UCSC Menu vs LionGrub
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UCSC Menu
This app provides UC Santa Cruz students with organized dining hall menus, including nutrition information and future date options. It also features an hours tab, a points calculator, and integration with GETMobile for easy dining hall access.
- Dining hall menu summaries
- Detailed college menus
- Nutrition information
- Future date menus
- Dining hall hours
- Slug points calculator
- GETMobile integration
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Organized dining hall menu app for UC Santa Cruz students. Includes a summary page for each college's main food, a detailed menu for each individual college with nutrition information, ability to see menus for future dates, an hours info tab, and a remaining slug points calculator. Also, we integrated GETMobile to easily swipe into the dining hall. Keep the app on the App Store by supporting us at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/christiantknab Contact us at ucscmenuapp@gmail.com for feedback, bug fixes, and new features. Please include relevant screenshots.
LionGrub
Discover which campus dining halls are open and explore food options. Read and write reviews to share your dining experiences and find new places to eat.
- Real-time dining hall status
- Map feature for food exploration
- User reviews and ratings
- Favorite dining hall tracking
- Write dining hall reviews
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Use LionGrub to see what dining halls are open whether you’re a student at Columbia or Barnard. Review the dining halls you care about and see what other people are saying. There are plenty of food options on campus, use the map feature to explore places and find something new! Designed specifically for students at Columbia and Barnard to provide real-time information on the status of dining halls. With LionGrub, students can easily discover which dining halls are currently open, get a glimpse of the vibe and food quality through reviews, and even rate the dining halls themselves based on their personal experiences. Students can select their favorite dining halls to track if their preferred spot to grab a bite is open. Write reviews on your favorite spot to spread the word! We hope to connect students with an enjoyable, accessible, and filling dining experience!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LionGrub at 5.0 against UCSC Menu's 4.2. LionGrub also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). UCSC Menu's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LionGrub holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UCSC Menu has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
UCSC Menu ships an update fortnightly, LionGrub daily. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UCSC Menu | LionGrub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christian Knab | Anthony Azure |
Customer experience
UCSC Menu
LionGrub
In-app purchases
UCSC Menu
No in-app purchases
LionGrub
No in-app purchases
