USDA MPI Directory vs TradeCafé
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
USDA MPI Directory
Access a comprehensive directory of establishments that produce meat, poultry, and egg products regulated by the USDA. Search by location, name, or type of inspection, with offline access available after initial download and updates.
- Search regulated establishments
- Filter by location, name, or type
- Offline access to directory
- 24/7 information availability
- Mobile device accessibility
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USDA’s Food Safety & Inspection Service provides the Meat, Poultry & Egg Product Inspection Directory (MPI Directory). The MPI Directory provides 24/7 access to information on regulated establishments that produce meat, poultry, and/or egg products as regulated by USDA’s FSIS. The USDA MPI Directory app allows customers to ‘look up’ or search establishments by location or zip code, type of inspection, establishment name or number and type of establishment. Customers can look up the information on a mobile device, when it’s needed from any place, anywhere, at any time! Want to know where your food was produced or what an establishment produces? Just search by establishment name/number location/zip or type of establishment/inspection type. The USDA MPI Directory app allows customers with or without an internet connection to access the information. While initial download and regular updates to the mobile device will require an internet connection, the directory information resides on the mobile device giving customers the option to look up information without an internet connection.
TradeCafé
Facilitates global protein commodity trading by connecting buyers and sellers. Offers supply/demand matching, financial liquidity, and logistics fulfillment for efficient and secure transactions.
- Supply chain management
- Supply/demand identification
- Financial liquidity
- Logistics fulfillment
- Global delivery
- Proprietary cloud platform
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TradeCafé provides supply chain management services within the protein commodities industry. We support both buyers and sellers of these raw materials with supply/demand identification, financial liquidity, and logistics fulfillment across the globe. TradeCafé allows buyers to extend beyond immediate working capital to acquire the goods they need to meet market demand and operational efficiency, while providing suppliers with security and assurance within an otherwise volatile trading environment. Once a deal is complete, our experienced logistics team with the help of our revolutionary, proprietary, cloud-based platform provides time-sensitive delivery of goods across the globe.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TradeCafé at 95% against USDA MPI Directory's 18%. TradeCafé also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.7) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 12 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TradeCafé holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 34 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of USDA MPI Directory's written reviews are positive against 95% of TradeCafé's.
USDA MPI Directory ships an update every 12 months, TradeCafé every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | USDA MPI Directory | TradeCafé |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (33 ratings) | 4.6 (34 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.6% of reviews | 94.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 33 | 34 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 232 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service | TradeCafé™ Inc. |
Customer experience
USDA MPI Directory
TradeCafé
In-app purchases
USDA MPI Directory
No in-app purchases
TradeCafé
No in-app purchases








