Grade Pending vs Cool Sips
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grade Pending
Easily check New York City restaurant health inspection grades before you dine. View restaurants on a map, color-coded by their grade, or search by name. Access inspection history and violations to make informed dining decisions.
- Map view of NYC restaurants
- Color-coded health grades
- Search by name, street, or cuisine
- Offline access to inspection data
- View inspection history and violations
- Mark favorite restaurants
- Links to directions and phone numbers
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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.
Cool Sips
Create and enjoy unique soda combinations by mixing a wide variety of flavors. Discover curated recipes from expert mixologists for new taste sensations. Unleash your creativity in a world of soda innovation.
- Create custom soda combinations
- Mix diverse flavors
- Explore curated soda recipes
- Discover new taste sensations
- Unleash creativity
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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.
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Verdict
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 (110 vs 29). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cool Sips holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 110 and 29 respectively.
Grade Pending ships an update every 2 months, Cool Sips fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grade Pending | Cool Sips |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (110 ratings) | 4.8 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 110 — better | 29 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dan Costin | Lunchbox Technologies Inc. |
Customer experience
Grade Pending
Cool Sips
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
Grade Pending
No in-app purchases
Cool Sips
No in-app purchases









