FreeEats vs NextPlate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FreeEats
This app helps college students reduce food waste by connecting them to free, leftover food on campus. Users can easily find and share real-time information about available food, receive notifications, and help contribute to a more sustainable campus environment.
- Find free leftover food on campus
- Share real-time food availability
- Receive notifications for new food posts
- Check-in to claimed food servings
- Reduce food waste on campus
- Invite friends to join
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The solution to reduce leftover food waste on your college campus has finally arrived! With FreeEats you can easily find and share real-time info on free, leftover food on your campus that would otherwise end up in the trash. The process is a piece of (leftover) cake: 1. Log-in with your college email address to see free food posts from others at your school. 2. Using the Free Food Form, quickly post free food that is leftover from events, club activities, students moving out or any other social situations. 3. Turn on notifications to receive an alert when someone has posted free food on campus. 4. Check-in to recent free food posts to indicate that you are on the way to grab a serving. 5. Receive free food and help reduce food waste! FreeEats works best with more people, so be sure to invite friends to join in on the free food sharing. Cheers to free food!
NextPlate
Discover nearby restaurants and stores offering discounted meals, groceries, and baked goods nearing their best-by date. Save money and reduce food waste by rescuing delicious food before it's thrown away.
- Discounted meals and groceries
- Find food nearing best-by date
- Save money on food
- Reduce food waste
- Browse nearby restaurants and stores
- Reserve and purchase via app
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Welcome to NextPlate. We connect people like you with high-quality meals, groceries, and baked goods at incredible discounts. NextPlate shows you restaurants and stores nearby with up to 70% savings on regular priced food nearing its best by date. Instead of letting delicious food go to waste, you can help save the planet while also saving money. Restaurants, grocery stores, and bakeries often have excess food and baked goods left over at the end of the day. With NextPlate, you can find pasta, pizza, salad, bread, groceries and more.. at a fraction of its original price. Based in Los Angeles, you can find us all across California. Not yet in your area? Don't worry, NextPlate is on the way. How does it work? · Download NextPlate and create an account. · Browse discounted meals, bread, and groceries nearby. · Reserve a bag of goodies and purchase on your phone. · Stop by you local store at the pickup window. · Enjoy your delicious food! No coupons. No ads. No food waste. Need help? We've got you. Reach out on live chat from the app or email us at nextplateapp@gmail.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FreeEats at 100% against NextPlate's 44%. FreeEats also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). NextPlate's advantage is ratings volume (83 vs 11). On price, update cadence, ads 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.
FreeEats holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NextPlate has 83 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of FreeEats's written reviews are positive against 44% of NextPlate's.
FreeEats ships an update every 5 days, NextPlate every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FreeEats | NextPlate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better | 3.9 (83 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 44.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 83 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FreeEats LLC | Sponty, LLC |
Customer experience
FreeEats
NextPlate
Bugs and requests
FreeEats
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
NextPlate
Reported bugs
6 issues- Error 102 server error
- Blocked/restricted errors
- App crashes on iPhone 11 Pro
- Blank white screen for campus location
- Cannot enter last name during registration
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- Verification code not received
Requested features
6 requests- Expand service to more states/locations
- Allow sign-up without phone number
- Improve location services and accuracy
- Clarify app's geographical availability upfront
- Offer alternative sign-up methods (email)
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- Fix UI issues preventing registration completion
In-app purchases
FreeEats
No in-app purchases
NextPlate
No in-app purchases
