Citrus Kitchen vs Provider Dining
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Citrus Kitchen
Easily order your favorite meals with a user-friendly menu and secure payment system. Customize dishes, save preferences, and schedule orders up to seven days in advance. Receive push notifications for order status updates.
- Browse and customize menu items
- Secure payment system
- Save delivery and payment details
- Schedule orders up to 7 days in advance
- Push notifications for order status
- Restaurant location and contact info
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Your ideal meal is just a few taps away. Download the Citrus Kitchen app free for iPhone today. With the Citrus Kitchen mobile app, ordering food has never been easier. Whether you're looking for a quick snack or a full meal, we've got you covered. Just browse our easy-to-use menu, customize it how you'd like, place your order using our secure payment system, and sit back! A push notification will alert you when your order will be ready. With the Citrus Kitchen app, you can: - Browse our menu for your favorite dishes and customize them how you'd like - Save your delivery addresses and payment methods securely to check out in just a few taps - Place future food orders up to seven days in advance - Get restaurant location, hours, and contact information
Provider Dining
Discover dining options at supported colleges and universities. Browse menus with photos, check real-time opening hours, and filter by dietary needs like dairy-free or gluten-free.
- View daily menu items
- Browse meal photos
- Real-time venue status
- Location and hours
- Dietary preference filters
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The Provider Dining app presents dining venues, menus, and item details for students at supported colleges and universities. - View today's menu items - View beautiful photos to help you make meal selections - See what's open or closed in real-time - View location descriptions and hours of operation - Filter the menus for your dietary preferences: dairy-free, no gluten added, vegetarian, nut allergies, shellfish allergies.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Citrus Kitchen at 100% against Provider Dining's 57%. Citrus Kitchen also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (144 vs 10). Provider Dining's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, 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.
Citrus Kitchen holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Citrus Kitchen has 144 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Citrus Kitchen's written reviews are positive against 57% of Provider Dining's.
Citrus Kitchen ships an update every 3 months, Provider Dining every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Citrus Kitchen | Provider Dining |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (144 ratings) — better | 3.8 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 144 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ChowNow | Provider Contract Food Services Inc |
Customer experience
Citrus Kitchen
Provider Dining
In-app purchases
Citrus Kitchen
No in-app purchases
Provider Dining
No in-app purchases
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