Comparison

Yard House vs DinnerBell Meal Planner

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

Head to head
About

Yard House

Easily order food and drinks for pickup, reorder favorites, and check happy hour specials. Find nearby locations, view hours, and get real-time wait times. Save payment methods and gift cards for seamless transactions.

Highlights
  • Order food and drinks to go
  • Save and reorder favorites
  • Check happy hour details
  • Find nearby locations and hours
  • View real-time wait times
  • Save payment methods and gift cards
Features
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The Yard House app brings fan-favorites like Poke Nachos, BBQ Bacon Cheddar Burgers & Tacos straight to your fingertips. Whether you're ordering To Go or Delivery, browsing the menu, reordering your favorites, or finding your nearest Yard House location, it's all just a few taps away. Find A Yard House Near You • Quickly find your nearest Yard House location • Save your favorite restaurant for faster access • View hours, directions, and location details Join The Waitlist • Look at current waiting times before you arrive • Add your name to the waitlist in seconds • Easily save your spot in line and spend less time waiting • Check in when you arrive and get notified when your table is ready Order To Go Or Delivery • Order your favorite dishes for pickup or delivery • Browse the full Yard House menu anytime, including fan-favorites like Poke Nachos, BBQ Bacon Cheddar Burgers, Tacos, Pizzas, & more • Save past orders for quick and easy reordering • Enjoy mobile ordering and convenient curbside pickup Beer & Menu Favorites • Explore Yard House’s extensive draft beer selection • Learn more about exclusive event-based dishes and new menu items • Customize and save your order just the way you like it Payment & Gift Cards • Save your payment methods for a faster checkout • Pay easily using Yard House gift cards • Reload and manage gift cards directly in the app • Enjoy secure mobile payment options Questions? Visit www.yardhouse.com/help Legal: Must be 13+. Prices and participation may vary. View our privacy policy at https://www.yardhouse.com/privacy-notice © Darden Concepts, Inc. All rights reserved.

About

DinnerBell Meal Planner

Features
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DinnerBell takes the daily "what's for dinner?" question off your plate. Tell it your family size, your weekly grocery budget, and any dietary needs — then in seconds, get a fresh 7-day meal plan with breakfasts, lunches, and dinners chosen to fit. Every plan comes with a complete grocery list, automatically categorized by store section so you can shop once and cook all week. WHY FAMILIES LOVE DINNERBELL • Built for real families. Plans scale to your household — 2 people, 6 people, picky toddlers and teen athletes all welcome. • Your budget, respected. Set a weekly target and DinnerBell hits it. • Variety, not the same 10 meals. AI draws from a wide range of cuisines and dishes — Thai basil chicken, jambalaya, sheet-pan salmon, breakfast burritos, the works. • Diet-aware. Vegetarian, gluten-free, dairy-free, low-carb, peanut-free — tell it once. • Grocery list, done. Categorized by produce, dairy, pantry. Tap once to send to Apple Reminders. • Step-by-step recipes. Cook times, difficulty levels, clear instructions — no flipping between tabs. NO MORE × Standing in the kitchen at 5 PM with no plan × Last-minute takeout because you forgot to thaw chicken × Eating the same five dinners every week × Throwing out half a bag of cilantro you bought "just in case" PREMIUM DinnerBell Premium is a subscription that unlocks unlimited weekly plans: • Monthly: $6.99/month • Yearly: $39.99/year (save 52%) Both plans start with a free 7-day trial. Cancel anytime in your Apple subscriptions settings. Subscriptions auto-renew at the price shown until canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://getdinnerbell.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://getdinnerbell.app/terms Made with love by Dash Labs.

Screenshots

Yard House4 screens
DinnerBell Meal Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Yard House at none against DinnerBell Meal Planner's 2. DinnerBell Meal Planner's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. DinnerBell Meal Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Yard House asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yard House ships an update monthly, DinnerBell Meal Planner every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Yard House versus DinnerBell Meal Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYard HouseDinnerBell Meal Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (616 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings616 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size134 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDarden Restaurants, Inc.Dash Labs, LLC.

Bugs and requests

Yard House

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Items show as unavailable after being added to cart
  • App incorrectly displays restaurant as closed when open
  • Pickup order error messages preventing order completion
  • Cross-platform issues (app and iPad both experiencing problems)
  • Waitlist functionality not reflecting actual wait times

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to modify orders and change dressings
  • Support for food allergy accommodations
  • Improved wait list accuracy
  • Better app stability and error handling
  • More aggressive app marketing and promotion

DinnerBell Meal Planner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Yard House

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

DinnerBell Meal Planner

Subscriptions2
  • DinnerBell Premium Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • DinnerBell Premium Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Yard House free?
Yard House is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DinnerBell Meal Planner free?
DinnerBell Meal Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Yard House or DinnerBell Meal Planner have ads?
Neither Yard House nor DinnerBell Meal Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yard House or DinnerBell Meal Planner?
Yard House ships an update monthly, and DinnerBell Meal Planner every 2 days. Most recently, Yard House was updated on November 4, 2026 and DinnerBell Meal Planner on November 9, 2026.

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