SLOeats vs PLATE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SLOeats
Discover exclusive restaurant deals and BOGO offers in your city. This app helps you save money on dining out, whether you're visiting favorite spots or exploring new culinary experiences. Easily redeem offers and manage your dining decisions.
- Claim free food and exclusive deals
- Redeem BOGO offers
- Search and filter restaurants
- View restaurant details and menus
- Save money on dining out
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Claim free food every meal, every day through exclusive restaurant deals. Download SLOeats to redeem BOGO and other exclusive deals at restaurants in your city. SLOeats is designed to be the only app you need for all of your dining out decisions so you can save a lot of money eating at your favorite restaurants and discovering new ones! How To Redeem a Deal: * Select your deal in the app. * Scan to redeem. * Show the restaurant staff your redemption and you’re all set! With the SLOeats App You Can: * REDEEM DEALS. Redeem exclusive deals at restaurants every meal, every day. Max redemption is once per day, per restaurant. * SAVE. View Your Pro Pass Savings at a glance * SEARCH for any restaurant in your city (in map or list view). * FILTER. Filter your search by (Pro restaurants, Favorites, Open Now, Cost, Cuisine, Amenities, or Name) * RESTAURANT DETAILS. View a restaurant’s details (Name, Phone Number, Mapping, Cost, Cuisine, Reviews, Amenities) * MENU. View a restaurant’s menu SLOeats was built by two Cal Poly alumni seeking to make your community an even better place by helping you save money and discover more local restaurants :)
PLATE
This social app allows users to share photos and details of their meals with friends. Users can categorize meals, tag friends, and create a visual history of their food experiences, fostering connection through shared dining moments.
- Share daily meal photos
- Categorize meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner, etc.)
- Tag friends in posts
- Add optional ratings
- Include location details
- Create a visual food history
- Connect with friends through food
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PLATE is a social app for sharing everyday meals with friends. Capture breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, or drinks, add details, and keep a visual history of what you eat. Post a meal photo, choose a meal type, add an optional rating, tag friends, include a location, and share the moment with your circle. PLATE makes food sharing simple, personal, and social. Whether you are sharing a homemade meal, a quick coffee, a restaurant plate, or a favorite snack, PLATE helps you save the moment and connect with people through food. What you can do on PLATE Share Daily Meals Post meal photos and organize them by Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snack, or Drink. Connect With Friends Send and accept friend requests, view friends’ posts, tag friends, and interact with their meals.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: SLOeats at 328 against PLATE's 8. PLATE's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). 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.
PLATE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SLOeats has 328 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SLOeats ships an update every 3 weeks, PLATE every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SLOeats | PLATE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (328 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 328 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 184 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SLOeats, Inc. | Aidan Giacobello |
Customer experience
SLOeats
PLATE
Bugs and requests
SLOeats
Reported bugs
2 issues- App sends to black screen with error codes
- App stops working after personal info entry
Requested features
3 requests- Expand restaurant options beyond SLO
- Include more non-pro deals
- Fix UI bugs for scrolling
PLATE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SLOeats
No in-app purchases
PLATE
No in-app purchases








