# Dinner vs Cooking Time Planner

The clearest difference is rating: Cooking Time Planner at 5.0 against Dinner's 4.3. Cooking Time Planner also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Dinner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (18 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Cooking Time Planner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dinner asks for nothing beyond the download.

Cooking Time Planner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dinner has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Dinner ships an update every 5 days, Cooking Time Planner every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Dinner | Cooking Time Planner |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.3 (18 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dinner-spinner/id6474522598/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cooking-time-planner/id6757248363/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **18** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | **Every 4 days** |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 58 MB | 40 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | **15.1** |
| Devices | iPhone | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Greenberg Labs](https://appshunter.io/developer/1689445322) | [Taylor Ballenger](https://appshunter.io/developer/1865560720) |

## What reviewers say

### Dinner

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dinner-spinner/id6474522598)

This app helps you decide where to eat by spinning a virtual wheel of local restaurants. It's designed to end dinner indecision and make meal planning an exciting discovery.

**Highlights:** Location-based restaurant suggestions, Interactive spin-the-wheel interface, Solves dinner indecision, Family and date night friendly, Discover local eateries

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Cooking Time Planner

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cooking-time-planner/id6757248363)

This app helps you plan meals with multiple dishes, ensuring everything finishes cooking at the same time. It generates a smart timeline and sends reminders for when to start each dish, reducing kitchen stress.

**Highlights:** Smart cooking timeline generation, Start-time reminders for each dish, Support for multi-step dishes, Save and reuse meal combinations, Intuitive design with dark mode, Privacy-focused with no account required

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cooking Time Planner Pro | $1.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Dinner free?

Dinner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Cooking Time Planner free?

Cooking Time Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Dinner or Cooking Time Planner?

Cooking Time Planner is rated higher. Dinner averages 4.3 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Cooking Time Planner averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Dinner or Cooking Time Planner have ads?

Neither Dinner nor Cooking Time Planner shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Dinner or Cooking Time Planner?

Dinner ships an update every 5 days, and Cooking Time Planner every 4 days. Most recently, Dinner was updated on September 5, 2026 and Cooking Time Planner on September 23, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*