Restaurant Advisor vs Eater
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.
Eater
Discover top restaurant and bar recommendations curated by expert editors. Find new places in any city, get personalized suggestions, and easily make reservations. Never have a bad meal again with trusted insider picks.
- Editor-curated restaurant picks
- Personalized recommendations
- Insider community connection
- Smart search functionality
- Create and share custom lists
- Direct table reservations
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The Eater app is the most trusted way to find great restaurants. Our editors have spent years eating at the best restaurants and bars so you always know where to go next. Get instant access to all of Eater’s restaurant picks in every major city, whether you're exploring a new neighborhood, planning a trip, or need a quick rec on the go. With the Eater app, you’ll never have a bad meal. What you’ll love about the Eater app: - Curated by editors: Trusted recommendations and reviews from people who know restaurants - Insider to insider: Follow and connect with editors, chefs, and friends, and be part of the Eater community - Ask anything: Smarter search that finds the places you actually want - Recommended for you: Eater’s take on restaurants near you and wherever you travel - Create and share: Browse Eater lists, make your own, and share your favorite spots with friends - Browse to book: Reserve tables directly in the Eater app so you’re one step closer to a great meal With the Eater app, the next great place to eat or drink is in the palm of your hand, no matter where the day (or night) takes you. Download the Eater app to find your next great meal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Restaurant Advisor at none against Eater's shown. Restaurant Advisor also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 42%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Eater's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (59 vs 3). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Eater holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Eater has 59 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 42% of Eater's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Restaurant Advisor ships an update fortnightly, Eater weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Restaurant Advisor | Eater |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.1 (59 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 41.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 59 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 154 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Mikhail Sazonov | Vox Media, Inc. |
Customer experience
Restaurant Advisor
Eater
Bugs and requests
Restaurant Advisor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Eater
Reported bugs
2 issues- Search and account icons smushed on main map page
- Location settings get stuck after disabling tracking
Requested features
3 requests- Add filters and sorting for map/list view
- Allow sharing of restaurant lists
- Improve font size and layout on map view
In-app purchases
Restaurant Advisor
No in-app purchases
Eater
No in-app purchases
