Often Dining vs Tock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Often Dining
Discover restaurants, view menus with high-resolution images, and make real-time reservations. Save favorite orders for quick re-ordering and check gift card balances with participating locations.
- View menus with high-resolution images
- Search restaurants by location and 'open now'
- Make real-time reservations
- Save favorite orders
- Check gift card balances
- Pre-pay for quick pick-up
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View menus, order online and make reservations at hundreds of restaurants! Features: • View menus with high resolution food pictures • Search for restaurants by location (GPS or address) and ‘open now’ • Make reservations in real time • Save favorite orders for quick re-ordering • Check gift card balances and collected points online* • Pre-pay online for quick pick-up* *with participating stores
Tock
Discover unique dining experiences, from local gems to Michelin-starred restaurants. Easily reserve tables and book curated culinary events. Your next delicious adventure awaits.
- Discover dining experiences
- Reserve tables
- Book culinary events
- Find neighborhood restaurants
- Discover Michelin-rated destinations
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Discover extraordinary experiences with Tock’s new and improved app. From neighborhood restaurants to Michelin-rated destinations, Tock has something for everyone. Delicious starts here—reserve your experience today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tock at 4.9 against Often Dining's 3.0. Tock also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (9.7K vs 2). Often Dining's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Tock holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tock has 9.7K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Often Dining ships an update every 14 months, Tock every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Often Dining | Tock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.9 (9.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 9.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #207 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Auphan Software Corp. | Tock |
Customer experience
Often Dining
Tock
Bugs and requests
Often Dining
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Tock
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes or shows blank screens
- Reservations disappearing or not working
- Payment processing errors
- Inaccurate restaurant listings and availability
Requested features
4 requests- Add to Calendar function
- Ability to save favorite restaurants
- Real-time reservation availability updates
- Better search and filtering options
In-app purchases
Often Dining
No in-app purchases
Tock
No in-app purchases
