Comparison

BARE Blends vs 51Eat

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

Head to head
About

BARE Blends

Discover delicious, plant-based meals and drinks made with local produce. Enjoy acai bowls, smoothies, salads, and more, all vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free. Order for delivery and earn loyalty points for exclusive discounts.

Highlights
  • Order food for pickup or delivery
  • Earn loyalty points
  • Exclusive discounts
  • 100% plant-based menu
  • Vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free options
  • Eco-friendly packaging
Features
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At BARE, we restore, refresh and revive the community by encouraging a return to our roots: by celebrating local produce, plant-based products and one another. BARE offers acai bowls, smoothies, salads, fresh juice, waffle toasts and more. Everything on our menu is 100% plant-based as well as vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free and served using eco-friendly packaging. -Order Food -Get Delivery -Earn Loyalty Points -Enjoy Exclusive Discounts Come see what's blending at BARE!

About

51Eat

Discover local food businesses, from farms to restaurants, in New York's Capital Region. Find what's nearby, search menus for specific items, and filter by cuisine or dietary tags. Explore events, buy tickets, and even shop directly from local producers.

Highlights
  • Local food business map
  • Menu and listing search
  • Dietary and cuisine filters
  • Event discovery and ticketing
  • Direct local shopping
  • Business messaging
  • Favorite and share places
Features
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51Eat is your guide to local food in the 518, the Capital Region of New York. Farms, bakeries, breweries, cafes, food trucks, and the restaurants that cook with them are all on one map. FIND WHAT'S AROUND YOU Browse by category, or open the map to see what's nearby, including pop-ups and farm stands that move around. Search for a business, an event, or something specific to eat. Type "sourdough" or "maple" and 51Eat searches menus and shop listings. Filter by cuisine, or by tags like organic, vegan, and gluten-free. MORE THAN RESTAURANTS 51Eat is for everyone who grows, makes, or serves food here: farmers, bakers, butchers, brewers, cideries, coffee roasters, cheesemakers, and more. Find dinner out, or find what you need to cook it yourself. EVENTS AND TICKETS Tastings, markets, classes, and dinners from local businesses, sorted by today, this weekend, or this month. RSVP in a tap, or buy tickets all in one place. SHOP LOCAL Some businesses sell through 51Eat. Order from their shop and have it shipped, or pick a time to pick it up. At farm stands that use 51Eat, scan the stand's QR code with your camera and pay from your phone. SAVE AND SHARE Favorite the places you like. When they post an update, announce an event, or set up somewhere new, you'll get a notification. Make lists like "Saturday market run" or "Best bagels in Albany" and share them with friends. ASK A BUSINESS Message businesses that have messaging turned on, and get answers right in the app. MADE IN SCHENECTADY 51Eat is built in the Capital Region by people who eat here. We're adding new businesses every week. Know a place that should be on the map? Suggest it right from the app.

Screenshots

BARE Blends4 screens
51Eat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: BARE Blends at 493 against 51Eat's 1. 51Eat's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

51Eat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BARE Blends has 493 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BARE Blends versus 51Eat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBARE Blends51Eat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (493 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings493 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB77 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperBare Blends LLC51Eat, LLC.

Customer experience

BARE Blends

All ratings362 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral1.1%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative62.5%

51Eat

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

BARE Blends

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Loyalty points not awarded in-store
  • Loyalty points not transferred to new app
  • App requires manual payment information entry
  • Verification email for account signup not sent
  • Unable to create account due to font requirements
Show 3 more
  • Lost loyalty points after app update
  • Rewards points not displaying in the app
  • Missing ingredient lists and descriptions for menu items

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to swap ingredients easily
  • Option to not leave a tip on to-go orders
  • Display nutritional information alongside menu items
  • Option to create own smoothie or bowl

51Eat

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BARE Blends

No in-app purchases

None

51Eat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BARE Blends free?
BARE Blends is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 51Eat free?
51Eat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BARE Blends or 51Eat?
51Eat is rated higher. BARE Blends averages 4.7 out of 5 from 493 ratings, while 51Eat averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do BARE Blends or 51Eat have ads?
Neither BARE Blends nor 51Eat shows ads.

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