Board & Brew vs ThinkEat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Board & Brew
Easily order your favorite meals from a nearby location. Browse the menu, customize your order, and pay directly within the app for a seamless pickup experience. Reorder past favorites or discover new specials through push notifications.
- Location finder
- Menu browsing
- Mobile ordering
- In-app payment
- Past order reordering
- Push notification specials
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Ordering from Board & Brew has never been easier! Use GPS to find a location near you, review the menu, place your order, and it’s ready when you want it. And since you can pay in the app, there's nothing to do but skip the line, grab your food, and go. Do you always order the same thing? Order your usual or tap “Past Orders” to find that delicious order from last week and order again. Finally, opt-in for push notifications, and we'll notify you of specials and promotions. Download it now! Finally, opt-in for push notifications, and we'll notify you of specials and promotions. Download it now!
ThinkEat
This app helps you reduce food waste by tracking expiration dates and suggesting recipes for expiring ingredients. It also facilitates donations of food that is still good, turning groceries into helpful actions.
- Track food expiration dates
- Suggests recipes for expiring ingredients
- Facilitates food donations
- Reduces kitchen waste
- Organizes food inventory
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ThinkEat helps you waste less and give more. Snap a picture of your food items to track their expiration dates and stay organized. When something is close to expiring, ThinkEat suggests recipes that use those ingredients so nothing goes to waste. If you know you won’t eat it, the app guides you toward donating instead. ThinkEat makes it easy to give food that’s still good to those who need it—turning everyday groceries into meaningful action. Manage your kitchen, reduce waste, and make a difference, one meal at a time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ThinkEat at 5.0 against Board & Brew's 2.6. ThinkEat also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 18 months). Board & Brew's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.
ThinkEat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively.
Board & Brew ships an update every 18 months, ThinkEat every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Board & Brew | ThinkEat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BBRG, LLC | K12 Ventures Foundation, Inc. |
Customer experience
Board & Brew
ThinkEat
In-app purchases
Board & Brew
No in-app purchases
ThinkEat
No in-app purchases
