chai “syrup” that is used in the chai drinks and fraps does. There needs to be an unsweetened option or an option in the app to have tea bags used instead. The same goes for the coconut milk and almond milk. There needs to be unsweetened options in the app. My office use to do Starbucks runs multiple times a week but we don’t anymore because too many people can’t place an order online through the app as sugar free, unsweetened, and Keto options are not readily available. If they want a chai latte they have to go in to order it and asked for it to be made with tea bags.
Also need a way to report that the drink you ordered online, and picked up is wrong. This is another reason we stopped our Starbucks runs is that one person would pick up the orders for everyone and not know if something was wrong. I ordered a pink drink but what I got didn’t have any coconut milk in it. I took a picture of the drink, label, and order to prove it but couldn’t do anything about it while I was at work.
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Easy tipping
What I really love about the Starbie’s app is 1) you can leave a tip through the app (which you cannot cannot do with a debit card, and therefore to use a debit card to pay you have to have a side hobby of saving quarters to tip baristas with); and 2) touchless payment. Free coffee now and then from redeeming stars doesn’t hurt either! Related to the tip, here is something I figured out about redeeming stars: if you pay for one transaction all with stars, then there is no way to tip the barista through the app. That’s no fair to the barista! So I usually save my stars until I'm also getting coffee for a friend or two, and pay for all but one drink with stars, and pay $ through the app for the one drink. Then I can still leave a tip through the app to cover all the drinks. Yay! If I dont have friends to share coffee with on any given day, I can always just buy a coffee for the person behind me and thereby still be able to tip through the app. It’s fun!! Personal note: I’m 20+ years sober and can’t have carbs anymore due to diabetes. Thank goodness for espresso with stevia and cream!!! It’s a party I can still enjoy!!! “🎵Life’s simple pleasures are the best! All the little things that make you smile and glow🎵” -
Love this app! It's super convenient, you get updates, reminders for sales items, and if you choose a store to pickup at it'll be the updated menu for that store. Some stores have certain items or they may be out of stock so, it's very nice. I love the fact that you can transfer your gift cards onto a card you are already using! Very important so you don't have dozens of cards on your profile. That being said it's an easy, user friendly app and I use it all the time. Shout out to the Barista's!
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App update lost some helpful features
The mobile app is so useful, however, the last update seemed to have gotten rid of some features I found helpful. For one, I don’t like that now when you go Into the history, it no longer shows the date and time of your purchase, so if you need to take a screenshot of your “receipt” it does not include the complete purchase info, which renders it less useful. It shows a receipt number, which is not useful to me, and it is inconvenient to have to screenshot both the history list AND the purchase itself. Why did you get rid of this? Why fix what wasn’t broken? Also, you have removed the date info for the Starbucks cards. It was helpful to have the info on the start dates of my cards to differentiate the cards, especially the similar ones. It used to have that info before. It also is frustrating when the app does not let you choose the store you want and sometimes suggests some faraway store. It would be helpful if it also told you reasons why you are unable to use the app - ie, store shut off mobile orders, store is closing, etc. Otherwise, you think it’s your phone or app and you waste a lot of time. I also would like that the app kept the history details for the “free” items, because just because it’s free, doesn’t mean you don’t want to record WHAT you had. But, for the most part, I like using the app. -
For the most part I like the app, it's definitely convenient, but could be a tiny bit more user-friendly. There should be an option to allow customers to add special instructions to mobile orders. For example I prefer my lattes without foam, but there's no way to add that request. I realized that with my first and only mobile order, otherwise I only use the app to pay for my order...in store.
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Love the app but most stores are slow to make your mobile order!
The app is almost perfect. I wish you can customize the mobile orders a little more like put someone else’s name on it when you order for someone else. But that’s not my big gripe and why it only gets 3 stars. There are two reasons. First of all, one less start is due to store locater being slow half the time unless it happens to be your store that you note as a favorite. The 2nd reason, and it’s a big reason, is that most stores are now very slow to process your mobile order. I can expect 5-10 more minutes on top of what they estimate for you. A lot of them just say they have many drinks. Well the system should have factored that in. If you give estimated times then factor in how many drinks just got into the system. I do think many stores just don’t pay attention to the mobile orders as much. I literally see them pull the labels out for those who are at the stores ordering and let the other machine that has the mobile order sit there longer. Starbucks: If you want more people to use mobile order then have your baristas pay attention to the mobile order labels being printed. Those are your most loyal customers and don’t want to wait 10-15 minutes for their drink to be made. It defeats the whole purpose of having mobile orders! -
The is app is easy to use. A $5 reload option would be great. Sometimes I am only a few cents off and need to add money. I realize my other cards might have money but the gold card I prefer. The app needs a way to stay updated. Items are available when not or state they are not available when on hand. Same with drink items. A system needs to be put in place. I have called numerous times about something and been told we have it, when the site says different and vice versa.
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Amazing And Easy
I order on here very often and have for most of the Summer and it is so easy. You just order from the app and then pick up at the Starbucks near you. You don’t have to wait in line to order and instead get a separate line which moves quickly because everyone is picking up. I absolutely love Starbucks and I am obsessed with their refreshers and frappucinos. Overall, the app was well thought out and if something isn’t available I’ve learned all you do is call the store and ask if they have it and they’ll make it available on the app quick. I love the experience and the stars you earn. I end up having enough stars for a breakfast from the bakery the next time I get Starbucks. Thank you for doing such an amazing job and I plan on continuing to go to Starbucks in the future. Please don’t hate on the app. I haven’t had a bad experience and I’m convinced most of you are trolls. I hope this gets to Starbucks customer service because I truly do love the app and Starbucks as a whole. I can’t thank you enough for the quick and easy drinks almost every morning this past Summer!!! Five stars and absolutely amazing!!! -
It's wonderful. Just order walk in and pick up your drink or food. Everyone knows who you are at the store I go to and basically how long it's going to take me to get there if I leave from home. It's a lot easier to use this app than wait in line and make sure your order is going to be correct. When you order through this app it's always correct.
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App is useful but not perfect
There’s tons of great things about the app but I’ll just say why I gave it a 4. Most of us are using the app because we want to grab and go. With that being said, it would be nice if the store information was updated more frequently. I ordered from the app because the store had drive thru pickup and in store pick up. I never do drive thru pick up because it is always so crowded, hence why I use the app. At this particular store, both options were available but when arriving there was a sign at the door saying in store was closed and to pick up mobile orders at drive thru. This pretty much makes the app useless. Please update info for store because I can always go to a different Starbucks to pickup my order. There also needs to be another method for mobile pickup. When arriving to pickup order, you have to wait for a barista to go to that area to be noticed, sometimes waiting for awhile. It’s not there fault at all, but I think there needs to be an efficient way to do this. I notice that when I mobile order ahead of time, the customers that order inside the store get their drinks first. Not sure how that adds up. The app is great though but it’s useless if some of these inefficiencies continue. -
Excellent! In fact, I prefer to order via the app, quite literally. Believe it or not, but I may take the drive thru, yet I'll order by the app and merely pull up to the window to collect my order, because I'm that erm, easily frustrated that I avoid the annoyance of trying to discern what the drive thru speaker is saying juxtaposed against the vexation of trying to be understood by them, and resort to ordering via the app 99.9% of the time. Yes, I'm terrible. But I LOVE the app.
