Spend Smart Eat Smart vs Roni's Mac Bar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spend Smart Eat Smart
This app helps users save money on groceries by comparing prices and finding the best deals. It also offers weekly recipes and information on seasonal produce to promote nutritious eating.
- Grocery price comparison calculator
- Weekly featured recipes
- Seasonal produce information
- Nutritious eating tips
- Money-saving grocery advice
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Iowa State University’s Spend Smart Eat Smart app for iPhone® and iPad® is an easy way to get our latest updates and recipes on the go. Save money. Eat nutritiously. Enjoy great new recipes. Never overpay at the store again! With the Spend Smart Eat Smart app, you’ll save money on groceries using our comparison calculator to find the best bargains. Why pay more when you could get the same products for less, right? While you’re here, make sure to check out our recipes page: a new one is featured weekly so you’ll never hear, “we’re having that again?” from your family. Also find information on produce so you’ll know what’s in season and how to pick the freshest ingredients. Now that’s smart.
Roni's Mac Bar
Join the Mac Pack to instantly receive rewards and perks. Enjoy easy online ordering for pickup and delivery without extra third-party fees. Access your loyalty card for quick in-store redemptions.
- Instant rewards
- Online ordering
- Pickup and delivery
- No third-party fees
- Loyalty card access
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Instantly get rewards and perks for joining the Mac Pack! Plus online ordering made easy without the huge fee's added on by 3rd parties. - Instant rewards - Online Ordering without the 3rd party fees (Pickup and Delivery) - Easy access to your loyalty card for quick in-store redemptions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Roni's Mac Bar at 677 against Spend Smart Eat Smart's 15. Roni's Mac Bar also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). Spend Smart Eat Smart's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Spend Smart Eat Smart against 4.7 for Roni's Mac Bar. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Roni's Mac Bar has 677 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Spend Smart Eat Smart ships an update every 7 months, Roni's Mac Bar every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spend Smart Eat Smart | Roni's Mac Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (15 ratings) — better | 4.7 (677 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 677 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Iowa State University of Science and Technology | Roni's Mac Bar |
Customer experience
Spend Smart Eat Smart
Roni's Mac Bar
In-app purchases
Spend Smart Eat Smart
No in-app purchases
Roni's Mac Bar
No in-app purchases
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