Mia's Cafe vs SlugMenu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mia's Cafe
Order your favorite bubble tea and food ahead of time to skip the line. Track your order in real-time and check your rewards balance. Share your cafe moments with others.
- Order ahead for quick pickup
- View menu and dish status
- Track order progress
- Manage rewards balance
- View order history
- Share cafe moments
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Order Ahead Order ahead and get your food without the wait! Menu Details Check the status of all dishes and place your order. My Account Check your Reward Balance, Order History and more. My Orders Track your Orders and get real-time notifications your order is ready! Gallery Snap and Share your Mr. Green Bubble CA Moments with others.
SlugMenu
Easily find daily dining options at UCSC, including hours and current open status for all campus eateries. Favorite dishes to discover where they are served and get alerts for availability. Access detailed nutrition, ingredient, and allergen information for each item.
- Campus dining hall menus
- Real-time open/closed status
- Dish favoriting and alerts
- Nutrition and allergen info
- Allergen filtering
- Gluten-friendly sorting
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SlugMenu shows what UCSC is serving today. Every dining hall, cafe, market and Perk coffee bar in one place, with hours and whether they are open right now. Favorite the dishes you love. SlugMenu tells you which hall has the most of them today, and how long you have to get there. Tap any dish for nutrition facts, ingredients and allergens. Hide anything with allergens you avoid, and float Gluten Friendly options to the top. Tags come from UCSC, so check with dining staff if your allergy is serious. SlugMenu is an independent, student made app, not affiliated with UC Santa Cruz.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Mia's Cafe at 22 against SlugMenu's 3. Mia's Cafe also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Mia's Cafe against 5.0 for SlugMenu. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mia's Cafe has 22 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Mia's Cafe | SlugMenu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PEBLLA, INC | STEFAN JULIAN BATORY |
Customer experience
Mia's Cafe
SlugMenu
In-app purchases
Mia's Cafe
No in-app purchases
SlugMenu
No in-app purchases