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Oat milk
Where’s the option to use oat milk? They have every other option but oat milk:( -
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needs minor upgrade
love the app mostly, but would recommend the app developer team to implement an option to be able to recorder those done from in store on the app, so you can mobile order those very custom orders via app. -
Coffee Lover
This app makes life so much easier , no waiting in long 20 minutes lines for me anymore 🙌 Thank you Starbucks ♥️💋 -
The 1 flaw of mobile ordering
I love any opportunity to save a little time in my busy life and Starbucks mobile ordering, through my mobile app, does just that! The only thing that prevents a 5 star review from me, is the inability to add in a note for modifying order instructions. I like just a teeny tiny drop of peppermint in my White Chocolate Mocha, but I’ve got to get to the store before the peppermint is added to the cup to specify that request. This is the only hinderance I’ve encountered, so great job, wonderful Starbucks programmers! God bless coffee! -
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I love the app a lot but i think there should be a leave a comment option and also a place to go if you need a refund. My order was wrong and i can’t even get ahold of anyone to fix it. Also if they run out of something when you mobile order you should be able to have it refunded. But other then that i love the app! -
Good APP
Like the convenience and ease of use.
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Easy tipping
What I really love about the Starbie’s app is 1) you can leave a tip through the app (which you cannot cannot do with a debit card, and therefore to use a debit card to pay you have to have a side hobby of saving quarters to tip baristas with); and 2) touchless payment. Free coffee now and then from redeeming stars doesn’t hurt either! Related to the tip, here is something I figured out about redeeming stars: if you pay for one transaction all with stars, then there is no way to tip the barista through the app. That’s no fair to the barista! So I usually save my stars until I'm also getting coffee for a friend or two, and pay for all but one drink with stars, and pay $ through the app for the one drink. Then I can still leave a tip through the app to cover all the drinks. Yay! If I dont have friends to share coffee with on any given day, I can always just buy a coffee for the person behind me and thereby still be able to tip through the app. It’s fun!! Personal note: I’m 20+ years sober and can’t have carbs anymore due to diabetes. Thank goodness for espresso with stevia and cream!!! It’s a party I can still enjoy!!! “🎵Life’s simple pleasures are the best! All the little things that make you smile and glow🎵” -
Love this app! It's super convenient, you get updates, reminders for sales items, and if you choose a store to pickup at it'll be the updated menu for that store. Some stores have certain items or they may be out of stock so, it's very nice. I love the fact that you can transfer your gift cards onto a card you are already using! Very important so you don't have dozens of cards on your profile. That being said it's an easy, user friendly app and I use it all the time. Shout out to the Barista's!
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The is app is easy to use. A $5 reload option would be great. Sometimes I am only a few cents off and need to add money. I realize my other cards might have money but the gold card I prefer. The app needs a way to stay updated. Items are available when not or state they are not available when on hand. Same with drink items. A system needs to be put in place. I have called numerous times about something and been told we have it, when the site says different and vice versa.
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Amazing And Easy
I order on here very often and have for most of the Summer and it is so easy. You just order from the app and then pick up at the Starbucks near you. You don’t have to wait in line to order and instead get a separate line which moves quickly because everyone is picking up. I absolutely love Starbucks and I am obsessed with their refreshers and frappucinos. Overall, the app was well thought out and if something isn’t available I’ve learned all you do is call the store and ask if they have it and they’ll make it available on the app quick. I love the experience and the stars you earn. I end up having enough stars for a breakfast from the bakery the next time I get Starbucks. Thank you for doing such an amazing job and I plan on continuing to go to Starbucks in the future. Please don’t hate on the app. I haven’t had a bad experience and I’m convinced most of you are trolls. I hope this gets to Starbucks customer service because I truly do love the app and Starbucks as a whole. I can’t thank you enough for the quick and easy drinks almost every morning this past Summer!!! Five stars and absolutely amazing!!! -
It's wonderful. Just order walk in and pick up your drink or food. Everyone knows who you are at the store I go to and basically how long it's going to take me to get there if I leave from home. It's a lot easier to use this app than wait in line and make sure your order is going to be correct. When you order through this app it's always correct.
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Excellent! In fact, I prefer to order via the app, quite literally. Believe it or not, but I may take the drive thru, yet I'll order by the app and merely pull up to the window to collect my order, because I'm that erm, easily frustrated that I avoid the annoyance of trying to discern what the drive thru speaker is saying juxtaposed against the vexation of trying to be understood by them, and resort to ordering via the app 99.9% of the time. Yes, I'm terrible. But I LOVE the app.
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I like the improvements made. Unfortunately, it like the cafes, presupposes I fully understand the many terms and slang used in the preparation of coffee. What's standard? What's an 'add-on' (an upgrade?) What's a 'half-caf' (half the caffeine?). Is 'blond' coffee mild? You have the opportunity to educate your buying public and promote both regular and seasonal coffee/products. We're all not hipsters hailing from Seattle so why not use this app to educate the uninformed and have fun too.
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Needs Update after Removing Clover®️ Machines
Update ✭ ✭ ✭ : Originally gave 5-stars but there needs to be an option to order pour-overs specifically. Since all remaining stores removed Clover machines, whenever I order my Featured Dark roast with shots after 11 am, 70% of the time, baristas don’t know that they need to do a pour-over. So I get there and they say they used pre-brewed Pikes or bitter medium roast from the container and I just spent a whopping $8 - $12 (dep on # of xtra shots) on a coffee I DIDN’T ORDER and they have to dump it and remake it as a pour-over, wasting their time, my time, coffee, etc. So please, there used to be an option to order, let’s say, Verona using the Clover®️ and I could add everything I wanted. But Clover’s are all gone now. So just replace that feature with us being able to select the roast we want as a pour-over so the baristas don’t get confused. It’s such a waste of time. Original Review ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ Very close to perfect app for my coffee habit. Love ordering ahead or even in the store ordering from app. I feel like there were one or two things I would have suggested changing or adding but I can’t think of it right now :) -
I can order ahead any where I am in my day of errands, and have it ready by the time I get to any of my favorite stores!! That's convenient! Saves me time all around!! Thanks!!!! Now I can pay with cash, card, or my app! Love it all the more! It also tells me what stores has curbside pickup! Sweet! I have my grandgirls card on my phone and can add money to it when it gets low for them to use, I like the fact that I can reload any card whenever I want to! Very nice feature! THANKS!
