# Dinner vs Meal Planner

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.

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.

## The numbers

| Metric | Dinner | Meal Planner |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.3 (18 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dinner-spinner/id6474522598/reviews) | **[5.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/meal-planner-swipe-dinner/id6757285134/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **18** | 3 |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 5 days** | Every 2 months |
| Monetization | **Free** | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | — | **#188** |
| Size | 58 MB | 10 MB |
| Requires iOS | **16.4** | 17.0 |
| Devices | iPhone | **iPhone, iPad** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Greenberg Labs](https://appshunter.io/developer/1689445322) | [Jeff Mangano](https://appshunter.io/developer/1865799991) |

## 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


### Meal Planner

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/meal-planner-swipe-dinner/id6757285134)

**Currently charting:** #188 Top Grossing · Food & Drink (US App Store)

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.

**Highlights:** 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

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly Premium | $3.99 | per month |
| Yearly Premium | $34.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Dinner free?

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

### Is Meal Planner free?

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

### Which has better reviews, Dinner or Meal Planner?

Meal Planner is rated higher. Dinner averages 4.3 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Meal Planner averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.

### Do Dinner or Meal Planner have ads?

Neither Dinner nor Meal Planner shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Dinner or Meal Planner?

Dinner ships an update every 5 days, and Meal Planner every 2 months. Most recently, Dinner was updated on October 24, 2026 and Meal Planner on October 31, 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.*