Starva vs Rate My Bites
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Starva
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Starva turns every meal into a journey. Log where you eat, track the route you took to get there, and watch your personal food map fill up — one restaurant at a time. It's your dining diary, your map, and your foodie scoreboard in one. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Map your journey — every restaurant you visit drops a pin and connects into a trail of where you've eaten • Unlock new places — spots you haven't tried show up gray, then light up the moment you log a visit • Earn trophies — hit milestones as you explore more restaurants, cities, and countries • Share your plates — post meals with photos, ratings, and the dish you ordered • Follow the feed — see what friends and fellow foodies are eating, near you and around the world • Discover — search any restaurant via Maps and find your next meal Whether you're a daily diner or a weekend explorer, Starva makes every bite part of the adventure.
Rate My Bites
This app helps you remember and share your favorite dining experiences. Log meals, drinks, and restaurants with photos and ratings. Discover new places through trusted friends and family, building a personal food journal.
- Log meals with photos, ratings, and notes
- Track favorite drinks
- Save and rate restaurants
- Create private recommendation feeds
- Get smart recommendations from trusted sources
- Build a personal food memory journal
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Never forget another amazing meal. Rate My Bites helps you remember the restaurants, meals, drinks, desserts, and experiences you'll want to enjoy again. Unlike public review apps, Rate My Bites is designed around the people you trust. Share recommendations with family and friends, discover places your circle loves, and build your own personal food journal. FEATURES Log Meals - Save photos, rate dishes, add notes, and remember exactly what you ordered. Track Drinks - Keep track of cocktails, coffee, beer, wine, and your favorite beverages. Save Restaurants - Build your personal collection of favorite restaurants and places, complete with ratings, photos, and notes. Private Feeds - Create invite-only groups for family and friends to share trusted recommendations, vacation plans, and favorite discoveries. Smart Recommendations - Discover restaurants based on your own experiences and recommendations from the people you trust—not strangers. Food Memories - Capture every great meal with photos, ratings, and notes so you can easily find them again. Bite Buddies - Choose a fun Bite Buddy to help discover your next favorite restaurant. Whether you're planning your next vacation, searching for the perfect local restaurant, or simply trying to remember that incredible meal from last month, Rate My Bites keeps all your favorite food memories in one place. Your favorite meals, places, and memories, shared with people you trust.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Starva at weekly against Rate My Bites's every 4 weeks. Rate My Bites's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Starva ships an update weekly, Rate My Bites every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Starva | Rate My Bites |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | KERR ANDREW PAGAY | JOHN CHARLES SERRANO |
In-app purchases
Starva
No in-app purchases
Rate My Bites
No in-app purchases









