Comparison

Menu on iPad vs FORA

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

Head to head
About

Menu on iPad

Features
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Menu on iPad gives you the ability to put your menu on iPad and use it to display your items with photo and video. We consider your menu as the key stone for your success, the menu represents the products you sell and thus making your business profitable and your customers eager to visit you again and again. Using Bridge Digital Menu will give you full control of your menu, you can organize it the way you need, re-organize it whenever you want to, add or hide items to the menu based on the season or special events, promote items for several days or may be several hours, it is all under your control. Bridge Digital Menu is organized by sections (e.g. Food, Beverages, Sweets…). Under each section you can add unlimited categories (e.g. Starters, Main Course, Ice Cream, Mocktails…). Under each category you can add unlimited items where each item can have an image and a video to help increase the sale and give the needed impression to your customers. Bridge Digital Menu platform gives you the ability to define unlimited menus (e.g. Normal Menu, Ramadan Menu, Eid Al Adha Menu, Sports Day Menu…). You can set one of them as the default and keep the others to be used when you need them. By choosing any menu as the default menu you tell Bridge Digital Menu Platform what items to show for your guest on their gadgets. The Item in the menu has many features that you can take advantage of, for example: - Each Item has a name in both Arabic and English. - You can add a description to the item in both Arabic and English. - Each item can have addons or modifiers such as Extra Cheese, White Sause, Extra Mushrooms… - You can add the Allergy Warnings like Has Nuts, Has Shellfish, Has Soy... - You can add the Meat Origin both in English and Arabic. - You can add Nutrition values like Calories, Saturated Fat, Fibers, Sodium… - You can mark the item as Chef Special to distinguish this item from the rest in its category. - You can mark the item as New Item to distinguish the item from the rest in its category. - You can define the preparation time required for this item, so that your guest will know how much time he or she is going to wait for it. - You can mark the item as Dine-in Only so that your guests know it cannot be served for Takeaway or Delivery Orders. - You can set Promotion prices for each item with a start and end date. Promotion price can be limited to hours of a day for example (5 PM to 7 PM). - You can set the Display Order of the items in each category, rearranging your items the way is best for you and your guests. - You can mark the item as Sold Out so it will disappear from the menu until it is available again.

About

FORA

Features
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Menu application

Screenshots

FORA3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FORA at every 4 days against Menu on iPad's every 7 months. FORA also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

Menu on iPad ships an update every 7 months, FORA every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and May 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Menu on iPad versus FORA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMenu on iPadFORA
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.4 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB32 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCham Solutions And Programsv3lab

In-app purchases

None

Menu on iPad

No in-app purchases

None

FORA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Menu on iPad free?
Menu on iPad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FORA free?
FORA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Menu on iPad or FORA have ads?
Neither Menu on iPad nor FORA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Menu on iPad or FORA?
Menu on iPad ships an update every 7 months, and FORA every 4 days. Most recently, Menu on iPad was updated on September 8, 2026 and FORA on May 16, 2026.

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