Comparison

Meal POPs vs The Leftover Loop

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Meal POPs

Access monthly cash vouchers for top restaurants with no minimum spend or menu restrictions. Use them for dine-in, carry-out, or online orders without hidden fees. The app also features in-app navigation, calling, and a map view of nearby restaurants.

Highlights
  • Monthly cash vouchers for top restaurants
  • No minimum spend or menu restrictions
  • Use for dine-in, carry-out, and online ordering
  • In-app navigation and calling
  • Map view of nearby restaurants
  • Contactless redemption
Features
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Meal POPs, The Restaurant Cash App, gives you TONS of CASH vouchers to top restaurants, refreshed every month. - Vouchers never require a minimum spend and have no menu restrictions, use like cash. - Use vouchers for dine-in, carry-out, and online ordering. - No “service-fees”, “delivery-fees”, or “hidden charges”. - No third-party contractors, you interact and conduct business with the restaurant directly. App Features: - In-app navigation to your favorite restaurants. - In-app calling to your favorite restaurants. - Go Eat, allows you to see top restaurants in map-view, based on your locality. - 5-second, contactless, redemption. - Recommends popular dishes. - Great for families, friends, events, businesses, membership groups, and more! Own a restaurant and want more customers without paying a fee or revenue-share? Check out the For Restaurants page on the MealPOPs website!

About

The Leftover Loop

Features
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The Leftover Loop is a marketplace app that allows restaurants to showcase and sell surplus or leftover food deals, helping reduce food waste while giving customers access to affordable meals. Customers can browse available deals, make purchases, and pick up their orders directly from participating restaurants. Businesses can upload deals, manage orders, and reach new customers with ease. Customers Can - Discover surplus and leftover food deals - Browse available meals and offers - Purchase food deals in advance - Pick up orders from restaurants - Leave reviews and ratings Businesses Can - Sign up and create a restaurant profile - Upload and manage surplus food deals - Receive and track customer orders - Update availability in real time Built to Reduce Waste The Leftover Loop supports restaurants in minimizing food waste while helping customers enjoy quality meals at better value. Privacy User data is handled responsibly, and businesses maintain control over their listings and order availability.

Screenshots

Meal POPs4 screens
The Leftover Loop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Meal POPs at 10.0 against The Leftover Loop's 13.0. 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

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

Meal POPs ships an update fortnightly, The Leftover Loop every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and July 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Meal POPs versus The Leftover Loop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeal POPsThe Leftover Loop
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMeal POP INCThe Leftover Loop LLC

In-app purchases

None

Meal POPs

No in-app purchases

None

The Leftover Loop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Meal POPs free?
Meal POPs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Leftover Loop free?
The Leftover Loop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Meal POPs or The Leftover Loop have ads?
Neither Meal POPs nor The Leftover Loop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Meal POPs or The Leftover Loop?
Meal POPs ships an update fortnightly, and The Leftover Loop every 2 weeks. Most recently, Meal POPs was updated on September 15, 2026 and The Leftover Loop on July 4, 2026.

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