Dineplan vs Cru World Wine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dineplan
Discover and instantly book tables at your favorite South African restaurants. Browse by availability, cuisine, or location, and manage all your reservations in one place. Get real-time confirmations and helpful reminders for your dining experiences.
- Instant restaurant bookings
- Real-time availability search
- Browse by cuisine and location
- Manage reservations
- Favorite restaurants list
- Booking confirmations and reminders
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DISCOVER. BOOK. DINE. Find your next great restaurant and book a table in seconds. Explore restaurants across South Africa, check real-time table availability and manage all your reservations – in one place. DISCOVER YOUR NEXT TABLE - Browse restaurants and experiences across South Africa - Search by location, cuisine, restaurant name, availability or type of spot - Explore menus, photos, reviews and restaurant information before you book - Find new restaurants and trusted favourites in one place - Explore curated collections and discover the restaurants we think you’ll love FIND A TIME THAT WORKS FOR YOU - Search real-time availability for the date and time you want - See available tables at a glance and book instantly - Choose from different seating times and options - Find last-minute tables when plans change - Book directly through the app without needing to call the restaurant DISCOVER MORE WITH DINEPLAN - Save restaurants you want to visit - Keep up with new restaurants and curated dining guides - Discover special offers and events - Browse restaurants where you can use Dineplan Vouchers - Buy and redeem Dineplan Vouchers at participating restaurants KEEP YOUR BOOKINGS IN ONE PLACE - View all your upcoming and past reservations - Easily update or cancel bookings - Get booking confirmations and reminders - Keep track of the restaurants you’ve booked - Manage your dining plans from your phone Your next great meal starts here. Download Dineplan and discover, book and enjoy restaurants across South Africa. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: https://www.instagram.com/dineplan_app/ https://www.facebook.com/DineplanApp https://www.tiktok.com/@dineplan_app
Cru World Wine
Access the world's largest marketplace for fine wine and spirits. Buy, sell, and manage your collection with sophisticated tools, market news, and analytics. Discover rare releases and trade on low commissions.
- Buy and sell fine wines and spirits
- Portfolio management tools
- Market news and analytics
- Access to rare and exclusive products
- Multi-currency pricing
- Low commission trading
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Cru World Wine is the world’s largest fine wine & spirits marketplace. The Cru World Wine mobile app is free of charge and requires only a basic account set-up. It enables users to access an amazing range of functionality: - Buy or sell thousands of the world’s greatest fine wines & spirits. - Prices in multiple currencies (depending on location): USD, EUR, SGD, HKS, GBP, AED. - Exciting new releases as they come out. - Sophisticated portfolio management tools. - Daily news on the world’s fine wine & spirits markets. - Bid for over 1 million different products, including many super rare and exclusive products. - Use sophisticated analytics and charting tools. - Trade on low commission rates, with thousands of tight two-way markets. - Maintain account details. The Cru World Wine app is designed to be your ‘one stop shop’ fine wine & spirits platform, in your pocket! Cru World Wine was founded in 2013 by former investment banker Jeremy Howard (CEO) and fine wine entrepreneur Simon Farr (Chairman). The company has grown rapidly, with locations today in the United Kingdom, France, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai and the United States. The company operates one of the world’s most expansive fine wine & spirits storage networks in the world, with custody in the UK, Bordeaux, California, Hong Kong and Singapore. We have almost US$150 million of assets under management today. Cru World Wine also has an active social media presence, plus a dedicated YouTube channel providing educational content.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dineplan at 80% against Cru World Wine's 50%. Cru World Wine's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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.
Dineplan ships an update monthly, Cru World Wine fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dineplan | Cru World Wine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (34 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 79.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Dineplan (Pty) Ltd | Cru London Limited |
Customer experience
Dineplan
Cru World Wine
In-app purchases
Dineplan
No in-app purchases
Cru World Wine
No in-app purchases









