# Save A Bite — Mystery Meals, & Minimal Waste

> Discounted surprise meals from local restaurants to reduce food waste. (iPhone/iPad app by Save a Bite LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/save-a-bite/id6746266615 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Save a Bite LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1815983789)
- Category: Food & Drink
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.20/5 from 15 App Store ratings · 11 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.6 · 104 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2025-06-10
- Data updated: 2026-08-16
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/save-a-bite/id6746266615/reviews.md

## What is Save A Bite?

Save A Bite connects food lovers with local restaurants, bakeries, cafés, and food businesses that have quality surplus food available at the end of the day.

Instead of letting perfectly good food go to waste, businesses can offer their unsold products through affordable Mystery Boxes, giving customers the opportunity to enjoy delicious food at reduced prices while helping create a more sustainable future.


Why choose Save A Bite?

- Reduce food waste
Help rescue perfectly good food that would otherwise be discarded.

- Save money
Get great food and products at significantly lower prices than regular retail value.

- Enjoy the surprise
Every Mystery Box is a unique experience filled with delicious surprises.

- Discover local businesses
Explore restaurants, bakeries, cafés, and food shops in your area.

- Support your community
Help local businesses reduce waste and recover value from surplus food.


How Save A Bite Works
1. Browse available Mystery Boxes near you.
2. Choose your favorite offer.
3. Reserve directly through the app.
4. Pick up your Mystery Box during the scheduled collection time.
5. Enjoy great food while making a positive environmental impact.


Perfect For
1. Food lovers looking for new culinary experiences
2. Students and budget-conscious consumers
3. Sustainability-minded users
4. Families looking for affordable food options
5. Anyone who wants to help reduce food waste


Join the Save A Bite Community
Every Mystery Box purchased helps reduce food waste, supports local businesses, and contributes to a more sustainable food ecosystem.

Download Save A Bite today and start discovering delicious surprises while making a difference.

## Key features

- Surprise meal deals
- Connects restaurants with surplus food
- Reduces food waste
- Explores culinary delights
- Budget-friendly dining

## Recent user reviews (10 of 11)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/save-a-bite/id6746266615/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Just one experience

*2026-08-06*

Initially, I was excited to start using the save a bite app. My first experience was with a deli in Waikiki. My order was placed early in the morning and included a tip as well. When I arrived and showed my receipt for pickup, the employee appeared to not know about save a bite. She said “What is it you want? Do you want to order something?” It got really awkward and weird fast. Like I was panhandling or something. I ended up saying that it isn’t a big thing and that I’d stop by tomorrow. Oddly, the employee said that they’d have something then. So, my experience with this app was abysmal. Delete. I’m out eleven bucks and could use a drink.

### 4/5 — Great app! But would love to see additional features!

*2026-07-31*

I’ve had this app downloaded for a couple of months now, and have purchased a few boxes. I love the idea of reducing food waste and saving money at the same time! My experience with pickup, food quality and quantity has been excellent. I am also impressed with the variety of business that are participating.

I do, however feel that some additional features could make the user experience even better:
-Information on each business’ page showing when and how many boxes sold in a given day (so people who have been unable to get bags from certain restaurants can better plan to reserve boxes in the future)
-Notifications of when boxes become available (which will make it easier for customers to know boxes are available for sale and to give businesses a better chance of selling all their boxes)

### 2/5 — Love the App but it needs QOL improvements

*2026-07-14*

So I love the concept and the app itself. I like how it has more local participating restaurants than Too Good to Go. But there are a bunch of improvements that the app really needs. 

First, as another reviewer mentioned, push notifications need to be fixed. Getting a notification when a mystery box is available (or even a box from a business on your favorites list) would be much more pleasant than the current alternative of refreshing the app every 5 minutes. Currently push notifications only tell you when a business marks your order as complete, which is next to useless since you will already have the food in hand when you get that notification. 

