DinnerThyme vs Meal Estate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DinnerThyme
Easily save, organize, and share your favorite recipes. Access your collection across all your devices and share with friends via iMessage. Unlock advanced features with a premium subscription.
- Save favorite recipes
- Organize dishes
- Share recipes with friends
- Cross-device syncing
- iMessage plugin for sharing
- Export recipes as PDF (Premium)
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Looking for a fun and easy way to save and share your favorite recipes? Look no further than Dinner Thyme! Our app has everything you need to keep track of all your favorite dishes, share them with your friends, and access them from any device. With Dinner Thyme, you can save all your favorite recipes in one convenient place. Whether you're a professional chef or just getting started in the kitchen, our app makes it easy to keep track of all your go-to dishes. And with our seamless syncing across all your devices, you can access your recipes from your Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, or Apple TV. But that's not all! With our iMessage plugin, you can easily share your recipes with your friends and family. And if you're looking to take things to the next level, our premium subscription unlocks even more features, including the ability to export your recipes as PDFs without any watermark. So why wait? Download Dinner Thyme today and start exploring all the amazing recipes our app has to offer! Whether you're cooking up a storm for your family, entertaining friends, or just looking for a fun new hobby, Dinner Thyme is the perfect app for you.
Meal Estate
Explore and save new meal ideas with detailed ingredients and instructions. Personalize recipes with custom requests for a tailored cooking experience.
- Discover new meals
- Save favorite recipes
- View ingredients and instructions
- Add custom requests
- Personalized meal generation
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Discover new meals, save the ones you love, and view ingredients & instructions at any time! Add custom requests to make each generated meal custom, just for your liking! EULA TERMS: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DinnerThyme at 5.0 against Meal Estate's 3.7. DinnerThyme also leads on device support (5 vs 3). Meal Estate's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. DinnerThyme sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days and Meal Estate sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
DinnerThyme holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
DinnerThyme ships an update every 2 weeks, Meal Estate every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | DinnerThyme | Meal Estate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 27.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lucas Assis Rodrigues | Peter Buonaiuto |
Customer experience
DinnerThyme
Meal Estate
In-app purchases
DinnerThyme
- Premium$0.497 Days
- Premium$0.991 Month
- Premium$5.996 Months
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- Premium$11.491 Year
- Buy me a coffee$0.99
- Buy me some coffee$4.99
- Buy me lots of coffee$9.99
Meal Estate
- Meal Cards$1.991 Month
