Plentiful vs PantryMap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plentiful
Instantly connect with food pantries to find food, manage visits, and receive updates. This app features a map of over 40,000 food pantries across the U.S., making food access easier for everyone.
- Find food pantries
- Manage pantry visits
- Receive updates from pantries
- Access Map of 40,000+ pantries
- Locate food resources
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Plentiful helps you instantly connect with food pantries: find food pantries, make and manage visits, and receive updates from the food pantries you visit. Today we’re proud to introduce the Plentiful Access Map, a map of more than 40,000 food pantries across the U.S. Free and easy to use, Plentiful’s Access Map helps anyone, anywhere, find the food they need. This map bridges the gap between food banks and the communities and food pantries who make food access possible. In this moment of uncertainty and rising need, we hope this app can be a small act of stability and a way for our neighbors to find the help they need.
PantryMap
Discover nearby food pantries for volunteering or receiving assistance. Access information anytime, anywhere without needing to sign up.
- Find nearby food pantries
- Volunteer opportunities
- Food assistance locations
- No sign-up required
- Accessible anytime, anywhere
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Find nearby food pantries to volunteer & eat. Anytime, anywhere. No sign-up required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PantryMap at 100% against Plentiful's 61%. PantryMap also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Plentiful's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (806 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Plentiful holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plentiful has 806 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of Plentiful's written reviews are positive against 100% of PantryMap's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Plentiful ships an update every 3 weeks, PantryMap every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Plentiful | PantryMap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (806 ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 806 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Help Kitchen | Henry Greenhut |
Customer experience
Plentiful
PantryMap
Bugs and requests
Plentiful
Reported bugs
16 issues- App shows Google Maps results only
- App never works correctly
- Says reservations available but none are
- Cannot open at times
- Received virus warning
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- Haven't been able to reserve for months
- Doesn't let me make a reservation
- Time and date options don't open
- No customer service for password reset
- App never works properly
- App is covered with bugs
- App doesn't allow appointments
- Stuck on 'tell us about yourself' page
- App freezes all the time
- Application freezes when making reservation
- Cannot go further after selecting time
Requested features
2 requests- Add distinction for reservation vs. waiting line pantries
- Implement color scheme for reservation vs. waiting line pantries
PantryMap
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Plentiful
No in-app purchases
PantryMap
No in-app purchases
