# Grade Pending — user reviews > 57 indexed App Store user reviews of Grade Pending by Dan Costin, rated 4.20/5 from 74 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/grade-pending/id509756209/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/grade-pending/id509756209.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 50 · 4★ 12 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 10 ## What do users think of Grade Pending? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Informative and helpful - 👍 Aids in making healthy choices - 👍 Useful for deciding where to eat - 👍 Great concept - 👍 Easy to use - 👍 Provides essential information - 👍 Up-to-date information - 👍 Elegant and functional - 👍 Great for travelers - 👍 Helps avoid food poisoning - 👍 Good resource for restaurant grades - 👍 Allows checking grade history and violations - 👍 Frequent updates (mentioned positively in older reviews) - 👍 Great use of restaurant data - 👍 Works as expected - 👍 Must-have for dining out - 👍 Historical inspection information available - 👍 Nifty and useful **Cons** - 🐛 Slow updates - 🐛 Stalling updates - 🐛 Outdated data (5-year-old, 4-year-old, 1-year-old) - 🐛 App crashes after updates - 🐛 App won't open - 🐛 App support link 404 - 🐛 App freezes after database updates - 🐛 Map view could be easier to navigate - 🐛 Crashes almost every time - 🐛 Very slow and crashes sometimes - 🐛 Keeps shutting down - 🐛 Not helpful if grades are old - 🐛 Misleading point violation system - 🐛 Incorrect violation listings - 🐛 Businesses listed at incorrect locations - 🐛 Nasty roach on opening screen (older review) - 🐛 Cannot search for restaurants (older review) **Commonly reported bugs** - Update is slow and stalls - Cannot see grades after 8/2021 - App won't open for iOS 11 - App support link is broken (404) - App crashes after updates - App freezes after database updates - App stops working after last download - App is very slow and crashes sometimes - App keeps shutting down - App shuts down when trying to open - Cannot search a restaurant **Most requested features** - Update app for iOS 11 - Integrate with dining sites like MenuPages or OpenTable - Add more restaurants - Improve map view navigation - Fix search functionality ## Newest reviews (11 of 57) ### 4/5 — The last I *2017-06-19, version 1.3.2* The l last kiss you ok ### 4/5 — My go to app! *2017-03-31, version 1.3.2* I use this app all the time now and I love it! It really helps me decide where it's safe to eat out or order in! ### 4/5 — Great app. Updates always break it. *2015-09-06, version 1.3.2* I have had food poisoning 3 times in my life. Each incident is indelibly etched into my memory. This is my favorite food app. Every time I update the database the app freezes then I must reinstall. This has occurred at least the last ten updates. Despite this inconvenience I will give it 4 stars. As soon as the problem is fixed I'll give it six. Lol ### 4/5 — Great if scary information - often crashes after update *2014-10-26, version 1.3.2* That the whole review: Great if scary information - often crashes after updates. Delete and reinstall to scare yourself again. ### 4/5 — What happened? *2014-08-01, version 1.3.2* Great app, but with the last download it just stopped working. ### 5/5 — Great app *2013-08-15, version 1.3.2* Very useful and easy to use. Syncs with nyc health dept so up to date ### 5/5 — Great app *2013-07-14, version 1.3.2* Never go to dinner without checking this app ### 5/5 — Great app *2013-06-30, version 1.3.2* Very useful. I use this app all the time to check out restaurant grades. This app is especially useful because you can check out an eatery a grade history as well as their violations. Current grades and violations are updated in the app often. UI could be a little better, especially the map view, but overall this is a fantastic app, developer has done a stellar job. ### 5/5 — Very useful *2013-05-19, version 1.3.2* I've contracted food poisoning in the past and find this app helpful to aid in getting info "behind the scenes" of these eateries Unless you are given a personal tour of the kitchen this is the best we have ### 4/5 — Great info good resource *2013-05-10, version 1.3.2* This helped me decide where to go and where to avoid ### 5/5 — Very Helpful and Informative *2013-03-17, version 1.3.2* I love this app! There are a lot of questionable eateries in New York, and this app gives me more choices in areas that I'm not familiar with. