OpenRice vs DiningCity
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OpenRice
Discover and book tables at your favorite restaurants across Asia. Order takeaway, purchase discounted vouchers, and pay for meals seamlessly. Earn loyalty points and credits while enjoying exclusive offers and discounts.
- Restaurant table booking
- Takeaway pre-ordering
- Discounted voucher purchases
- Cashless meal payments
- Loyalty point earning and redemption
- Job listings in F&B industry
- Advance queuing
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OpenRice: Your complete restaurant guide, Table booking, Takeaway, Voucher, Payment and Loyalty platform in Asia. Search, book and earn Rice Dollars from your favourite restaurants! Simply show up to your booking and earn the equivalent to $1 per attended seat (T&C’s apply)! Burn Rice Dollars on Takeaway, Vouchers, Booking Prepaid Menus and OpenRice Pay! Table Booking (HK, Macau, Taiwan, Thailand) - Book, attend and earn Rice Dollars! - Book with prepaid special menus and enjoy special offers. - Earn multiple membership points (Asia Miles, Lee Gardens Club, Hang Seng Cash Dollars, LUBUDS). Takeaway (HK) - Whether you’re at home or office, pre-order to save time! - Enjoy multiple discounts from restaurants, credit cards and partners. Vouchers (HK) - Buy discounted vouchers before meals! OpenRice Pay (HK) - Pay for meals seamlessly with cashless payment. - Earn and burn credits while enjoy restaurant discounts. Jobs (HK) - Apply to any jobs in the F&B industry. - Quick apply through online CV and Whatsapp employers directly! Queuing (HK) - Save time and queue in advance on the way to restaurants. - Get notified when your table is nearly ready! Many more functions coming soon, stay tuned! Enquiry: mobile@openrice.com
DiningCity
Discover and book tables at high-end Asian restaurants with instant discounts. This premium dining guide offers exclusive deals, easy reservations, and detailed restaurant information across over 20 cities. Become a member to enjoy special event pre-bookings and up to 50% off.
- Instant restaurant reservations
- Exclusive deals and discounts up to 50%
- Discover fine dining in 20+ Asian cities
- Member pre-booking for special events
- Restaurant reviews and menu information
- Manage bookings and history
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Restaurant reservations with instant discounts in Asia’s high-end restaurants. DiningCity is the premium dining guide and reservation platform in Asia that allows you to discover fine dining, exclusive deals and online reservations wherever you are to enjoy the amazing restaurants in over 20 cities in Asia. Do you want to be part of this fine dining experience? Download the app and become a privileged member of the famous dining guide! Enjoy instant discounts and deals, make faster and easier reservations, use your current location to find restaurants wherever you are, write and read reviews, manage your bookings and many more! Features: - Easy and fast sign up and sign in. - Discover hundreds of the best restaurants in over 20 cities across Asia: - Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Macau and more - Enjoy member pre-booking on events like Restaurant Week, Brunch Weekend, Seafood Week. - Enjoy all day discounts and deals up to 50%. - Find restaurant information: addresses, pictures, locations, reviews and more. - Find information about a restaurant menu: prices, pictures and reviews. - Guaranteed reservation in only three clicks. - Manage your upcoming reservations and your reservation history. - Language both in Chinese and English
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: DiningCity at none against OpenRice's shown. DiningCity also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.1) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
DiningCity holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 86 and 33 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of OpenRice's written reviews are positive against 41% of DiningCity's.
OpenRice ships an update every 10 days, DiningCity every 5 days. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.
| Parameter | OpenRice | DiningCity |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (86 ratings) | 4.4 (33 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.8% of reviews | 41.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 86 — better | 33 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 240 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | OpenRice.com | Shanghai Shiju Network Technology Company Limited |
Customer experience
OpenRice
DiningCity
In-app purchases
OpenRice
No in-app purchases
DiningCity
No in-app purchases
