# Dinners vs Dinner Debate

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dinner Debate at none against Dinners's 15. Dinner Debate also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). Dinners's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 2). On price, rating, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Dinners sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Dinner Debate asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Dinners against 5.0 for Dinner Debate. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dinners has 23 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Dinners ships an update every 3 weeks, Dinner Debate every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Dinners | Dinner Debate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.9 (23 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dinners/id6476162177/reviews) | **[5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dinner-debate/id6757340415/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **23** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | **Every 6 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 6 MB | 44 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | **15.1** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Theodore Goodman](https://appshunter.io/developer/1519553241) | [Ben Freeman](https://appshunter.io/developer/1823816874) |

## What reviewers say

### Dinners

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dinners/id6476162177)

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

**In-app purchases (15)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sausage | $1.99 | one-time |
| Asian | $1.99 | one-time |
| Ground Beef | $1.99 | one-time |
| Mediterranean | $1.99 | one-time |
| Chicken | $1.99 | one-time |
| Italian | $1.99 | one-time |
| Mexican | $1.99 | one-time |
| Middle Eastern | $1.99 | one-time |
| Under 30 min | $1.99 | one-time |
| One pot | $1.99 | one-time |
| Gluten Free | $1.99 | one-time |
| Vegetarian | $1.99 | one-time |
| Breakfast | $1.99 | one-time |
| Vegan | $1.99 | one-time |
| Dinner | $1.99 | one-time |


### Dinner Debate

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dinner-debate/id6757340415)

Simplify family meal planning with a fun, collaborative app. Swipe through recipes, vote with household members, and discover what everyone wants for dinner. Turn mealtime decisions into a stress-free, enjoyable family activity.

**Highlights:** Tinder-style recipe swiping, 100+ curated recipes, Family group planning, Weekly voting cycles, Push notifications, Recipe cards with instructions

**Features:** Family Sharing

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Dinners free?

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

### Is Dinner Debate free?

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

### Which has better reviews, Dinners or Dinner Debate?

Dinner Debate is rated higher. Dinners averages 4.9 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Dinner Debate averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.

### Do Dinners or Dinner Debate have ads?

Neither Dinners nor Dinner Debate shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Dinners or Dinner Debate?

Dinners ships an update every 3 weeks, and Dinner Debate every 6 days. Most recently, Dinners was updated on October 8, 2026 and Dinner Debate on October 16, 2026.

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