Comparison

Meituan vs TimeFlys Home

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

Head to head
About

Meituan

This app offers a comprehensive platform for daily life services, including food delivery, restaurant reservations, hotel bookings, travel arrangements, and movie ticket purchases. It aims to provide convenience and value through a wide range of integrated services and exclusive deals.

Highlights
  • Online restaurant table booking
  • Food, fruit, and snack delivery
  • Hotel and travel booking
  • Citywide delivery services
  • Grocery and daily essentials platform
  • Flight and bus ticket booking
  • Movie showtimes and seat booking
Features
Currently charting
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[Featured Services]1. Food, Fun, and Daily Life — All in One Place ◇ Book restaurant tables online — save time and skip the wait ◇ Food delivery for meals, fruit, and late-night snacks, plus hotel and travel picks nearby ◇ Meituan Errands — citywide delivery in as fast as one hour ◇ Meituan Select — fresh groceries at great value: order today, pick up tomorrow ◇ Meituan Pinhaofan — great-value food delivery with ¥0 delivery fee and no minimum order ◇ Supermarket — Meituan's own fresh grocery and daily essentials platform: everything you need in one order, delivered in as fast as 30 minutes ◇ Meituan Maps, fully upgraded — tap a shop's address bar for search, route planning, and more handy features waiting to be discovered 2. Travel and Transport, All Sorted ◇ Low-fare flights for quality travel, plus cheaper online booking of intercity bus tickets nationwide ◇ Meituan Taxi — nonstop discounts; ride-hailing, premium, and taxi options, ready when you are ◇ Meituan Bike Sharing — deposit-free rides on shared bikes and e-bikes, cheaper and more convenient ◇ Check bus routes and arrivals, with alerts before your bus pulls in — a one-stop, worry-free bus experience 3. Movie Showtimes and Online Seat Booking Nationwide ◇ Cinema membership cards and merchant coupons — extra value on every movie ticket ◇ Group-buy seats for hot releases, and watch trailers before anyone else [Product Highlights]Food, fun, and everything in between: curated restaurants, food delivery, hotel booking, travel group buys, discounted flights, movie deals, taxis, and more — group-buy savings you just can't stop! ◇ Date nights: great food, movies, hotels, and getaways ◇ Ordering in: meals, fruit, flowers, afternoon tea, groceries, and daily essentials ◇ House parties: massage and foot spa, KTV, board games, and arcade fun ◇ Travel time: flights, train tickets, attraction tickets, and group tours ◇ Getting around: Meituan Taxi — ride-hailing, premium, and regular taxis ◇ Meituan Bike Sharing: shared bikes and e-bikes Note: All services are available only in cities where they have launched. [About Meituan]Founded on March 4, 2010, Meituan brings together dining, delivery, hotels, travel, movies, and other lifestyle services. Upholding a consumer-first philosophy, Meituan pioneered consumer protection terms such as “unconditional refunds within 7 days for unused purchases” and “unconditional refunds for expired, unused Meituan vouchers,” protecting your rights for worry-free spending. [Help]Thank you for using the Meituan app. If you have any questions, here is how to get help: 1. In-app support: Me => Customer Service 2. Official website: http://www.meituan.com/

About

TimeFlys Home

Monitor your baby remotely with a dual voice and video system. Control the device from your phone with no distance limitations. Record memories directly to device or camera memory, with no cloud storage for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • Remote baby monitoring
  • Dual voice and video terminals
  • No distance limit control
  • Local recording to device/camera
  • Privacy-focused, no cloud storage
Features
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TimeFlys Home is specially designed for parents to monitor the baby, divided into two terminal: voice terminal and voice with image terminal. It can be controlled through a mobile phone and with no distance limit; it is easy to set up and operate. You can record highlights and photos through the device memory, or record for a long time through the TF card on the camera. In order to protect the customer's privacy and security, there is no cloud storage function to avoid privacy leakage and make it more secure.

Screenshots

Meituan4 screens
TimeFlys Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Meituan at 3.0 against TimeFlys Home's 1.8. Meituan also leads on ratings volume (1.8K vs 5) and review sentiment (25% vs 0%). TimeFlys Home's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Meituan holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meituan has 1.8K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Meituan's written reviews are positive against 0% of TimeFlys Home's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meituan ships an update weekly, TimeFlys Home monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Meituan versus TimeFlys Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeituanTimeFlys Home
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1.8K ratings) — better1.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews24.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.8K — better5
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
Best chart rank#203 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size232 MB14 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer美团Yuan Yuan

Customer experience

Meituan

All ratings1,806 ratings
Positive49.8%
Neutral3.2%
Negative47.0%
Written reviews512 reviews
Positive24.6%
Neutral3.1%
Negative72.3%

TimeFlys Home

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Meituan

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues
  • Unreliable delivery tracking
  • Inability to cancel or modify orders
  • Glitches in payment processing

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved address management
  • Better language support for international users
  • More transparency in pricing and discounts

TimeFlys Home

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Meituan

No in-app purchases

None

TimeFlys Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Meituan free?
Meituan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TimeFlys Home free?
TimeFlys Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Meituan or TimeFlys Home?
Meituan is rated higher. Meituan averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while TimeFlys Home averages 1.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Meituan or TimeFlys Home have ads?
Meituan shows ads; TimeFlys Home does not.
Which is updated more often, Meituan or TimeFlys Home?
Meituan ships an update weekly, and TimeFlys Home monthly. Most recently, Meituan was updated on November 10, 2026 and TimeFlys Home on November 2, 2026.

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