Comparison

USDA MPI Directory vs USDA AHS

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Search regulated establishments
  • Filter by location, name, or type
  • Offline access to directory
  • 24/7 information availability
  • Mobile device accessibility
Features
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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.

About

USDA AHS

This app allows accredited veterinarians and animal health officials to search for animal premises and their contacts. Information can be saved for offline use, requiring a specific government account for access.

Highlights
  • Search animal premises and contacts
  • Save information for offline reference
  • Accredited veterinarian tool
  • State and Federal animal health official tool
  • Requires eAuthentication Level 2 or Login.gov account
Features
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The USDA APHIS Veterinary Services Animal Health Services (AHS) mobile application is a tool to allow Accredited Veterinarians, State and Federal Animal Health Officials to search for animal premises and their contacts via various search criteria and save that information to their app for off-line reference. An eAuthentication level 2 account or Login.gov account is required to utilize the app.

Screenshots

USDA MPI Directory4 screens
USDA AHS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: USDA AHS at 3.5 against USDA MPI Directory's 1.7. USDA AHS also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 12 months). USDA MPI Directory's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

USDA AHS holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: USDA MPI Directory has 31 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

USDA MPI Directory ships an update every 12 months, USDA AHS monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
USDA MPI Directory versus USDA AHS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUSDA MPI DirectoryUSDA AHS
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (31 ratings)3.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings31 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size232 MB602 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUSDA Food Safety and Inspection ServiceUSDA MRPBS IT

Customer experience

USDA MPI Directory

All ratings31 ratings
Positive16.1%
Neutral3.2%
Negative80.6%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive17.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative82.4%

USDA AHS

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

USDA MPI Directory

No in-app purchases

None

USDA AHS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is USDA MPI Directory free?
USDA MPI Directory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is USDA AHS free?
USDA AHS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, USDA MPI Directory or USDA AHS?
USDA AHS is rated higher. USDA MPI Directory averages 1.7 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while USDA AHS averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do USDA MPI Directory or USDA AHS have ads?
Neither USDA MPI Directory nor USDA AHS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, USDA MPI Directory or USDA AHS?
USDA MPI Directory ships an update every 12 months, and USDA AHS monthly. Most recently, USDA MPI Directory was updated on September 11, 2026 and USDA AHS on September 1, 2026.

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