Equator Coffees vs PLATE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Equator Coffees
Order your favorite coffee ahead of time and bypass the queue. Customize your drink precisely to your liking and pick it up quickly at your chosen cafe.
- Order ahead
- Skip the line
- Customize drinks
- Designated pick-up area
- Quick service
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In a hurry? Order ahead and skip the line with our new mobile app. Simply select your cafe, customize your drink and meet us at the designated pick-up area. You’ll be enjoying your coffee in no time!
PLATE
This social app allows users to share photos and details of their meals with friends. Users can categorize meals, tag friends, and create a visual history of their food experiences, fostering connection through shared dining moments.
- Share daily meal photos
- Categorize meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner, etc.)
- Tag friends in posts
- Add optional ratings
- Include location details
- Create a visual food history
- Connect with friends through food
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PLATE is a social app for sharing everyday meals with friends. Capture breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, or drinks, add details, and keep a visual history of what you eat. Post a meal photo, choose a meal type, add an optional rating, tag friends, include a location, and share the moment with your circle. PLATE makes food sharing simple, personal, and social. Whether you are sharing a homemade meal, a quick coffee, a restaurant plate, or a favorite snack, PLATE helps you save the moment and connect with people through food. What you can do on PLATE Share Daily Meals Post meal photos and organize them by Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snack, or Drink. Connect With Friends Send and accept friend requests, view friends’ posts, tag friends, and interact with their meals.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Equator Coffees at 4.8K against PLATE's 8. PLATE's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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.
PLATE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Equator Coffees has 4.8K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Equator Coffees ships an update weekly, PLATE every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Equator Coffees | PLATE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4.8K ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.8K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Equator Coffees | Aidan Giacobello |
Customer experience
Equator Coffees
PLATE
Bugs and requests
Equator Coffees
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes frequently
- Login issues and account disappearance
- Order placement problems
- Incorrect order details displayed
Requested features
4 requests- Add Apple Pay support
- Improve recent orders display
- Provide more customization options
- Notify users if a location is not accepting orders
PLATE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Equator Coffees
No in-app purchases
PLATE
No in-app purchases
