Comparison

NextPlate vs The HungreeApp

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

Head to head
About

NextPlate

Discover nearby restaurants and stores offering discounted meals, groceries, and baked goods nearing their best-by date. Save money and reduce food waste by rescuing delicious food before it's thrown away.

Highlights
  • Discounted meals and groceries
  • Find food nearing best-by date
  • Save money on food
  • Reduce food waste
  • Browse nearby restaurants and stores
  • Reserve and purchase via app
Features
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Welcome to NextPlate. We connect people like you with high-quality meals, groceries, and baked goods at incredible discounts. NextPlate shows you restaurants and stores nearby with up to 70% savings on regular priced food nearing its best by date. Instead of letting delicious food go to waste, you can help save the planet while also saving money. Restaurants, grocery stores, and bakeries often have excess food and baked goods left over at the end of the day. With NextPlate, you can find pasta, pizza, salad, bread, groceries and more.. at a fraction of its original price. Based in Los Angeles, you can find us all across California. Not yet in your area? Don't worry, NextPlate is on the way. How does it work? · Download NextPlate and create an account. · Browse discounted meals, bread, and groceries nearby. · Reserve a bag of goodies and purchase on your phone. · Stop by you local store at the pickup window. · Enjoy your delicious food! No coupons. No ads. No food waste. Need help? We've got you. Reach out on live chat from the app or email us at nextplateapp@gmail.com.

About

The HungreeApp

This app connects individuals and businesses to share surplus food, reducing waste and combating food insecurity. Easily list or find free meals in your local community or private groups. It's a simple platform for a sustainable future.

Highlights
  • List surplus food
  • Find free meals nearby
  • Create private food sharing groups
  • Track food donations
  • Switch between provider and receiver roles
  • Filter by public/private or certified providers
Features
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The HungreeApp is the only zero-waste solution allowing you to easily and safely find food nearby or list food, as a restaurant/food business or an individual. Visit www.thehungreeapp.com for more information. The HungreeApp provides for safe distribution of FREE food and meals in a simple, sleek, and streamlined platform. The platform helps users (individuals, restaurants, cafeterias, sporting arenas, etc.) Find Food. Ditch Waste. Create Community! For example, a restaurant as a Certified Hungree Provider can easily listing their excess food items, as they play their part in helping to address food security issues and waste and pollution, that affects our global population. As an individual, you can join/list meals to just within your private HungreeApp "village" only (a group of private individuals) like your housing community or university/work group or your friends and family. The HungreeApp allows you choose your mode as a provider (offering food) or a hungree (receiving food). You can switch between these roles right on the same app. Also, the platform helps you keep track of your donations and efforts to contribute towards ... 1. Eliminating the billions of tons of edible waste rapidly increasing in ever-growing landfills, 2. Reducing the effects of carbon emissions and negative environmental pollutants. 3. Supporting, building, and growing local communities. 4. Assisting in easy tracking and record keeping of your meal donations. 5. Reducing the negative impact of skyrocketing food costs due to universally recognized and identified inefficiencies of global food consumption practices. 6. Reducing the impact of food waste estimated to cost humanity a staggering $1 Trillion per year. Sounds like an impossible task? Not with The HungreeApp. Now it is simple and easy to both manage and track food/meal requests, item pick up, donations, and more! USING THE HUNGREEAPP to find food (Hungree mode) 1. Browse meal listings in your area. Feel free to filter public/private villages or choose Certified Hungree Providers only! 2. After your request is accepted, receive a location and collect your meal after entering your pickup code. 3. It's that simple. USING THE HUNGREEAPP to list food (Provider mode) 1. Describe and list your meal in just a few steps (Hungrees do NOT get your location until you accept their request). 2. Provide a pickup code when your approved Hungree arrives at your location. 3. It's that simple. Using The HungreeApp, we can work together as humanity and eliminate all edible waste. No more trashing food while we complain of food security in our communities. Join us in setting the score straight --- Landfills 0 | Humanity 1 ... all with one solution... The HungreeApp! All Terms and Conditions and other policies can be found at www.thehungreeapp.com

Screenshots

NextPlate3 screens
The HungreeApp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The HungreeApp at 100% against NextPlate's 44%. The HungreeApp also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (280 vs 83). NextPlate's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. The HungreeApp sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. NextPlate asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The HungreeApp holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 83 and 280 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of NextPlate's written reviews are positive against 100% of The HungreeApp's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NextPlate ships an update every 10 days, The HungreeApp every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
NextPlate versus The HungreeApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNextPlateThe HungreeApp
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (83 ratings)4.9 (280 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings83280 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSponty, LLCHungree LLC (Apps)

Customer experience

NextPlate

All ratings83 ratings
Positive69.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative27.7%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral2.8%
Negative52.8%

The HungreeApp

All ratings278 ratings
Positive98.6%
Neutral0.4%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

User reviews

NextPlate

From 83 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Great concept for reducing food waste
  • 💰 Saves money on food
  • 🌎 Environmentally friendly
  • 👍 User-friendly (mentioned by one user)
  • ✅ Good value for money

Room to improve

  • ❌ Cannot sign up/create account
  • ❌ Phone number verification issues
  • ❌ App crashes frequently
  • ❌ Geographically restricted (primarily LA)
  • ❌ Poor location detection/handling

The HungreeApp

From 280 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💡 Innovative concept
  • 🤝 Connects people
  • ♻️ Reduces food waste
  • 💖 Fights hunger

Bugs and requests

NextPlate

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Error 102 server error
  • Blocked/restricted errors
  • App crashes on iPhone 11 Pro
  • Blank white screen for campus location
  • Cannot enter last name during registration
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  • Verification code not received

Requested features

6 requests
  • Expand service to more states/locations
  • Allow sign-up without phone number
  • Improve location services and accuracy
  • Clarify app's geographical availability upfront
  • Offer alternative sign-up methods (email)
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  • Fix UI issues preventing registration completion

The HungreeApp

Requested features

1 request
  • Wider adoption

In-app purchases

None

NextPlate

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

The HungreeApp

Subscriptions2
  • HungreePlus Monthly$0.991 Month
  • HungreePlus Yearly$9.991 Year

Questions

Is NextPlate free?
NextPlate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The HungreeApp free?
The HungreeApp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NextPlate or The HungreeApp?
The HungreeApp is rated higher. NextPlate averages 3.9 out of 5 from 83 ratings, while The HungreeApp averages 4.9 from 280 ratings.
Do NextPlate or The HungreeApp have ads?
Neither NextPlate nor The HungreeApp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NextPlate or The HungreeApp?
NextPlate ships an update every 10 days, and The HungreeApp every 3 weeks. Most recently, NextPlate was updated on October 12, 2026 and The HungreeApp on October 20, 2026.

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