Comparison

Dish Dive vs Lively Dish

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

Head to head
About

Dish Dive

Discover what to order at restaurants by reading reviews focused on specific dishes. Save restaurants and meals you want to try, and connect with other foodies. Compete for an expert title by sharing your own reviews and engaging in discussions.

Highlights
  • Dish-specific reviews
  • Restaurant discovery by meal
  • Save restaurants and meals
  • Follow trusted reviewers
  • Community discussions
  • Earn expert titles
Features
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Ever read a 5-star restaurant review, ordered the wrong thing, and left disappointed? Most review apps tell you if a place has good lighting. Dish Dive tells you what you should order. Every meal is a choice. See what people really thought of each dish, and make confident decisions. Discover exactly what to order: Find restaurants through the meals people are talking about. Read reviews for specific dishes and know what to order before you go. Save what caught your eye: Bookmark restaurants you want to visit, save the meals you plan to try, or keep a review that made you want to go. Connect with people who get it: Follow people whose taste you trust, join discussions in the comments, and share your own reviews. Earn likes on your takes and compete for the monthly expert title.

About

Lively Dish

Discover and organize recipes, from cakes to desserts, with this app. It helps you create shopping lists from ingredients and save your favorite dishes for easy meal planning and confident home cooking.

Highlights
  • Browse recipes, cakes, and desserts
  • Explore cuisine categories
  • View recipe details (time, servings, difficulty)
  • Save favorite recipes
  • Add ingredients to shopping list
  • Easy-to-use design
Features
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LivelyDish makes cooking easier, more organized, and more enjoyable. Discover delicious recipes, cakes, and desserts from different cuisines, then save your favorites and turn ingredients into a simple shopping list. Explore featured recipes, browse by cuisine category, and find sweet ideas for cakes and desserts. Each recipe gives you the key details at a glance, including preparation time, servings, difficulty, tags, ingredients, and a clear description. Plan what to cook, keep your favorite dishes in one place, and manage your shopping list while preparing meals at home. Key features: • Browse recipes, cakes, and desserts • Explore cuisine categories like Moroccan, Mexican, Italian, Indian, and more • View recipe time, servings, difficulty, tags, and ingredients • Save your favorite recipes for quick access • Add recipe ingredients to your shopping list • Check off items while shopping • Clean, simple, and easy-to-use design Whether you are looking for dinner inspiration, a homemade cake, a dessert idea, or a simple way to organize ingredients, LivelyDish helps you cook with confidence. Privacy Policy: https://livelydish.com/privacy-policy-for-livelydish/

Screenshots

Dish Dive4 screens
Lively Dish4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Dish Dive at none against Lively Dish's shown. Dish Dive also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Lively Dish's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Dish Dive against 5.0 for Lively Dish. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dish Dive versus Lively Dish: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDish DiveLively Dish
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB30 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperAJ STUDIO, MBSoufiane Khrouch

Customer experience

Dish Dive

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Lively Dish

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dish Dive

No in-app purchases

None

Lively Dish

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dish Dive free?
Dish Dive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lively Dish free?
Lively Dish is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dish Dive or Lively Dish?
Dish Dive and Lively Dish are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Dish Dive or Lively Dish have ads?
Lively Dish shows ads; Dish Dive does not.

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