Barmade vs MealsByChefB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Barmade
Order food and drinks from your favorite places, whether you're at the venue or ordering ahead. Customize your selections and pay securely within the app. Enjoy a streamlined ordering experience for yourself or a group.
- Order on-site or remotely
- Order ahead for grab and go
- Secure in-app payments
- Individual or group orders
- Customizable order options
- Reduced contact ordering
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Barmade app facilitates the ordering of food and beverages from your favorite venues. It allows the user to order on-site or remotely. If you are ordering from your table or from your desk, we have you covered. Instead of waiting around for your server to begin ordering, Barmade allows you to place your order from the second you arrive at your venue of choice. Don’t let the ordering process cut into your already busy day, allow Barmade to order ahead for you. It is as simple as grab and go. No more handing over your credit card as Barmade allows you to securely order through the app. Barmade allows you to order individually or as a group for your convenience. Would you like your meal less spicy? Not a fan of pickles on your burger, Barmade allows you to customize your order. Barmade reduces your points of contact down to one point of contact, because all you need to place an order is your phone.
MealsByChefB
Easily order healthy meals with detailed nutritional information, ingredients, and preparation instructions. Manage subscriptions and checkout securely. Amplify your healthy meal prep experience.
- Order meals with category filters
- View nutritional details and ingredients
- Secure and quick checkout
- Account creation and management
- Manage meal subscriptions
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Being healthy has never been easier! With our mobile app, you have the ability to: - Simply order meals with the option to filter your choices by category. - See all nutritional meal details, ingredients, allergens, and how-to-prepare instructions. - Checkout quickly and securely. - Create/log into an account to keep track of your meal purchases. - Easily manage your meal subscriptions. Download our app today to amplify your healthy meal prep experience!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Barmade at 5.0 against MealsByChefB's 4.7. MealsByChefB's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 3). 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.
Barmade holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MealsByChefB has 23 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Barmade ships an update every 4 weeks, MealsByChefB every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barmade | MealsByChefB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.7 (23 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Barmade LLC | Combustion Innovation |
Customer experience
Barmade
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In-app purchases
Barmade
No in-app purchases
MealsByChefB
No in-app purchases
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