DISHD vs simmer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DISHD
Discover restaurants and specific menu items based on cravings, diets, allergies, or keywords. View customer ratings and images to find the perfect dish.
- Search by menu item, keyword, deal, or event
- Filter by craving, diet, distance, allergy, or environment
- View customer ratings and images
- Searchable and image format menus
- Find specific dishes
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Swipe. Match. Eat. Search the restaurants of an entire city for specific menu items, keywords, deals, and events. Dishd has menus in searchable and image format so no matter how you hunt for food- craving, diet, distance, allergy, or environment, you can find specific dishes with customer ratings, images, keywords and descriptions.
simmer
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Stop scrolling through life stories to find the recipe. Simmer transforms any recipe URL into a clean, step-by-step cooking mode — powered by AI. Paste a link from any food blog, and Simmer instantly reformats it into a real cooking guide with built-in timers, precise metric weights, and intelligently reordered steps. Because preheating the oven should be step 1, not step 7. HOW IT WORKS 1. Paste a recipe link (or share directly from Safari) 2. AI analyzes and restructures the recipe in seconds 3. Cook in full-screen mode with swipe navigation and timers SMART FEATURES - Automatic unit conversion: cups, tablespoons, and ounces become grams and milliliters - Intelligent step reordering: prep first, preheat early, parallelize where possible - Built-in timers: start from any step, get notified even when the app is in the background - Portion scaling: slide to adjust servings, all ingredients recalculate instantly - Session persistence: close the app mid-cook, pick up exactly where you left off ZERO FRICTION - No account required — ever - No login, no signup, no email - Works immediately after download - 4 free recipes per week COOKING MODE — YOUR SOUS CHEF - Full-screen, distraction-free interface - Large text designed for messy hands - Swipe between steps, tap to start timers - Screen stays on while you cook - Haptic feedback on every interaction - Background notifications when timers finish VIDEO RECIPES (Simmer+) Paste a TikTok or YouTube link — AI watches the video and extracts the recipe for you. No more pausing and rewinding. DESIGNED FOR iOS - Native iOS 26 Liquid Glass interface - Beautiful on both light and dark mode - Share Extension: tap Share in Safari → recipe ready in Simmer AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH & POLISH Full localization — switch anytime in settings. PRIVACY FIRST Your recipes stay on your device. No tracking across apps. No ads. No data selling. Device-based identity means we don't even know your name. --- Free: 4 recipes/week · Cooking mode always free Simmer+: Unlimited recipes + video parsing · 7-day free trial Terms of Use (EULA): https://simmer-taupe.vercel.app/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://simmer-taupe.vercel.app/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DISHD at none against simmer's 3. simmer's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. simmer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. DISHD asks for nothing beyond the download.
DISHD ships an update every 3 weeks, simmer daily. The most recent releases landed on August 9, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DISHD | simmer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicholas Righter | Artur Lamali |
In-app purchases
DISHD
No in-app purchases
simmer
- simmer+ weekly$1.997 Days
- simmer+ monthly$6.991 Month
- simmer+ annual$34.991 Year









