Comparison

UPlate vs Pibu

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

Head to head
About

UPlate

This app helps college students plan meals and track nutrition specifically for campus dining halls. It offers real-time menu information, AI-powered meal suggestions, and macro tracking that syncs with health apps. Users can filter menus by dietary needs and set personalized nutrition goals.

Highlights
  • Real-time dining hall menus
  • AI meal recommendations
  • Macro tracking
  • Syncs with Apple Health
  • Barcode scanning
  • Dietary restriction filtering
  • Meal logging streaks
Features
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The only nutrition app built for campus dining halls. What Makes UPlate Different? - Real-time dining hall menus with calories, macros, ingredients & allergens - AI meal recommendations based on what's actually being served today - Built-in Macro Tracking that syncs with Apple Health Track Everything - Log dining hall meals with one tap - Scan barcodes for snacks & packaged foods - Track calories, protein, carbs & fat automatically - Auto-adjusts goals based on active calories burned Menu Filtering Filter by dietary restrictions, religious restrictions, or custom preferences. Reach Your Goals Bulking · Cutting · Maintenance · Weight loss · Muscle gain Set your targets. UPlate adjusts recommendations throughout the day based on what you've already eaten. Stay Consistent Meal logging streaks keep you accountable without the pressure. Stop guessing what to eat. Start eating with intention. Download UPlate today.

About

Pibu

This app analyzes your skin using AI from a selfie to create a personalized morning and evening skincare routine. It tracks your skin score over time and offers a private space for your skincare journey. Premium features unlock full analysis and product integration.

Highlights
  • AI-powered cosmetic skin scan
  • Personalized daily skincare routines
  • Skin score and progress tracking
  • Private on-device photo history
  • AI companion for skincare questions
  • Shareable progress cards
Features
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Pibu is your cosmetic skincare companion. Take a selfie and Pibu reads what is visible, oiliness, redness, hydration look, and texture, then builds you a morning and evening routine that fits your goals, your budget, and the time you actually have. Track your skin score over time, see what changed since your last scan, and keep a private, on-device photo history if you want one. Your photos are never stored on our servers, they are read once to build your routine, then discarded. What is inside: • A cosmetic skin scan powered by AI, oiliness, redness, hydration look, and texture, explained in plain language, never medical jargon. • A personalized routine that adapts as your skin changes. • A skin score and trend line, so progress is something you can actually see. • Ask Pibu, a friendly AI companion for quick skincare questions. • Shareable progress cards for the moments that feel worth celebrating. • A gentle, private space. No ads, no third-party tracking, your data stays yours. Pibu offers cosmetic guidance only. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose or treat any condition. For a skin concern that affects your health, please see a dermatologist. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Pibu Terms of Service: https://mypibu.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://mypibu.app/privacy

Screenshots

UPlate4 screens
Pibu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pibu at 5.0 against UPlate's 4.4. Pibu also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 89%). UPlate's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and monetization model (ad-supported vs freemium). On price, ratings volume, 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

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

Pibu holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of UPlate's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pibu's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UPlate ships an update every 4 days, Pibu every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
UPlate versus Pibu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUPlatePibu
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (25 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings25 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB78 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperNathaniel Kemme NashDeepak Karani

Customer experience

UPlate

All ratings25 ratings
Positive84.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

Pibu

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

UPlate

No in-app purchases

None

Pibu

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UPlate free?
UPlate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pibu free?
Pibu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, UPlate or Pibu?
Pibu is rated higher. UPlate averages 4.4 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Pibu averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do UPlate or Pibu have ads?
Neither UPlate nor Pibu shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UPlate or Pibu?
UPlate ships an update every 4 days, and Pibu every 3 weeks. Most recently, UPlate was updated on October 28, 2026 and Pibu on October 10, 2026.

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