Roots Natural Kitchen Ordering vs Bar Buzz
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
Bar Buzz
Discover weekly specials and descriptions for bars in State College, PA. Easily track food and drink deals, sort by price or time, and save your favorites to maximize fun and minimize spending.
- View weekly bar specials
- Filter by food or drink deals
- Sort specials by bar, price, or start time
- Save favorite specials
- View bar descriptions
- Open bar locations in Apple Maps
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Easily view weekly specials and descriptions of many different State College bars. State College, PA has many different bars each with so many weekly specials that it's impossible to keep track of them all. 'Bar Buzz - PSU' makes it easy for students and others in the area to maximize their fun and minimize their spending! Scroll through to view specials for the day and change the day being viewed to make plans for the future. -Press the day of the week at the top of the screen to select a different day (default is the current day) Select a sorting option to customize the order in which the specials appear to you. These sorting options include: -Bar (sorted alphabetically) -Price (general happy hours shown first) -Start time (all day deals shown first). Press the star icon on each Special's card to add/remove that special from your favorites. Filter the specials to show any combination of food deals, drink deals, and your favorites. View descriptions of the bars by pressing the logo in the top left to switch between pages that show specials or descriptions. Press the map icon to open the locations in Apple Maps.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bar Buzz at 100% against Roots Natural Kitchen Ordering's 31%. Bar Buzz also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Roots Natural Kitchen Ordering's advantage is ratings volume (4K vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Bar Buzz holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Roots Natural Kitchen Ordering has 4K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Roots Natural Kitchen Ordering's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bar Buzz's.
Roots Natural Kitchen Ordering ships an update fortnightly, Bar Buzz every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Roots Natural Kitchen Ordering | Bar Buzz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | VINE Holdings, LLC | Greg Potteiger |
Customer experience
Roots Natural Kitchen Ordering
Bar Buzz
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
Bar Buzz
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Roots Natural Kitchen Ordering
No in-app purchases
Bar Buzz
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Roots Natural Kitchen Ordering free?
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