Rita's Ice vs Dining Dash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rita's Ice
Discover nearby Italian ice and custard locations to satisfy your cravings. Earn rewards and exclusive offers for every visit, leading to free treats. Track your progress and enjoy happiness with every purchase.
- Find nearby locations
- Earn free treats
- Exclusive offers
- Loyalty program
- Location tracking
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If you’re a true Rita’s fan, this app is for you! Find a Rita’s Italian Ice location near you (enjoy Rita’s wherever you go), earn FREE treats and find exclusive offers. Ice + Custard = Happiness! Remember to use it every time you visit to earn punches towards FREE treats. --- The Rita’s Team *Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Dining Dash
This app helps students share and book meals on campus. Easily find or offer dining passes and commuter meals, manage your bookings, and coordinate with other students.
- Browse and book campus meals
- Share unused dining passes
- Post meal availability
- Manage bookings and schedule
- In-app chat for coordination
- Sign in with Google
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Dining Dash connects students who want to share unused dining guest passes or commuter meals with students looking for a meal on campus. Get Meal — Browse meals for today and tomorrow, see dining halls and times, and book a spot with one tap. Share Meal — Post your schedule or a one-off meal so others can join. My — See meals you've joined or hosted, keep track of bookings, and chat to confirm details. Sign in with Google to host, book, and message. Tips or transfers between users happen outside the app — Dining Dash does not process in-app payments. Dining Dash is built for the UMD community. For help, use the Support link on this App Store page.
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Verdict
Rita's Ice and Dining Dash both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Dining Dash's written reviews are positive against 53% of Rita's Ice's. Dining Dash also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). Rita's Ice's advantage is ratings volume (11K vs 4). On price, rating, ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Rita's Ice against 5.0 for Dining Dash. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rita's Ice has 11K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of Rita's Ice's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dining Dash's.
Rita's Ice ships an update every 3 weeks, Dining Dash every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rita's Ice | Dining Dash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (11K ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Rita's Italian Ice | Chris Polackal |
Customer experience
Rita's Ice
Dining Dash
Bugs and requests
Rita's Ice
Reported bugs
3 issues- Registration process issues
- Login and account problems
- Glitches with app functionality
Requested features
4 requests- Flavor locator feature
- Mobile ordering capabilities
- Improved rewards history tracking
- Display of daily flavors in-app
Dining Dash
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rita's Ice
No in-app purchases
Dining Dash
No in-app purchases
