Comparison

Grade Pending vs Cool Sips

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

Head to head
About

Grade Pending

Discover New York City restaurant inspection grades before you dine. View restaurants on a map, color-coded by health department ratings, or search by name, street, or cuisine. Access inspection history and violations to make informed dining decisions.

Highlights
  • Restaurant inspection grades on a map
  • Color-coded by health rating
  • Search by name, street, or cuisine
  • Offline access to inspection data
  • View inspection history and violations
  • Mark favorite restaurants
  • Links to directions and phone calls
Features
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NYC Restaurant Inspection Grades Before you eat, inspect the restaurant! All New York City restaurants on a map, color-coded to reveal the grade provided by the health department. (Green is good; red is bad.) Use your current location to see a map of the immediate area or search for your favorite place. Click through to read a history of its inspections and health violations, then decide to skip dinner, maybe. Fastest restaurant inspection, all info on your device, no Internet access needed. Features: * Search by restaurant name, street name, or cuisine type * Works even when you don't have Internet access (but doesn't show maps): you can look for restaurants when you're in the subway! * Restaurants can be shown on a map or as a list * Locator button on bottom right sets the map to your present location * Color coding of locator dots reveals level of restaurant violations, on a sliding scale from green (best) to red (worst) * If a restaurant is Grade Pending, color dot indicates whether it would be a B or a C by the inspection score * Mark favorite restaurants * Links to walking directions, phone the restaurant All restaurant information provided by the New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Restaurants close, things change, and maps are not always accurate. Regular updates will attempt to fix any problems.

About

Cool Sips

Create and enjoy unique soda combinations with a vast selection of flavors. Discover new taste sensations with curated recipes from expert mixologists.

Highlights
  • Create custom soda combinations
  • Mix and match diverse flavors
  • Explore exclusive soda recipes
  • Discover new taste sensations
  • Unlock refreshment levels
Features
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Indulge in the extraordinary world of soda innovation with Cool Sips! Welcome to a flavor-packed adventure where you can create and savor the most unique soda combinations imaginable. Unleash your creativity as you design your own soda masterpieces. Mix and match a dazzling array of flavors, from classic cola to exotic fruit blends. With Cool Sips, the possibilities are endless! Can't decide where to start? No problem! Explore our collection of exclusive soda recipes curated by our in-house mixologists. Discover surprising taste sensations and unlock new levels of refreshment.

Screenshots

Grade Pending1 screens
Cool Sips4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Grade Pending at none against Cool Sips's shown. Grade Pending also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (108 vs 28). Cool Sips's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Cool Sips holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 108 and 28 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grade Pending ships an update every 2 months, Cool Sips fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Grade Pending versus Cool Sips: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrade PendingCool Sips
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (108 ratings)4.8 (28 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings108 — better28
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDan CostinLunchbox Technologies Inc.

Customer experience

Grade Pending

All ratings74 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral2.7%
Negative13.5%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive82.5%
Neutral1.8%
Negative15.8%

Cool Sips

All ratings28 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.6%

Bugs and requests

Grade Pending

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Update is slow and stalls
  • Cannot see grades after 8/2021
  • App won't open for iOS 11
  • App support link is broken (404)
  • App crashes after updates
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  • App freezes after database updates
  • App stops working after last download
  • App is very slow and crashes sometimes
  • App keeps shutting down
  • App shuts down when trying to open
  • Cannot search a restaurant

Requested features

5 requests
  • Update app for iOS 11
  • Integrate with dining sites like MenuPages or OpenTable
  • Add more restaurants
  • Improve map view navigation
  • Fix search functionality

Cool Sips

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Grade Pending

No in-app purchases

None

Cool Sips

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Grade Pending free?
Grade Pending is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cool Sips free?
Cool Sips is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Grade Pending or Cool Sips?
Cool Sips is rated higher. Grade Pending averages 4.4 out of 5 from 108 ratings, while Cool Sips averages 4.8 from 28 ratings.
Do Grade Pending or Cool Sips have ads?
Cool Sips shows ads; Grade Pending does not.
Which is updated more often, Grade Pending or Cool Sips?
Grade Pending ships an update every 2 months, and Cool Sips fortnightly. Most recently, Grade Pending was updated on October 20, 2026 and Cool Sips on October 20, 2026.

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