Roots Natural Kitchen Ordering vs Elevate Meal Plan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Roots Natural Kitchen Ordering
Easily order your favorite meals online for quick pickup. Save your go-to orders for even faster reordering. Skip the wait and enjoy your food sooner.
- Order online
- Save favorite orders
- Quick reorder
- Skip the line
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Order online, save your faves, and quickly reorder
Elevate Meal Plan
This app aims to enhance the dining experience for college students by offering a convenient meal plan. It helps students avoid overpaying for meals, settling for low-quality food, and the stress of unused meal swipes at the end of the semester.
- Improved dining experience
- Nationwide student service
- Avoid overpaying for meals
- No more subpar food
- Manage meal swipes effectively
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We've made it our goal to improve the dining experience of college students and in the past 10 years we've proudly served over 2 million meals to students nationwide. Overpaying for lunch and dinner, settling for subpar food, and scrambling to use up your swipes at the end of the semester will soon be things of the past.
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Verdict
Roots Natural Kitchen Ordering and Elevate Meal Plan both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 99% of Elevate Meal Plan's written reviews are positive against 31% of Roots Natural Kitchen Ordering's. Roots Natural Kitchen Ordering's advantage is ratings volume (4K vs 151). On price, rating, update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Roots Natural Kitchen Ordering against 4.7 for Elevate Meal Plan. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Roots Natural Kitchen Ordering has 4K ratings behind it against 151, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 31% of Roots Natural Kitchen Ordering's written reviews are positive against 99% of Elevate Meal Plan's.
Roots Natural Kitchen Ordering ships an update fortnightly, Elevate Meal Plan every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Roots Natural Kitchen Ordering | Elevate Meal Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4K ratings) | 4.7 (151 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.1% of reviews | 98.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4K — better | 151 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VINE Holdings, LLC | Elevate Meal Plan |
Customer experience
Roots Natural Kitchen Ordering
Elevate Meal Plan
Bugs and requests
Roots Natural Kitchen Ordering
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Inconsistent behavior and errors
- Issues with login, password reset, and account management
- Problems with payment processing and order placement
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to reorder previous orders
- Add option to use gift cards
- Improve customization options
- Integrate with Apple Pay
- Provide order tracking and updates
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- Save user preferences and default store
Elevate Meal Plan
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Roots Natural Kitchen Ordering
No in-app purchases
Elevate Meal Plan
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Roots Natural Kitchen Ordering free?
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