CU Eats vs Hostego
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CU Eats
Easily track your favorite campus foods and discover when and where they are available. This app helps you find specific meals on campus, making dining decisions simpler.
- Track favorite foods
- Check campus availability
- View meal locations
- See meal serving times
- Cornell campus dining data
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Want a simple way to find out if your favorite food is being served on campus? CU Eats is an easy-to-use app that allows you to store your favorite foods in a list and shows where and when that food is available on Cornell's campus! Now integrated with Apple Intelligence on compatible devices to provide even better results. All dining data from Cornell Dining. Not affiliated with Cornell Dining.
Hostego
Order food ahead and skip the wait at local eateries. This app helps students and food lovers save time by allowing pre-orders for quick pickup. It also empowers small restaurants to establish an online presence and reach more customers.
- Pre-order food for pickup
- Skip the queue
- Save time on meal pickup
- Digital presence for restaurants
- Increased visibility for food outlets
- Steady flow of new customers
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Hostego is your ultimate food ordering companion designed for students and foodies who hate waiting in line. With our pre-order and takeaway feature, you can skip the queue, save time, and grab your meal the moment you arrive. But Hostego isn’t just for customers — we’re on a mission to help small restaurants and food outlets go digital. By joining Hostego, local restaurants get an online presence, increased visibility, and a steady flow of new customers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Hostego at every 4 days against CU Eats's fortnightly. Hostego also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads, 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.
CU Eats ships an update fortnightly, Hostego every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on August 14, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CU Eats | Hostego |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Prathamesh Bang | Hanumat Sharan |
Customer experience
CU Eats
Hostego
In-app purchases
CU Eats
No in-app purchases
Hostego
No in-app purchases
