Beluga Eats vs Crave The Unexpected
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.
Crave The Unexpected
Discover unique local restaurants and venues tailored to your mood or craving. Explore over 40 curated categories, from fine dining to live music, with smart filters, photos, and directions. Save favorites and share discoveries globally.
- Mood-based discovery
- 40+ curated categories
- No chains or mediocre picks
- Smart filters
- Real photos and reviews
- Save and share discoveries
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Discover restaurants and venues you never knew existed — tailored to your mood, craving, or vibe. Crave The Unexpected finds the best nearby spots across 40+ categories: fine dining, rooftop bars, speakeasies, omakase, farmers markets, live music, spas, and more. Every result is hand-curated — no chains, no mediocre picks. Smart filters, real photos, reviews, and directions in one tap. Save favorites and share discoveries with friends. Works anywhere in the world.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Crave The Unexpected at 5.0 against Beluga Eats's 3.6. Crave The Unexpected also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). Beluga Eats's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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.
Crave The Unexpected holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beluga Eats has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Beluga Eats ships an update every 3 weeks, Crave The Unexpected daily. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beluga Eats | Crave The Unexpected |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (21 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beluga Technology, Inc | Ruben Athouel |
Customer experience
Beluga Eats
Crave The Unexpected
In-app purchases
Beluga Eats
No in-app purchases
Crave The Unexpected
No in-app purchases
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