Cuculi vs Tape
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cuculi
This app facilitates social dining by connecting users for shared meal experiences. It streamlines reservations, ordering, bill splitting, and cashless payments for a more convenient and enjoyable dining outing.
- Social dining platform
- All-in-one reservation
- Order management
- Bill splitting
- Cashless payment
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Dine with friends. Meet new people. Share the table. Cuculi makes dining easier and more social — whether you are planning dinner with friends, joining a Social Table, or discovering restaurants and experiences nearby. Use Cuculi to create tables, invite others, order, pay, split bills, and connect through real-life dining moments. DINE WITH FRIENDS Create a Private Table for your friends, family, coworkers, or community. Invite your group, choose where to dine, and make the whole experience smoother from start to finish. JOIN SOCIAL TABLES Want to meet new people? Join Social Tables hosted by people in your community and connect naturally over food and conversation. HOST YOUR OWN TABLE Create a Social Table, bring people together, and host dining experiences around restaurants, interests, or shared moments. ORDER, PAY & SPLIT BILLS Cuculi makes dining simple with ordering, payments, and bill splitting, so everyone can focus on enjoying the table. DISCOVER RESTAURANTS & EXPERIENCES Find restaurants, dining opportunities, and real-life experiences happening around you. BUILT FOR REAL-LIFE CONNECTION Cuculi is more than a restaurant app. It helps people gather, dine, and connect — whether they already know each other or are meeting for the first time. Go out more. Dine better. Share the table. Start with Cuculi.
Tape
Discover curated events, shows, and cultural experiences in NYC and LA. Join existing groups with a code or apply to the waitlist for access to exclusive happenings.
- Curated event listings
- Shows and concerts
- Cultural happenings
- Access via invitation code
- Waitlist for new members
- NYC and Los Angeles focus
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Access curated events, shows and things to do in culture in NYC & LA. You can join with a code or if you know another member. Otherwise sign up for the waitlist as we review weekly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Cuculi at free against Tape's ad-supported. Cuculi also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Tape's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Cuculi against 5.0 for Tape. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 140 and 60 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 98% of Cuculi's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tape's.
Cuculi ships an update monthly, Tape every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cuculi | Tape |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (140 ratings) | 5.0 (60 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 98.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 140 — better | 60 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 379 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | cuculi | Tape Project Inc. |
Customer experience
Cuculi
Tape
Bugs and requests
Cuculi
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes when organizing tables
- Loses work due to crashes
Requested features
4 requests- Expand to other states
- More restaurant selections
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
Tape
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cuculi
No in-app purchases
Tape
No in-app purchases
