DiningCity vs 21cake
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DiningCity
Discover and book tables at high-end Asian restaurants with instant discounts. Find exclusive deals, manage reservations, and explore menus in over 20 cities. Enjoy a premium dining experience with easy booking and member benefits.
- Instant restaurant reservations
- Exclusive discounts up to 50%
- Discover hundreds of top restaurants
- Manage bookings and history
- Find restaurant menus and reviews
- Member pre-booking for special events
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Restaurant reservations with instant discounts in Asia’s high-end restaurants. DiningCity is the premium dining guide and reservation platform in Asia that allows you to discover fine dining, exclusive deals and online reservations wherever you are to enjoy the amazing restaurants in over 20 cities in Asia. Do you want to be part of this fine dining experience? Download the app and become a privileged member of the famous dining guide! Enjoy instant discounts and deals, make faster and easier reservations, use your current location to find restaurants wherever you are, write and read reviews, manage your bookings and many more! Features: - Easy and fast sign up and sign in. - Discover hundreds of the best restaurants in over 20 cities across Asia: - Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Macau and more - Enjoy member pre-booking on events like Restaurant Week, Brunch Weekend, Seafood Week. - Enjoy all day discounts and deals up to 50%. - Find restaurant information: addresses, pictures, locations, reviews and more. - Find information about a restaurant menu: prices, pictures and reviews. - Guaranteed reservation in only three clicks. - Manage your upcoming reservations and your reservation history. - Language both in Chinese and English
21cake
Order fresh birthday cakes, handmade bread, ice cream, and coffee online. Enjoy same-day production and delivery with a focus on natural ingredients and food safety. The app ensures a cold chain for all deliveries.
- Online cake ordering
- Handmade bread and ice cream
- Coffee and afternoon tea options
- Own cold chain delivery
- Same-day production
- Natural ingredients
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21cake是廿一客官方APP， 提供网上订购蛋糕、手工面包、冰淇淋、咖啡等食物的服务，全程自有冷链配送。 【品牌理念】 廿一客认为，真正的自然美味，均有其自身的生命规律，人力智慧应该用在如何保护食物的天然本色上，这样做，不只是为了健康，更是尊重每一种精心挑选的地道食材。从生日蛋糕，延伸到面包、冰淇淋、下午茶和咖啡…… 【天然食材】 廿一客始终坚持使用真正的乳脂奶油，而不是含有反式脂肪酸的植脂奶油，蛋糕生产过程中，杜绝任何香精、色素和防腐剂。 在不同产区严苛挑选优质食材，所有食材均为原产地直采、自然成熟，生产的产品颜色、风味均来自食材本身。 【食品安全】 四座中央工厂，当天现做方形蛋糕。十万级净化车间，生产中心没有库存，您拿到的生日蛋糕，与您的生日是同一天。自有研发中心，不断探索优质食材与食物本质。 【精准配送】 现已全面覆盖上海、广州、深圳、杭州、苏州、无锡、北京、天津、佛山9个城市，自主研发恒温式冰包，保证配送环节产品处于0-4℃冷藏状态。准点送达，前后不超过15分钟。 【订购热线】400-650-2121
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 21cake at 4.9 against DiningCity's 4.5. 21cake also leads on ratings volume (572 vs 40) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15). DiningCity's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
21cake holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 21cake has 572 ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 41% of DiningCity's written reviews are positive against 33% of 21cake's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
DiningCity ships an update every 6 days, 21cake fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DiningCity | 21cake |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (40 ratings) | 4.9 (572 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.1% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 40 | 572 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shanghai Shiju Network Technology Company Limited | Beijing 21cake Food Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
DiningCity
21cake
In-app purchases
DiningCity
No in-app purchases
21cake
No in-app purchases
