Dining Sidekick vs Drake's
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dining Sidekick
Discover campus dining options, view menus, and place orders directly from your device. Pay using your meal plan or credit card, and earn loyalty rewards with every purchase.
- Browse campus restaurants and menus
- Place food orders
- Pay with Meal Plan or Credit Card
- Earn loyalty points
- View available dining options
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With Dining Sidekick, you’re able to browse available campus restaurants and menus, place an order, pay with your Meal Plan or Credit Card, and earn loyalty points along the way.
Drake's
This app allows users to order food for carry-out or delivery directly from their favorite restaurant. It also provides access to a rewards program where users earn points for dining, redeemable for various purchases. Users can find nearby locations, view the menu, and receive exclusive offers.
- Join rewards program
- Earn points for dining
- Place carry-out orders
- Place delivery orders
- Receive app exclusive offers
- Find nearby locations
- View menu
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If Drake's is your favorite restaurant and you are or want to be a member of the Drake's Rewards program, this is the app for you! Download it today for free and you’ll be able to: • Join Drake's Rewards to earn one point per dollar spent on food that you can redeem for dining, retail and travel. • Place carry-out and delivery orders directly in the app. • Receive app exclusive offers. • Find the Drake's closest to your location. • Check out the Drake's menu. • Purchase gift cards. • Receive notifications announcing new menu items, special events and more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dining Sidekick at 4.6 against Drake's's 4.1. Dining Sidekick also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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.
Dining Sidekick holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 214 and 122 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Dining Sidekick's written reviews are positive against 41% of Drake's's.
Dining Sidekick ships an update monthly, Drake's every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Dining Sidekick | Drake's |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (214 ratings) — better | 4.1 (122 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.2% of reviews — better | 41.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 214 — better | 122 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ARAMARK Corporation | Paytronix Systems Inc |
Customer experience
Dining Sidekick
Drake's
In-app purchases
Dining Sidekick
No in-app purchases
Drake's
No in-app purchases
Questions
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