Comparison

What's For Dinner?? vs Dinner

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

Head to head
About

What's For Dinner??

This app acts as your personal digital recipe book, helping you remember ingredients while shopping and guiding you through meal preparation at home. Organize your favorite recipes with custom categories to easily find what you need.

Highlights
  • Digital recipe book
  • Ingredient recall for shopping
  • Meal preparation guidance
  • Customizable recipe categories
  • Organized recipe management
Features
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Here's your recipe book. Ever find yourself in the store, see food that you know would work great in one of your favorite recipes but you can't remember all of the ingredients? This is the app for that. It's also the app for helping you prepare the meal once you get home. Your recipes are categorized how you want them categorized. What's For Dinner? You decide!

About

Dinner

Features
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Can't decide what to eat? Let Dinner Roll help you roll the dice on dinner decisions! Whether you're craving a home-cooked meal or want to explore local restaurants, Dinner Roll makes choosing what to eat fun and effortless. **ROLL FOR RECIPES** Tired of the same old meals? Roll for instant recipe inspiration! Discover thousands of carefully curated recipes from cuisines around the world. Each recipe comes with beautiful photos, detailed ingredients, step-by-step instructions, cooking times, and serving sizes—everything you need to create delicious meals at home. **GLOBAL CUISINE DIVERSITY** Explore authentic recipes from over 25 cuisines including Italian, Mexican, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Thai, French, Mediterranean, Korean, Vietnamese, and many more. Experience flavors from around the world right in your kitchen! **DIETARY RESTRICTIONS MADE EASY** Find recipes that fit your lifestyle with powerful filtering options: - Gluten-free - Vegan - Vegetarian - Keto - Low-carb - Dairy-free - And 15+ more dietary filters! **FIND RESTAURANTS NEARBY** Not in the mood to cook? Use our location-based restaurant finder to discover amazing dining spots near you. Get restaurant details including ratings, price levels, hours, contact information, and interactive maps. Call restaurants, get directions, or visit their websites—all with a single tap. **CONNECT WITH CHEFS** Follow talented chefs, explore their recipe collections, and discover new culinary inspiration. Rate recipes, save your favorites, and build your personal recipe collection. **SAVE YOUR FAVORITES** Never lose track of that amazing recipe! Save unlimited recipes (Pro) or up to 10 recipes (Free) to your personal collection for easy access anytime. **PREMIUM FEATURES** Upgrade to unlock exclusive features: - **Plus ($2.99/month):** Remove ads, rate recipes, and enjoy higher rate limits - **Pro ($4.99/month):** Everything in Plus, plus unlimited recipe saves, follow chefs, add social links, and exclusive badges **PERFECT FOR:** - Home cooks looking for new recipe ideas - Busy professionals who need quick meal inspiration - Families planning weekly menus - Food lovers exploring global cuisines - Anyone tired of deciding what to eat! **KEY FEATURES:** - Roll for random recipe suggestions - 1,000+ carefully curated recipes - 25+ global cuisines - 15+ dietary restriction filters - Location-based restaurant finder - Beautiful high-quality food photography - Complete recipe details with ingredients and instructions - Interactive restaurant maps - Save and organize your favorite recipes - Follow and discover talented chefs - Rate recipes and chefs - Meal type filtering (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, desserts) - Serving size information - Cooking and prep time estimates **FREE TIER INCLUDES:** - Unlimited recipe rolls - Full recipe details and instructions - Dietary filtering (gluten-free, vegan, etc.) - Restaurant finder with location services - Save up to 10 recipes - View chef profiles Download Dinner Roll today and say goodbye to "What's for dinner?" indecision! Roll the dice, discover amazing recipes, find great restaurants, and make every meal an adventure.

Screenshots

What's For Dinner??4 screens
Dinner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: What's For Dinner?? at none against Dinner's 4. What's For Dinner?? also leads on ads (none vs shown). Dinner's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Dinner sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. What's For Dinner?? asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

What's For Dinner?? ships an update every 3 months, Dinner every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
What's For Dinner?? versus Dinner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhat's For Dinner??Dinner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristopher JahnMark Paul

In-app purchases

None

What's For Dinner??

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Dinner

Subscriptions4
  • Dinner Roll Plus Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Dinner Roll Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Dinner Roll Plus Annual$29.991 Year
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  • Dinner Roll Pro Annual$49.991 Year

Questions

Is What's For Dinner?? free?
What's For Dinner?? is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dinner free?
Dinner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do What's For Dinner?? or Dinner have ads?
Dinner shows ads; What's For Dinner?? does not.
Which is updated more often, What's For Dinner?? or Dinner?
What's For Dinner?? ships an update every 3 months, and Dinner every 9 days. Most recently, What's For Dinner?? was updated on October 19, 2026 and Dinner on October 7, 2026.

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