Comparison

Red Card Meal Plan vs Saveory

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

Head to head
About

Red Card Meal Plan

This app allows students to manage a prepaid dining plan for groceries and meals at various campus-area locations. It facilitates easy payment, offers exclusive rewards and coupons, and provides access to online ordering and up-to-date account information.

Highlights
  • Prepaid dining plan management
  • Grocery and meal payments
  • Exclusive rewards and coupons
  • Online food ordering
  • Up-to-date balance and restaurant list
  • Carry-over balances
Features
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The Red Card Meal Plan is a prepaid dining and discount app that allows students to buy groceries at Fresh Madison Market and pay for meals at an always-expanding list of 90 close-to-campus, student-favorite locations in Madison including Chipotle, Starbucks, Ian's Pizza, Moo-Ya, and many more. Students select their food, scan the barcode on the Red Card app, and the exact amount is deducted from their account. You can start a Red Card Meal Plan with any dollar amount, and balances carry over from semester to semester, year to year— so there are never any wasted dollars. The Red Card app also allows you to: - Earn exclusive Rewards that are earned by eating at your favorite restaurants - Redeem exclusive Red Card coupons - Order food online from EatStreet - Find out about the latest Red Card specials & news - See an always up-to-date balance - See an always up-to-date restaurant list Not already a Red Card Meal Plan member? Sign-up at www.redcardmealplan.com.

About

Saveory

Discover real-time deals on food and drinks, including happy hours and flash sales happening now. Find local events and save money on your next meal or outing.

Highlights
  • Real-time deal discovery
  • Happy hour listings
  • Flash sale alerts
  • Local event finder
  • Food and drink specials
Features
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Saveory helps you discover happy hours, food deals, and events around Madison, with an emphasis on what's happening right now. SEE WHAT'S LIVE Browse a live feed of deals sorted by distance, filtered by category, and matched to the current day and time—so you're not guessing if a special is still running. EXPLORE ON THE MAP Jump to the map to spot venues around you, preview places, and get directions when you're ready to go. ALL DEALS IN ONE PLACE Use All Deals to narrow by day, time, and category, and sort by distance when we know your location—so planning tonight's outing takes seconds, not twenty tabs. SAVE FAVORITES Bookmark spots you love and come back to them anytime. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE Location-aware sorting when you allow location, clear listings, and quick paths to directions and detail screens—whether you're downtown or exploring a new neighborhood. Saveory is for anyone who wants better nights out without the homework. Download, allow location for the best sorting experience, and go find your next favorite deal.

Screenshots

Red Card Meal Plan4 screens
Saveory4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Saveory at 100% against Red Card Meal Plan's 0%. Saveory also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks). Red Card Meal Plan's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, 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

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

Saveory holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Red Card Meal Plan's written reviews are positive against 100% of Saveory's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Red Card Meal Plan ships an update every 6 weeks, Saveory every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Red Card Meal Plan versus Saveory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRed Card Meal PlanSaveory
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (11 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB37 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRed Card MediaAnthony Thomas

Customer experience

Red Card Meal Plan

All ratings11 ratings
Positive45.5%
Neutral18.2%
Negative36.4%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

Saveory

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Red Card Meal Plan

No in-app purchases

None

Saveory

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Red Card Meal Plan free?
Red Card Meal Plan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Saveory free?
Saveory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Red Card Meal Plan or Saveory?
Saveory is rated higher. Red Card Meal Plan averages 3.4 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Saveory averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Red Card Meal Plan or Saveory have ads?
Neither Red Card Meal Plan nor Saveory shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Red Card Meal Plan or Saveory?
Red Card Meal Plan ships an update every 6 weeks, and Saveory every 2 days. Most recently, Red Card Meal Plan was updated on October 23, 2026 and Saveory on October 21, 2026.

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