Elevate Meal Plan vs MargBuddies
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Elevate Meal Plan
This app aims to enhance the dining experience for college students by offering a convenient meal plan. It helps students avoid overpaying for meals, settling for low-quality food, and the stress of unused meal swipes at the end of the semester.
- Improved dining experience
- Nationwide student service
- Avoid overpaying for meals
- No more subpar food
- Manage meal swipes effectively
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We've made it our goal to improve the dining experience of college students and in the past 10 years we've proudly served over 2 million meals to students nationwide. Overpaying for lunch and dinner, settling for subpar food, and scrambling to use up your swipes at the end of the semester will soon be things of the past.
MargBuddies
Discover the best margaritas and cocktails at nearby bars and restaurants. Find happy hour deals, rate drinks, and connect with friends to explore new spots. Earn badges and track your favorite locations.
- Interactive map with drink reviews
- Search for nearby bars and restaurants
- Rate and review cocktails
- Browse happy hour deals
- Connect with friends and view profiles
- Earn badges for exploration
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MargBuddies is the app for discovering the best margaritas and cocktails at bars and restaurants near you. Whether you're chasing the perfect frozen marg, hunting down happy hour deals, or just trying to find a good spot with your crew MargBuddies has you covered. Free to use: - Interactive map loaded with real margarita reviews - Search bars and restaurants near you - Rate and review drinks — frozen, on the rocks, soft serve, you name it - Tag your rim (salt, sugar, Tajin — no judgment) - Browse happy hours at claimed venues - Add friends and check out their profiles - Earn badges as you explore MargBuddies Premium — $2.99/month: - Add photos to your reviews - Friends Feed — see what your crew is drinking in real time - Full Leaderboard — Near You, Friends Top Spots, and Global rankings - Happy hour info everywhere, not just claimed venues - Save up to 3 favorite spots - Happy hour notifications so you never miss a deal - Up to 10 reviews per day - Load more reviews at any venue MargBuddies is built by margarita lovers, for margarita lovers. We're based in Richmond, VA and built this because we couldn't find a better way to answer the only question that matters: where should we get margs tonight? Download it and find your Marg!! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Elevate Meal Plan at none against MargBuddies's 1. Elevate Meal Plan also leads on ratings volume (151 vs 3). MargBuddies's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. MargBuddies sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Elevate Meal Plan asks for nothing beyond the download.
MargBuddies holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elevate Meal Plan has 151 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 99% of Elevate Meal Plan's written reviews are positive against 100% of MargBuddies's.
Elevate Meal Plan ships an update every 11 days, MargBuddies fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Elevate Meal Plan | MargBuddies |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (151 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 98.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 151 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Elevate Meal Plan | james mollenauer |
Customer experience
Elevate Meal Plan
MargBuddies
In-app purchases
Elevate Meal Plan
No in-app purchases
MargBuddies
- MargBuddies Premium$2.991 Month
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