McDonald's app is garbage - do any of the executives even care?

Look at the mymaccas app on google play store. It has an average rating of 2.2, with more negative reviews added each day.

They keep trying to push more people onto the app, by advertising exclusive app deals ( that have got progressively worse since December - I got one for Large Coffee for $4, joke not even worth it ).

They are just exposing more people to a bad experience, which wouldn't be helping them.

At which point do the executives get fired?

Also, it's a huge company. All they need to do is build the app once, and then all countries can use the same app. How hard is it to put in a few people across the global, and get true economies of scale.

Let's fire all the MBA executives that spew BS about 'customer satisfaction' and get in some techies that can deliver something that works!

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  • I thought I was in the minority but didn’t check the ratings I have to admit haha I can’t stand the app it’s got so many flaws but they do have good deals, that’s about it. The customer service is even worse than the app.

    Had to keep chasing them up for over a month I think to get reward points for coffees. I had to ask for more points due to me having to constantly follow up and their mistake.

    Even the app name doesn’t make sense. Call it Maccas or McDonalds.

    I also asked why we can’t use reusable coffee cups in WA as 99% of cafes have been accepting them (when not in a lockdown of course) and they couldn’t give me a decent reason then just stopped replying when I questioned their “logic”.

    Ps thanks for posting OP, I’ve been thinking this for a long time now and like you said I’m surprised a company their size can afford to have a half decent app and much better customer service.

  • Good when they have $1 and $2 coffee deals thats about it

    maybe a $2 Mcmuffin thats it

  • I’ve had no issues with the iOS app, and made numerous purchases and redeemed many deals.

  • Do we know who McDonald's outsources the app development to? Is it Capgemini? Or do they do everything in house?

    I'm on Android and it's a terrible experience with orders not going through, the app freezing and loading screens being stuck on loops

  • I enjoy the iOS app except the slow arse navigation when selecting an option and moving to a new window.

  • It is not rubbish

  • I can't believe your eating or ordering at McCraps.

    I don't know about America, but the food has seriously gone downhill in just the couple of years. Every time I have finished eating, I regret that I ate.

    • +1

      Mc SPicy is the only thing I eat. Even their Angus tastes like vomit

      • More like McAnus

  • I've had so many issues with the app but now instead of ordering online I choose to use the voucher/coupon when I'm ordering instead.

  • The app works fine on my iPhone. I’ve used it quite a bit and it has only fallen over at payment stage once. But even then it wasn’t that bad. I just had to give the error number to the server and the order loaded into their system.

  • Of course they don't care. They decided to release an app and then pat themselves on the back.

    Like most companies, release a product /app and then praise themselves for something released half arsed. Welcome to corporate.

  • Only issue i have is the frequent updates that forces you to download them or the app becomes unuseable.

    Its frustrating when im walking towards mcd and think ill order on the app to beat the queue only to be greeted with a message "This version is out of date, please update to the latest version.".

  • +2

    It works well for me up until I want to place my next order, the app always seems to think I've still got a ghost order checked out and ai can't remove it.

  • Yep agree with OP here. At the start when it was monthly cheapies it was good and it worked well. Now on Android it freezes and doesn't work. The whole MO is to reduce labour of staff and go DIY, enter your card details for an easy transaction and they can't even get that right lol.

  • Get kfc instead

    • -1

      refried sick chicken

  • +1

    I can deal with the things like the last order being stuck in the cart and all the other annoyances. But when it gets stuck on full-screen saying "please proceed to the restaurant" with no close button and no way to skip it, that's really bothersome.

    If I pull up in the car park and force-close the app and redo the order 2 or 3 times it MAY proceed to the screen where I can tell it I'm near the restaurant (sometimes it does seem to go to that screen if I drive closer to the drive-in, but I could just as easily get stuck and have to revert to manual order anyway. I hate manually ordering).

    Sometimes have to log out if the cart gets stuck for some reason. In general, it is the clunkiest app I've ever encountered on Android, and that is saying a lot.

    I used to get the Chicken McFeast small meal for $5 all the time until they discontinued that. The small double-bacon cheeseburger meal for $5 sounds like a worthy substitute.

    • +1

      What you have to do is make your order, leave the app open, drive or walk to the restaurant (don't let screen turn off), tap "I'm Here", then "Drive Thru" or "In Restaurant" or whatever, then - again - leave the app open and don't let the screen turn off until you collect your order, then press the X on the order - at which point it will say "Thanks for your order" and not break. Usually.

