USDA MPI Directory vs Sweet Crew
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.
Sweet Crew
This operations app streamlines daily tasks for multi-location bakeries and cafés. It centralizes management from the counter to the commissary, ensuring consistent operations across all stores and providing real-time oversight for head office.
- Role-aware dashboards
- Catering order management
- Standardized recipes and guides
- Food safety temperature logs
- Allergen information lookup
- Waste tracking
- Team communication
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Sweet Crew is the operations app for multi-location bakeries and cafés. From the counter to the commissary, it puts the whole day in one place — so every store runs the same way and head office sees it all in real time. What your team gets: • Home — a role-aware dashboard that surfaces what needs attention right now • Catering — manage orders and deliveries across every location • Recipes — step-by-step drink and prep guides so every store makes it the same • Temp Logs — food-safety temperature checks your managers actually complete • Allergen Guide — instant dietary and allergen lookups for staff and guests • Waste Tracking — log end-of-day waste and turn it into real numbers • Team Chat — keep stores and area managers in sync Built by an operator running a multi-store bakery — the tool we wished we had. Bring your whole team onto one system. Sweet Crew requires a workspace login. Want to see it first? Request a demo.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: USDA MPI Directory at 1.7 against Sweet Crew's 1.0. USDA MPI Directory also leads on ratings volume (33 vs 1). Sweet Crew's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
USDA MPI Directory holds the better App Store score, 1.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: USDA MPI Directory has 33 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
USDA MPI Directory ships an update every 12 months, Sweet Crew every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | USDA MPI Directory | Sweet Crew |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (33 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 17.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 232 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service | Sweet Hut Kitchen INC |
Customer experience
USDA MPI Directory
Sweet Crew
In-app purchases
USDA MPI Directory
No in-app purchases
Sweet Crew
No in-app purchases
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