ICover vs Bakelab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ICover
This app helps University of Illinois students prepare for nights out by providing real-time cover charge information for popular campus bars. Users can view current cover prices and submit corrections if they find inaccurate information.
- Real-time bar cover prices
- UIUC campus bar coverage
- Submit cover charge corrections
- Student-developed app
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ICover is an app made by U of I students, for U of I students. We realized that the biggest flaw of the bar experience is that we don’t know much cash to bring for covers. ICover allows us to see bar covers for Red Lion, Kam’s, Joe’s & Brothers in real-time so we can adequately prepare for our night out. If the cover is wrong, submit the right cover with the click of a button.
Bakelab
Easily browse a restaurant's menu, place orders, and receive exclusive discounts. Stay updated on promotions and quickly reorder your favorite meals.
- Browse menu
- Place orders
- Receive promotions
- Exclusive discounts
- Reorder favorites
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With our app you can: - Browse through the menu & order - Receive updates and promotions - Receive exclusive discounts and coupons - Re-order your favorite items
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ICover at 100% against Bakelab's 20%. ICover also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.4) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Bakelab's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
ICover holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ICover's written reviews are positive against 20% of Bakelab's.
| Parameter | ICover | Bakelab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (15 ratings) — better | 3.4 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Benjamin Svoboda | Appfront A.I. LTD |
Customer experience
ICover
Bakelab
In-app purchases
ICover
No in-app purchases
Bakelab
No in-app purchases
