Dela vs Dinner Ninja
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dela
This app combines social media features with the privacy of group messaging. Users can create private groups to share posts, photos, videos, and messages, with an integrated shared calendar for event planning.
- Private group messaging
- Social media interface
- Photo and video sharing
- Written message posts
- Group event calendar
- Event planning tools
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Dela brings together the user-friendly format of social media while offering the privacy benefits of group texts and emails. Think of it as a private messaging app with a social media interface. Dela users join private groups where they can post photos, videos, and written messages, and then comment on the posts shared by others. Dela groups also have a shared calendar used to track important dates and plan group events. End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Dinner Ninja
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Dinner Ninja allows you to organize all your main and side dish coordination to allow you to plan dinner so that everything finishes at the same time. Can handle multiple timers on multiple devices so nothing will ever be cold at dinner again. Create recipes with timed steps to keep your meal making easy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dinner Ninja at none against Dela's 1. Dela's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Dela sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. Dinner Ninja asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dela ships an update every 2 months, Dinner Ninja monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dela | Dinner Ninja |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (16 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Familia Connect, LLC | Ian Baker |
In-app purchases
Dela
- Remove Ads$3.991 Year
Dinner Ninja
No in-app purchases
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