HeyGarson vs Beluga Eats
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HeyGarson
Enhance your dining experience by browsing menus, ordering food, and communicating with staff. Discover music playlists at participating venues and even influence what plays next.
- View restaurant menus
- Place food orders
- Message waiters
- View and write reviews
- See venue music lists
- Vote on songs
- Influence music playback
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HeyGarson is a universal application that puts you in charge of your dinning experience. This application enables you to view your favorite restaurant's menu, place an order, message waiters, and view or write a review. Our new technology "Cafe dé Music" will show you the music list of the place and allow you vote the song and play it first. HeyGarson is supported by various restaurant and cafes and is easily accessible from your iPhone. Download now to enjoy quick and seamless service at the end of your fingertips.
Beluga Eats
Browse restaurant menus and place orders directly from your table by scanning a QR code. Save your order history for easy reordering of favorite dishes.
- QR code menu scanning
- In-app ordering
- Digital menu browsing
- Order history
- Save favorite dishes
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Welcome to the Beluga mobile app, powering a modern ordering experience for restaurants and diners. Scan a QR code at your favorite Beluga restaurant to browse their menu in a beautiful interface. Then add items to your cart and place an order right from your table. Sign up for an account to save your receipts and order history, so you can easily reorder your favorite dishes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HeyGarson at 100% against Beluga Eats's 50%. HeyGarson also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and ads (none vs shown). Beluga Eats's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HeyGarson holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beluga Eats has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of HeyGarson's written reviews are positive against 50% of Beluga Eats's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 25, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HeyGarson | Beluga Eats |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.8 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.7 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Murat Yelkovan | Beluga Technology, Inc |
Customer experience
HeyGarson
Beluga Eats
In-app purchases
HeyGarson
No in-app purchases
Beluga Eats
No in-app purchases