Second, it would be great if it can be shown when boxes were last offered by each business on their profile page. Or if it were possible to sort the business by most recently offered on the home page. This would make it easy to check if you missed the daily offering for a business you like (especially if push notifications aren’t available). 

Third, it would be very useful to have ratings and reviews for each business visible on their profile page. There’s currently an option to leave feedback on each of your orders, but as far as I’m aware, this feature does nothing and the feedback isn’t posted anywhere. If the feedback were to be publicly visible, it would help customers make decisions about which businesses are worth checking out and it would help to hold businesses accountable and keep them from taking advantage of this system. 

On that note, I hope that Save a Bite is taking an active role in ensuring that businesses are following their guidelines and terms and conditions if they are not going to put the power in the customers’ hands in the form of feedback and reviews. I’ve placed a handful of orders and I’ve already run into issues with businesses not understanding the pricing/value scheme of the mystery boxes. For example, medium sized boxes cost $10 and are supposed to contain $30 worth of product. However, a certain cookie store only gave me $10 worth of product in a medium mystery box, and stated that I got $10 worth of product because I only paid $10 for the box when I questioned it.

### 5/5 — I love it

*2026-07-07*

Quality food , great quantity, best value & prevents food waste. I love it here

### 5/5 — Incredible value!!

*2026-07-07*

I love this app. It’s so fun, good for the planet, and helps save money!!!

### 3/5 — Killer concept — needs push notifications

*2026-06-24*

Such a great concept and love the idea of getting to try new places while also reducing waste. Only wish the notifications worked as it’s hard to know when boxes drop otherwise.

### 5/5 — Amazing Sustainable Idea

*2026-06-11*

Love this app which helps support local businesses with decreasing the amount of food waste. Very affordable & convenient to pick up food.

### 5/5 — Really cool

*2026-06-11*

Love the concept. Super easy and supporting local businesses 🤙

### 5/5 — New and Exciting

*2026-06-10*

I love the idea of saving money and saving food that would go to waste otherwise. The app is really easy to use, and the customer support is very responsive. I’ve only tried one, but I feel like the price I paid is well worth the amount of goodies I received. Can’t wait for my next surprise bag!

### 5/5 — Trying New Foods!

*2025-07-02*

Such a cool idea! I got to try a new restaurant down the street that I didn’t even know was over there! Can’t wait to go back!
Not only that, food cost a lot in Hawaii so this is a great way for me to still try new foods!

## Frequently asked questions about Save A Bite

### What is Save a Bite?

Save a Bite is a food-saving application that connects local restaurants with surplus food to consumers seeking surprise meals at discounted prices, aiming to reduce food waste.

### What kind of meals can I expect with Save a Bite?

You can expect surprise meals from local restaurants. The app focuses on providing culinary adventures with food that would otherwise go to waste.

### How does Save a Bite help reduce food waste?

By offering surplus food from restaurants to consumers at a lower cost, Save a Bite provides an outlet for food that might otherwise be discarded, thereby reducing waste.

### Is Save a Bite available on Android devices?

Currently, Save a Bite is supported on iPhone and iPod devices. Information regarding Android compatibility has not been provided.

### What is the age rating for Save a Bite?

Save a Bite has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users.

### How often is Save a Bite updated?

The latest version of Save a Bite is 1.0.9, and it was last updated on August 9, 2025. This indicates a recent update and ongoing development.

### Does Save a Bite have ads?

No, Save a Bite does not contain advertisements. The application is free to use without any ad interruptions.

### What is the user rating for Save a Bite?

Save a Bite has received an excellent rating of 5.0 stars from 2 ratings, indicating high user satisfaction.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.3.2 — 2026-08-08

Bug fixing

### 1.3.1 — 2026-07-23

Fix boxes add

### 1.3 — 2026-07-22

Tips for restaurant

### 1.2 — 2026-07-04

Bug fixing

### 1.1.8 — 2026-06-25

Bug fixing

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