# Dinner vs What's For Dinner

The clearest difference is rating: What's For Dinner at 5.0 against Dinner's 4.3. Dinner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (18 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. What's For Dinner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Dinner asks for nothing beyond the download.

What's For Dinner 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Dinner ships an update every 5 days, What's For Dinner every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Dinner | What's For Dinner |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.3 (18 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dinner-spinner/id6474522598/reviews) | **[5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/whats-for-dinner-picker/id6804683889/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **18** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 5 days** | Every 6 days |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 58 MB | 48 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Greenberg Labs](https://appshunter.io/developer/1689445322) | [STEVEN BRET FARNSWORTH](https://appshunter.io/developer/6804683891) |

## 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


### What's For Dinner

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/whats-for-dinner-picker/id6804683889)

This app helps you decide what to cook by randomly selecting meals from your personalized list. It tracks what you've eaten to avoid repetition and can plan a week's worth of meals. Share your meal plan with your household and get quick answers to "What's for dinner?"

**Highlights:** Random meal selection, Meal planning for the week, Tracks recently cooked meals, Household sharing and syncing, Home Screen widget, Voice command integration, Household voting system

**Features:** Family Sharing

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Monthly | $1.99 | per month |
| Premium Yearly | $19.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Dinner free?

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

### Is What's For Dinner free?

What's For Dinner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Dinner or What's For Dinner?

What's For Dinner is rated higher. Dinner averages 4.3 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while What's For Dinner averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.

### Do Dinner or What's For Dinner have ads?

Neither Dinner nor What's For Dinner shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Dinner or What's For Dinner?

Dinner ships an update every 5 days, and What's For Dinner every 6 days. Most recently, Dinner was updated on October 24, 2026 and What's For Dinner on October 29, 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.*