CHOMP HK vs Mealsphere

Be a CHOMPION! Reduce food waste, save money, and enjoy great food in a sustainable way. By downloading CHOMP you’re taking a step in fighting Hong Kong’s food waste problem and having a positive impact on the planet. Every Mystery Box listed on the App contains perfectly edible unsold food that would otherwise go to waste. Your purchase SAVES that delicious food from going to landfill – and you get at least 50% off the regular retail price. On the app, you’ll find dining venues such as The Mira Hotel, Kowloon Shangri-La, Homebake, The Baker and The Bottleman, and many many more. Choices range from baked goods to hot meals and healthy salads – there’s something for everyone.   Since 2021, CHOMP has rescued over 200,000 kg of edible food from going to landfills. The App’s 70,000 users can choose food from over 250 establishments, with more options added on a regular basis. So be sure to check the app whenever you’re hungry and show us how you CHOMP on social media - @chompfoodapp.   How to CHOMP: 1. Create your account 2. Explore the stores on our app who are committed to reducing food waste 3. Select a store that suits your taste and schedule 4. Purchase a Mystery Box that’s filled with surprises and wait for the store to accept the order 5. Once it’s pick-up time, head to the store to get your rescued feast! CHOMP Key Features: 1. Save Surplus: Connect with over 250 local restaurants, cafes, supermarkets, and even florists and spas, to rescue surplus produce that would otherwise go to waste. 2. Real Time Alerts: Receive notifications about nearby food rescue opportunities and special discounts at local establishments that promote sustainability. Favourite your most loved vendors to be notified when they have a new box available. 3. Social Impact: Be part of a passionate community dedicated to fighting food waste and making a positive environmental impact.

Mealsphere helps you organize familiar food choices and decide what to eat next. Create a Mealsphere for school, work, home, or anywhere you often eat. Add frequent places and dishes, then browse a personalized recommendation feed shaped by your budget, recent history, distance, service speed, and current mood. The feed progressively reveals the eligible choices in a stable order. Your private food library: - Organize Mealspheres, frequent places, and menu items - Save dish prices, serving specifications, photos, emoji evaluations, and personal reviews - Track tasting progress for each Mealsphere and place - Add dishes manually, paste menu text, or use the optional Menu Photo Recognition subscription to scan or import a menu photo - Review and edit recognized menu items before saving - Search from a dedicated tab and remove individual search-history entries - Capture menu and dish photos with one camera flow, pinch to zoom, orientation handling, and clear review actions - Record meals and edit an existing history entry's evaluation, review, photo, date, or time - Edit Mealspheres and frequent places directly from their detail pages - Reuse recent locations and set places with Apple Maps - Keep your private library available locally and synchronized through your private iCloud account Mealsphere community: - Browse and download public Mealspheres without signing in - Discover nearby or recently published collections - Preview places and dishes before adding a Mealsphere to your private library - Merge later community updates while preserving your personal history, evaluations, reviews, and local choices - Sign in with Apple when you want to publish or manage community activity - Report inappropriate content, block publishers, and delete your community account in the app Optional Menu Photo Recognition subscription: Use cloud recognition to extract dish names, prices, and specifications from menu photos. Every result appears as an editable list before it is saved. Mealsphere combines a personal food memory with a community of reusable menus, so your next meal can start with choices that already make sense. Campus Community: Optionally choose your university to prioritize shares from the same university. Search the university list on your device and manage the choice from Me. Non-student and unlisted choices use regular community discovery. Navigation adapts to iPhone Duo folding and rotation. Clear detail cards show counts and tasting progress with a direct edit button.