Comparison

What's for dinner planner vs Dinner Ready

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 planner

Features
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What's on the menu tonight? Whether you want to cook more organised every week, let your kids vote on their favourite dishes, or simply avoid a bit of chaos, "What's for Dinner" gives you the perfect overview. Free. No ads. No hidden costs. Just you and your meals. PLAN TOGETHER Invite your partner or housemate and you both work in the same list. When one of you adds something, the other sees it right away. Your list stays in your own iCloud: we run no servers and never see your meals. ALWAYS WITHIN REACH • A home screen widget showing what you are eating today and tomorrow. • An Apple Watch app and complications, so it is right there on your wrist. • The list moves on by itself at midnight — even if you have not opened the app all week. SIMPLE AND SMART • Drag your meals into whatever order you like. • Days or numbers next to your meals, whichever suits you. • Emoji magic: hundreds of dishes are recognised automatically, in Dutch, English, German, French and Spanish. On devices with Apple Intelligence your iPhone works out an emoji for dishes the list does not know yet — and that happens entirely on your device. • A history of everything you have eaten, restored with a single swipe. Got brilliant ideas? Or a dish without an emoji yet? Email us at: whatsfordinnerappios@gmail.com! Download now and cook smarter, not harder.

About

Dinner Ready

Features
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Dinner Ready helps you plan meals, organize recipes, and decide what to cook without the daily stress. Features: • Save and organize your favorite recipes • Plan dinners for the week • Replace meals with a single tap when plans change • Generate shopping lists automatically • Follow step-by-step cooking instructions • Keep all your dinner ideas in one place Whether you're cooking for yourself, your partner, or your family, Dinner Ready makes meal planning simple and helps you get dinner on the table faster. Dinner Ready Pro includes: • Unlimited recipe storage • Advanced meal planning tools • Additional premium features Spend less time deciding what to cook and more time enjoying dinner.

Screenshots

What's for dinner planner3 screens
Dinner Ready4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Dinner Ready at 15.1 against What's for dinner planner's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
What's for dinner planner versus Dinner Ready: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhat's for dinner plannerDinner Ready
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThom RietbergYe Tao

In-app purchases

None

What's for dinner planner

No in-app purchases

None

Dinner Ready

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is What's for dinner planner free?
What's for dinner planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dinner Ready free?
Dinner Ready is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do What's for dinner planner or Dinner Ready have ads?
Neither What's for dinner planner nor Dinner Ready shows ads.

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