Menu3 vs Restaurant Menu Explorer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Menu3
Visualize restaurant menu items in 3D using augmented reality. Make more confident ordering decisions by seeing a realistic representation of your food before you buy. Explore new dishes and cuisines with an interactive and informative dining experience.
- Augmented reality 3D menu item visualization
- Explore new cuisines and dishes
- Interactive 3D model rotation
- View extensive food catalog
- Tappable buttons for item selection
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Your restaurant experience just became a lot easier… MORE CONFIDENT DECISIONS We used augmented reality to give you a 3D visual aid of menu items. This will help you be more informed about what you purchase. NO MORE GUESSING GAMES We know that menu items can be wordy and confusing. With Menu3, you can sit back, relax, and always order exactly what you want. EXPLORE YOUR INNER FOODIE With the full menu at your fingertips, you can discover new foods in a way that was never before possible. Menu3 allows you to freely explore new cultural cuisines and delicacies. Key Features View extensive catalog of food - Tappable buttons for selecting menu items - right on your phone Seamless Augmented Reality - Finally, a technology that realizes food is three-dimensional (IN BETA) Fast usage - Instant loading times Rotate 3D models with two fingers to view in 360° Powered by Viro Media Currently available on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus. Stay tuned for more! Feedback? Email go@menuthree.com
Restaurant Menu Explorer
Discover menus from local and searched restaurants. This application retrieves menu data from Yelp, so its availability and accuracy depend on Yelp's information. Find the restaurant and menu details you need.
- Browse restaurant menus
- Search by location
- Retrieve data from Yelp
- View restaurant information
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This app aims to help you browse the menu of popular restaurants around you or any restaurant that shows up based on the location you search for. This app retrieves menu data from Yelp and therefore our app depends on the availability and accuracy of the menu of each restaurant. We hope you enjoy using this app and find the menu and restaurant information you are looking for!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Restaurant Menu Explorer at 5.0 against Menu3's 4.7. Menu3's advantage is ratings volume (44 vs 1) and device support. On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Restaurant Menu Explorer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Menu3 has 44 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Menu3 | Restaurant Menu Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (44 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 44 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Menu3 | Donato Baonguis |
In-app purchases
Menu3
No in-app purchases
Restaurant Menu Explorer
No in-app purchases









