Comparison

Restaurant Advisor vs FOODING®

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Global restaurant search
  • Cuisine and price filtering
  • Dish-specific search
  • In-built map navigator
  • Detailed restaurant information
  • View menus and photos
Features
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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.

About

FOODING®

Discover over 2,000 curated restaurants, hotels, bars, shops, and cellars across France with a geolocation map. Find new additions and favorite spots near you, with advanced search filters and easy reservation options. Personalize your experience with a "My Fooding" account to save and share lists.

Highlights
  • Geolocation map of 2,000+ venues
  • Hundreds of new additions annually
  • Efficient search with precise filters
  • One-click restaurant reservations
  • Personalized "My Fooding" account
  • Save and share favorite places
Features
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- Over 2,000 ingenious restaurants, stylish hotels, bars d’auteurs, stand-out shops and spirited cellars from across France, all included in our handy geolocation map feature. - Hundreds of new additions to the guide each year, plus all our favorite spots nearest to wherever you are – from neighborhood bars to neo-bistros, not to mention all the bakeries, coffee shops and wine bars… - Our new search engine is more efficient than ever before (with ultra-precise filters). - Make reservations at hundreds of restaurants in the click of a button. - Exclusive features via your My Fooding account, where you can create and share lists of all your favorite places and must-try spots, and personalize your alerts so you don’t miss any new publications that you’re sure to love. Fooding® is a registered trademark.

Screenshots

Restaurant Advisor4 screens
FOODING®4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FOODING® at 4.7 against Restaurant Advisor's 3.7. FOODING® also leads on ratings volume (314 vs 3). Restaurant Advisor's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FOODING® holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FOODING® has 314 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 71% of FOODING®'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Restaurant Advisor ships an update fortnightly, FOODING® every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Restaurant Advisor versus FOODING®: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRestaurant AdvisorFOODING®
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)4.7 (314 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better71.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3314 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMikhail Sazonovlefooding.com

Customer experience

Restaurant Advisor

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral10.4%
Negative14.6%

FOODING®

All ratings314 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral2.2%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive71.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative29.0%

In-app purchases

None

Restaurant Advisor

No in-app purchases

None

FOODING®

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Restaurant Advisor free?
Restaurant Advisor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FOODING® free?
FOODING® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Restaurant Advisor or FOODING®?
FOODING® is rated higher. Restaurant Advisor averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while FOODING® averages 4.7 from 314 ratings.
Do Restaurant Advisor or FOODING® have ads?
Neither Restaurant Advisor nor FOODING® shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Restaurant Advisor or FOODING®?
Restaurant Advisor ships an update fortnightly, and FOODING® every 2 months. Most recently, Restaurant Advisor was updated on September 10, 2026 and FOODING® on September 23, 2026.

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