NDSU Dining vs 3 Bean Coffee Co
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NDSU Dining
Access detailed dining hall menus, including nutritional and allergy information. View operating hours, serving times, and real-time occupancy for dining centers.
- View daily dining menus
- Access nutritional information
- Check allergy details
- See operating hours
- View serving times
- Monitor live occupancy
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View breakfast, lunch, dinner, and late night menus from West, Residence and Union dining centers at North Dakota State University. You can also view nutrition information as well as allergy information. As well as viewing menus, you can also view hours of operation and serving times and the live occupancy of the dining centers.
3 Bean Coffee Co
Order your favorite coffee ahead of time and pay securely. Earn rewards with every purchase to save on future drinks. Enjoy convenient access to great coffee.
- Order ahead
- Secure payment
- Earn rewards
- Apple Pay integration
- Convenient coffee access
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With the 3 Bean Coffee Co app, you can effortlessly order ahead, pay securely with Apple Pay, and earn rewards with every purchase. Enjoy exceptional coffee at your convenience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 3 Bean Coffee Co at 4.9 against NDSU Dining's 3.0. 3 Bean Coffee Co also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 44%) and ratings volume (159 vs 27). NDSU Dining's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.2 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
3 Bean Coffee Co holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 3 Bean Coffee Co has 159 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of NDSU Dining's written reviews are positive against 67% of 3 Bean Coffee Co's.
NDSU Dining ships an update every 5 weeks, 3 Bean Coffee Co every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NDSU Dining | 3 Bean Coffee Co |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (27 ratings) | 4.9 (159 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 | 159 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.2 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | North Dakota State University | Per Diem Subscriptions, Inc. |
Customer experience
NDSU Dining
3 Bean Coffee Co
In-app purchases
NDSU Dining
No in-app purchases
3 Bean Coffee Co
No in-app purchases
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