Groovy Goose vs Outside Eats
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Groovy Goose
Easily order your favorite meals in advance and pay securely. Earn rewards on every purchase and join a community of food lovers. Streamline your dining experience with this convenient app.
- Order ahead
- Secure payment
- Earn rewards
- Apple Pay integration
- Community of food enthusiasts
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Welcome to Groovy Goose, where convenience meets culinary excellence with our mobile app. Simplify your dining experience by ordering ahead, securely paying with Apple Pay, and earning rewards with every purchase. Join our community of food enthusiasts by downloading the Groovy Goose app today.
Outside Eats
Discover over 1,500 curated restaurants across 20+ cities on the SF Peninsula. Browse by cuisine, price, or location to find new dining spots. Watch and interact with short food videos, and see friends' saved places.
- 1,500+ curated restaurants
- Browse by cuisine, price, location
- Discover new dining spots
- Watch short food videos
- Like and comment on videos
- See friends' saved restaurants
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Outside Eats covers 1,500+ curated restaurants across 20+ SF Peninsula cities. Browse by cuisine, price, or location. Find new and interesting restaurants wherever you are. Watch short food videos from our team, like and comment on your favorites, and see what your friends are saving. New restaurants and videos added regularly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Groovy Goose at 270 against Outside Eats's 4. Outside Eats's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 Groovy Goose against 5.0 for Outside Eats. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Groovy Goose has 270 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Groovy Goose ships an update monthly, Outside Eats every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Groovy Goose | Outside Eats |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (270 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 270 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Per Diem Subscriptions, Inc. | David Gagne |
Customer experience
Groovy Goose
Outside Eats
In-app purchases
Groovy Goose
No in-app purchases
Outside Eats
No in-app purchases
