Restaurant rewards apps and birthday clubs are the easiest free food in America — most chains give you something the day you sign up and again on your birthday. The trick is joining before your birthday month, since many programs require advance enrollment. Here are the apps worth installing.
Restaurant Rewards Apps That Give Free Food
- Starbucks Rewards (starbucks.com) — free birthday drink plus free refills on brewed coffee and tea in-store.
- Dunkin Rewards (dunkinrewards.com) — free birthday beverage and points on every order.
- Chick-fil-A One (chick-fil-a.com) — free treats for new members and points toward free entrees.
- McDonald's app (mcdonalds.com) — free fries on Fridays with purchase and rotating app-only deals.
- Taco Bell Rewards (tacobell.com) — free item for new members and on your birthday.
- Burger King Royal Perks (bk.com) — free Whopper for new members and points on every order.
- Wendy's Rewards (wendys.com) — free item on sign-up and a free birthday Frosty.
- Panera MyPanera (panera.com) — free pastry or sweet on your birthday.
- Dairy Queen Rewards (dairyqueen.com) — free Blizzard coupon on your birthday.
- Krispy Kreme Rewards (krispykreme.com) — free doughnut plus a small coffee or cocoa on your birthday.
- Subway MVP Rewards (subway.com) — points toward free subs and a birthday treat.
- Chipotle Rewards (chipotle.com) — free chips and guac for new members and points toward free entrees.
How to Stack the Free Food
Join every app for the chains you visit, claim the new-member offers on your next visits, and enroll before your birthday month so the birthday freebies land on time. Most rewards never expire as long as you stay active, so a few app orders a year keep the free food flowing.