Restaurant Advisor vs Dining Decider
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Restaurant Advisor
Discover restaurants and cafes globally. Filter by cuisine, price, or even specific dishes to find your next dining experience. Get detailed information including menus, hours, and location via the built-in navigator.
- Global restaurant search
- Cuisine and price filtering
- Dish-specific search
- In-built map navigator
- Detailed restaurant information
- View menus and photos
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All restaurants in your mobile! Our app helps you find a suitable restaurant or cafe anywhere in the world. Look for new places to eat tasty dishes and have a good time in your city or while traveling. How to choose an ideal restaurant? 1. Select a type of the place you want to visit. 2. Choose the cuisine you want to enjoy: a wide list is provided for you (French, Spanish, Italian, Vegetarian, Japanese, Malaysian, Peru, Tibet, etc.). 3. Indicate a price range: from cheap diners to elite restaurants. Want a particular dish for dinner? Enter its name in the search field and find out where you can try the best tenderloin steak in your city or worldwide. Use the inbuilt navigator to find a restaurant on the map. Get the full info about the place: working hours, menu, phone number, address, website and photos. Apply different search filters: enter a ‘tasty tartar’, see the list of top restaurants and bars and choose the most suitable place.
Dining Decider
Struggling to pick a restaurant? This app simplifies the decision-making process by offering instant, curated dining recommendations. Swipe through options one by one, eliminating overwhelm and helping you discover local favorites wherever you are.
- Instant restaurant recommendations
- Swipe interface for browsing
- Single option display
- Filter options
- Map view of destination
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Deciding where to eat can be stressful. With so many places to choose from, it can be overwhelming to scroll through hundreds of options. With a simple swipe Dining Decider cuts through all the information and provides you a great restaurant recommendation instantly! Whether you’re traveling abroad or just around town, Dining Decider will be there to pick a local favorite and show you just one option at a time. - Swipe up to see new dining options - Swipe down to see filter options - Simple display removes the clutter and shows only one dining option at a time - Map gives quick view of destination relative to your location
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dining Decider at 4.2 against Restaurant Advisor's 3.7. Dining Decider also leads on ratings volume (70 vs 3). Restaurant Advisor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Dining Decider sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Restaurant Advisor asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dining Decider holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dining Decider has 70 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Restaurant Advisor's written reviews are positive against 73% of Dining Decider's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Restaurant Advisor ships an update fortnightly, Dining Decider every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Restaurant Advisor | Dining Decider |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.2 (70 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 73.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 70 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mikhail Sazonov | Dining Decider LLC |
Customer experience
Restaurant Advisor
Dining Decider
In-app purchases
Restaurant Advisor
No in-app purchases
Dining Decider
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