Dining Dash vs UMD Dining
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dining Dash
This app helps students share and book meals on campus. Easily find or offer dining passes and commuter meals, manage your bookings, and coordinate with other students.
- Browse and book campus meals
- Share unused dining passes
- Post meal availability
- Manage bookings and schedule
- In-app chat for coordination
- Sign in with Google
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Dining Dash connects students who want to share unused dining guest passes or commuter meals with students looking for a meal on campus. Get Meal — Browse meals for today and tomorrow, see dining halls and times, and book a spot with one tap. Share Meal — Post your schedule or a one-off meal so others can join. My — See meals you've joined or hosted, keep track of bookings, and chat to confirm details. Sign in with Google to host, book, and message. Tips or transfers between users happen outside the app — Dining Dash does not process in-app payments. Dining Dash is built for the UMD community. For help, use the Support link on this App Store page.
UMD Dining
Discover personalized food recommendations across campus dining halls using AI. Track your nutrition, filter by dietary needs and allergens, and save your favorite items for easy access. This app helps you find the best meals based on your taste and preferences.
- AI-powered personalized food recommendations
- Nutrition tracking (calories, protein, carbs, fat)
- Dietary preference and allergen filtering
- Searchable menus across all dining halls
- Save favorite foods and stations
- Real-time menu item nutrition facts
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UMD Dining uses AI to learn your taste and surface the best items across Yahentamitsi, 251 North, and South Campus Diner. No more walking around dining halls to find something that looks good. Your feed is ranked based on your favorites, dietary preferences, and past interactions. The more you use it, the smarter it gets. Log what you eat and track calories, protein, carbs, and fat against daily goals. Every menu item includes full nutrition facts pulled directly from UMD Dining Services. Set your allergens once and they're filtered out everywhere. Filter by vegetarian, vegan, high-protein, or specific allergens like gluten, dairy, nuts, and more. Search any food across all dining halls and meal periods. Results are ranked by relevance and personalized to your preferences. Save foods and stations you love. Your favorites travel across dining halls — if a favorite item shows up anywhere, you'll know. Built by Terps, for Terps.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: UMD Dining at 12 against Dining Dash's 4. Dining Dash's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 — 5.0 for Dining Dash against 5.0 for UMD Dining. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 12 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Dining Dash ships an update every 10 days, UMD Dining weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dining Dash | UMD Dining |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chris Polackal | ADVAY MONGA |
Customer experience
Dining Dash
UMD Dining
In-app purchases
Dining Dash
No in-app purchases
UMD Dining
No in-app purchases
