Comparison

5Cs Menu vs Transact Mobile Ordering

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

5Cs Menu

Discover dining hall menus and hours for all five Claremont Colleges. Explore future and past menus, or find local Claremont restaurants with potential student discounts.

Highlights
  • View dining hall menus
  • Check dining hall hours
  • Browse future menus
  • See past menus
  • Find local restaurants
  • Student discount alerts
Features
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Quickly find out what's being served in the dining halls across the Five Claremont Colleges! Figure out what dining hall you want to go to for your meal, or, use the app as an excuse to go back to your room and eat popcorn instead. 5C Menu has auto-updated menus and dining hall hours for Harvey Mudd, Pitzer, Claremont McKenna, Scripps, and Pomona Colleges. You can even change the search date to check out what's going to be served in the future. Or, if you want to make sure you didn't miss out on anything while you were eating popcorn alone in your room, you can check what was served in the past! Tired of eating on campus? 5C Menu also has select few Claremont restaurants for you could explore. Stay on the lookout for student discounts!

About

Transact Mobile Ordering

Order food and pay directly from your phone at participating campus restaurants. Browse menus, customize your meals, and receive notifications about your order status. Earn reward points for purchases and engagement.

Highlights
  • Order and pay from your phone
  • Browse restaurants and menus
  • Customize orders
  • Pay with campus card or credit/debit
  • Order status notifications
  • Earn reward points
Features
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Get ‘outta line! Mobile Ordering is a simple, super convenient way to order, pay and pick up - right from your mobile device. Use the app to browse restaurants and menus, order from your favorite campus spot, pay by credit/campus card or even your meal plan (whatever your campus allows). We’ll tell you when to expect your order, notify you every step of the way, and send a message when your order is ready. No more wasted time waiting in line. We’ll even remember your favorites, so you can reorder superfast. But wait, there’s more… not only are you going to get rewarded with shorter order and wait times, you may be able to earn actual reward points (at participating locations). You’ll get points for things like opening messages, ordering food, and rating your purchases. Complete challenges for bonus points and level up, where you can earn points even faster. Then use your points to enter contests and receive rewards. Key benefits: · Order, pay and pick up - right from your phone · Browse restaurants and menus · Customize your order, your way · Pay with campus card or credit/debit card · Know when to expect your order and get notified when your food is ready · Earn points, get rewards at participating locations

Screenshots

5Cs Menu4 screens
Transact Mobile Ordering4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Transact Mobile Ordering at 69K against 5Cs Menu's 208. Transact Mobile Ordering also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and chart position (#126 vs unranked). 5Cs Menu's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for 5Cs Menu against 4.8 for Transact Mobile Ordering. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Transact Mobile Ordering has 69K ratings behind it against 208, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of 5Cs Menu's written reviews are positive against 93% of Transact Mobile Ordering's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

5Cs Menu ships an update monthly, Transact Mobile Ordering every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
5Cs Menu versus Transact Mobile Ordering: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter5Cs MenuTransact Mobile Ordering
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (208 ratings)4.8 (69K ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews93.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20869K — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
Best chart rank—#126 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB46 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDomenico OttoliaTransact Campus, LLC

Customer experience

5Cs Menu

All ratings201 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%

Transact Mobile Ordering

All ratings63,356 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews527 reviews
Positive93.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative4.4%

Bugs and requests

5Cs Menu

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Transact Mobile Ordering

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login screen issues and white screen problems
  • Menus not loading properly
  • Order confirmation and pickup process inconsistencies

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to customize orders and remove ingredients
  • Implement option to hide food items with specific allergens
  • Improve order tracking and status updates
  • Provide a way to leave order feedback and comments

In-app purchases

None

5Cs Menu

No in-app purchases

None

Transact Mobile Ordering

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 5Cs Menu free?
5Cs Menu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Transact Mobile Ordering free?
Transact Mobile Ordering is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 5Cs Menu or Transact Mobile Ordering?
Transact Mobile Ordering is rated higher. 5Cs Menu averages 4.7 out of 5 from 208 ratings, while Transact Mobile Ordering averages 4.8 from 69K ratings.
Do 5Cs Menu or Transact Mobile Ordering have ads?
Neither 5Cs Menu nor Transact Mobile Ordering shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 5Cs Menu or Transact Mobile Ordering?
5Cs Menu ships an update monthly, and Transact Mobile Ordering every 2 months. Most recently, 5Cs Menu was updated on November 3, 2026 and Transact Mobile Ordering on November 5, 2026.

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