Josh and Johns vs Tender Eats
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Josh and Johns
Order delicious handcrafted ice cream, cookie sandwiches, and pies. Pay securely with Apple Pay and earn rewards on every purchase. Enjoy exclusive treats and convenient ordering.
- Order ice cream, cookie sandwiches, and pies
- Pay with Apple Pay
- Earn rewards on purchases
- Convenient mobile ordering
- Exclusive treats
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Order handcrafted ice cream, cookie sandwiches, and pies with the Josh & John’s app. Pay with Apple Pay and earn rewards with every purchase.
Tender Eats
This app simplifies group dining decisions by turning restaurant selection into a fun, real-time swiping game. Users create or join sessions, swipe on nearby restaurants independently, and the app reveals matches when everyone agrees. It eliminates indecision and conflict for any group meal.
- Real-time group swiping
- Smart restaurant discovery
- Deep link invites
- No account required
- Results ranking
- Speed bonus
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Can't agree on where to eat? Tender turns the dinner debate into a game everyone wins. One person creates a session and shares a 6-character code. Friends join on their own phones. Then everyone swipes through nearby restaurants at the same time — yes or no, independently, no peeking. When you all swipe yes on the same place, it's a match. No more endless back-and-forth. No more veto wars. Just open the app, swipe, and go eat. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create or join a session — share a short code with your group, or tap the link they send you 2. Swipe on restaurants nearby — Tender pulls in top-rated spots around you sorted by popularity and distance 3. Match and go — the moment everyone agrees on a place, Tender reveals your match FEATURES • Real-time group swiping — everyone's in sync, results update live • Smart restaurant discovery — blends popularity and proximity so you see the best spots near you, not just the closest ones • Deep link invites — share a tender:// link and friends join in one tap • No account required — jump straight in with no sign-up, no password • Results ranking — see every restaurant ranked by how much your group liked it, not just the top match • Speed bonus — faster swipes score higher, so decisive friends get rewarded PERFECT FOR Date nights, friend groups, work lunches, family dinners, or any time two or more people can't decide where to go. Tender uses your location only to find restaurants nearby. No account is required — sessions are anonymous and temporary.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tender Eats at every 10 days against Josh and Johns's monthly. Josh and Johns's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Josh and Johns against 5.0 for Tender Eats. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Josh and Johns has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Josh and Johns ships an update monthly, Tender Eats every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Josh and Johns | Tender Eats |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Per Diem Subscriptions, Inc. | Seth Asadi |
Customer experience
Josh and Johns
Tender Eats
In-app purchases
Josh and Johns
No in-app purchases
Tender Eats
No in-app purchases
Questions
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