LCBO vs DineSmart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
DineSmart
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LCBO ships an update every 2 months, DineSmart daily. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LCBO | DineSmart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 4.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 27.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Liquor Control Board of Ontario | Mohammed Al-Dahleh |
In-app purchases
LCBO
No in-app purchases
DineSmart
No in-app purchases









