My Consumption vs Pinecone Research
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My Consumption
This app allows invited users to share their product and brand usage habits via short surveys. The data collected helps understand consumer attitudes and behaviors towards daily food consumption.
- Share consumption and usage behaviors
- Participate in short surveys
- Invite-only access
- Track product and brand usage
- Understand consumer attitudes
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My Consumption is an invite-only, user-friendly mobile app that lets you share details on your consumption and usage behaviors on products and brands through short surveys. Use of this app is by invitation only, and credentials are required to login. Survey panelists receive an invitation to participate in this survey from the National Consumer Panel (NCP) (https://www.ncponline.com). If they decide to participate, NCP will provide instructions on how to download the app and account details. The app does not capture personal information about the panelist. NCP manages and protects all PII data. Information gathered by the app is analyzed to help better understand people's attitudes, behaviors, and opinions towards all food consumed daily within a week-long period.
Pinecone Research
Participate in paid surveys and manage your membership conveniently through this app. View available opportunities, take surveys, track your earnings, and redeem rewards. You can also update your profile and contact customer service.
- View survey opportunities
- Take surveys
- View and redeem points
- Survey history
- Customer service contact
- Update personal information
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"Get the full experience of your Pinecone Research membership all through our convenient mobile app. Your one stop spot to: View available survey opportunities Take surveys View and redeem your earned points See your history of surveys taken and points redeemed Contact our Customer Service team Update your personal information like Email, Password, and Security Question Unsubscribe from the Pinecone Research panel" "About Pinecone Research: Pinecone Research is a trusted leader in voicing the opinions of consumers nationwide, which runs under the banner of NielsenIQ. Surveys are made available to panelists/consumers to get input on developing new and improved products. By taking our online surveys, consumer opinions directly influence tomorrow's products today, and allow for consumers to be rewarded with points which can be redeemed as merchandise, gift cards, or cash."
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Pinecone Research at 13.0 against My Consumption's 15.0. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
Pinecone Research holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 102 and 144 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of My Consumption's written reviews are positive against 12% of Pinecone Research's.
My Consumption ships an update every 6 weeks, Pinecone Research every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 28, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Consumption | Pinecone Research |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (102 ratings) | 2.0 (144 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.6% of reviews | 11.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 102 | 144 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Circana, Inc. | Market Once Holdings.com, LLC |
Customer experience
My Consumption
Pinecone Research
User reviews
My Consumption
From 102 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Worked fine initially
- 👍 Worked fine in rural areas
- 👍 Simple to use (initially)
Room to improve
- 🐛 App repeatedly freezes
- 🐛 Connection errors
- 🐛 App stops working
- 🐛 White screen issues
- 🐛 Gibberish on last page
Pinecone Research
From 144 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💰 Guaranteed payout per survey (historically)
- ⏱️ Quick surveys (historically)
- ✅ Legit survey site (historically)
Room to improve
- ❌ Frequent disqualification from surveys
- ❌ Surveys not loading or closing prematurely
- ❌ Loss of points or rewards
- ❌ Difficulty logging in or account access issues
- ❌ Poor customer service response
Bugs and requests
My Consumption
Reported bugs
33 issues- App freezes
- Connection errors
- App stops working after a few days
- White screen displayed
- Gibberish on the last page
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- Unending loop of connection errors
- Service unavailable message
- App refuses to submit data
- App errors out and won't send data
- Login credentials not recognized after reinstall
- App won't open
- No back button functionality
- App support link broken
- Year not updated (shows 2023 instead of 2024)
- Error message: 'An error had occurred processing request'
- App shows an error and no longer works
- No app support page found
- App freezes at specific points (e.g., third meal)
- App needs updates
- No way to reset password
- App not responding
- Cannot sign in
- App shows 'invalid user name or password'
- App screen larger than computer screen
- Stuck on 'Submitting Survey Please wait' page
- App crashes after phone update
- Entries not updating
- App not reliable after iOS update
- Login errors
- Failure to open app
- App crashes constantly
- App not working after a few days
- App not updating to current year
Requested features
5 requests- Save username and password option
- Option to go back to previous day
- Reset password functionality
- Better app support
- Option to record entries online
Pinecone Research
Reported bugs
16 issues- Surveys not loading, closing, or giving errors at the end
- Login issues, password reset not working
- App crashing or freezing
- Points not being credited after completing surveys
- Redemption page errors
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- App not working in certain regions (e.g., US)
- Sign-up button missing
- Inability to update demographics
- Link from email not working
- Website pages turning white
- 2-Step verification phone number already in use error
- App not refreshing after survey completion
- Incompatibility with certain browsers
- Survey questions not rendering correctly
- App not loading on mobile devices
- Rewards page down for extended periods
Requested features
9 requests- Improve app/website stability and performance
- Fix survey loading and closing issues
- Restore previous payout methods (e.g., PayPal)
- Increase survey availability and qualification rates
- Improve customer service responsiveness and effectiveness
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- Provide clearer information on point values and redemption
- Offer more product testing opportunities
- Ensure app compatibility across devices and regions
- Revert to older, more functional version of the app/site
In-app purchases
My Consumption
No in-app purchases
Pinecone Research
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is My Consumption free?
Is Pinecone Research free?
Which has better reviews, My Consumption or Pinecone Research?
Do My Consumption or Pinecone Research have ads?
Which is updated more often, My Consumption or Pinecone Research?
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