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Update fixed nothing
I had high hopes that Starbucks would fix their mistakes when this update came out, but I was disappointed. The layout is still horrible. I dislike that the photos of items are huge, but the area you have to touch to choose an item is tiny. Then, when you touch it, there is a significant lag, where you can’t tell if the item is added, and the only indication is a tiny number on the bottom right. To add a second item you have to notice the tiny x at the top right and touch it. Then there are too many redundant acknowledgements when ordering. One out of ever four times I mobile order, I end up waiting a long time and finally asking about my order, only to find out the long pause before the final acknowledgement combined with the fact the final ack button is a black bar at the bottom, causes me to fail to order. Really, agreeing to pay should be the last thing I have to do. The app even has my GPS location so it knows I went to the store and waited 12 mins while it refused to send in my order because it is afraid I might go to the wrong store.
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App is useful but not perfect
There’s tons of great things about the app but I’ll just say why I gave it a 4. Most of us are using the app because we want to grab and go. With that being said, it would be nice if the store information was updated more frequently. I ordered from the app because the store had drive thru pickup and in store pick up. I never do drive thru pick up because it is always so crowded, hence why I use the app. At this particular store, both options were available but when arriving there was a sign at the door saying in store was closed and to pick up mobile orders at drive thru. This pretty much makes the app useless. Please update info for store because I can always go to a different Starbucks to pickup my order. There also needs to be another method for mobile pickup. When arriving to pickup order, you have to wait for a barista to go to that area to be noticed, sometimes waiting for awhile. It’s not there fault at all, but I think there needs to be an efficient way to do this. I notice that when I mobile order ahead of time, the customers that order inside the store get their drinks first. Not sure how that adds up. The app is great though but it’s useless if some of these inefficiencies continue. -
Absolutely convenient in every way. Only thing that I feel that needs to be updated is the payment options. With drinks being anywhere from 3 - 7 dollars per drink, you should be able to load $5 instead of $10 every time. I have now had to reload because of being 0.20 shy to the dollar. Or, give the option to just use your debit card as the actual form of payment. Just a thought.
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Starbucks app and rewards program .
I love the app for most part but it gets frozen or does not always update the purchase at times. Bonus reward is great for most part, only I feel I don't get offers based on my purchase but they want to sell. I have never received any offers to purchase teavana teas which is what I buy most often . I also buy other beverages such as latte, cappuccinos and frappes. I have not gotten any offers for that also . I don't like the fact some offer are time constraint related especially if it before 11am or between 11am to 2 pm. Due to work not possible to get starsbucks between that time or even stop over at one in morning if running late. Also they keep sending me the same offers over and over again of which I don't care of which combo of warm sandwich , protein box and a breakfast sandwich. If I don't use a offer , I don't receive a offer next week so I don't get bonus stars for two weeks. I love to receive the offers based on what I buy , bakery items only offers, teavana teas only offers and breakfast sandwichs only offer and also any purchase offers are good too. I can also deal with any bevearage purchase offers also. -
I used the app scan & pay, but covid got me hooked. I have since ordered a traveler size for my coworkers and it's always a hoot walking in and out with my mobile order before others have a chance to order their drive thru. 4/5 ONLY because seasonal menu changes can be disruptive to the ordering process but a quick talk with a barista always smooths over any confusion!
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Recent woes with the app
Starting with the positive, I love the rewards program and the free item notification visible when I open the app. I love mobile ordering and the ability to identify the closest location when I'm ready to submit an order. The woes begin here. Recently I attempt to put in a mobile order and get a message that the store I have selected is out of stock on the items I have chosen so I walk in and order the exact items it said were not available at that store. Today I got a message that this store could not accept mobile orders and walked in to ask why and they said they had been getting them even in the prior few minutes but many people complain about the mobile ordering not working right. Then it looks fine but when I get to the register and click on the pay button it just sits there. I have money on the app but cannot access it and have to return to my car for cash. So frustrated with the app right now. Further, if you want any customization to the order it is definitely not easy or intuitive. Keep working at it developers. We love the concept but the experience leaves something to be desired. -
Works great on iPhone but not on Apple Watch
The app is exceptional at what it advertises to do. I’ve been using it for years and it doesn’t give issues often, at least not often enough to remember. The watch counterpart needs a lot of work though and it saddens me because I like what the Watch app is setting out to do. The problem is the Watch doesn’t accurately update its information regarding your balance in your card or you star total on your rewards. It appears to rely on your phone to do that, so you need to open your phone app to have the Watch refresh and update its info—which defeats the purpose of the Watch! If that wasn’t bad enough, it’s bloody slow at updating as well which makes the experience more cumbersome. Overall, I love the idea of the Watch being able to do everything, from paying with it, to updating its information, reloading from right there, to even having the complication in your watch face to see how your rewards are doing and your balance. I’m still giving it four stars because the iPhone version works great and for most that’s enough but it’s still sad that the other version seems to be ignored from the devs. -
Cannot apply rewards to more than one item when ordering on the app. This is a serious shortcoming of the app. If there are sufficient rewards stars that can be used for the entire order, then they should be able to be applied to those items. This would be a huge enhancement and improvement to the app.
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Very easy to use, especially for someone who doesn't order food online very often. Nutrition facts is very helpful. But I do think it's incredibly curious that they don't list the prices of any of their products until you add it to your order. Like, I know I'd be making my cup at home if price were really an issue, but I still like having it as a way to narrow down my choice, yknow? It definitely says something about their target demographic.
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Super convenient app, just have some suggestions
Love this app but I have suggestions to change for the better. 1) When loading multiple gift cards, the amount doesn’t go into a “pool” of what you have on your account already. Pretty annoying honestly cuz there was a point where I had a dollar on one, 12 cents on another, and then money loaded already on my account. Had to scan 3 times because of this. Not a major inconvenience but I just feel like this could be betters. 2) Along the lines of that same issue, now I can’t edit those gift cards that I’ve used up to delete them so I have about 8 cards with no money on them. Once again just an annoyance I have since I use this app all the time. 3) Ya’ll took away the week to use the reward for your birthday down to 24 hrs. Also you have limited to being able to use any rewards to Starbucks specified locations. I use the Starbucks that happens to be at the Marriott in SLC since it’s right next to my school. Would be way nice if I could claim my rewards at that location since I spend majority of my money there and happens to be my most convenient location. -
Love the app, but tired of all my fave drinks being taken away!!
