Alfalfa vs Tiger Menus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alfalfa
Easily find nearby restaurants, browse the full menu, and place orders for pickup. Save time by ordering in advance and earn loyalty points to track your rewards.
- Find nearest locations
- View full menu
- Place online orders
- Order ahead for pickup
- Earn loyalty points
- Track rewards status
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Use the Alfalfa app to find your nearest location, view our menu, and place an order. Save time by ordering ahead. Earn loyalty points and track your rewards status from within the app.
Tiger Menus
View up to 7 days of dining hall menus, check operating hours, and order late meals in advance. Access detailed nutritional information, dietary tags, and cultural origins for each dish. Stay updated on menu and hour changes.
- 7-day menu view
- Location hours and late meal ordering
- Nutritional information
- Dietary and cultural tags
- Menu and hour updates
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Features: • View 7 days of menus for all dining halls. • Check which locations are open, including Late Meal. • Quickly order Late Meal ahead of time and skip the wait. • Stay updated with changes to menus and hours. Tiger Menu's updates from the official Princeton Dining site every 24 hours. • Access detailed nutritional information for every dish, including macronutrients and calories. • Explore taste profiles, dietary tags like keto, vegan, or halal, and cultural origins of dishes. • Find your favorite meals and see when they’re being served. Never miss a meal—download Tiger Menus today! Not associated or affiliated with Princeton University
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tiger Menus at 100% against Alfalfa's 20%. Tiger Menus also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5). Alfalfa's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (15 vs 4). 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.
Tiger Menus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Alfalfa's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tiger Menus's.
Alfalfa ships an update every 3 weeks, Tiger Menus every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alfalfa | Tiger Menus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eat Alfalfa LLC | Luke Sanborn |
Customer experience
Alfalfa
Tiger Menus
In-app purchases
Alfalfa
No in-app purchases
Tiger Menus
No in-app purchases
