Comparison

Eatery vs Melpp

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Eatery

Discover dining options on the Cornell University campus. View operating hours, browse menus, search for specific food items, and manage your dining account balance. Get real-time information to help you find your next meal.

Highlights
  • View campus dining locations
  • Browse menus
  • Search for food items
  • Check dining account balance
  • See operating hours
Features
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Looking for somewhere to eat around Cornell University? Eatery has your back. See what's open on campus, browse menus of dining locations, search for your favorite foods, check your dining account balance, and so much more! Let us know what you think! Send us feedback or give us ideas for new features by tweeting @cornellappdev or emailing us at team@cornellappdev.com Eatery is an app from Cornell AppDev, the open source app development project team at Cornell University. Check us out at www.cornellappdev.com or contribute at www.github.com/cuappdev/eatery Cornell Dining data from Cornell Dining. Not affiliated with Cornell Dining.

About

Melpp

This app allows you to create and manage your own personal restaurant reviews. You can rate restaurants based on taste, ambiance, and service, add photos, and organize them into lists. Your reviews are visualized on a map to help you remember and plan future dining experiences.

Highlights
  • Personalized restaurant ratings
  • Add photos to reviews
  • Organize reviews into lists
  • View reviews on a map
  • Easy review submission
Features
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Welcome to Melp - Your Personal Restaurant Review Hub! Tired of generic reviews? Want your dining experiences to be truly personal? Look no further than Melp - the app where all the reviews are yours and yours alone! Personalized Reviews: With Melp, your taste buds are in control. Rate restaurants based on taste, ambiance, and service, tailored to your preferences. Say goodbye to generic opinions and hello to your own culinary journey! Capture the Moment: Add pictures to your reviews as a reminder of your experience. Capture the ambiance, the plating, and those mouth-watering dishes that stole the show. Lists for Easy Access: Organize your reviews into lists for quick reference. Whether it's your favorite brunch spots or hidden gems for date nights, Melp keeps your culinary adventures neatly categorized. Mapped Memories: Your reviews come to life on the map! Explore your dining journey visually and reminisce about your favorite spots or plan your next culinary adventure based on your past experiences. Easy Reviewing: Adding reviews on Melp is a breeze! Just a few taps and your thoughts are immortalized, ready to guide your future dining escapades. Say goodbye to generic reviews and hello to your own culinary kingdom with Melp. Download now and let your taste buds lead the way!

Screenshots

Eatery4 screens
Melpp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Eatery at 744 against Melpp's 1. Melpp's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Melpp holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Eatery has 744 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Eatery versus Melpp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEateryMelpp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (744 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings744 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWalker WhiteBlake Finn

Customer experience

Eatery

All ratings744 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral1.3%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%

Melpp

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Eatery

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Menus not loading correctly
  • Eateries shown as never open
  • Login issues with NetID

Requested features

3 requests
  • Bring back BRB balance display
  • Add hours of operation for all eateries
  • Improve eatery pricing information

Melpp

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Eatery

No in-app purchases

None

Melpp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Eatery free?
Eatery is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Melpp free?
Melpp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Eatery or Melpp?
Melpp is rated higher. Eatery averages 4.7 out of 5 from 744 ratings, while Melpp averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Eatery or Melpp have ads?
Neither Eatery nor Melpp shows ads.

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