SAMS vs PCA Kantine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SAMS
Order food easily from your canteen or cafeteria using this app. Manage your user account, view meal plans, and access your digital ID. It supports managing multiple accounts simultaneously, even across different systems.
- Order and cancel meals
- View meal plans
- Manage user account
- Digital ID management
- Multiple account support
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Mit SAMS-ON schnell und einfach dein Essen in der Kantine oder Mensa bestellen! Jetzt auch als App für Smartphones und Tablets! Wird in deiner Kantine oder Mensa vor Ort SAMS-ON zur Nutzerverwaltung eingesetzt? Dann kannst du jetzt auch komfortabel per App auf dein Nutzerkonto zugreifen: Plan einsehen, Essen bestellen, Konto abrufen, Ausweis verwalten: All diese Funktionen stehen dir nun auch auf deinem Smartphone und Tablet zur Verfügung. Besonders praktisch: Mehrere Nutzerkonten können ganz einfach zeitgleich verwaltet werden. Und das sogar, wenn die Konten in verschiedenen Systemen hinterlegt sind! (Hinweis: Die Verwendung der App ist nur möglich, wenn der Anbieter vor Ort die App-Nutzung für das System freigegeben hat) Funktionen: - Anzeige der aktuellen Essenspläne - Bestellung und Stornierung von Essen - Einsicht in den Kontoauszug - Ausweisverwaltung - Zeitgleiche Verwaltung mehrerer Nutzerkonten - Elektronischer Nutzerausweis (falls vor Ort unterstützt) - Registrierung bei SAMS-ON Feedback: Wir freuen uns jederzeit über Feedback und Vorschläge, schließlich entwickeln wir die App ständig weiter. Rückmeldungen per E-Mail an app@sams-on.de sind jederzeit willkommen!
PCA Kantine
Manage your school canteen account with this app. View your balance, reserve or cancel meals, and receive notifications about food service and payments. An existing PCA canteen portal account is required.
- View existing balance
- Reserve meals
- Cancel meals
- Authorization for food serving
- Notifications for food served
- Notifications for payments
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The PCA canteen app for students, parents and teachers from schools on the PCA canteen portal. The app can be used for authorization when serving food. At the same time, the existing balance can be viewed and meals can be reserved and cancelled. Stay up to date with notifications when food has been served or payments have been made to the customer account. An existing account in the PCA canteen portal is required to use the free app. Contact your caterer for more information on setting up access.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SAMS at 5.0 against PCA Kantine's 2.3. SAMS also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 31%). PCA Kantine's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
SAMS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of SAMS's written reviews are positive against 31% of PCA Kantine's.
SAMS ships an update every 4 months, PCA Kantine every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | SAMS | PCA Kantine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.1% of reviews — better | 31.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | akquinet GmbH | PCA GmbH |
Customer experience
SAMS
PCA Kantine
In-app purchases
SAMS
No in-app purchases
PCA Kantine
No in-app purchases
