Glow Cafe vs Recommends.app
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Glow Cafe
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A Smart one stop app for colleagues and visitors. For fast ordering Check out menus and orders on the go, find your favourites and even make it your own Cut out the queue with click and collect For Easy Payment Pay for your Hot Drink with your phone For Rewards Sign up for incentives and promotions from your pocket
Recommends.app
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See the dish, not just the restaurant. Recommends is the local food feed that shows you what to order, where to get it, and who recommended it. KEY FEATURES: Local Food Feed: Discover real plates being eaten right around the corner. Quick Dish Posting: Snap one photo of one dish to help someone else order right. Smart Collections: Save dishes you want to try, automatically sorted by distance from your location. Visual Dish Map: Explore top-rated plates on the map—one winning pin per location. Instant Dish Sharing: Send exact dish photos to friends instead of generic venue pages. Easy Group Outings: Share a spot, lock in a plan, and get eating without group-chat confusion. Stop scrolling through long restaurant reviews. Download Recommends and find your next meal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Glow Cafe at none against Recommends.app's 2. Recommends.app's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Recommends.app sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Glow Cafe asks for nothing beyond the download.
Glow Cafe ships an update every 6 months, Recommends.app fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Glow Cafe | Recommends.app |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 136 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Its Lolly | Nima GOLZAR-SOUFIANI |
In-app purchases
Glow Cafe
No in-app purchases
Recommends.app
- Boost 7 days$1.99
- Boost business for 30 days$5.99