      • You shouldn’t have to do that though. It does work most of the time for me and I don’t leave the app open.

      • It doesn't always progress to the "I'm Here" screen. It gets stuck on a full screen "please proceed to the restaurant" with no close button. I think that screen is supposed to go away when it detects movement. It does seem to disappear if I get very close to the Drive Through, but then it's too late to back out if the app fails.

  • Its ok. Turned off the push notifications as it was getting annoying. Every now and then theres a good deal. Most recently small McChicken meal plus cheeseburger for $6. Also use the coffee rewards program. Wife enjoys coffee frappe. After 5, we get a free one.

  • +1

    That’s one reason to get an iphone. The apps are generally made much better for iOS than other platforms. (Runs away and hides)

    • Find you with Find My!

  • TBH, I open the MyMaccas App only to redeem the Monopoly Prizes and the 'X days of deals' in November, etc.

    • -1

      true true yet me,

  • KFC app works fine, just saying

  • Agree to some degree, really liked the app in the USA, so many deals, eg everyday they had $1 deals (fries,drinks ect) deals here are cr@p.

  • The Maccas app should be renamed to Maccas Voucher and Menu app.

    This is the user instructions.
    Download the Maccas Offers and Menu app compatible with Google Android or Apple Ios devices.
    Make an account sign up then sign in.
    Browse this week or todays special offer, browse menu for any new offerings.
    Drive to closest Maccas, stop at drivethru, speak to someone. Make the order.
    Drive to pay window, show your offer QR code. Pay.
    Drive to next window, collect your food and off you go.

    I guarantee this will be faster than getting disappointed at 'App is not working'. This app makes fast food a pain in the X food.

    Bonus, if you park and walk into the restaurant you actually lose extra calories.

  • +3

    I think you meant to say that “McDonalds is garbage. Does anybody care?”.

  • I stopped using the app when every Happy Meal combo comes out to $7+ instead of the $5 I was expecting. Even with the single side and drink.

    • +1

      Not just that - their pricing is super sneaky!

      I wanted to order a McNugget Happy Meal on the weekend.

      In the menu it says Chicken McNuggets - 6pc Happy Meal - $7.80.
      When you try to order you have to add sides and drink.
      As soon as you add a drink (even a 250ml water pop top) it goes up to $10.50.

      And no, you can't choose not to have a drink.

      What a crock!

      • What a rip off !

  • Error everytime checking out, made a new account works again

  • +1

    Yes it's a terrible app, I mean they have good deals in there - sometimes really good, but the app tends to be unable to place an order. You have to reinstall to get it to work.

    It does seem strange it's been so buggy for so long. As in 3 years.

  • I've given up on the Android app. The iOS version however is absolutely brilliant, works every time and no issues. It clearly shows where th development has gone, and they've just ported it to Android.

  • +1

    Does anyone remember McDonald's first app about 4 years ago? It was 100x worse than the current one.

  • Was a steaming pile of crap on Android, as with many fast food apps. 9/10 times I’d get a “something went wrong” error at some stage of the ordering process. No issues since switching to iOS though!

  • Never had an issue on ios…
    but also never done anything more then scan a code for a cheap hashbrown or coffee.

    Plenty of big companies with terrible apps. Hjs app isn’t much better.

  • Can't say I've ever had an issue with it, it does what it's meant to well. I'm on Android.

  • +1

    There's a new App deal for McDonald's Engadine. McGovern

  • I'm confused why did anyone believe that cheaper orders, would be easily available on cheaper devices?

    That would cost them more money. This is australia - paper catalogues aren't even worth the paper they are printed on these days because no stock in store, wrong price etc and no consumer protections at all.

    Clearly its what people want….

  • It doesn't (profanity) work.

  • +1

    The last time I used the app was the last time our family will use the app. It didn't go through to the store, even though the store came up on the credit card statement. The store insisted we had to place the order again and chase the money via the customer service number, so we did that. Ring their customer service line for the app the next day and they couldn't find the order on their system. Wait a few days and ring back and still neither the store nor the customer service center could find the transaction. Both advised us to place a chargeback. It was a largeish order…about $50, so on the threshhold of bothering with all the paperwork. In the end it was resolved when the store offered us vouchers, 2 weeks later and after I'd done the paperwork for the chargeback. I have no intention of going through that again for a crappy Maccas meal. App deleted. They can keep their discounts. I don't want to do hours of work for them.

