Food Lover’s (Sample) vs Eater
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Food Lover’s (Sample)
Explore Paris's best culinary destinations with an authoritative guide. Discover over 500 tested locations, filter by cuisine, neighborhood, or price, and view them on a map. Includes a glossary of French culinary terms and offline capabilities.
- Over 500 culinary destinations
- Search by cuisine, neighborhood, price
- Map with offline geolocator
- Glossary of French culinary terms
- Bookmark favorite addresses
- Regularly updated commentary
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A sample of the most authoritative guide to eating well in the City of Light is now available as an application for iOS. “Food lovers rejoice! You can now tour Paris with Patricia Wells, the city’s most reliable guide to its very best spots. Her app is fast and easy to use, chock-full of terrific information and a great read. In other words, it’s a delicious must-have.” Dorie Greenspan, author of Dorie’s Cookies and Around My French Table FEATURES OF THE FULL VERSION • Discover more than 500 of the city’s ultimate culinary destinations, tested by Patricia and her team and regularly updated with detailed dependable commentary. • Search by category using a filter to refine your search by cuisine type, neighborhood, details such as Michelin stars or gluten-free, atmosphere, price, and culinary specialties. • Browse the app contents by category or neighborhood, or by restaurant specifics such as price, cuisine type, specialties or restaurant details like vegetarian-friendly or Michelin-star rating. • A map of Paris shows the location of all the addresses in the guide (use the filter to limit the addresses to those you are interested in). An offline geolocator allows you to see your location even when you’re not connected to the internet. • A-Z glossary of French culinary terms to help translate menus on the spot. • Bookmark your favorite addresses, and access Patricia’s current favorites and seasonal recommendations in the Picks section. • English language only. ABOUT PATRICIA Patricia Wells, author and former Washington Post and New York Times journalist, was global food critic for the International Herald Tribune for more than 25 years. She has written five print editions of The Food Lover’s Guide to Paris and 14 other books, including Bistro Cooking and Trattoria. With her husband, Walter, Patricia has lived in France since 1980 and also teaches classes at her popular cooking school – At Home with Patricia Wells – in Paris and Provence. For more information visit www.foodloversparis.com To offer feedback or report issues on the App, email bon.app@foodloversparis.com © 2017 Patricia Wells
Eater
Discover top restaurant and bar recommendations curated by expert editors. Find new places in any city, get personalized suggestions, and easily make reservations. Never have a bad meal again with trusted insider picks.
- Editor-curated restaurant picks
- Personalized recommendations
- Insider community connection
- Smart search functionality
- Create and share custom lists
- Direct table reservations
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The Eater app is the most trusted way to find great restaurants. Our editors have spent years eating at the best restaurants and bars so you always know where to go next. Get instant access to all of Eater’s restaurant picks in every major city, whether you're exploring a new neighborhood, planning a trip, or need a quick rec on the go. With the Eater app, you’ll never have a bad meal. What you’ll love about the Eater app: - Curated by editors: Trusted recommendations and reviews from people who know restaurants - Insider to insider: Follow and connect with editors, chefs, and friends, and be part of the Eater community - Ask anything: Smarter search that finds the places you actually want - Recommended for you: Eater’s take on restaurants near you and wherever you travel - Create and share: Browse Eater lists, make your own, and share your favorite spots with friends - Browse to book: Reserve tables directly in the Eater app so you’re one step closer to a great meal With the Eater app, the next great place to eat or drink is in the palm of your hand, no matter where the day (or night) takes you. Download the Eater app to find your next great meal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Eater at 4.1 against Food Lover’s (Sample)'s 1.0. Eater also leads on review sentiment (42% vs 0%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). Food Lover’s (Sample)'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, 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.
Eater holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Eater has 59 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Food Lover’s (Sample)'s written reviews are positive against 42% of Eater's.
Food Lover’s (Sample) ships an update every 4 months, Eater weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Food Lover’s (Sample) | Eater |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.1 (59 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 41.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 59 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 154 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Food Lovers & Co. Inc | Vox Media, Inc. |
Customer experience
Food Lover’s (Sample)
Eater
Bugs and requests
Food Lover’s (Sample)
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Eater
Reported bugs
2 issues- Search and account icons smushed on main map page
- Location settings get stuck after disabling tracking
Requested features
3 requests- Add filters and sorting for map/list view
- Allow sharing of restaurant lists
- Improve font size and layout on map view
In-app purchases
Food Lover’s (Sample)
No in-app purchases
Eater
No in-app purchases









