Rubato Groups vs Food Hopper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rubato Groups
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This is an alpha version of our Bio-metrical music recommendation. It works with Garmin smartwatches, and provides insights and musical recommendations, reflecting the effect of the music on your body. The app is based on solid scientific evidence, that correlates specific musical attributes such as Tempo, key, Complexity and Frequency, to Bio-markers such as Heart rate, Stress levels and respiratory rates. Over all, the app gives the researcher a way to measure the well-known effect of music on subjects, while optimizing well-being and managing tress levels.
Food Hopper
This app helps parents of picky eaters gently expand their child's diet. It offers a sensory-based approach to discovering new foods, tracking progress, and understanding food preferences. The goal is to build acceptance through exposure, not pressure.
- Discover new foods based on sensory preferences
- Browse over 1,500 foods and recipes
- Organize foods into custom categories
- Track food exposure and progress
- Detailed sensory and nutritional information
- Visualize progress in a calendar format
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Help your selective eater explore new foods with confidence. Food Hopper is designed for parents of children with selective eating who want to expand their child's diet using a gentle, sensory-based approach. Finding foods your child will actually try can feel overwhelming. Food Hopper takes the guesswork out by helping you discover foods that match your child's unique sensory preferences—whether they prefer certain textures, specific colors, or particular temperatures. Our comprehensive database makes it easy to find foods your child might enjoy and track their progress along the way. DISCOVER NEW FOODS THEY'LL LOVE Browse over 1,500 foods and recipes filtered by texture, color, temperature, nutrient, and food group. Whether your child gravitates toward crunchy and beige foods or prefers soft and creamy textures, find exactly what works for them. Toggle between single-ingredient and multi-ingredient foods to match where your child is in their food journey. BUILD YOUR CHILD'S FOOD LIST Organize foods into meaningful categories that reflect your child's relationship with each food. Keep your child's favorites in rotation, bring back foods they used to love, track the foods they're learning to like, and curate your list of foods that you plan to try in the future. TRACK EVERY EXPOSURE Celebrate progress with our exposure tracking system. Log each time your child interacts with a food—whether they experienced it from a distance, got more involved, or actually took a bite. See exposure history, patterns, and how each experience went with our simple rating system and custom notes. LEARN ABOUT EVERY FOOD Each food card provides detailed sensory and nutritional information to help you understand what makes it appealing or challenging. Explore variations of foods your child already likes and get personalized recommendations for similar foods based on sensory profiles. VISUALIZE PROGRESS View all logged foods in an intuitive calendar format with color-coded involvement levels. Sort exposures by frequency, date, or food list category to understand patterns and celebrate growth over time. PERFECT FOR: - Parents of selective eaters - Families working with feeding therapists - Caregivers supporting children with sensory sensitivities - Anyone wanting to expand their child's food variety using a research-based approach Created by the Autism Dietitian, trusted by 300,000+ parents navigating feeding challenges. Food Hopper supports the principle that food exposure—not pressure—builds acceptance. By meeting your child where they are and honoring their sensory needs, you can help them develop a healthier, more diverse relationship with food, one *hop* at a time. All-access subscriptions are available in monthly and annual terms. Price: Displayed in-app according to local currency. Privacy Policy: https://www.foodhopper.co/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.foodhopper.co/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rubato Groups at none against Food Hopper's 2. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Food Hopper sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Rubato Groups asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rubato Groups ships an update fortnightly, Food Hopper every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rubato Groups | Food Hopper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rubato Inc. | Brittyn Coleman Nutrition LLC |
In-app purchases
Rubato Groups
No in-app purchases
Food Hopper
- Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$99.991 Year
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