Free Food From Apps UK
Free food fills me with a warm joyous feeling in the pit of my stomach (and that’s before I eat it). If it does the same for you, there are a few ways to get free food from apps in the UK.
Freebies are one of life’s pleasures that I’m sure everybody loves. And if you’re a bargain hunter like me, it’s something you search the web for.
But increasingly, apps on your phone are paving the way for freebies and free food. Which makes things easier – as you always have your phone with you. There are no coupons to remember to bring.
Because they are so simple, everyone should be gorging on free food. Here’s everything you need to know.
P.S: If you love deals and free food – sign up to the Deal A Day alert service, where you’ll find them every day!
What Apps Give You Free Food?
From free hot wings at KFC, to a free taco and even free Pringles. There’s plenty here to fill your belly for free.
You can find free food in the supermarket, at restaurants, fast food establishments and even through your neighbours.
As there are so many places to find free food with apps, I thought I’d compile them all together in this list, to help you get started.
If there are any I’ve missed too – be sure to add it in the comments below. Let’s get on to the free food on apps:
Restaurants – Free Food From Apps
When you think of food, you often think of restaurants and fast food chains. This can be expensive when you have no vouchers (or freebies of course).
While you may not get a lavish Michelin star meal for free, these little treats and goodies should make you just as happy.
P.S: If you want to calculate know how much to tip at restaurants worldwide, check out the World Tip Calculator!
KFC – Free Side (including Hot Wings & Popcorn Chicken)
If you have never signed up to the Colonel’s Club at KFC (its loyalty app), you can get a free side just for signing up.
When you’ve submitted your details when downloading the KFC app, you’ll receive 3 chicken stamps – enough for a free side.
Your choice of side includes: Small Popcorn Chicken, 2 Hot Wings, Soft Drink, Sundae or Regular Fries.
For the full details, see my Free KFC Side blog.
Taco Bell – Free Taco & Loyalty Points
This is a great one – and I absolutely love Taco Bell. You can get a free crunchy taco at any restaurant.
You’ll also receive 50 Taco Bell Supreme rewards points (which makes you 150 points away from free Churros or Cinnamon Twists).
If you’ve never downloaded the Taco Bell mobile app, get it on your phone and enter a friend’s invite code when ordering.
You can use mine, which is JORDX14409 – and you’ll be given a free taco and 50 points.
The taco is available to claim up to a month after you download the app, so there’s plenty of time to enjoy it. There’s no minimum spend either.
Not a bad freebie for downloading an app! Here’s what the freebie looks like when it pops up on the app:
McDonald’s – Free McCafé Hot Drink
Downloading the McDonald’s app is something you should do. Quite often there are offers or freebies that pop up for app users.
And, if you’re a new McDonald’s app user and download for the first time, you get a freebie added to your deals tab.
At the moment until July 5th, it’s any hot drink from the McCafé range – including tea, latte and cappuccino.
To claim it, you just need to sign up, click on the ‘deals’ section of the app, select the offer and choose your nearest McDonald’s to collect it from.
The freebie is worth between 99p-£1.49, so it wont break the bank, but a nice bonus!
Sometimes you get free cheeseburgers, wraps and other offers on the app too, so look out for those!
Costa – Free Breakfast Butty Or Toastie
Costa Coffee is one of my favourite chains to eat lunch at (and have a coffee of course).
There is a way to get some free food here too – and it only takes a purchase of any hot drink.
If you’re new to the Costa Coffee Club app, you can download it to use and start accumulating points.
When you first download the app, you get 100 bonus points (worth £1).
However, if you enter a referral code, and make your first purchase, you get a bonus 200 points added to your account (worth £2).
You can enter my referral code 4IOLX to get the bonus £2.
With the 100 points for joining, and the bonus 200 points, that gives you 300 points (worth £3), which you can spend on drinks or food.
If you picked up a bacon butty or ham & cheese toastie costing £2.95, it’ll make it free if you pay using those points.
Burger King – Discounts & Free Food
Burger King’s app is full of deals which rotate each week, getting you money off basically everything on the menu.
Occasionally, they give away free food from the app. I’ve picked up free fries and a free Whopper (usually worth £4+).
Free food will be widely publicised through push notifications, so you wont miss any – but until they come up, you can still save money with the offers.
Tastecard – 2 For 1 & 50% Off Food
Okay, this one isn’t totally free, however if you’re dining with a friend, you can get one of your meals for free.
If you wanted some options when going out for dinner, you can get money off and free meals with Tastecard.
Tastecard gets you 50% off or 2 for 1 meals at 6,000+ restaurants including Prezzo, Pizza Hut, Bella Italia and more.
You can get a 60 day free trial to try it out here.
Be sure to cancel if you don’t want to continue the membership after, as it’ll renew at £5.99 a month.
Multiple Restaurants – Birthday Freebies
Did you know that you can get loads of freebies on your birthday? Quite often they’re easy to claim and sent directly to you.
When signing up for restaurant newsletters (usually by email), you’ll get sent freebies and discounts from up to a week before your big day.
Some of the food freebies include a free Krispy Kreme Doughnut, free Ed’s Diner milkshakes, free smoothies and more.
See everything up for grabs in my birthday freebies blog.
Krispy Kreme – Free Doughnut
I love me a Krispy Kreme, and you can get one for free when you sign up to the Krispy Kreme loyalty scheme.
You can pick up the free doughnut either in a Tesco with a Krispy Kreme counter, or in an actual store.
This costs around £1.50, so won’t break the bank, but it’s a sweet freebie.
Supermarkets – Free Food From Apps UK
It’s not just restaurants that can be a goldmine for free food via apps. You can also pick up a lot of food in the supermarket.
These can be in the form of coupons or apps, but it’ll make your shopping trips a lot cheaper (and fun).
Here’s how to get free food from apps in the supermarket:
Free Pringles – Shopmium
If you’ve never used cashback apps before, you can get freebies and discounts on your supermarket food shop. One of my favourites is from Shopmium.
If you download the Shopmium app, and enter the code YU8i9F, you can get a free can of Pringles.
To claim, you buy it in a store of your choice, and take a picture of the receipt. You’ll then get sent the money spent back to your PayPal account.
Free Food Sharing – Olio
There’s an app you can download called Olio which allows you to share and pick up food from your neighbours.
If you have food in your cupboard that perhaps you wont eat, or make one too many brownies that you want to share – you can advertise it on Olio.
People in your local area can do the same, and everything on here is listed for free and free for anyone to collect.
It’s a way to trade food with your neighbours, pick up some freebies, and also clear your cupboard.
There are also ambassadors on the app, that gives away food on behalf of Tesco that are soon to expire – to stop food waste.
For full information on how Olio works, and how to download, see my full blog.
Coupons – Free Food
As my namesake is “Britain’s Coupon Kid” – I started my whole money saving journey by using coupons.
While not all of them are on apps (apart from cashback apps like Shopmium), there are plenty of coupons that can get you free food.
You can learn about how to find coupons and get free food in my Extreme Couponing blog post.
Conclusion – Free Food From Apps
As you can see, there are plenty of ways to get free food via apps. It’s a fun way to save money, and fill your tummy. It always tastes better when it’s free too.
Hopefully this blog has saved you money! Do let me know if you manage to get hold of any free food via apps. I’d love to know how much you save.
Do you know of any more free ways to get food? I’d love to know in the comments below, on Twitter @Jordon_Cox or on Facebook.
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Vince Brown
Really this blog will save our money! Great…
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