Dine On Campus vs Central Ave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dine On Campus
Discover campus dining options, view menus with nutritional information, and get directions. Purchase meal plans or add declining balance to your student card. Contact dining staff directly for inquiries.
- View campus dining locations and hours
- Browse menus with nutritional details
- Get directions to dining halls
- Purchase meal plans
- Add declining balance to student cards
- Contact dining staff
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Dine On Campus™ provides helpful, dining-related information for your school. After selecting your school, you can find places to eat, whether or not they're open, and how close they are to you. Once you select a location, you can get directions using Maps and browse menu items. Tapping on a menu item displays the nutritional information and other important details. You can even add menu items to HealthKit if you're interested in tracking the nutritional value of what you eat. In addition to menus, you can purchase meal plans, build a custom plan, or add declining balance to your student card, depending on which options are available on your campus. If you have questions or comments regarding dining service on your campus, you can contact our dining staff directly through the app by tapping on the email or phone icon associated with each staff profile. Please keep in mind the features and options of Dine On Campus™ may vary from school to school.
Central Ave
This application connects company employees with contracted restaurants for food ordering. It streamlines the process for internal company use and partner establishments.
- Employee food ordering
- Restaurant partnerships
- Streamlined ordering process
- Company-specific use
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this app is used by my company employees and regular restaurants that have contracts with my company.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Central Ave at 5.0 against Dine On Campus's 2.4. Central Ave also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Dine On Campus's advantage is ratings volume (271 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Central Ave holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dine On Campus has 271 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Dine On Campus ships an update every 3 weeks, Central Ave weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dine On Campus | Central Ave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (271 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 271 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RoaringSky inc. | Central Ave |
Customer experience
Dine On Campus
Central Ave
Bugs and requests
Dine On Campus
Reported bugs
14 issues- App crashes on launch or during use
- Loading screen freezes indefinitely
- Back button and navigation buttons don't work
- Invalid login errors despite correct credentials
- Forgot password functionality broken
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- School selection causes crashes
- Blank 'Eat' page with no menu data
- Locations not displaying on app despite showing on website
- Date picker for reservations extremely slow
- App crashes with 24-hour time format enabled
- Black text on black background in dark mode
- Menus fail to load or show incorrect meals
- App incompatible with iOS 18 and recent iOS updates
- Reservation button grays out before closing time
Requested features
7 requests- Macro and nutritional information display
- User ratings and reviews for food items
- MyFitnessPal integration
- Dark mode support
- HealthKit integration improvements
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- In-app meal plan purchasing
- Balance/swipe count visibility
Central Ave
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dine On Campus
No in-app purchases
Central Ave
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Dine On Campus free?
Is Central Ave free?
Which has better reviews, Dine On Campus or Central Ave?
Do Dine On Campus or Central Ave have ads?
Which is updated more often, Dine On Campus or Central Ave?
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