Comparison

First Table vs HydroMeal

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

Head to head
About

First Table

Discover and book the first table of the night at top restaurants to receive 50% off your food bill. Explore new dining venues and save money on meals across the UK, Australia, and New Zealand.

Highlights
  • 50% off food bill
  • Book first table of the night
  • Discover new restaurants
  • Save money on dining
  • Browse 3,000+ restaurants
  • Support local venues
Features
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Enjoy exceptional dining with 50% off food. First Table rewards you for booking the first table of the night at incredible restaurants near you. Discover new favourites and save every time you dine. With First Table, food lovers get 50% off their food bill when they book the first table of the evening, the perfect way to explore new restaurants and enjoy your favourites, all at a fraction of the price. Discover over 4,500 incredible restaurants across the UK, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand. Whether you're after a midweek meal or a memorable night out, First Table helps you dine smarter. How it works: • Browse top-rated restaurants in your area • Book the first table of the night, lock in with a booking fee • Enjoy 50% off the food bill for up to 6 diners Why diners love First Table: • Save money while eating out more • Explore new cuisines and venues • Support local restaurants • Easy, seamless booking experience Discover new restaurants in your own backyard, and get an extra perk for dining off-peak. How does First Table work? Participating restaurants list their first tables for breakfast, lunch or dinner on First Table, showing up to fourteen days of availability on our platform. Diners are then rewarded with 50% off the food bill for dining at an off-peak time. To secure 50% off the food bill, select your city and search through the available restaurants near you. Then select your date and time and lock in your First Table for a booking fee. What’s in it for the restaurant? Restaurants choose to join at their own discretion, to help fill empty tables and to create a buzz early into their service. That means what while you’re tucking into a sunny brunch or an elevated dinner for half the price, you're also helping restaurants start service strong. Discover new restaurants! Browse nearby restaurants to discover a hidden gem in your own backyard or lock in top-rated restaurants you’ve always wanted to try. Craving a particular meal? Restaurants are also searchable by restaurant name or cuisine. What’s the catch? There isn’t one - that’s the best part! First Table is a win-win for restaurants and diners alike. Restaurants get early customers through the door and diners get rewarded for dining at times that restaurants need them most. By dining on First Table, you'll not only have a great excuse to connect with mates, dates and fellow foodies, but you'll also be supporting hospitality venues by dining at the times that they need you the most. Have friends you’d love to dine with? You can even earn credit by sharing First Table with other foodies! Just grab your promo code from your profile, and you’ll both get your next restaurant booking fee half price.

About

HydroMeal

Easily track your daily water intake, calories, protein, and other essential nutrients. Create custom foods and recipes for accurate logging. Monitor your progress with a detailed history and adjust your nutritional targets.

Highlights
  • Track water intake, protein, calories, fat, sodium, carbs
  • Create custom food items
  • Build custom recipes
  • Log water with nicknames
  • View daily nutrition history
  • Adjust nutritional targets
Features
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HydroMeal is your new favorite user-friendly nutrition tracker. You can track many relevant nutritional quantities in the app, including water intake, protein, calories, fat (including saturated fat), sodium, and carbohydrates (including added sugar). The app is very simple and easy to use, allowing you to create your own food items (for example, your own protein shake rather than a generic protein shake that may not be accurate) or pick from a generic list of items. You can also create a recipe, where you can combine multiple foods already in your food list or the generic list to make a new food item. Adding water intake is simple, with you only having to provide the amount of water (in ounces) and optionally a nickname to remember that water intake by. The "History" tab, which you can access from the dashboard, contains all previous nutrition logs for each day, allowing you to easily keep track of your day-by-day progress. Finally, while there is a default set of nutrition targets upon loading the app, you can change these in the "Profile" section of the app.

Screenshots

First Table4 screens
HydroMeal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: HydroMeal at none against First Table's shown. HydroMeal also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and device support (3 vs 1). First Table's advantage is ratings volume (99 vs 1). On price, rating and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for First Table against 5.0 for HydroMeal. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: First Table has 99 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
First Table versus HydroMeal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirst TableHydroMeal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (99 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings99 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.414.0.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size134 MB36 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperfirsttableHiten Patel

Customer experience

First Table

All ratings99 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews785 reviews
Positive91.6%
Neutral2.3%
Negative6.1%

HydroMeal

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

First Table

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login and booking issues
  • Crashes and freezes when navigating the app
  • Inconsistent application of discounts

Requested features

5 requests
  • Favorite/saved restaurants feature
  • More flexible dining time options
  • Improved app performance and stability
  • Expanded restaurant selection
  • Clearer display of deal conditions

HydroMeal

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

First Table

No in-app purchases

None

HydroMeal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is First Table free?
First Table is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HydroMeal free?
HydroMeal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, First Table or HydroMeal?
HydroMeal is rated higher. First Table averages 4.9 out of 5 from 99 ratings, while HydroMeal averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do First Table or HydroMeal have ads?
First Table shows ads; HydroMeal does not.

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