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CLUSTER DAILY-MENUS-STUDENTS · 23 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2019-05-02

Cafeteria and mess menu apps

This cluster comprises 23 web and mobile apps focused on displaying, managing, and personalizing cafeteria, canteen, hostel mess, and dining hall menus for students, staff, and families. Features commonly include daily menus, nutritional information, allergens, favorites, and notifications, with some offering online ordering or recommendations. Dated entries before the index start span from 2013 to 2026, with a modest concentration in late 2025 and early 2026, though the overall shape is sparse. Among traction leaders, Messly leads with 6 stars, while MessMenu and inspiration-lunch show little to no activity signal.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

JUN 2013: 1MAY 2019: 1AUG 2019: 1DEC 2020: 1JUN 2022: 1MAY 2024: 1SEP 2025: 1OCT 2025: 1JAN 2026: 2AUG 2026: 8SEP 2026: 5
JUN 2013SEP 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 4 ai-built · 2 hand-coded · 14 unlabelled

Operator · 10 hobby · 1 commercial · 6 open source · 3 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 20 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01Messly7★1 molivehobbyHostel mess management app that lets students view daily meal menus and receive notifications, with an admin dashboard for managing menus and meal timings.
  2. 02MessMenu0★1 moliveWeb app that displays daily meal menus for hostel mess.
  3. 03crous-court0★25 daysliveai-builthobbyCommunity app for students to upload cafeteria meal photos, vote on them, and discover which dishes are worth eating.
  4. 04Croustillapp0★1 moliveopen sourceApp that provides menus, addresses, and contact information for nearly a thousand student restaurants in France.
  5. 05comedorv20★1 mo—ai-builtWeb app for schools that registers students and tracks cafeteria access by name, ID, and section, with search and usage logs.
  6. 06inspiration-lunch0★1 mo—hobbyInstallable web app that shows daily school lunch menus for each school in a district with a monthly calendar and offline caching.
  7. 07Kota-Student-Guide0★1 molivehand-codedhobbyWeb app that provides a student-focused guide to Kota, covering accommodations, coaching institutes, cafés, and food spots.
  8. 08CafeteriaMenuSend0★1 mo—hobbyWeb app that automatically sends the latest cafeteria profile image from a Kakao channel to Slack or KakaoTalk on a daily schedule.
  9. 09OpenMensa0★2 moliveopen sourceAndroid app that shows meal plans for university canteens across Germany.
  10. 10FD MealPlanner0★4 molivecommercialCafeteria app that displays menus, nutrition, allergens, and ingredients, lets users build meals, and supports online ordering.
  11. 11BerkeleyBites0★4 mo—hobbyFood recommendation app that ranks daily dining hall dishes by mood, craving, cuisine, and dietary preferences for university students.
  12. 12mess-menu-mate0★1 yrabandonedliveai-builthobbyWeb app that shows daily hostel or college dining hall menus and related insights for students.
  13. 13ETH & UZH mensa Zürich0★15 daysliveopen sourceDisplays daily cafeteria menus for ETH and UZH universities, with pictures and allergy details.
  14. 14mensen0★6 moliveopen sourceApp for viewing meal options at Dresden canteens with opening times and card balance.
  15. 15YY-yurt-yemegim-projesi0★9 mostalelivehobbyWeb app that lets dormitory students view daily cafeteria menus, save favorite meals, and personalize their dining experience.
  16. 16Mess-Mate0★1 yrabandoned—hobbyWeb app that streamlines meal and mess management for shared dining facilities such as hostels.
  17. 17CTU Menza0★1 yrabandonedliveopen sourceAndroid app that shows daily and weekly dish menus, opening hours, and announcements for university cafeterias.
  18. 18MensaPlan0★7 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceApp that displays daily canteen menus with prices and dietary restrictions for multiple university cafeterias.
  19. 19The MDiner0★unknownlivehobbyA simple app that tells users when and where the dining hall serves their desired meals.
  20. 20Waterbury School Meals0★unknownliveai-builtWeb app that displays school meal menus and nutritional information for a school district's students and families.

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