Love the app and the service for the most part is outstanding!! Just wonder how much longer I’m going to use the app, or go to Starbucks at all?! We used to visit Starbucks on a daily basis, now it’s maybe once a week, and sometimes not at all, and that’s just because my favorite drinks keep getting taken away!!!! It started a couple of summers ago with the cool lime refresher, which was my family’s year round all time favorite drink!! We tried to find another refresher, but none compared!!! There wasn’t another drink even close!! We switched to the hot citrus defender tea, and it’s gone!! We finally settled on white tea lemonade, and now that’s gone too??!! What gives?! What’s more basic than white tea?! We’re running out of things to drink!!! PLEASE bring back just ONE of our favorites!!! There are plenty of over sweet fruity drinks, cold drinks laden with coconut milk, but nothing anymore that’s just light and refreshing-cool lime, white tea lemonade. . . I can’t believe we are the only ones that crave something a little simpler and lighter. . .just tired of going and paying high prices for drinks I don’t really like. . .
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App update lost some helpful features
The mobile app is so useful, however, the last update seemed to have gotten rid of some features I found helpful. For one, I don’t like that now when you go Into the history, it no longer shows the date and time of your purchase, so if you need to take a screenshot of your “receipt” it does not include the complete purchase info, which renders it less useful. It shows a receipt number, which is not useful to me, and it is inconvenient to have to screenshot both the history list AND the purchase itself. Why did you get rid of this? Why fix what wasn’t broken? Also, you have removed the date info for the Starbucks cards. It was helpful to have the info on the start dates of my cards to differentiate the cards, especially the similar ones. It used to have that info before. It also is frustrating when the app does not let you choose the store you want and sometimes suggests some faraway store. It would be helpful if it also told you reasons why you are unable to use the app - ie, store shut off mobile orders, store is closing, etc. Otherwise, you think it’s your phone or app and you waste a lot of time. I also would like that the app kept the history details for the “free” items, because just because it’s free, doesn’t mean you don’t want to record WHAT you had. But, for the most part, I like using the app. -
For the most part I like the app, it's definitely convenient, but could be a tiny bit more user-friendly. There should be an option to allow customers to add special instructions to mobile orders. For example I prefer my lattes without foam, but there's no way to add that request. I realized that with my first and only mobile order, otherwise I only use the app to pay for my order...in store.
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Love the app but most stores are slow to make your mobile order!
The app is almost perfect. I wish you can customize the mobile orders a little more like put someone else’s name on it when you order for someone else. But that’s not my big gripe and why it only gets 3 stars. There are two reasons. First of all, one less start is due to store locater being slow half the time unless it happens to be your store that you note as a favorite. The 2nd reason, and it’s a big reason, is that most stores are now very slow to process your mobile order. I can expect 5-10 more minutes on top of what they estimate for you. A lot of them just say they have many drinks. Well the system should have factored that in. If you give estimated times then factor in how many drinks just got into the system. I do think many stores just don’t pay attention to the mobile orders as much. I literally see them pull the labels out for those who are at the stores ordering and let the other machine that has the mobile order sit there longer. Starbucks: If you want more people to use mobile order then have your baristas pay attention to the mobile order labels being printed. Those are your most loyal customers and don’t want to wait 10-15 minutes for their drink to be made. It defeats the whole purpose of having mobile orders! -
Decent enough app, but the update isn't great. It used to be that once a store location was confirmed, menu options not available there would be grayed out. Now, there's no way to tell until we add something to our bag & then click to view its contents. Huge waste of time in an app that I only use to save time from ordering in-store.
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Reloading the Card Needs to be Optional
I would actually choose Starbucks so much more frequently if I was able to pay the total amount of my order instead of having to reload a minimum of $10 every time I order. Which I didn’t even know it was $10, I thought it was $15 because the lowest minimum of $10 isn’t the prompted amount. I want to be able to pay my order total- not give you my money like an ATM at a bank so you can use it at your free will until or if I ever order again. There’s no reason we should not be able to do pay as you go! Every Starbucks near my house and my job are high volume. I have to order on the app to ensure I won’t be late- regardless of how early or how much time I have. Wait time estimations are unreliable, using the app is so much faster and easier, however, I very rarely do because of the lack of pay as you go feature. I almost always choose competitors such as local shops, convenience stores, or Dunkin Donuts because I know I can be in and out of these places, unlike Starbucks. Ive ordered in Starbucks and waited on average 10 mins every time and that doesn’t even include the very busy days. You are taking away an added convenience and because of it losing potential sales! -
Just okay. Menu is complicated, & there's no search. Learning all the tricks of the app is key. Starbucks employees can't help, unless you get a tech-savy mgr. I wish I could pay for extra shots with stars on the app. But it's all stars or all $. And there's no place to indicate you are asking for the cup-refill discount. Location section is good, but it's confusing to see whether or not my order is placed once I choose a location.
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this app used to be great and I loved it. thanks to the last update getting rid of the barcode that lets you pay with your phone I got to waste my time, the stores time and the time of everyone in the store behind me because the store did not have the updated equipment to scan the new QR code in the app. Now I looked like an ass for wasting peoples time and can't even get my stars for paying cash. even the employees couldn't figure out how to let me pay with my app.
