Grace Coffee Co. vs Beat the Buffet!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grace Coffee Co.
Easily order your favorite coffee drinks ahead of time for quick pickup. Earn rewards with every purchase to save on future orders.
- Order ahead
- Earn rewards
- Mobile payments
- Location finder
- Order history
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Order ahead and earn rewards at all our locations.
Beat the Buffet!
Transform all-you-can-eat dining into a game with AI-powered calorie and cost estimations from your plate photos. Discover nearby buffets, compete with friends, and track your dining history.
- AI calorie and cost estimation from plate photos
- Discover nearby buffets with community stats
- Scan plates in real-time with friends
- Leaderboard for competitive tracking
- Save and review past buffet visits
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Beat the Buffet! turns every all-you-can-eat visit into a game. Snap a photo of your plate and get instant AI-powered calorie and cost estimates — no manual logging, no guesswork. See exactly how many calories you ate, what it cost per dollar, and how your visit stacks up. DISCOVER NEARBY BUFFETS Browse real buffets near you with community stats — average calories, cost per visit, and ratings from other users. SCAN YOUR PLATE Point your camera at your plate and let AI identify every dish, estimate calories, and calculate your cost. Add multiple plates across your visit and get a full session summary when you're done. COMPETE WITH FRIENDS Add friends, see their buffet visits in the Feed, and compare stats on the leaderboard. Who got the most value? Who ate the most? Now you'll know. GROUP MODE Scan together in real time. Start a group session, share the code with your table, and watch everyone's plates appear on a live leaderboard. TRACK YOUR HISTORY Every visit is saved — calories, cost, plates, and more. Review your history and see your stats grow over time. Beat the Buffet Plus ($5.99/month) unlocks unlimited photo scanning. Free users get 2 buffet scans to try it out. Subscription Information Beat the Buffet Plus: $5.99/month. Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Manage or cancel anytime in iPhone Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://edwin-ma.notion.site/Terms-of-Use-362ecc2cff69801aa7a2d6258d403bd7 Privacy: https://edwin-ma.notion.site/Privacy-362ecc2cff6980389f69d942408e6291
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Beat the Buffet! at 100% against Grace Coffee Co.'s 55%. Beat the Buffet! also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Grace Coffee Co.'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (12 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Beat the Buffet! sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Grace Coffee Co. asks for nothing beyond the download.
Beat the Buffet! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grace Coffee Co. has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Grace Coffee Co.'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Beat the Buffet!'s.
Grace Coffee Co. ships an update every 2 months, Beat the Buffet! every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grace Coffee Co. | Beat the Buffet! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Frostbyte Technologies, Inc. | Edwin Ma |
Customer experience
Grace Coffee Co.
Beat the Buffet!
In-app purchases
Grace Coffee Co.
No in-app purchases
Beat the Buffet!
- Beat the Buffet Plus$1.991 Month
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