Comparison

MyDiningHub vs Anteats

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MyDiningHub

Discover personalized menus, dining location hours, and upcoming events on campus. Explore health initiatives, find meal plans, and manage your campus card balance. Stay informed about dining options and never miss a meal.

Highlights
  • Personalized menus
  • Dining location hours
  • Upcoming events and promotions
  • Health & wellness initiatives
  • Meal plan finder
  • Campus card balance check
Features
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The all-new My Dining Hub app is your source for everything you need to know about dining on campus! - Personalized menus let you see what’s being served for each meal, tailored to your preferences and favorites. - Stay up-to-date with hours for each of our dining locations and learn about upcoming events and promotions! - Explore health & wellness initiatives and sustainability efforts. - Find the perfect meal plan to fit your lifestyle and needs. - Check your campus card balance to get real time info on your remaining meals or dollars, or sign up for balance alerts so you’ll never go hungry! App features vary by campus.

About

Anteats

This app provides live dining menus for campus eateries, including dietary filters and nutritional information. It also lists campus venue hours and library occupancy, with helpful widgets for quick access to information.

Highlights
  • Live dining hall menus
  • Dietary and allergen filters
  • Campus venue hours
  • Library occupancy data
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Dish rating and reviews
Features
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Anteats (also searched as ZotEats) is the unofficial UCI dining and campus food app. See what The Anteatery, Brandywine, and Oasis are serving, check campus spots, and find a quiet library. EAT • Live menus for The Anteatery and Brandywine. Oasis shows Menu not posted during weekday hours when UCI has not posted dishes yet, then a live board when one exists • Stations follow the hall: Twisted Root first, then rotating stations, desserts, pizza, and burgers last • Tap anywhere on a dish card for details. Diet chips stay on one scrolling line • Calories, allergens, and dietary filters (Vegan, Vegetarian, Halal, Kosher, Gluten-Free) • Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner stay on the meals UCI actually serves. Afternoon Snack when posted. Late Night on weekdays when posted • Browse today and upcoming days • Full nutrition on dishes (macros plus expandable label and ingredients) • Build today's plate with a running calorie and protein tally • Rate dishes with stars (tap the same star again to clear), write a short review others can read, and favorite what you want again CAMPUS • Hours and open/closed for Starbucks, Panda, Subway, Zot N Go, food courts, and more • Large filter chips for Open now, Coffee, Food, and Markets • Retail menus when venues publish them STUDY • Library occupancy floor by floor (live Waitz), with a quietest-right-now pick and today's LibCal hours WIDGETS & MORE • Home Screen and Lock Screen / StandBy widgets for halls, today's menu, favorites on the board, campus open count / next open, and quietest library • Live Activity meal countdown on Dynamic Island • Light and dark on a plain white or black canvas. No accounts. No ads. No tracking. There is no Gym tab. Unofficial student project. Not affiliated with or endorsed by UC Irvine. Data comes from public campus endpoints that may change.

Screenshots

MyDiningHub4 screens
Anteats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Anteats at 5.0 against MyDiningHub's 2.1. Anteats also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). MyDiningHub's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Anteats holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyDiningHub ships an update every 2 weeks, Anteats every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MyDiningHub versus Anteats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyDiningHubAnteats
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (7 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperARAMARK CorporationATHARV GUPTA

In-app purchases

None

MyDiningHub

No in-app purchases

None

Anteats

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyDiningHub free?
MyDiningHub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Anteats free?
Anteats is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MyDiningHub or Anteats?
Anteats is rated higher. MyDiningHub averages 2.1 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Anteats averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do MyDiningHub or Anteats have ads?
MyDiningHub shows ads; Anteats does not.
Which is updated more often, MyDiningHub or Anteats?
MyDiningHub ships an update every 2 weeks, and Anteats every 4 days. Most recently, MyDiningHub was updated on October 25, 2026 and Anteats on October 31, 2026.

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