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At least it supports Apple Wallet
The app is okay. I only really use it to see how many stars I have and to reload my card. My primary interface with the entire ecosystem and purchase experience is via the Apple Wallet card (so the support for that is good). If I could also use another means to complete a mobile order, I would. I still has several issues. It doesn’t refresh my balance. I have to go into Apple Wallet to see that. Very odd. I also think that any challenges and games to incentivize more visits should happen in the app, versus today, which requires a separate login in a web browser. Other issues are really around how busy the interface is and how many steps it takes to actually order something. Seeing people in line realizing they need to add money and then just paying by card directly shows you how the design is more of an interference to the process. Another thing is the mobile ordering process. I would love to have a shortcut order for mobile so I don’t have to confirm via multiple steps every time - yes, I know the distance of my store relative to my position so I don’t need a reminder or a warning. -
Less Care, Rushed Drinks
I’ve noticed lately that drinks being made with a rushed demeanor instead of how baristas used to be trained...which was putting care and effort into making drinks. I live in an area (San Jose) where I am able to visit several different Starbucks throughout the week when I’m out and about. So, this review is not regarding one Starbucks in particular; I’ve seen a change in the quality of training baristas. For example, I have recently taken a like to the iced matcha green tea latte. No matter which Starbucks I’ve ordered that drink from in San Jose, the drink is made with too much ice, which fills up 3/4 of the cup when I’m done drinking the drink. I’ve requested light ice many a times. When I’ve done this, the drink isn’t filled up to the top. When I’ve questioned this concern to baristas, I’ve had different responses...from, “It’s due to the foam from being shaken” to “We aren’t allowed to fill the drink to the top.” This frustration has caused me to become bitter about ordering the drink I love and to stop ordering it. Hopefully better training on making drinks improves and customer service at the Starbucks sites improve. -
A Possible life saving app suggestion
There truly needs to be either a comment section or allergy section when ordering something through the app. I have a severely anaphylactic milk and almond (so almond milk) allergy. I request coconut milk every time but it is not always acknowledge because it gets busy and things get rushed but I have saved myself countless times by stopping the barista after they pour milk in my drink. I always get there early to try to watch them make it if possible and cannot use drive through anymore because I was given milk in a drink and obviously didn’t get to see them pour it. I had an anaphylactic reaction in parking lot luckily I had a friend (and nurse) with me. This was not the first time and I stopped going to Starbucks for a while because I was super nervous. But I am back to being a daily customer. Allergies are, most of the time, very serious and dangerous. And if there is a place when order that says *ALLERGIES* where underneith you can write what yours is and have Starbucks employees know to look for that it could be the difference between a Emergency room trip or enjoying your coffee. Thank you
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Very lame app and poor costumer service over the phone
About two weeks ago ,I tried to create an account to enjoy the rewards ,well, its imposible. Why? I created ,then signing in ,nothing happen . Just ‘we’re sorry but we’re unable to log you in ,please try again’ . I got help over the line ,the agent was nice ,but even when he finally could create a password with my e-mail ,he never want to give it to me . Then , ill wait 24 hrs because they’re a system ‘has a problem’ okay ,let’s wait . 24 hrs goes by ,but no success trying the app or the website . A gentleman send me a gift card with 7 dollars (THANKS STARBUCKS) . Waiting the week to get the card ,registered online and enjoy the rewards ,everything that I mention before ,happens again. Is such a lame software at the website or app ,trying with iPhone 8 or galaxy s edge ,is the same . Creating another account with new e-mail ,the same . Is amazing how a company like Starbucks ,has a very poor app and nobody can tell you what’s going on . If people or companies create a platform who let costumers enjoy programs ,they should to give it maintenance. Worst is the people over the phone who doesn’t know about the website or the app. They won’t reset your account and you need to wait 24 hrs . Starbucks should have a kiosk like McDonald’s and make his service faster and easy. The app is a failure system along with the website ,PERIOD. -
The app works fine, but the status of whether a store is open or not does NOT work. Twice now, in about 4 weeks, I've ended up paying for a pickup order that can't be picked up because the store is CLOSED and no one is there. How can the order be accepted and have a ready time if no one is there? Zero methods available in the app to report such a problem.
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Glitchy login - don’t bother with this app
For the past several months, this app keeps asking me to login to top up my balance. Sometimes it accepts my fingerprint but then it forgets and requires me to login from scratch. Fine. I have fingers. I can type in a password. Nope. Not that easy. The App then won’t recognize my password. I reset the password. It won’t recognize the new password. I go back to try to reset again using the new password. I get told I can’t reset with that because it is a prior password (no kidding, it is my current password but your app won’t recognize it). I have tried copy and pasting. I have tried using a keychain app to entire the password automatically. I have tried having other people type it in for me. I have tried typing it in myself for the tenth time and then clicking reveal to make sure it is correct before hitting submit. Nada. I then give up and avoid Starbucks because I don’t need this drama in my life. Then, in a few weeks, like always, the app will magically decide I had the correct password all along and operate smoothly with my fingerprint for a week or so. Hooray. But not so fast. After those few weeks are up, we fall back down the bloody rabbit hole. It will ask me for my password again, say it is wrong, and this entire saga will repeat. No coffee shop is worth this level of aggravation. -
I ordered from the one on 67th and Beardsley in AZ( or tried to order) and it wouldn't go through. I setup an order and pressed the order button but it wouldn't work. I tried several times over the span of 2 hours because I was stuck in the area but ... nothing. Months later and it only works once in a while and I tried several different starbucks locations. I also Uninstalled and reinstalled but it's no different. Also, "something went wrong on our end" message pops up a lot,useless
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Don’t use it for your business Expenses...It Does not keep the receipts
If you moved to the app to keep track of your receipts for business expense then it should be made clear that they do not store more than 90days in history. I lost out in hundreds of dollars of my personal money that I no longer have access to receipts cycled out of this app. I recharged my card with my personal money. Purchased my breakfasts, lunches, snacks from my frequent business trips thinking that the receipts would still be here. NOPE. Customer Service can’t retrieve them. They can see that I’ve regularly recharged my card so know how much of my money that has gone to their company. So Starbucks is fine with taking my money, just not enabling me to access my complete receipt history so I can get it back from my company. Companies don’t reimburse you on the money you add to your Starbucks app. All Customer Service is empowered to do is offer me $40 for the inconvenience. I spent HUNDREDS of dollars over the past year that I am unable to be reimbursed on and you offer me this as a solution? Data Analytics in this day and age should have a clear accounting for where my money goes once I’ve put it in this app & that accounting should be accessible. That is an acceptable solution. Not $40 credit for the inconvenience of not being Account completely to where your money went. -
While the app works well for ordering, the notifications for order status are annoyingly bundled with every other promotion. I can't get a notification about my order without having to put up with constant push notifications that I don't care about. Separating these two categories would create a more user-centric experience, rather than forcing users to be bombarded just so that they can tell if their coffee is ready.
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NEEDS UPDATES
I’ve been using the Starbucks app going on 4 years now. The app is showing some major glitches as of late. Twice in the past two weeks have I not received my mobile order because the app randomly “auto selects” a different option and then even after I reselect the correct option it will then for a second time reselect the WRONG option. Unaware of this I don’t notice and as a result don’t receive my order. Per example it continually selects an old store I haven’t ordered from in months, I will change it to my current store and again without me noticing it will auto select the previous store. I then find out when I get to the correct store and my order wasn’t placed. Today the app “auto selected” an old seasonal gift card rather than my gold card that I use daily to order with. It showed the picture of my gold card when I placed my order but the last four numbers were different, the picture just hadn’t changed. So when I arrived to pick up my order I open the app to see it yet again had not placed my order. The Starbucks store teams and customer service are always gracious and fix the issue which I greatly appreciate! However this is unacceptable that the Mobile App can not deliver the same results and continually cause failed orders. -
Pretty good, however...
