Dinnerbox vs Happy Folks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dinnerbox
Order pre-cooked frozen meals delivered to your door in South Africa. Choose from various meal box sizes and earn loyalty points for discounts on future purchases. Enjoy healthy, sustainable meals without preservatives, MSG, or stabilizers.
- Pre-cooked frozen meal delivery
- Multiple meal box sizes
- DinnerDosh loyalty points
- 15% discount redemption
- No preservatives, MSG, or stabilizers
- Sustainable ingredients
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Dinnerbox delivers pre-cooked frozen meals to your door within South Africa. Most meals can be ordered in Kids, 10, 20 and 30 meal boxes. Enjoy earning DinnerDosh loyalty points with every purchase and redeem 15% discount after reaching your points redemption target. Meals are delivered frozen within 4-5 working days, freeing you up to enjoy more time to enjoy life. With great taste comes great responsibility and our ingredients contribute substantially to what defines Dinnerbox. It is one of our passions! We are a team of entrepreneurs, restauranteurs and chefs who are passionate about food, ingredients, sustainability and; giving you more time to do the things you love! The Dinnerbox was born from our love of cooking and an insatiable appetite to provide our customers with convenient, healthy and sustainable meals. So much so that we do not use preservatives, stabilisers or MSG in any of our meals.
Happy Folks
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It doesn't get any happier! Check out all our fun-tastic specials & promotions and earn great rewards while enjoying a delicious meal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Happy Folks at every 3 weeks against Dinnerbox's every 6 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dinnerbox ships an update every 6 months, Happy Folks every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dinnerbox | Happy Folks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (37 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sean Dunn | Carl Heinz Conradie |
In-app purchases
Dinnerbox
No in-app purchases
Happy Folks
No in-app purchases
