UCSC Menu vs SlugDining
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.
SlugDining
This app provides real-time information on UC Santa Cruz campus dining options. Easily discover menus, nutritional details, and operating hours for dining halls, cafes, and markets. It also includes gym hours to help you plan your day.
- Real-time dining insights
- Discover current menus
- Detailed nutritional information
- Check operational hours
- Meal search by dietary needs
- Gym operating hours
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Explore UCSC Dining with SlugDining SlugDining simplifies your dining experience at UC Santa Cruz, offering comprehensive real-time insights into on-campus dining options. It’s designed to help you make quick, informed decisions about where and what to eat. With SlugDining, you can easily: • Discover Menus: Instantly access current menus from all campus dining locations. • Nutritional Insights: Get detailed nutritional info to eat smarter and healthier. • Operational Hours: Check open hours for dining halls, cafes, and markets. • Meal Search: Find foods that meet your dietary needs or cravings. • Gym Hours: View real-time gym operating hours to plan your workout schedule. SlugDining keeps you connected with the latest campus dining updates, helping you manage your meals efficiently and enjoyably. Whether you’re in a rush for a quick bite or planning a balanced meal, it’s all at your fingertips.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SlugDining at none against UCSC Menu's shown. SlugDining also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly) and rating (4.4 vs 4.2). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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.
SlugDining holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 16 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
UCSC Menu ships an update fortnightly, SlugDining every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UCSC Menu | SlugDining |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (17 ratings) | 4.4 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — 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 | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christian Knab | Ivan Del Rio |
Customer experience
UCSC Menu
SlugDining
In-app purchases
UCSC Menu
No in-app purchases
SlugDining
No in-app purchases
