Beluga Eats vs Holey Grail Donuts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beluga Eats
Browse restaurant menus and place orders directly from your table by scanning a QR code. Save your order history for easy reordering of favorite dishes.
- QR code menu scanning
- In-app ordering
- Digital menu browsing
- Order history
- Save favorite dishes
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Welcome to the Beluga mobile app, powering a modern ordering experience for restaurants and diners. Scan a QR code at your favorite Beluga restaurant to browse their menu in a beautiful interface. Then add items to your cart and place an order right from your table. Sign up for an account to save your receipts and order history, so you can easily reorder your favorite dishes.
Holey Grail Donuts
Order your favorite donuts and drinks ahead of time and earn rewards with every purchase. Skip the lines, claim free birthday treats, and be the first to discover exclusive flavors.
- Order ahead
- Earn rewards ('Grails')
- Free drink pairings
- Free donuts
- Skip the line
- Birthday rewards
- Exclusive menu items
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"The Holey Grail app is a convent way to order ahead and earn rewards! Rewards are built in so you'll earn ""Grails"" on every purchase towards free drink pairings and donuts. Skip the line through app ordering and claim free birthday donuts. We'll also make sure you're the first to know about our exclusive menu items and ""micro-lot"" flavors. Our pilgrimage: to create the worlds greatest donut experience."
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Holey Grail Donuts at 4.9 against Beluga Eats's 3.6. Holey Grail Donuts also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 50%) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 21). Beluga Eats's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 18 months) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). 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.
Holey Grail Donuts holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Holey Grail Donuts has 1.2K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Beluga Eats's written reviews are positive against 87% of Holey Grail Donuts's.
Beluga Eats ships an update every 3 weeks, Holey Grail Donuts every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beluga Eats | Holey Grail Donuts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (21 ratings) | 4.9 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 87.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beluga Technology, Inc | Lunchbox Technologies Inc. |
Customer experience
Beluga Eats
Holey Grail Donuts
Bugs and requests
Beluga Eats
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Holey Grail Donuts
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login issues with existing accounts
- App not compatible with certain phone carriers
Requested features
2 requests- Ability to use app in-store
- Email-based registration option
In-app purchases
Beluga Eats
No in-app purchases
Holey Grail Donuts
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Beluga Eats free?
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