Is It Vegan? vs Dinner Time Assistant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Is It Vegan?
This app helps vegans shop by scanning product barcodes and deciphering ingredient labels. It supports over 100 languages and features a vast database of categorized ingredients, making vegan shopping quick and easy.
- Barcode scanning
- Ingredient label photo analysis
- PowerScan technology for cart scanning
- 100+ language support
- 20,000+ categorized ingredients
- Extensive product database search
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- The original vegan app is back! With over 1 MILLION downloads worldwide, we've been helping vegans shop since 2012. - This new app version has these features to make your shopping easier than ever: - The app can now work on products in over 100 languages! - The app has PowerScan technology to scan your whole cart in seconds. - The app can decipher ANY food label's ingredients list by taking a photo. - The app has over 20,000 categorized ingredients. - The app has a search function to instantly reference our extensive product database. - New optimized and intuitive app layout. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://isitvegan.net/privacy.html
Dinner Time Assistant
This app helps you decide what to cook by suggesting meals based on ingredients you have. It offers guided cooking instructions and helps manage your shopping list. Your data is stored locally on your device.
- Ingredient-based meal suggestions
- AI-generated recipes
- Guided cooking instructions
- Shopping list creation
- Local data storage
- Favorites and history
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Dinner. Solved. Tell us what you’ve got. We’ll figure out the rest. Add ingredients or snap a fridge or pantry photo. Dinner Time suggests three realistic meal ideas, then helps you cook from your phone — with history, favorites, and a shopping list. No account. Your list stays on the device. Recipes are AI-generated and can be wrong. Check ingredients for allergies and cook food to a safe temperature.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dinner Time Assistant at 100% against Is It Vegan?'s 28%. Dinner Time Assistant also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Is It Vegan?'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (13 vs 3). 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
Both are free to download. Is It Vegan? sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Dinner Time Assistant asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dinner Time Assistant holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Is It Vegan?'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Dinner Time Assistant's.
Is It Vegan? ships an update weekly, Dinner Time Assistant every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Is It Vegan? | Dinner Time Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Conner Burggraf | Coby Dodd |
Customer experience
Is It Vegan?
Dinner Time Assistant
Bugs and requests
Is It Vegan?
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when opening the app
- Scanning barcodes doesn't work
- Incorrect information for vegan products
- Inability to add new products to the database
Requested features
5 requests- Update database with more products
- Improve accuracy and reliability
- Add option to remove ads
- Enhance scanning and search functionality
- Expand to more countries/regions
Dinner Time Assistant
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Is It Vegan?
- Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
- Quarterly Subscription$4.993 Months
- Semiannual Subscription$6.996 Months
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- Annual Subscription$9.991 Year
- Lifetime Subscription$19.99
Dinner Time Assistant
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Is It Vegan? free?
Is Dinner Time Assistant free?
Which has better reviews, Is It Vegan? or Dinner Time Assistant?
Do Is It Vegan? or Dinner Time Assistant have ads?
Which is updated more often, Is It Vegan? or Dinner Time Assistant?
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