Snackpass vs FoodGrind
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Snackpass
Earn rewards and discounts by dining at participating restaurants. Share your rewards with friends to unlock even bigger savings and exclusive offers. Discover new places to eat and enjoy special deals.
- Earn rewards
- Unlock discounts
- Share with friends
- Exclusive offers
- Discover restaurants
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rewards with friends
FoodGrind
Discover and rate dining hall menus, view nutritional information, and share food photos. Get insights into your campus dining options and make informed choices about what to eat.
- View dining hall ratings
- Rate menu items
- See and upload food pictures
- View nutrition facts
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View dining hall ratings!! Rate each menu item!! See & upload food pics!! View nutrition facts!! Nihal Boina & Shreyas Rana
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FoodGrind at 90% against Snackpass's 26%. FoodGrind also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). Snackpass's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (10K vs 26). On price, 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.
Snackpass holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Snackpass has 10K ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 26% of Snackpass's written reviews are positive against 90% of FoodGrind's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Snackpass ships an update fortnightly, FoodGrind weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Snackpass | FoodGrind |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (10K ratings) — better | 4.1 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 26.1% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10K — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Snackpass, LLC | Nihal Boina |
Customer experience
Snackpass
FoodGrind
Bugs and requests
Snackpass
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login and account management issues
- Inconsistent point/reward tracking
- Orders getting sent to wrong locations
- Checkout process freezing or double-charging
- Notifications not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to change email address
- Improve gift sending process between friends
- Allow viewing of menus even when stores are closed
- Provide option to schedule orders for a future time
- Integrate tipping functionality for delivery drivers
FoodGrind
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Snackpass
No in-app purchases
FoodGrind
No in-app purchases
