Comparison

5Cs Menu vs TIA

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

TIA

Features
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TIA — Today I Ate One photo is enough. A foodie diary that reads the location and time embedded in your food photos, organizing them on a date-based timeline and map. [Features] • Auto-organize — Upload a photo, and we detect its location and time automatically • Date-based timeline — See your food history at a glance • Map view — Every place you've eaten, on one map • Quick notes — One-line memos for each entry • Share card — Beautiful timeline images to share Never forget what you ate. Let one photo become your foodie record.

Screenshots

5Cs Menu4 screens
TIA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: 5Cs Menu at none against TIA's shown. 5Cs Menu also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

5Cs Menu ships an update monthly, TIA every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
5Cs Menu versus TIA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter5Cs MenuTIA
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (209 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings209 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDomenico OttoliaSangwon Hong

In-app purchases

None

5Cs Menu

No in-app purchases

None

TIA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 5Cs Menu free?
5Cs Menu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TIA free?
TIA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 5Cs Menu or TIA have ads?
TIA shows ads; 5Cs Menu does not.
Which is updated more often, 5Cs Menu or TIA?
5Cs Menu ships an update monthly, and TIA every 4 months. Most recently, 5Cs Menu was updated on November 11, 2026 and TIA on November 5, 2026.

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