EBT Map vs Aster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EBT Map
Discover restaurants, grocery stores, and museums that accept EBT benefits. This app provides information and money-saving tips to help users maximize their food stamps and government assistance.
- Locate restaurants accepting EBT
- Find grocery stores accepting EBT
- Discover museums accepting EBT
- Access EBT money-saving hacks
- Reduce EBT stigma and shame
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I created this app for my Salvadoran single mother who relied heavily on her EBT card to raise my brother and I. The purpose of the app is to inform her and others about the various benefits and services available through their EBT card, beyond just buying groceries. Please share it with your loved ones to increase awareness. EBT Map is the world's #1 app for finding restaurants and grocery stores that accept EBT / Food Stamps, and it's packed with amazing EBT life hacks to help you save money and make the most of your benefits! Plus, discover amazing museums for a great weekend outing. Eat better and save more with EBT Map! Stay informed on where your benefits are welcome, no matter where you are. EBT Map helps you locate: • Restaurants participating in the Restaurant Meals Program. A program allowing fast food purchases with food stamps. • Grocery stores accepting EBT / Food Stamps • Museums that welcome EBT to plan your weekend In addition to helping you find businesses that accept EBT / Food Stamps, EBT Map also includes several EBT life hacks to help you save money and make the most of your benefits. One of the key goals of the EBT Map app is to help end the shame and stigma associated with using an EBT / Food Stamp card in public. Too often, people who rely on government benefits are made to feel embarrassed or ashamed of their situation, and this can lead to bullying and discrimination. The mission of EBT Map is to empower EBT / Food Stamp users, and to help them feel proud of their EBT card and the benefits it provides. By providing easy access to information about businesses that accept EBT / Food Stamps, EBT Map helps users make the most of their benefits and to feel confident and in control of their financial situation. Through the use of EBT Map, we hope to create a more inclusive and supportive community for EBT / Food Stamp users, and to help end the shame and stigma that too often surrounds the use of these important government benefits. EBT Map is the ultimate app for anyone who wants to make the most of their EBT / Food Stamp benefits. Download it today and start saving money on groceries, restaurants, museums, and more! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Aster
This app provides personal safety features and automatic emergency alerts. It allows users to quickly contact emergency services and notify friends and family of their location and status. A free Bluetooth button is included with subscriptions for easy access to safety features.
- Automatic emergency alerts
- Quick contact with emergency services
- Location sharing with followers
- Event-based safety tracking
- Free Bluetooth alert button with subscription
- Emergency contact setup
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Stay safe and connected with friends and family with Aster. With convenient personal safety features and automatic emergency alerts, you can stay safe at all times. Pair with the Aster Bluetooth button to reach safety without opening your phone, receive a free button with all subscriptions! Make personal safety and family security a priority with The Aster App. Our safety app makes it easy to keep track of loved ones and contact emergency services when needed with just a swipe. The Aster App has your back by making sure you can keep your friends and family up to date no matter where you are. Stay safe and add friends and family as followers to automatically notify them of what’s happening. Set up these emergency contacts in The Aster App for quick and easy SOS notifications. With a simple swipe of the alert button, The Aster App will contact emergency services and send over your information for immediate assistance. If you ever feel unsafe, simply press and hold the alert button until you are secure. If you release the button without entering your private PIN number, The Aster App will contact emergency services as well as your followers. You can also easily share your GPS location directly with your followers for complete personal safety anywhere you are. The Aster App makes it simple to check in with followers and update them on your status and location. The Aster personal safety app lets you connect your calendar and share select events with followers so you are always connected. The app sends automated texts in accordance with your event start time so your followers are notified of what’s happening and alerts them if you fail to check in at the event’s scheduled end. ASTER FEATURES FREE BLUETOOTH BUTTON -Pair the Bluetooth button with your app to alert emergency services when you’re in danger -Press the button to call a monitoring service -Wear the button on your keychain, wallet, backpack, or purse for 24/7 safety. SET UP YOUR EMERGENCY CONTACTS - Add friends and family as emergency followers that you can swiftly contact for any situation - Add your emergency followers in just a few taps - Alert followers if you feel you are in an unsafe environment or situation - Tracking is simple and easy with convenient location sharing and automated alerts CONTACT EMERGENCY SERVICES QUICKLY - Get in touch with emergency services with a simple swipe - Press and hold the alert button, and when you release the button you will be asked to enter your PIN. If you don’t enter your PIN, emergency services will be automatically contacted - The Aster App will automatically contact emergency services and notify followers if the monitored individual is unresponsive STAY SAFE WITH EVENT TRACKING - Share events with followers for personal safety at specific times - Send event details to followers with location, start and end time information - Followers will receive an alert to check up after your scheduled event if you don’t check in LogicMark has protected over 500,000 lives – offering aging adults safety, confidence, and independence. Subscription information: A subscription is required to access any of the features in the Aster App. - If you cancel a subscription within the first 14 days, you will not be charged. - Monthly subscription ($9.99), Annual subscription ($99.99) - All subscriptions come with a FREE Aster Bluetooth Button - Features included with a subscription: All - Features included without a subscription: None - Subscriptions will be charged through your App Store account and will automatically renew (at the duration selected) unless auto-renewed is turned off before the end of the current period. - The current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto renewal by visiting your App Store subscription settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Aster at 100% against EBT Map's 23%. Aster also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5). EBT Map's advantage is ratings volume (217 vs 17). 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. EBT Map sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Aster sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Aster holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EBT Map has 217 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of EBT Map's written reviews are positive against 100% of Aster's.
EBT Map ships an update every 2 months, Aster every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | EBT Map | Aster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (217 ratings) | 4.8 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 217 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christian Navarrete | Logicmark LLC |
Customer experience
EBT Map
Aster
In-app purchases
EBT Map
- Pro Access Weekly$0.997 Days
- Pro Access | Yearly$4.991 Year
- Pro Access | Lifetime$49.99
Aster
- Monthly14 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Yearly14 Days trial$99.991 Year









