Comparison

Nellie vs Menu Grade

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

Head to head
About

Nellie

Easily scan restaurant menus to identify safe food options based on your dietary needs. Simply select your restrictions, photograph the menu, and receive instant safety scores and ordering advice for each item.

Highlights
  • AI-powered menu scanning
  • Supports numerous dietary restrictions
  • Instant safety scores
  • Ordering instructions
  • Photo-based analysis
Features
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Supported dietary restrictions: - Coconut - Corn - Dairy - Eggs - Fish - Low FODMAP - Garlic - Gluten - Keto - Paleo - Peanuts - Sesame - Shellfish - Soy - Tree nuts - Vegan - Vegetarian - Wheat HOW TO USE NELLIE: 1) Select the dietary restrictions that apply to you 2) Snap a photo (or multiple) of any restaurant menu 3) Get safety scores and ordering instructions for every item on the menu in seconds --- Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ If you have questions or feedback, please email us at support@sentientdonut.com.

About

Menu Grade

Features
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Point your camera at any restaurant menu and see exactly how healthy each dish is! Scored, explained and personalised to you. Menu Grade scans menus in seconds using advanced text recognition, then analyses the nutrition behind every item - giving you a clear 0–100 health score, letter grade and full nutrient breakdown before you order. NO MORE GUESSING Every dish gets a transparent health score built from five easy-to-understand categories: calorie density, macro balance, sodium, beneficial nutrients and dietary profile. Tap any score to see exactly how it was calculated - no black boxes. WORKS IN ANY LANGUAGE Travelling abroad? Menu Grade detects the menu language automatically and translates dish names into your preferred language. Supports 15+ languages including Spanish, French, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Thai and more. ALLERGEN ALERTS Set up allergen profiles for yourself or your family. Menu Grade flags items that may contain your allergens using two-tier detection - AI analysis plus keyword matching against EU-14 allergen categories. Never worry about ordering the wrong dish again. BUILD YOUR PERFECT MEAL Combine appetiser, main and dessert to see the total nutrition at a glance. Use preset templates like Light Breakfast or Business Lunch or build your own combinations. TRACK YOUR NUTRITION Log meals to your food diary and track how you're doing against daily macro targets. View daily summaries, weekly trends and see your eating habits improve over time. EARN HEALTH POINTS Every scan earns Health Points based on the quality of your choices. Climb the ranks from "Fresh Start" to “Menu Grade Master", unlock achievement badges and maintain streaks. SOCIAL FEATURES Opt in to see how you rank on the anonymous weekly leaderboard. Share beautiful nutrition cards with friends or leave comments on dishes to help the community. FREE TO START Get 2 free scans every week - enough to try before you subscribe. Upgrade to Premium for unlimited scans, allergen alerts, meal combinations, nutrition targeting, export reports and full social features. PREMIUM INCLUDES • Unlimited menu scans and translations • Allergen detection with custom profiles • Meal combination builder with templates • Daily nutrition diary and macro tracking • PDF nutrition reports for your dietitian • Weekly leaderboard and social features • Full scan history and restaurant trends SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS • Monthly or yearly plans (with 7-day free trial) PRIVACY FIRST Your data stays on your device by default. No cross-app tracking. No third-party analytics. Social features are entirely opt-in. We believe what you eat is your business. Download Menu Grade and start making smarter choices at every meal. Terms of Use: https://tilthapps.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://tilthapps.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Nellie4 screens
Menu Grade4 screens

Verdict

The call

Nellie and Menu Grade are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Nellie sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year and Menu Grade sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nellie ships an update every 2 weeks, Menu Grade fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Nellie versus Menu Grade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNellieMenu Grade
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB5 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSentient Donut LLCJoshua Rudland-Potter

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Nellie

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited Plan7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlimited$9.99
2 purchases

Menu Grade

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Nellie free?
Nellie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Menu Grade free?
Menu Grade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nellie or Menu Grade have ads?
Neither Nellie nor Menu Grade shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nellie or Menu Grade?
Nellie ships an update every 2 weeks, and Menu Grade fortnightly. Most recently, Nellie was updated on November 5, 2026 and Menu Grade on November 9, 2026.

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