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Great app…… but *2023-05-09, version 2.2.4* The update is slow and keeps stalling at around 40% I can’t see anything graded after 8/2021 ### 1/5 — 5 year Old data. Useless! *2018-01-29, version 1.3.2* Abandoned, old info. Shame, good idea. ### 1/5 — Great concept, poor design, 0 upkeep *2014-08-04, version 1.3.2* For the moron who said "really isn't that hard to get an A rating", I can start with 1000% confidence that he is not in the industry in NYC. The board of health is a revenue service for manhattan, and they offer no solid "checklist" of what their inspectors will be looking for. Some inspectors look for this, others look for that, and so on and so forth. That being said; this app, while in concept is great, the only issue I have is that it crashes almost every time. No need to talk restaurant "shop", fact of the matter is when you download an app, you expect it to work. It doesn't. Don't waste your time, just go to the BOH website. ### 1/5 — Ok *2014-07-12, version 1.3.2* Used to be great but now it's very slow and crashes sometimes after an update. ### 1/5 — Very useful but keeps crashing *2014-06-01, version 1.3.2* Every time I update the DOH info, the app stars crashing. I have to delete and reinstall it for it to work. Otherwise, it's fantastic. ### 1/5 — Please fix! *2014-04-25, version 1.3.2* I used this app all the time. Lately it keeps shutting down. Please fix!! My app is still not working ### 1/5 — Not working *2014-04-17, version 1.3.2* Shuts down when I try to open , it was great when it was working. ### 1/5 — Way outdated! *2013-05-31, version 1.3.2* Not helpful if the last grades listed here are a YEAR+ old! Would otherwise be very helpful. Come on folks, updates are easy! Dept of Health site! Just looked up a few who have been graded twice in the past year but this ap has the last update being 2011!!!! Terrible. ### 2/5 — Interesting *2012-07-03, version 1.2* Interesting app. But for those that don't own a business - understanding the point violation system is misleading; also lots of the local businesses that don't serve "salmon" are listed with violations for same. What kind of crap is that!? Also some local shops that are OOB are still listed at the locations of previous shops that are now occupied by others. ### 3/5 — Useful app but needs update for iOS 11! *2017-09-01, version 1.3.2* Please update this app for iOS 11. It won't even open. The app support link goes to a 404 not found page. Thanks! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Most important app to use after opentable and resy. *2025-05-25, version 2.3.1* Great simple app to let you know the latest restaurant grades. ### 5/5 — Love it *2025-04-27, version 2.3.1* I am thankful for this app. It’s informative and it helps with making healthy mindful choices before eating at a restaurants. ### 5/5 — Updated to 5 stars No new inspections since 2012 *2017-01-30, version 1.3.2* Just paid and downooaded. Inspections are not up to date. Can't find one after 2012 (4 years ago). That's not very helpful. They sent me an update fix immediately after negative review. Thanks! ### 5/5 — Update has been repaired. *2016-02-14, version 1.3.2* Recent update has the app working again. ### 5/5 — Great app! *2014-11-29, version 1.3.2* Frequent updates. Map view could be a bit easier to navigate. Definitely recommend! ### 5/5 — Great app *2014-05-30, version 1.3.2* Thank you, developers. Great info in a handy app! ### 5/5 — rad *2013-12-24, version 1.3.2* informative app ### 5/5 — Awesome app! *2013-09-23, version 1.3.2* very useful app! Thank you!! ### 5/5 — Great app!! *2013-09-03, version 1.3.2* This app is great! I use it every time I plan to eat out. It shocking the things you uncover about places! ### 5/5 — Essential Information *2013-09-01, version 1.3.2* If you eat in restaurants you need to know this. The app works well. Get it & use it! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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