Pantry 45 vs PickyPlaces
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pantry 45
Easily order your favorite meals for pickup or to-go. The app allows for one-tap payment and remembers past orders for quick reordering. Earn rewards and stay updated on the latest happenings.
- View menu
- Order ahead for pickup
- One-tap payment
- Reorder favorites
- Earn rewards and offers
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Order ahead with the new Pantry 45 app. Download today so you can start earning free food and catch the latest happenings. - View Pantry 45 menu - Order ahead for pick-up and to-go - Pay through the app with one-tap ordering - Remembers your orders so you can re-order your favorites - Earn cool rewards and offers Download today!
PickyPlaces
This app helps you decide where to eat by spinning a virtual roulette wheel of nearby restaurants. It offers smart filters, party mode for group decisions, and tracks your dining history. Easily order online or get directions to your chosen spot.
- Restaurant roulette wheel
- Smart filters (fast food/sit-down)
- Party mode for group picks
- Personal dining history tracking
- Direct online ordering link
- One-tap navigation integration
- City dining history tracking
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PickyPlaces turns "where do you want to eat?" into the best part of dinner. Spin a colorful roulette wheel, get a real restaurant nearby, and just go. Stop arguing. Stop scrolling. Just spin. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT THE SPIN — The wheel is loaded with real restaurants within the radius you choose, from half a mile up to 25 miles. No made-up suggestions, no stale data — it's powered by Google Places. SMART FILTERS — Filter by fast food vs. sit-down so you get what you're actually in the mood for. Adjust the radius with a clean slider and re-spin as many times as you want. PARTY MODE — Create a party, share a 6-letter code, and have your group see every restaurant you've tried together. Perfect for roommates, couples, date night, and road trips. YOUR RATING HISTORY — Rate every visit from 1 to 5 stars. PickyPlaces keeps your personal history so you can look back on the spots you loved (and the ones to avoid). ORDER ONLINE — Love the pick? Tap the restaurant photo to jump straight to their website and order takeout or browse the menu. GET DIRECTIONS — One tap opens Apple Maps, Google Maps, or Waze — your choice. CITIES YOU'VE EATEN IN — Track every city where you've found a new favorite. Turns every trip into a food map. PRIVATE BY DESIGN — We don't sell your data. We don't track you across apps. We don't store your location on our servers. Sign in with Apple or Google, or use Guest Mode to try it without an account. PERFECT FOR •Couples who can't pick a restaurant • Roommates and friends who always say "I don't care, you pick" • Travelers and food lovers exploring new cities • Anyone tired of decision fatigue at dinner time
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Verdict
Pantry 45 and PickyPlaces both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of PickyPlaces's written reviews are positive against 50% of Pantry 45's. PickyPlaces also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 months). Pantry 45's advantage is ratings volume (117 vs 7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Pantry 45 against 5.0 for PickyPlaces. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pantry 45 has 117 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Pantry 45's written reviews are positive against 100% of PickyPlaces's.
Pantry 45 ships an update every 6 months, PickyPlaces every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pantry 45 | PickyPlaces |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (117 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 117 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hazlnut, LLC | SETH ALEXANDER AUZENNE |
Customer experience
Pantry 45
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In-app purchases
Pantry 45
No in-app purchases
PickyPlaces
No in-app purchases
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