  • Their own POS is a POS too. Go to a 24hr outlet only to be told they can't take any orders because they are doing a system update (wut) but get recommended to drive to another specific outlet instead only to get there and be told they can't take any orders because they are doing a system update (wut).

    24 hours my bottom.

  • Shake N Win game is needed in maccas apps

    • Didn't HJ stuff that up by making a $1 min purchase?

  • It's such a poorly written app, aside from the hangs and checkout fails, just the UX is God damn awful… Eg who wants to scroll through a seemingly randomly sorted list of 400 drinks…

  • both apps (this and HJ's) started hanging today… first time that has happened for a while. I think Mcdonald's Australia has to make their own app, separate from the US. They may have done a long term deal and are now stuck. They are also capable of getting good results in some areas, don't know if anyone remembers this? Drop into Maccas.

    • -1

      LOL, HJ. Works great. However, the workers are like, err mobile order? Yeah I have a number. Errr… okay. What number? 93456, errr, 9647? NO, 93456… err, okay drive-thru. Drive to last window. What was your order again? Happens every time.

  • -1

    I scan the voucher instead, it's absolutely horrid.

    I have to clear cache and app data to use it again and even then, I have to force close the app for the order to register.

    Great app when it works, but functionality is 0/5. The devs are on some pretty nasty stuff to release it at this state.

  • is it just me or has the 6 nugget happy meal gone up in price recently… it's $8.45

    usually only buy the cheese burger meal for the kid. so i never noticed

  • I actually like Maccas app more than the KFC app lol.

  • I'm on a Note 9 and works perfectly. No issue at all.

  • i cant even get the app to open on my iphone

  • Works on my iPhone fine. Then again, most of the issues seem to be reported by Android users.

  • The fact that the Family Box meals are not available on the app is a whole other scam in itself. They just don't want you to know they exist.

    • This is one of my biggest problems with the app ,have even emailed them about it and they reply with some generic garbage they were on the app when it was first released and then they disappeared.

      We like to make a few changes especially having six of us and it's very annoying having to go into store or make those changes at the drive-thru so much faster on the app, but no family box so we go to kfc mostly.

  • +2

    stopped eating maccas 20 years ago. life is good

  • At least it's not a leading engineering company outsourcing safety critical software, ala Boeing.

  • MacDonalds are too busy, to bring more people in. They know their followers are like Lemmings, yet pay the staff next to nothing to make it. Sounds like a well-known IT company?


    I have had to delete the cache a few times, because products cannot be removed from the cart sometimes.

  • I'm going to sound like an old man yelling at clouds, but I think this app is the worst app I've ever used in my life

    I don't use it that often
    However the last 5 out of 6 times it has had major problems.
    Ranging from my local store saying it's closed when it's a 24 hr store
    Order numbers not showing up
    Unable to add items.

    The worst problem I ve had is a promo was In the cart and expired and won't let me remove it saying error

    Adding items to cart and then it comes up empty

    I've contacted support 3 times, each time it's the same reply of have you got the latest version,

    Every time I reinstall it seems to work at least once.

    After reinstalling it 3 times in 3 weeks I tried to order and it stuffed up so I had to go in store to order, so it refused to work two times in a row.

    The most silly ones recently are , I've logged in 4 times in the past few weeks to see what's on the menu, as soon as I login, it gives me an order number and tells me to go the store to pick it up…….

    Android user here

    Absolutely beggars to belief

  • A few days ago large thickshakes were $2 in the app rewards section. I tried to checkout several times but kept getting a 'our network is offline' message. I gave up, went inside instead and showed them, guy calls his manager over who grumbles: "Let me guess, that useless app again?" Who then says: "I'll put it through as two small cokes instead. That will be $2." (Something like that anyway.)

    Then last night I see it's now $1 large thickshakes. Added one to the cart, tried to pay, but the first thickshake from the other day is still in the cart. So there's 2x thickshakes showing, one with an exclamation mark and some error code, the app refuses to place the order until the error is fixed. So I decided to clear the cart and start over, BUT there's no way to edit/remove EITHER item from the cart!? Restarted the phone, both still in the cart, still can't checkout, still can't edit/clear the cart. Again (this was a different store to the first) they had to enter it manually on the register.

    So… how do I clear the cart? Their solution: Phone "them" (whoever "them" is) and get them to explain over the phone how to clear it. My solution?: Uninstall app, reinstall app. Cart cleared.

    I'm betting they updated the app recently because it used to work just fine. Don't they test this junk before inflicting it on the public?

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