Dinner vs Meal Planner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dinner
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.
- Location-based restaurant suggestions
- Interactive spin-the-wheel interface
- Solves dinner indecision
- Family and date night friendly
- Discover local eateries
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Introducing Dinner Spinner: The Culinary Oracle in Your Pocket! Are you tired of the eternal, mind-boggling question, "What's for dinner tonight?" Say goodbye to dinner dilemmas and hello to Dinner Spinner, the revolutionary app that transforms meal decision-making into an exhilarating adventure! Why Dinner Spinner? Dinner Spinner is not just an app; it's your gastronomic guru, your mealtime magician, ready to whisk you away on a culinary journey right in your neighborhood. Perfect for indecisive souls, hungry families, adventurous foodies, or anyone who's ever sighed, "I don't know, what do YOU want to eat?" Features That Amaze Location-Based Magic: Simply enter your location, and behold as Dinner Spinner conjures up a vibrant prize wheel brimming with local eateries. From hidden gems to beloved classics, your next meal is just a spin away! Thrilling Spin-the-Wheel Experience: With a flick of your finger, set the wheel in motion. Watch in suspense as it turns, each rotation a promise of delicious possibilities. Family & Date Night Savior: Banish the "I don't know, you decide" from your dinner conversations. Let Dinner Spinner be the impartial, fun judge in your culinary conundrums! Transform "What's for Dinner?" into "Let's Discover Dinner!" Dinner Spinner is more than an app; it's a revolution in your dining routine. It's the answer to your children's curious "What are we eating tonight?" and your partner's indecisive hunger pangs. It's the spark for new culinary adventures and the beginning of many delicious memories. So, are you ready to spin your way to your next fantastic meal? Download Dinner Spinner now and let the fates decide your feast!
Meal Planner
Quickly plan your week's dinners with visual recipe cards and generate a combined grocery list. Save favorite meals to a personal recipe book for easy future planning. Designed to simplify weeknight meal decisions before you shop.
- Visual dinner idea cards
- Weekly dinner plan creation
- Combined grocery list generation
- Save recipes to a recipe book
- Quick recipes with times and difficulty
- Optional partner planning flow
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Plan your week's dinners before the grocery run. Swipe through quick dinner ideas, build a weekly Dinner Plan, and shop one combined grocery list from the recipes you picked. Swipe for Dinner is made for people who want dinner handled before they are standing in the aisle. THE WEEKLY FLOW - Swipe through visual dinner cards - Pick the recipes you want this week - Review everything in your Dinner Plan - Build one combined Shopping List - Save keepers to your Recipe Book - Open ingredients and steps when it is time to cook BUILT FOR REAL WEEKNIGHTS - 220+ dinner ideas - Quick recipes with times and difficulty - Family-friendly tags - Saved recipes you can add back to future plans - Shopping list grouped for easier grocery runs - Optional partner flow when two people plan together FREE TO TRY Create a free account to preview the app and start swiping dinner ideas. PREMIUM Premium unlocks the full recipe library, weekly Dinner Plan, combined Shopping List, Recipe Book, and new dinners added regularly. Subscription auto-renews unless canceled in App Store settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://swipefordinner.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://swipefordinner.com/privacy INDEPENDENT Swipe for Dinner is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Trader Joe's Company. Trader Joe's is a trademark of its owner.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Meal Planner at 5.0 against Dinner's 4.3. Meal Planner also leads on chart position (#188 vs unranked). Dinner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 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. Meal Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Dinner asks for nothing beyond the download.
Meal 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 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Dinner ships an update every 5 days, Meal Planner every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dinner | Meal Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | — | #188 — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Greenberg Labs | Jeff Mangano |
Customer experience
Dinner
Meal Planner
In-app purchases
Dinner
No in-app purchases
Meal Planner
- Monthly Premium$3.991 Month
- Yearly Premium$34.991 Year
