Comparison

First Table vs RecipeFetch

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

RecipeFetch

Transform online recipes into easy-to-follow cooking guides. Focus on one step at a time with ingredients and amounts displayed clearly, eliminating the need to scroll. Automatically adjusts measurements and servings for a seamless cooking experience.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step cooking mode
  • Automatic ingredient conversion
  • Adjustable serving sizes
  • AI recipe extraction
  • Cloud sync library
  • Nutrition and allergen info
Features
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Cooking from a video means scrolling back every time you forget a quantity. RecipeFetch fixes that. Paste a YouTube cooking video or a recipe page and RecipeFetch turns it into a proper recipe. Then in Cooking Mode, every step fills the screen with just the ingredients and exact amounts that step needs. Your screen stays awake, and there is nothing to scroll back to. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT • Cooking Mode shows the ingredients and quantities for the step you are on — no scrolling back, no remembering • Choose your measurements: metric, imperial or US cups, and every quantity in every recipe converts • Adjustable servings that rescale ingredients automatically, in Cooking Mode too • Every recipe credits its creator and links back to the original video or page • Browse and filter your library by the creators you cook from most HOW IT WORKS 1. Copy a link from YouTube or any recipe website 2. Paste it into RecipeFetch 3. AI extracts the full recipe into your library ALSO INCLUDED • Clean ingredient lists with quantities you can check off as you cook • Clear, numbered step-by-step instructions • Estimated nutrition per serving — calories, protein, carbs, fat, fibre, sugar • Allergen indicators for dairy, gluten, nuts, shellfish and more • Search, filters and a "Most cooked" shelf to find recipes fast • Cloud sync — your library follows your account on any device FREE TRIAL AND PRO Every new account starts with a free trial: extract up to 7 recipes in your first 30 days, with full access to everything. RecipeFetch Pro is an auto-renewing monthly subscription (US$0.99/month — your local price is shown in the app before purchase) with up to 15 recipe extractions per month. Whatever happens with your subscription, you always keep access to your saved recipes. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. A NOTE ON ACCURACY Recipe content, nutrition values and allergen indicators are AI-generated estimates and may be incomplete or wrong. Always verify ingredients against the original source and product labels — especially if you or anyone you cook for has a food allergy. Terms of Use: https://truepointai.github.io/recipefetch/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://truepointai.github.io/recipefetch/privacy/

Screenshots

First Table4 screens
RecipeFetch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: First Table at none against RecipeFetch's 1. First Table also leads on ratings volume (105 vs 1). RecipeFetch's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, monetization model 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. RecipeFetch sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. First Table asks for nothing beyond the download.

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 RecipeFetch. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: First Table has 105 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
First Table versus RecipeFetch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirst TableRecipeFetch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (105 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings105 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperfirsttableSANCHIT AGGARWAL

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

RecipeFetch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

First Table

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

RecipeFetch

Subscriptions1
  • RecipeFetch Pro$0.991 Month

Questions

Is First Table free?
First Table is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RecipeFetch free?
RecipeFetch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, First Table or RecipeFetch?
RecipeFetch is rated higher. First Table averages 4.9 out of 5 from 105 ratings, while RecipeFetch averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do First Table or RecipeFetch have ads?
First Table shows ads; RecipeFetch does not.

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