UMass Dining Services vs Pressed Cafe
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
Pressed Cafe
Order your favorite customized meals and drinks ahead of time for quick pickup. Save your go-to orders and easily reorder them. Explore an extensive menu to build meals based on your specific dietary needs.
- Order ahead for pickup
- Customize orders
- Save favorite orders
- View extensive menu
- Dietary customization
- Drive-thru pickup option
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Welcome to Pressed Café, where fast meets fresh. Skip the lines and order ahead! The Pressed Café app is an easy and convenient way to customize and save your favorite orders and pick it up at your nearest location. Both Nashua locations have a convenient drive-thru for picking up your app orders. Meat-lover? Vegan? Plant-based Vegetarian? We invite you to view our full extensive menu and build your order exactly how you want it, based on *your* dietary needs. Ordering your favorites has never been this easy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pressed Cafe at 4.8 against UMass Dining Services's 3.8. Pressed Cafe also leads on ratings volume (1.8K vs 26) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Pressed Cafe holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pressed Cafe has 1.8K ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of UMass Dining Services's written reviews are positive against 49% of Pressed Cafe's.
UMass Dining Services ships an update every 2 months, Pressed Cafe every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UMass Dining Services | Pressed Cafe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (26 ratings) | 4.8 (1.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews | 48.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 1.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Extra Solid Media, LLC | Pressed Cafe, LLC |
Customer experience
UMass Dining Services
Pressed Cafe
Bugs and requests
UMass Dining Services
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Pressed Cafe
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unable to login or reset password
- Incorrect location detection
- Checkout process errors
- Inability to add gift cards
Requested features
5 requests- Add Apple Pay support
- Improve location flexibility
- Fix app stability issues
- Enhance order customization options
- Provide a more consistent user experience
In-app purchases
UMass Dining Services
No in-app purchases
Pressed Cafe
No in-app purchases
Questions
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