# Bruin Bite

> UCLA student dining companion app for menus, nutrition, and social connections. (iPhone/iPad app by Hirday Gupta.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bruin-bite/id1388811699 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Hirday Gupta](https://appshunter.io/developer/1462594735)
- Category: Social Networking, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.64/5 from 11 App Store ratings · 3 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 14 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2018-09-29
- Data updated: 2026-07-01
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bruin-bite/id1388811699/reviews.md

## What is Bruin Bite?

Made by UCLA students for UCLA students! At BruinBite, we believe every meal is an opportunity: a chance to meet someone new, to make a friend, or to make a valuable connection. When people eat alone, they lose this opportunity. Our goal is to make sure that nobody unwillingly eats alone at UCLA. BruinBite is the all-in-one app for all your dining needs at UCLA.

Use BruinBite to:
•    Check menus for today and the upcoming week
•    Easily access nutrition info for all menu items
•    Look at how full dining halls are
•    Filter out menus by dietary needs (Allergens, Vegetarian, Vegan, etc)
•    (coming soon) Tell us what your favorite menu items are, and we’ll notify you when they are being served!

We’re also super excited to announce our newest feature: Matching!
•    Simply fill out at what time and what dining hall you want to eat
•    We’ll match you up with someone who wants to eat at a similar time and location
•    Use our chat feature to chat with your match!
•    Make a friend, meet someone special, and grow your network!

## Key features

- Check daily and weekly menus
- Access nutrition information
- View dining hall occupancy
- Filter by dietary needs
- Find dining companions
- In-app chat feature

## Recent user reviews (3 of 3)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bruin-bite/id1388811699/reviews.md

### 5/5 — useful, solid and deliciously well-made

*2019-05-31, version 1.1.3*

Love this app. Accessible and easy to use way of checking menus on the go. Look forward to seeing where it goes

### 5/5 — Can't wait to grow!

*2019-05-25, version 1.1.3*

While this app is very new, it's functional and I already got matched! The app UI is great, and i can't for wait for it to attract more people to join.

### 1/5 — This app should not exist yet

*2018-09-30, version 1.1.1*

Now I am not saying that this is a bad idea, I often find that my hunger doesn’t exactly correspond to the hunger of my nearby friends, so this is a cool idea. The problem is that this app has been released without any functionality. I can, and do, find menus and hours online with ease. The only useful features of this app, the social aspect, don’t exist. The manual profile creation is broken, facebook doesn’t allow profile integration, and those are just bugs with features I have found that act like they “should” be available. Every feature besides menus and hours says “coming soon”. I don’t think I understand the point of this app unless that aspect is functional. This is useless, buggy, and at best should be in the alpha test stage. They have full on dropped it, and that is ridiculous. Advertising it in the dining halls is a stupid move too, because people who do want to try it will be swiftly disappointed, delete it, and probably never remember it exists once it finally does work, or they will just assume it is still broken whenever they see ads for it. Good idea, terrible execution. Get some of your gosh darn CS majors on this, please.

**Developer response:** Hello! We are sorry you had this experience. Users were never intended to use the app in this state. The dining hall advertisement began a few days ago than we wre told it would. Our scheduled update went live this morning as per the original release day which removes everything that doesn't work.

Thank you for taking the time to write this review. Please give it another shot later today :)

## Frequently asked questions about Bruin Bite

### What is Bruin Bite?

Bruin Bite is a social networking app designed for UCLA students to connect with each other during meals. It provides dining hall information and a matching feature to find dining companions.

### What dining information does Bruin Bite offer?

Bruin Bite allows you to check menus for the current day and upcoming week, access nutrition information for menu items, and view how full dining halls are.

### How does the matching feature in Bruin Bite work?

You can specify a time and dining hall, and Bruin Bite will match you with another student looking to eat at a similar time and location. You can then use the chat feature to connect.

### Can I filter menus by dietary needs on Bruin Bite?

Yes, Bruin Bite allows you to filter menus by dietary needs such as allergens, vegetarian, and vegan options.

### What is the age rating for Bruin Bite?

Bruin Bite has an age rating of 17+, making it suitable for college students and older.

### On which devices can I use Bruin Bite?

Bruin Bite is available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices.

### How often is Bruin Bite updated?

The latest version of Bruin Bite was released on May 24, 2019. While updates are not frequent, the app aims to provide core functionality for UCLA students.

### Does Bruin Bite have ads?

The provided data does not specify if Bruin Bite contains advertisements. However, it is listed as free with no in-app purchases.

## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.1.3 — 2019-05-24

We've been hard at work this past year and are excited to finally bring to you our much awaited Matching feature. Simply fill out at what time and what dining hall you want to eat and we'll match you with an eating companion. You can also use our chat feature to chat with your match and finalize the details of your meeting. We're excited to bring The Hill and its residents closer together, one meal at a time!

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