Comparison

DishCount vs BudgetRaid

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

Head to head
About

DishCount

Earn points for dining at restaurants and referring friends. Get rewarded for your culinary adventures and expand your network of dining companions. Discover new places and enjoy exclusive benefits.

Highlights
  • Earn points for dining
  • Refer restaurants to friends
  • Earn points from referrals
  • Track dining rewards
Features
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Download DishCount to get points every time you dine at a restaurant! Refer your favourite restaurants to friends and earn more points when they dine in!

About

BudgetRaid

Create personalized meal plans and organized shopping lists based on products and prices from your chosen Walmart or Kroger store. Collaborate with household members on plans and lists, and easily manage your grocery shopping.

Highlights
  • Store-specific meal planning
  • Customizable meal generation
  • Household collaboration
  • Organized shopping lists
  • Pantry item management
  • Product price tracking
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BudgetRaid turns your grocery budget into a practical meal plan and one organized shopping list using products and prices from your selected Walmart or Kroger store. PLAN AROUND YOUR REAL STORE Choose a supported Walmart or Kroger-family location. Kroger plans use prices for the selected Kroger store. Walmart plans use current Walmart.com catalog prices; local prices and availability may vary. BudgetRaid keeps every plan inside the retailer context you choose. BUILD MEALS AROUND YOUR HOUSEHOLD Choose the number of days and people, meal types, cuisines, dietary preferences, pantry items, Kid-Friendly meals, and Cook Once, Eat Twice. BudgetRaid creates a complete plan with serving guidance, recipe instructions, meal images, and matched grocery products. PLAN AND SHOP TOGETHER Create a free household, invite people with a secure link, and share one meal plan and shopping list. Switch between your personal and household planning spaces, control who can edit, rotate meals together, and keep the cart synchronized. SHOP WITH ONE CLEAR LIST See package counts, product prices, verification timing, and the estimated cart total. Check off purchases, save pantry items, search for extra groceries, replace supported products, and continue with Walmart or securely connect your Kroger account to hand off verified items. EXPLORE YOUR STORE Browse nearby locations and current store-aware product opportunities. Save useful items to the shopping list without rebuilding your entire plan. CURRENTLY FREE BudgetRaid is currently free during our launch period. Meal-plan generation, meal rotation, household collaboration, store selection, saved plans, and shopping tools are available without a subscription or generation limit. Premium features may be introduced later, with clear notice before any purchase. BudgetRaid is an independent planning tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by Walmart or Kroger. It is not a grocery retailer or delivery service. Retailer prices, promotions, availability, and cart acceptance can change. Always verify final prices, product information, allergens, labels, dietary suitability, package quantities, and food-safety requirements with the retailer. Privacy: https://budgetraid.com/privacy Terms: https://budgetraid.com/terms

Screenshots

DishCount4 screens
BudgetRaid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DishCount at none against BudgetRaid's 2. DishCount also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). BudgetRaid's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. BudgetRaid sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. DishCount asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for DishCount against 5.0 for BudgetRaid. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DishCount ships an update every 2 weeks, BudgetRaid daily. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DishCount versus BudgetRaid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDishCountBudgetRaid
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZehua XuJesse Barron

Customer experience

DishCount

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BudgetRaid

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

DishCount

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

BudgetRaid

Subscriptions2
  • BudgetRaid Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • BudgetRaid Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is DishCount free?
DishCount is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BudgetRaid free?
BudgetRaid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DishCount or BudgetRaid?
DishCount and BudgetRaid are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do DishCount or BudgetRaid have ads?
Neither DishCount nor BudgetRaid shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DishCount or BudgetRaid?
DishCount ships an update every 2 weeks, and BudgetRaid daily. Most recently, DishCount was updated on October 27, 2026 and BudgetRaid on October 25, 2026.

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