In the fourth quarter of 2025, the fast food and fast casual restaurant app market in the United States demonstrated notable trends across top apps. Let's delve into the performance of the leading apps in this category, as analyzed by Sensor Tower.

McDonald's experienced a significant fluctuation in weekly downloads, starting at approximately 479K and peaking at over 1M in early October, before settling around 327K by the end of December. Meanwhile, its weekly active users began the quarter at around 29.7M, reaching a high of 34.5M mid-October, and concluding the year at about 25.6M.

Taco Bell Fast Food & Delivery maintained a relatively consistent download rate, ranging from 184K to 294K, with a peak in the last week of December. Active users fluctuated between approximately 7.9M and 9.8M, showing resilience throughout the quarter.

Starbucks downloads varied from 160K to 247K, with noticeable spikes in early November and late December. Its active user base hovered around the 16M to 18M mark, reflecting stable engagement.

Domino's Pizza USA saw weekly downloads fluctuate between 147K and 227K, with a notable peak at the end of December. Active users began the quarter at 6.2M, dipped to around 5.3M, and then recovered to close the year at 6.2M.

Chick-fil-A downloads ranged from 119K to 179K, showing a peak in mid-December. The app maintained an active user base between 8.1M and 11.9M, indicating consistent user interaction.

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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: January 2026