Comparison

Beluga Eats vs BrightDish

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

Head to head
About

Beluga Eats

Browse restaurant menus and place orders directly from your table by scanning a QR code. Save your order history for easy reordering of favorite dishes.

Highlights
  • QR code menu scanning
  • In-app ordering
  • Digital menu browsing
  • Order history
  • Save favorite dishes
Features
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Welcome to the Beluga mobile app, powering a modern ordering experience for restaurants and diners. Scan a QR code at your favorite Beluga restaurant to browse their menu in a beautiful interface. Then add items to your cart and place an order right from your table. Sign up for an account to save your receipts and order history, so you can easily reorder your favorite dishes.

About

BrightDish

Generate unique recipes with AI based on ingredients, cuisine, or custom prompts. Organize and cook with step-by-step instructions, import recipes from websites or other apps, and enjoy a distraction-free cooking view. Recipes sync across devices via iCloud with no ads or data collection.

Highlights
  • AI recipe generation
  • Import recipes from websites
  • Organize recipes into groups
  • Distraction-free cooking view
  • Sync recipes via iCloud
  • Import from other apps
Features
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"What's for dinner?" Never dread that question again. BrightDish uses Apple Intelligence to generate unique recipes, then makes it easy to organize and actually COOK with them. No more ad-infested websites or recipe screenshots lost in your camera roll. Create AI recipes: • Pick one cuisine or mix them! • Choose the main ingredients and let AI do the rest • Describe exactly what you're craving with a freeform prompt • Import physical recipes from a photo Import recipes from 1,000+ websites: • No more ad-infested, popup-filled websites • BrightDish will import the recipe plus photos, sections, and more • Tested on all popular recipe websites Every recipe includes: • Step-by-step instructions • A detailed ingredient list with quantities • Estimated prep and cook times • Locally-generated AI photos A great cookbook/organizer, too: • Use "Cooking View" for zero distractions while cooking • Organize recipes into groups • Tag recipes • Define smart groups that automatically include matching recipes • Mark ingredients and steps as you finish them • Edit every recipe detail to make it your own • Share recipes as BrightDish files or just plain text Import from other apps: • BrightDish can import your recipe library from other popular apps • See the website for instructions A first-class app: • Fast, fluid, fully-native interface • Responsive layouts that adapt to your screen size • Support for multitasking and drag-and-drop on iPad • Support for large font sizes Synced via iCloud: Recipes sync across your devices automatically via iCloud. Create a recipe on your iPhone at work and it'll be waiting on your kitchen iPad when you get home. There are no third-party accounts to create, logins to remember, or setup to do. It just works. Real Privacy: No ads. No analytics. No data collection. All recipes and images are created entirely on your own iPhone or iPad with Apple Intelligence and local AI models. Your data never leaves your own iCloud account and is never sent to any third party. In-App Purchases: When you download BrightDish, all of the app's features are unlocked and available to try. You can store up to 12 recipes in your library for free. After that, you'll be given the option to support the app with either a small monthly subscription or a one-time purchase. You can switch from the subscription to a one-time purchase at any time in the future, too. Terms of Use: https://brightdish.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://brightdish.app/privacy/ Thanks for using BrightDish!

Screenshots

Beluga Eats4 screens
BrightDish4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BrightDish at 100% against Beluga Eats's 50%. BrightDish also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and ads (none vs shown). Beluga Eats's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (21 vs 5). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. BrightDish sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Beluga Eats asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BrightDish holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Beluga Eats's written reviews are positive against 100% of BrightDish's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beluga Eats ships an update every 3 weeks, BrightDish every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Beluga Eats versus BrightDish: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeluga EatsBrightDish
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (21 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB1.1 GB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBeluga Technology, IncIncident 57, Inc.

Customer experience

Beluga Eats

All ratings18 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative27.8%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative41.7%

BrightDish

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Beluga Eats

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

BrightDish

Subscriptions2
  • BrightDish Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • BrightDish Yearly14 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • BrightDish Forever$39.99

Questions

Is Beluga Eats free?
Beluga Eats is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BrightDish free?
BrightDish is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Beluga Eats or BrightDish?
BrightDish is rated higher. Beluga Eats averages 3.6 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while BrightDish averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Beluga Eats or BrightDish have ads?
Beluga Eats shows ads; BrightDish does not.
Which is updated more often, Beluga Eats or BrightDish?
Beluga Eats ships an update every 3 weeks, and BrightDish every 10 days. Most recently, Beluga Eats was updated on October 20, 2026 and BrightDish on October 16, 2026.

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