Comparison

LCBO vs DineSmart

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

Head to head
About

LCBO

Shop a wide selection of alcoholic beverages, including spirits, wine, beer, and coolers. Browse thousands of products, scan items in-store for details, and order for pickup or delivery. Find product availability and save your favorites.

Highlights
  • Browse and shop thousands of products
  • In-store barcode scanner
  • Order for pickup or delivery
  • Check product availability
  • Favorite products and stores
  • Find store locations
Features
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The official LCBO app lets you browse and shop thousands of wine, beers & ciders, spirits, coolers and more! The LCBO app allows you to: • Browse and shop thousands of LCBO & Vintages products. • Scan products in-store using the app’s barcode scanner to get more info. • Order products to be picked up in-store or shipped directly to you. • Find up-to-date product availability in your favourite store or closest store. • Add products and stores to your favourite list for quick access. • Find a location.

About

DineSmart

Features
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Check the latest health inspection results for any place that serves food in Toronto before you walk in. DineSmart maps the City of Toronto’s DineSafe results. Problems stand out: closures and conditional passes get their own pins, so you can tell at a glance whether nearby places are OK. KNOW WHAT YOU’RE WALKING INTO • Tap any place for its latest result, what it means, and what the inspector found, in plain words • See whether a past problem was fixed, and whether the same issues keep coming back • Browse a place’s full inspection history, including court outcomes and fines KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR SPOTS • Save the places you go and get notified if one gets a conditional pass or is closed, and when it passes again • See your saved places on your Home Screen and Lock Screen with widgets • Check them from your wrist with the Apple Watch app and complications EXPLORE THE CITY • This Week lists every closure and conditional pass across Toronto in the last 7 days • Search any restaurant, café, bakery or takeout spot by name or street PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. Your location is used only on your device and is never sent anywhere. Inspection results come from the City of Toronto’s DineSafe program and are updated daily. DineSmart is not affiliated with the City of Toronto. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto.

Screenshots

LCBO4 screens
DineSmart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DineSmart at daily against LCBO's every 2 months. LCBO's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 27.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LCBO ships an update every 2 months, DineSmart daily. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
LCBO versus DineSmart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLCBODineSmart
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.4 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews4.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB8 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLiquor Control Board of OntarioMohammed Al-Dahleh

In-app purchases

None

LCBO

No in-app purchases

None

DineSmart

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LCBO free?
LCBO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DineSmart free?
DineSmart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LCBO or DineSmart have ads?
Neither LCBO nor DineSmart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LCBO or DineSmart?
LCBO ships an update every 2 months, and DineSmart daily. Most recently, LCBO was updated on November 6, 2026 and DineSmart on November 7, 2026.

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