Pretty good app overall however these past few days I am not able to see my gold account star count at all and rewards accrued anymore for some reason and I’ve been all over the app to try to find it. Already tried uninstalling it and reinstalling it but no luck. Once this if fixed I will gladly change my star rating. Also another quick suggestion would be, as of late in my case (and I’m sure I’m not the only one), I’ve noticed that stores sell out of certain items faster so when you mobile order something sometimes you get to the store to pick up and they’re out and most of the time they don’t even ask you what else more you may want until you ask them about it. Yes, I get most stores are insanely packed and baristas are overwhelmed but to avoid this issue and also help the barista then perhaps the app should give you an alternate food option in case what you ordered food wise sells out during the mobile order process so then that way the barista doesn’t have to wait until you arrive for your order to ask you what else you may want and try to keep track of something like that while customers keep rolling in, again just a friendly suggestion. -
Preorder
This is the second time in 2 weeks time was wasted doing a app preorder. 2 weeks ago I ordered only to get there and the door was locked. After getting back in my car I watched other people stabd at the door and and employee brought them their app order. At this point i was sandwiched between cars and had to wait in he long drove through line. I get last minute changes as I was informed they had just turned off their pre order. But either wait until mobile orders are picked up before locking the door or designate and employee to bring them out as to not just serve certain customers. Waiting in the long line just defeats the purpose of the mobile order. May as well just order at the window since I have to go through it. Today I place another order. Get there and again cant get it. Another very lengthy line. I had to just call and have my order cancelled as I did not have the extra time to sit and wait and get my “cold” order. The same applies here. Just trun off the mobile order as having to wait in th line again defeats its purpose. If people knew they had to wait in the line such as the length of starbucks they would probably accommodate their time to do so. Very frustrated as I just reloaded my card to realize now that I would rather not spend the money here. -
Worst App Ever
I would give it zero stars if I could. I tried to add a giftcard for a friend to order online since she didn’t have the app. It took us 20 minutes to figure out how to get the card on because it forces you to create an account just to use a giftcard. After finally loading the card it would not let me load it without putting my debit card in. So I did, then it decided to pull $25 from my account and gave no option to undo it, or notification of what it was doing. It was completely unclear on the fact that it was going to do so. The app is difficult to navigate and is basically a money trap. I tried to take her giftcard off so it didn’t accidentally get used and it ended up just transferring it to a different card on the app and taking the money off of her card. Don’t waste your time. It will steal your money. Edit: now I’m trying to change my email and password and there’s no option to. When I looked it up there’s only something saying to click on “my account” then “settings”. Neither of those are available options. So now I’m stuck with my friends account on my phone because she mistyped her email address and she can’t change it or log in. You would think for being from such a big company they would have an app that actually works.
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Using stars shrank my drank?
I put a venti coffee on my order and then clicked the button to use stars. This apparently shrank my drink to a grande? Please get rid of the obnoxious rewards program. -
Don’t add “Your Usuals” to an order
Adding to an order from Your Usuals on the main view doesn’t add any of your customizations to the order. You’ll just get a latte. -
Fix your app
Doesn’t show my local Starbucks on app. In monett mo fix it -
Miscalculated reward points to often!
Can’t tell you many times I use this app and don’t get points or credit for visit to a brick and mortar store. Constantly reaching out to them and get runaround. Big company little customer. Millions of other shoppers behind me and they can afford to lose a couple here and there. Constantly screwed over with there silly weekly challenges. Customer service on chat blows. Watch your visits people. Not a perfect oiled app looking out for you. -
Location
I’m not sharing my location. Update to not ask twice every time I order. -
Good when it works
Never had an issue until the last month or two. Pretty often now it signs me out and can’t find any locations.Only solution I’ve found is to uninstall and reinstall and sign back in. -
Useless for people with allergies
Can swap every minuscule detail about your drink from the amount of sugar to the number of flavor pumps.... but you can’t ask for soy or almond milk, a massive oversight. -
No Apple Pay no previous saved cc address or info
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Fix this!
I do not want to load money on to my account to simply order a coffee! Why can’t I just pay for it instead of preloading my account? I never use the app because of this. -
Was great
You took away all the customizations. What if you don’t like regular milk in your latte? I’m sooooo mad that you did this
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The app works fine, but the status of whether a store is open or not does NOT work. Twice now, in about 4 weeks, I've ended up paying for a pickup order that can't be picked up because the store is CLOSED and no one is there. How can the order be accepted and have a ready time if no one is there? Zero methods available in the app to report such a problem.
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NEEDS UPDATES
I’ve been using the Starbucks app going on 4 years now. The app is showing some major glitches as of late. Twice in the past two weeks have I not received my mobile order because the app randomly “auto selects” a different option and then even after I reselect the correct option it will then for a second time reselect the WRONG option. Unaware of this I don’t notice and as a result don’t receive my order. Per example it continually selects an old store I haven’t ordered from in months, I will change it to my current store and again without me noticing it will auto select the previous store. I then find out when I get to the correct store and my order wasn’t placed. Today the app “auto selected” an old seasonal gift card rather than my gold card that I use daily to order with. It showed the picture of my gold card when I placed my order but the last four numbers were different, the picture just hadn’t changed. So when I arrived to pick up my order I open the app to see it yet again had not placed my order. The Starbucks store teams and customer service are always gracious and fix the issue which I greatly appreciate! However this is unacceptable that the Mobile App can not deliver the same results and continually cause failed orders. -
Pretty good, however...
Pretty good app overall however these past few days I am not able to see my gold account star count at all and rewards accrued anymore for some reason and I’ve been all over the app to try to find it. Already tried uninstalling it and reinstalling it but no luck. Once this if fixed I will gladly change my star rating. Also another quick suggestion would be, as of late in my case (and I’m sure I’m not the only one), I’ve noticed that stores sell out of certain items faster so when you mobile order something sometimes you get to the store to pick up and they’re out and most of the time they don’t even ask you what else more you may want until you ask them about it. Yes, I get most stores are insanely packed and baristas are overwhelmed but to avoid this issue and also help the barista then perhaps the app should give you an alternate food option in case what you ordered food wise sells out during the mobile order process so then that way the barista doesn’t have to wait until you arrive for your order to ask you what else you may want and try to keep track of something like that while customers keep rolling in, again just a friendly suggestion. -
Needs improvement
They need a better system for this app. When it works, it’s great, but if the Starbucks you’re ordering from doesn’t have an item you ordered via mobile, it’s like pulling teeth. Placed a mobile order, prep time 2-5 minutes. Waited and waited; checked again, prep time: soon. After close to 15 minutes of waiting, I finally left work and went in to Starbucks. My order was nowhere on the counter and everyone else was getting their orders. Finally after a few minutes of standing there, a guy approached me to let me know they didn’t have my sandwich and asked if I wanted anything else. I said no, I just wanted to be refunded. He said ok and walked away. Still was waiting for my drink. After another few minutes of waiting, I finally asked the girl making drinks if mine was going to be ready anytime soon as I had been waiting a while. She said oh, it’s right here but I was waiting for your sandwich. I said they were out of it and the guy was refunding me. She gave me my drink (which was now lukewarm, if that) and said I’d have to go to the register for the refund. I then had to stand in line and wait for the refund. Very, very inconvenient for someone stepping out from work to pick up an order. -
Needs to provide status of your current mobile order.
