UCSC Menu vs Mellons
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.
Mellons
Discover food options available at universities across the country. This application helps you locate dining facilities and their offerings.
- Find food at universities
- Nationwide coverage
- Locate dining facilities
- Discover food offerings
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mellons is an app to help you find food at universities nationwide.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mellons at 5.0 against UCSC Menu's 4.2. Mellons also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). UCSC Menu's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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.
Mellons 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 3, 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, Mellons monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UCSC Menu | Mellons |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christian Knab | Mehul Jasti |
Customer experience
UCSC Menu
Mellons
In-app purchases
UCSC Menu
No in-app purchases
Mellons
No in-app purchases
