Comparison

Dinners vs Iron Roost

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

Head to head
About

Dinners

Discover dinner recipes with a fun, swipe-based matching system. Find meals everyone in your household will love, with ingredients and instructions readily available. Filter by diet, ingredients, cook time, and cuisine.

Highlights
  • Swipe-based recipe matching
  • Household recipe approval
  • Integrated ingredients and instructions
  • Dietary and ingredient filtering
  • Cook time and cuisine filters
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Cooking dinner is hard. Finding recipes shouldn't be. Introducing match-making for dinner recipes.  It's the fun of Tinder, for your recipes. The app at a glance: - Swipe right on the recipes you like. Left on the ones you don't - Make the recipes you and your household all liked and matched to - See the ingredients and step-by-step instructions directly in the app - No scrolling through long blog posts and life stories to get your recipe - Filter recipes by diet, ingredient, cook time & cuisine - App is free to use! We do charge a one time fee to use filters to cover the costs on our end

About

Iron Roost

Easily order your favorite comfort food and waffle creations for pickup or delivery. Browse the full menu, customize orders, and reorder favorites quickly. Plan ahead with scheduled orders for any meal.

Highlights
  • Online food ordering
  • Pickup and delivery options
  • Full menu access
  • Order customization
  • Save favorite meals
  • Schedule future orders
Features
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Welcome to Iron Roost, the official food ordering app for the restaurant known for its creative comfort food and the question everyone loves to answer: “What’s On Your Waffle?” This app is designed to make enjoying your Iron Roost favorites faster, easier, and more convenient than ever before. With Iron Roost, customers can securely sign into their account and order online in just a few simple steps. Whether you’re in the mood for a fresh, made-to-order Breakfast, a perfectly brewed Coffee & Tea, a satisfying Sandwich, or one of our signature waffle creations, our full menu is always available right at your fingertips. Explore detailed menu items, customize your order to match your cravings, and discover rotating specials without ever waiting in line. The app is built for busy schedules and repeat cravings. Save your favorite meals for fast reordering, making it effortless to enjoy the same great flavors again and again. Planning ahead is simple with the ability to schedule future orders, perfect for morning commutes, lunch breaks, or weekend brunch plans. Choose convenient pickup from our location at 36 Front St, Ballston Spa, NY, or select delivery to enjoy Iron Roost wherever you are. From start to finish, the app provides a smooth ordering experience with clear order details and timely updates so you always know what to expect. Iron Roost blends fresh ingredients, bold flavors, and modern convenience into one easy-to-use mobile experience. Whether you’re stopping by for a quick coffee, ordering breakfast for the office, or enjoying a relaxed meal at home, this app makes it simple to get the food you love. Download the Iron Roost app today and experience how easy it is to order online, choose pickup or delivery, and enjoy the comfort, creativity, and quality that define every Iron Roost meal.

Screenshots

Dinners4 screens
Iron Roost4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Iron Roost at none against Dinners's 15. Dinners's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (23 vs 3). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. Dinners sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Iron Roost asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Dinners against 5.0 for Iron Roost. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dinners has 23 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dinners ships an update every 3 weeks, Iron Roost every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dinners versus Iron Roost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDinnersIron Roost
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (23 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB116 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTheodore GoodmanMealeo Inc

Customer experience

Dinners

All ratings23 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Iron Roost

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Dinners

One-time15
  • Sausage$1.99
  • Asian$1.99
  • Ground Beef$1.99
Show 12 more
  • Mediterranean$1.99
  • Chicken$1.99
  • Italian$1.99
  • Mexican$1.99
  • Middle Eastern$1.99
  • Under 30 min$1.99
  • One pot$1.99
  • Gluten Free$1.99
  • Vegetarian$1.99
  • Breakfast$1.99
  • Vegan$1.99
  • Dinner$1.99
None

Iron Roost

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dinners free?
Dinners is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Iron Roost free?
Iron Roost is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dinners or Iron Roost?
Iron Roost is rated higher. Dinners averages 4.9 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Iron Roost averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Dinners or Iron Roost have ads?
Neither Dinners nor Iron Roost shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dinners or Iron Roost?
Dinners ships an update every 3 weeks, and Iron Roost every 6 months. Most recently, Dinners was updated on October 24, 2026 and Iron Roost on September 23, 2026.

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