First time user of the app, so take this for what its worth but no where in the app could I find the status of my current order. Under “Orders”, my current order showed up as the top most order but no status. It looked no different than orders placed last week or weeks before. No status. Why is this important? When I got inside the store, the pickup area was somewhat chaotic. There’s no line, just a bunch of ppl hovering around the pickup area, and some people waiting patiently on one the “wait here” floor stickers. So what should I do? Well, had I known the status of my order, I at least could make an educated decision to either wait on one of the floor dots, or hustle my way up to the counter to ask for my order. I am not a confrontational person so having to do anything to even appear to be “cutting the wait line” is never something I want to do. But in this experience at the store, I was faced with having to make that decision because I was completely in the dark about whether my order was ready to pick up or not. If the status of an order is indeed available in the app, then please make it more user friendly, and obvious, to get to. -
Much Needed Update
I gave the app 2 stars because there are some things that needs fixed. The ease of ordering at your fingertips and skipping the line is great. However, there are other things that makes it not so great. I've noticed that on drink orders if you add to the ingredients all of it doesn't print out on the label. They prefer you to call the store and make those updates.(that's what I was told by the store manager). If I could do that why use the app I could just call in the order. Next issue I noticed is when you pay with the app it doesn't update the balance until 15-20 minutes later. Another, from the menu selection it will display some items aren't available at your location of choice. When you pick up your order and inquire the item is available. Advanced as technology is today there should be a way for systems to talk to each other especially dealing with inventory. People spend too much money to enjoy these luxuries & simple pleasures to continue he experiencing these fixable issues. These items of concerns have been on going since last year plenty of time for the developers & tech teams to come up with a doable plan. -
revision - not improvement
I used to use your app all the time. It was simple and easy to use and your star rewards were easy as well to get rewarded. These past several months the app is no longer easy to use and I work in the IT field! The app is confusing to order on and use rewards. I keep getting errors that I cannot use something in my order but won’t suggest how to help to get the order processed. I have to go into the store and try to talk to a cashier about my order and they don’t seem to know much more than I do about it! Yesterday, through trying to place an online order using the Happy Hour 8/8 reward, I finally ordered to cold coffees and one was hot when I picked it up. I stood there waiting for someone to help me replace the hot cup and finally had to speak up and ask for assistance. They are real good at smiling and quickly dodging you and won’t ask if you need assistance. I am sorely tempted to create my own coffees at home and forget Starbucks. I have been a customer for several years, as are my family members, but I am a professional and do not have time for this nonsense for a cup of coffee in my busy day! So disappointed!!! -
Starbucks is too rich for my blood anyways
You shouldn’t have to reload $10 when you want something that’s like $3. The only way I’ve worked around this is by sending myself $5 gift cards. I don’t even drink Sbux that often and the idea of having to reload another $10 on my card because I am a few cents short of my balance from the last time I spent $10...... We shouldn’t be forced to “reload” our money into Starbucks system... if so it should start at 1¢ not $10. Anyways we actually should be able pay for our items directly from our debit cards to the checkout like a normal mobile ordering system. Stars expire ridiculously fast. Once again, I understand the idea of “loyal” customers who buy more often getting the incentives that come with the stars but you literally have to spend $100 in a month to be able to redeem the rewards before they expire. Customizations reflected as you adjust it. For example, a certain drink has a standard recipe and Starbucks does tell the nutritions facts, but if I substitute milks or add pumps of syrup, I would like to see the updated nutrition facts when I add or remove things. -
One way street - place order, hope for the best
I’ve had this app for years and have appreciated the ability to put in my customized orders in advance and have the accurately documented, avoiding lines, and paying quickly (and without my wallet). But my biggest issue with the app is that it is a one way street... there is no way to provide feedback on locations, to request refunds when you order something the store “forgot” to take if off line, or for the store to alert you when you order something that actually isn’t available at the location. Waiting in line for a refund or to pick an alternative for an item that shouldn’t have been available to order after you’ve pre-ordered is counter-productive to the entire pre-order option. At that rate it would have saved time standing in line. This used to be a once in a while thing, but it’s become almost a weekly occurrence at various locations as the menu has grown and inventory has been redistributed. After severe years i would have expected some type of communication option with the locations. -
Still has issues
It’s great that I can order from my car on the way to Starbucks without needing to wait at the establishment. However, even after how long this app has existed there are still issues. I attempted to place an order at my most local Starbucks, got a system error. No big deal, I can go to the other one it’s on the way anyways. Another system error so I just cancel the order and try to order the same drink again, but as I am waiting for the order to process I notice a charge went through on my card, as I was missing the price of the drink I was trying to order. So I check my history and sure enough both the orders go through. Called the second establishment to see if a cancelation was possible. They never received an order on their end. I arrive at the first establishment mentioned and neither do they have an order put in. And yet there is $14 less on my card. I don’t have an issue with there being a system error. I have a problem that both orders were still charged on my card and received by neither establishment.
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Very lame app and poor costumer service over the phone
About two weeks ago ,I tried to create an account to enjoy the rewards ,well, its imposible. Why? I created ,then signing in ,nothing happen . Just ‘we’re sorry but we’re unable to log you in ,please try again’ . I got help over the line ,the agent was nice ,but even when he finally could create a password with my e-mail ,he never want to give it to me . Then , ill wait 24 hrs because they’re a system ‘has a problem’ okay ,let’s wait . 24 hrs goes by ,but no success trying the app or the website . A gentleman send me a gift card with 7 dollars (THANKS STARBUCKS) . Waiting the week to get the card ,registered online and enjoy the rewards ,everything that I mention before ,happens again. Is such a lame software at the website or app ,trying with iPhone 8 or galaxy s edge ,is the same . Creating another account with new e-mail ,the same . Is amazing how a company like Starbucks ,has a very poor app and nobody can tell you what’s going on . If people or companies create a platform who let costumers enjoy programs ,they should to give it maintenance. Worst is the people over the phone who doesn’t know about the website or the app. They won’t reset your account and you need to wait 24 hrs . Starbucks should have a kiosk like McDonald’s and make his service faster and easy. The app is a failure system along with the website ,PERIOD. -
Glitchy login - don’t bother with this app
For the past several months, this app keeps asking me to login to top up my balance. Sometimes it accepts my fingerprint but then it forgets and requires me to login from scratch. Fine. I have fingers. I can type in a password. Nope. Not that easy. The App then won’t recognize my password. I reset the password. It won’t recognize the new password. I go back to try to reset again using the new password. I get told I can’t reset with that because it is a prior password (no kidding, it is my current password but your app won’t recognize it). I have tried copy and pasting. I have tried using a keychain app to entire the password automatically. I have tried having other people type it in for me. I have tried typing it in myself for the tenth time and then clicking reveal to make sure it is correct before hitting submit. Nada. I then give up and avoid Starbucks because I don’t need this drama in my life. Then, in a few weeks, like always, the app will magically decide I had the correct password all along and operate smoothly with my fingerprint for a week or so. Hooray. But not so fast. After those few weeks are up, we fall back down the bloody rabbit hole. It will ask me for my password again, say it is wrong, and this entire saga will repeat. No coffee shop is worth this level of aggravation. -
I ordered from the one on 67th and Beardsley in AZ( or tried to order) and it wouldn't go through. I setup an order and pressed the order button but it wouldn't work. I tried several times over the span of 2 hours because I was stuck in the area but ... nothing. Months later and it only works once in a while and I tried several different starbucks locations. I also Uninstalled and reinstalled but it's no different. Also, "something went wrong on our end" message pops up a lot,useless
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Don’t use it for your business Expenses...It Does not keep the receipts
If you moved to the app to keep track of your receipts for business expense then it should be made clear that they do not store more than 90days in history. I lost out in hundreds of dollars of my personal money that I no longer have access to receipts cycled out of this app. I recharged my card with my personal money. Purchased my breakfasts, lunches, snacks from my frequent business trips thinking that the receipts would still be here. NOPE. Customer Service can’t retrieve them. They can see that I’ve regularly recharged my card so know how much of my money that has gone to their company. So Starbucks is fine with taking my money, just not enabling me to access my complete receipt history so I can get it back from my company. Companies don’t reimburse you on the money you add to your Starbucks app. All Customer Service is empowered to do is offer me $40 for the inconvenience. I spent HUNDREDS of dollars over the past year that I am unable to be reimbursed on and you offer me this as a solution? Data Analytics in this day and age should have a clear accounting for where my money goes once I’ve put it in this app & that accounting should be accessible. That is an acceptable solution. Not $40 credit for the inconvenience of not being Account completely to where your money went. -
While the app works well for ordering, the notifications for order status are annoyingly bundled with every other promotion. I can't get a notification about my order without having to put up with constant push notifications that I don't care about. Separating these two categories would create a more user-centric experience, rather than forcing users to be bombarded just so that they can tell if their coffee is ready.
