5Cs Menu vs Transact Mobile Ordering
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- View dining hall menus
- Check dining hall hours
- Browse future menus
- See past menus
- Find local restaurants
- Student discount alerts
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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!
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
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.
| Parameter | 5Cs Menu | Transact Mobile Ordering |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (208 ratings) | 4.8 (69K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | 93.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 208 | 69K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #126 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Domenico Ottolia | Transact Campus, LLC |
Customer experience
5Cs Menu
Transact Mobile Ordering
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
5Cs Menu
No in-app purchases
Transact Mobile Ordering
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is 5Cs Menu free?
Is Transact Mobile Ordering free?
Which has better reviews, 5Cs Menu or Transact Mobile Ordering?
Do 5Cs Menu or Transact Mobile Ordering have ads?
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