FoodGrind vs Berkeleyum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FoodGrind
Discover and rate dining hall menus, view nutritional information, and share food photos. Get insights into your campus dining options and make informed choices about what to eat.
- View dining hall ratings
- Rate menu items
- See and upload food pictures
- View nutrition facts
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View dining hall ratings!! Rate each menu item!! See & upload food pics!! View nutrition facts!! Nihal Boina & Shreyas Rana
Berkeleyum
Discover daily menus from various campus cafes and rate foods based on your preferences. Get personalized recommendations and notifications for your favorite dishes. Share your food experiences and track your rating history.
- Browse daily cafe menus
- Rate and compare foods
- Read student reviews
- Get favorite food notifications
- Track rating history
- Add photos and notes
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What You Can Do - Browse daily menus from Cafe 3, Crossroads, Foothill, and Clark Kerr - Rate foods by comparing them to others you've tried - Read reviews from other Berkeley students - Get notifications when your favorite foods are available - Track your ratings and preferences over time - Add photos and detailed notes to your reviews How It Works - When rating a food, you'll categorize it (bad, mid, or good) and compare it to similar foods you've rated before. This builds a personalized ranking that helps you remember what you actually liked. Berkeley Students Only - Sign in with your @berkeley.edu email address.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Berkeleyum at 5.0 against FoodGrind's 4.1. FoodGrind's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and ratings volume (26 vs 4). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Berkeleyum holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FoodGrind has 26 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
FoodGrind ships an update weekly, Berkeleyum monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FoodGrind | Berkeleyum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (26 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Nihal Boina | Angad Bhargav |
Customer experience
FoodGrind
Berkeleyum
In-app purchases
FoodGrind
No in-app purchases
Berkeleyum
No in-app purchases
