College Menus vs Provider Dining
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
College Menus
Easily find dining hall menus and operating hours for select universities. Browse full menus, see what's open at a glance with a widget, and star favorite foods to track their availability.
- Browse full dining hall menus
- Check operating hours
- Today View widget for quick access
- Star favorite foods
- Supports multiple universities
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Hungry? Check what food is being served on campus. Currently serving: Drexel University Harvard University Penn State University Tufts University - Browse full dining hall menus anywhere on campus. - Check what's open with in a glance with our convenient Today View widget. - Star your favorite foods to see when they're being served in the Today View widget.
Provider Dining
Discover dining options at supported colleges and universities. Browse menus with photos, check real-time opening hours, and filter by dietary needs like dairy-free or gluten-free.
- View daily menu items
- Browse meal photos
- Real-time venue status
- Location and hours
- Dietary preference filters
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The Provider Dining app presents dining venues, menus, and item details for students at supported colleges and universities. - View today's menu items - View beautiful photos to help you make meal selections - See what's open or closed in real-time - View location descriptions and hours of operation - Filter the menus for your dietary preferences: dairy-free, no gluten added, vegetarian, nut allergies, shellfish allergies.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: College Menus at 100% against Provider Dining's 57%. College Menus also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). Provider Dining's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (13 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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.
Provider Dining holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of College Menus's written reviews are positive against 57% of Provider Dining's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
College Menus ships an update every 6 months, Provider Dining every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | College Menus | Provider Dining |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.1 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stephen Panaro | Provider Contract Food Services Inc |
Customer experience
College Menus
Provider Dining
In-app purchases
College Menus
No in-app purchases
Provider Dining
No in-app purchases
Questions
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