Brand Dashboard vs USDA MPI Directory
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brand Dashboard
Access Certified Angus Beef® brand information and sales resources on the go. This app helps partners sell the brand confidently by providing details on beef cuts, industry terms, and brand comparisons. It also offers a centralized hub for marketing materials, training, and requests.
- Sales resource section
- Key beef cuts information
- Beef industry terms lookup
- Brand comparison tools
- Marketing resource search
- Menu and branding request submission
- Training programs
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Dashboard equips licensed partners with Certified Angus Beef ® brand on-the-go information and answers. Use The NEW Sales Resource Section to: - Sell the Certified Angus Beef ® brand with confidence - Find key beef cuts information - Look up common beef industry terms and abbreviations - Uncover how not all Angus is equal – If it’s not CERTIFIED, it’s not the best. - Compare Certified Angus Beef ® to other brands - Understand the benefits of the brand’s 10 specifications - Find sales answers you need in a fast and mobile format The Partner Dashboard: - Is a one-stop-shop for partner information and requires password for entry - Allows searching of marketing resources and ordering of materials - Makes submitting menus and branding requests simple - Delivers training programs for your teams - Showcases a value-added products guide and cost calculator - Shows monthly company rankings
USDA MPI Directory
Access a comprehensive directory of establishments that produce meat, poultry, and egg products regulated by the USDA. Search by location, name, or type of inspection, with offline access available after initial download and updates.
- Search regulated establishments
- Filter by location, name, or type
- Offline access to directory
- 24/7 information availability
- Mobile device accessibility
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USDA’s Food Safety & Inspection Service provides the Meat, Poultry & Egg Product Inspection Directory (MPI Directory). The MPI Directory provides 24/7 access to information on regulated establishments that produce meat, poultry, and/or egg products as regulated by USDA’s FSIS. The USDA MPI Directory app allows customers to ‘look up’ or search establishments by location or zip code, type of inspection, establishment name or number and type of establishment. Customers can look up the information on a mobile device, when it’s needed from any place, anywhere, at any time! Want to know where your food was produced or what an establishment produces? Just search by establishment name/number location/zip or type of establishment/inspection type. The USDA MPI Directory app allows customers with or without an internet connection to access the information. While initial download and regular updates to the mobile device will require an internet connection, the directory information resides on the mobile device giving customers the option to look up information without an internet connection.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Brand Dashboard at 100% against USDA MPI Directory's 18%. Brand Dashboard also leads on rating (3.7 vs 1.7) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 12 months). USDA MPI Directory's advantage is ratings volume (33 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Brand Dashboard holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: USDA MPI Directory has 33 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Brand Dashboard's written reviews are positive against 18% of USDA MPI Directory's.
Brand Dashboard ships an update fortnightly, USDA MPI Directory every 12 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Brand Dashboard | USDA MPI Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | 1.7 (33 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 17.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 33 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 232 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Certified Angus Beef LLC | USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service |
Customer experience
Brand Dashboard
USDA MPI Directory
In-app purchases
Brand Dashboard
No in-app purchases
USDA MPI Directory
No in-app purchases
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