UMass Dining Services vs Delivery Express
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UMass Dining Services
Access campus dining menus, operating hours, and real-time traffic reports. Plan meals based on dietary preferences and allergens, and find directions to locations. Connect with social media and provide feedback.
- Daily menus and operating hours
- Real-time traffic reports
- Dietary preference and allergen filtering
- Directions to dining locations
- Favorite dining locations
- News and event information
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The Award-Winning Dining of University of Massachusetts Amherst is at your fingertips! The Official UMass Dining app makes it simple to access all of your favorite campus dining locations with daily menus, operating hours, real-time traffic reports, special offers, and more. New in version 2.0 includes the ability to plan your menu in the Dining Commons based on allergens and dietary preferences. Easily access FAQ’s, connect with our social media brands, contact UMass Dining directly for assistance and submit feedback. Features: - Find up-to-date menus, operating hours, and contact information for all campus dining locations - View real-time traffic reports for each campus dining location - Access UMass Dining news and event information - Get directions to any UMass Dining location - Mark your favorites dining locations for quick accessibility - Plan your menu, choose dietary preferences and allergens - Connect with UMass Dining Social Media Brands - Contact UMass Dining directly for assistance and submit feedback
Delivery Express
This service brings a variety of local restaurant meals directly to your door. It has been serving the Western Massachusetts area for decades, expanding its reach across multiple cities.
- Multi-restaurant delivery
- Local restaurant partnerships
- Expanded service areas
- Founded in 1990
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Delivery Express is Western Massachusetts Premier Multi Restaurant Delivery Service. Founded in 1990, in Amherst, Massachusetts, we expanded to Northampton and then to Springfield and the surrounding areas. "We Bring The Restaurants To You!"
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UMass Dining Services at 3.8 against Delivery Express's 3.3. UMass Dining Services also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). Delivery Express's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
UMass Dining Services holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 36% of UMass Dining Services's written reviews are positive against 40% of Delivery Express's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
UMass Dining Services ships an update every 2 months, Delivery Express every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UMass Dining Services | Delivery Express |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (26 ratings) — better | 3.3 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Extra Solid Media, LLC | Delivery Express |
Customer experience
UMass Dining Services
Delivery Express
In-app purchases
UMass Dining Services
No in-app purchases
Delivery Express
No in-app purchases
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