# Plan to Eat vs Spinner for Dinner

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spinner for Dinner at none against Plan to Eat's 1. Plan to Eat's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (6.1K vs 1). On price and rating there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Plan to Eat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Spinner for Dinner asks for nothing beyond the download.

Spinner for Dinner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plan to Eat has 6.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

## The numbers

| Metric | Plan to Eat | Spinner for Dinner |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.8 (6.1K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plan-to-eat/id1215348056/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spinner-for-dinner/id6815502980/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **6.1K** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 96.5% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Ad-supported** |
| Best chart rank | **#49** | — |
| Size | 17 MB | 6 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 17.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Plan To Eat, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1164609614) | [Complete Computing](https://appshunter.io/developer/6790138081) |

## What reviewers say

### Plan to Eat

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plan-to-eat/id1215348056)

**Currently charting:** #49 Top Grossing · Food & Drink (US App Store)

Organize your recipes, plan your weekly meals, and automatically generate a shopping list. This app helps you discover new recipes and share your favorites with friends and family, making meal preparation more enjoyable and efficient.

**Highlights:** Recipe import and manual entry, Automated grocery list generation, Customizable meal planning, Recipe sharing with others, Step-by-step cooking instructions, Recipe search and filtering, Cross-device syncing

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Siri integration, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| One-Year Membership | $54.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Streamlines meal planning and grocery shopping
- 💡 Customizable recipe organization
- 👍 Helpful for families and busy schedules
- 👍 Saves time and money

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 🔍 Limited customization options for recipe categories and tags
- 🔍 Clunky handling of metric measurements
- 🔍 Freezer and leftover tracking features could be improved
- 💰 Subscription-based model may be expensive for some

**Reported bugs**

- Occasional recipe import failures
- Inconsistent behavior when updating the shopping list
- App crashes or becomes unresponsive at times

**Requested features**

- Add ability to scan recipes from cookbooks
- Integrate with grocery delivery services
- Improve syncing and offline access
- Add more customization options for recipe organization
- Enhance freezer and leftover tracking features


### Spinner for Dinner

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spinner-for-dinner/id6815502980)

This app helps resolve dinner decisions by letting groups spin a virtual wheel of restaurants together. Everyone joins a party, sets preferences like distance and cuisine, and the wheel lands on a shared choice. Each person gets one veto to change the outcome.

**Highlights:** Group restaurant selection, Shared spinning wheel, Customizable search filters, One veto per user, Real-time restaurant information, Browser-based guest access

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Plan to Eat free?

Plan to Eat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Spinner for Dinner free?

Spinner for Dinner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Plan to Eat or Spinner for Dinner?

Spinner for Dinner is rated higher. Plan to Eat averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6.1K ratings, while Spinner for Dinner averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Plan to Eat or Spinner for Dinner have ads?

Spinner for Dinner shows ads; Plan to Eat does not.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*