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Preorder
This is the second time in 2 weeks time was wasted doing a app preorder. 2 weeks ago I ordered only to get there and the door was locked. After getting back in my car I watched other people stabd at the door and and employee brought them their app order. At this point i was sandwiched between cars and had to wait in he long drove through line. I get last minute changes as I was informed they had just turned off their pre order. But either wait until mobile orders are picked up before locking the door or designate and employee to bring them out as to not just serve certain customers. Waiting in the long line just defeats the purpose of the mobile order. May as well just order at the window since I have to go through it. Today I place another order. Get there and again cant get it. Another very lengthy line. I had to just call and have my order cancelled as I did not have the extra time to sit and wait and get my “cold” order. The same applies here. Just trun off the mobile order as having to wait in th line again defeats its purpose. If people knew they had to wait in the line such as the length of starbucks they would probably accommodate their time to do so. Very frustrated as I just reloaded my card to realize now that I would rather not spend the money here. -
Worst App Ever
I would give it zero stars if I could. I tried to add a giftcard for a friend to order online since she didn’t have the app. It took us 20 minutes to figure out how to get the card on because it forces you to create an account just to use a giftcard. After finally loading the card it would not let me load it without putting my debit card in. So I did, then it decided to pull $25 from my account and gave no option to undo it, or notification of what it was doing. It was completely unclear on the fact that it was going to do so. The app is difficult to navigate and is basically a money trap. I tried to take her giftcard off so it didn’t accidentally get used and it ended up just transferring it to a different card on the app and taking the money off of her card. Don’t waste your time. It will steal your money. Edit: now I’m trying to change my email and password and there’s no option to. When I looked it up there’s only something saying to click on “my account” then “settings”. Neither of those are available options. So now I’m stuck with my friends account on my phone because she mistyped her email address and she can’t change it or log in. You would think for being from such a big company they would have an app that actually works. -
Hate the app
It has created a group (not all) of people coming to Starbucks that feel they are “special” and do not have to play by the rules. They are too lazy or unorganized to wake early enough to leave time to get their coffee. They inconsiderately park their vehicles in the isle of the parking lot or the handicapped spots while they go inside to retrieve their order. Insultingly Starbucks employee’s then tend to neglect customers within the store. Talking to employees it seems Starbucks is not too concerned about their customers as so many times they miss the mark on customer satisfaction. 1. How do you run out of stir sticks? 2. How do you run out of sugar? ( a store can’t borrow from another store?) 3. How do you not have coffee brewed? 4. Opening a Starbucks with a unsuitably small parking lot ( trapped in your car by drive thru line,Kenosha,Wi 39th ave /75th st). Don’t get me wrong, I love “Starbucks” coffee. From my house in Tonopah Az. I drive 39 miles on way to a real free standing Starbucks to get my morning coffee everyday. (Starbucks inside a grocery tend to disappoint) I just wish they would make getting my first cup of morning coffee less frustrating ! (Many other customers feel the same). -
Your rewards program has gone down hill
I agree your seasonal games are completely frustrating! I have come to avoid them. It’s amazing to learn that people have actually won. As for the rewards program - it has become consistently INCONSISTENT. Regularly items that I have purchased were never recorded. The worst aspect of your star rewards program has to do with Starbucks coffee receipts from my local supermarket. I upload them, receive Starbucks acknowledgment of them and then NOTHING. In the past I’d receive an email that they were received & then either an acknowledgement of my rewards (often not in keeping with $$ spent) or that receipt needed to be resubmitted due to a printing problem. Now NOTHING!? And more times than not, when I view my account history, they + other purchases are not even listed. Finally, other than your coffee which is consistently delicious, your food/snack products need an overhaul. The sandwiches breakfast & otherwise appear & taste like they’ve been hurriedly thrown together on some Starbucks assembly line. Lastly if it wasn’t for the great coffee & overall genuinely friendly service, I’d have looked elsewhere for my coffee, food items & snacks. Love ya, but you need to shake things up, you’re gettin “old!” -
Forced Purchasing
To begin with this app is not very user friendly if you’re new to it you need a freaking manual to successfully navigate it and complete a purchase. Secondly and most annoying is the fact that there are a million ways to find millions of items to spend money on but if you want to remove an item from your shopping cart you have to cancel the entire order. I still haven’t figured out if you have to fully complete the order then start over or if there’s a way to cancel the order without actually having to place the order. I mean SERIOUSLY who the hell makes an app to purchase items from their store without a drop down list where you can go back and remove an item or revisit an item and adjust size or add another flavor if so desired. This is unacceptable as this app has been out long enough that this should have been addressed long ago. This flaw in the app is such an annoying obstacle it makes me not even want to use it anymore or visit Starbucks. I feel like I’ve been set up to be forced to make purchases I don’t want to make. This is completely unacceptable. I’m done with Starbucks, the only reason I go is for my kids. I can get good gourmet coffee from my local grocery store.
- Easy access to your Starbucks Gold card and gift cards, available at the touch of a button on mobile devices
- In a hurry? Skip the line! Store your favorite orders in the app and order ahead with one click
- View your receipt and tip your barista at a glance, all within the app
Reviewed by Kaylin on January 15, 2019
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