Comparison

Tabbi vs Lean Kitchen

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

Head to head
About

Tabbi

Discover local nightlife, restaurants, and bars. Open a tab from your phone at participating venues, view your live check, and pay without waiting. Stay updated on specials, events, and connect with friends to make plans.

Highlights
  • Discover local nightlife, bars, and restaurants
  • Open and manage tabs from your phone
  • View live check and pay without waiting
  • Stay updated on specials and events
  • Connect with friends and make plans
  • Receive venue updates
Features
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Tabbi helps you discover nightlife, open a tab from your phone, and stay connected to the places you love. Whether you’re meeting friends, grabbing drinks, finding dinner, or looking for something happening nearby, Tabbi gives you a smarter way to experience local hospitality. Find restaurants, bars, breweries, and nightlife spots near you, and decide where to go next. At participating venues, open a tab from your phone, view your live check, tip, and close out without waiting. Keep up with local specials, events, promotions, and experiences from venues around you. See where your friends are going, invite them out, and make plans around places and real experiences. Stay connected to the spots you care about and get updates when they have something new happening. Tabbi is built for the way people actually go out: discover a place, meet up, open a tab, enjoy the experience, and come back again. Available features may vary by venue and location.

About

Lean Kitchen

This app allows users to join a rewards program for healthy meal purchases, track their points, and find nearby locations. Receive notifications about new menu items and special events.

Highlights
  • Join rewards program
  • Earn rewards
  • Find nearby locations
  • View account balance
  • Check in for points
  • Receive notifications
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If Lean Kitchen is your favorite destination for healthy, prepared meals and you are or want to be a member of the Lean Kitchen Rewards Program, you will love this app! Download it today for free and you’ll be able to: • Join our program and begin earning rewards today. • Find a Lean Kitchen that’s closest to your location. • View your member account balance and your rewards. • Check in to let us know you’ve arrived – and get points for visits. • Get notifications from us announcing new menu items, special events, and more!

Screenshots

Tabbi4 screens
Lean Kitchen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tabbi at none against Lean Kitchen's shown. Tabbi also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Lean Kitchen's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

Lean Kitchen holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 69 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tabbi ships an update fortnightly, Lean Kitchen every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tabbi versus Lean Kitchen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabbiLean Kitchen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (28 ratings)5.0 (69 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2869 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB124 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTabbi IncPaytronix Systems Inc

Customer experience

Tabbi

All ratings28 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Lean Kitchen

All ratings56 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tabbi

No in-app purchases

None

Lean Kitchen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tabbi free?
Tabbi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lean Kitchen free?
Lean Kitchen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tabbi or Lean Kitchen?
Lean Kitchen is rated higher. Tabbi averages 4.7 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while Lean Kitchen averages 5.0 from 69 ratings.
Do Tabbi or Lean Kitchen have ads?
Lean Kitchen shows ads; Tabbi does not.
Which is updated more often, Tabbi or Lean Kitchen?
Tabbi ships an update fortnightly, and Lean Kitchen every 4 months. Most recently, Tabbi was updated on November 7, 2026 and Lean Kitchen on November 3, 2026.

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