Comparison

Picnic vs Tenderly Eats

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

Head to head
About

Picnic

This app simplifies office lunch ordering by allowing employees to choose from over 50 restaurants at in-store prices. It eliminates delivery fees and tips, offering efficient group deliveries and options for subsidized meals or catering.

Highlights
  • Zero delivery fees and tips
  • Order from 50+ restaurants
  • Individual orders from different restaurants
  • One-hour order cutoff
  • Efficient group delivery
  • Subsidized lunches and catering options
Features
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Picnic is a food delivery platform designed specifically for office meals. It offers a seamless way for employees to order from 50+ restaurants, including Sweetgreen, Goop, Dig Inn, and other local favorites at in-store prices without paying any delivery fees or tips. Key Features: 1. No Fees, No Tips: Employees order lunch without additional costs 2. Individual orders: Everyone can order from a different restaurant, all delivered together 3. One-Hour Cutoff: Orders are placed up to one hour before delivery 4. Efficient Group Delivery: Hundreds of orders are delivered together, reducing costs and environmental impact. 5. Multiple services in one platform: options for subsidized lunches, group orders and catering for large events. All with no fees or tips. Picnic enhances workplace dining by making office meals effortless, enjoyable, and cost-effective. Instead of spending their time meal prepping or waiting in line during their lunch breaks, employees can order from Picnic. Download now and see how easy office lunch can be.

About

Tenderly Eats

This app helps groups of friends and couples decide on a restaurant together. Users swipe through nearby dining options with their group, and an instant match occurs when everyone likes the same place, eliminating lengthy debates.

Highlights
  • Group restaurant discovery
  • Instant match feature
  • Swipe through nearby restaurants
  • View restaurant details
  • Get directions
Features
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Tenderly helps friends decide where to eat — together. Swipe through nearby restaurants with your group and get an instant match when everyone agrees. No more long group chats, endless debates, or settling for “whatever.” Whether you’re planning dinner with friends, choosing a date night spot, or deciding where the group should eat, Tenderly makes the decision fast and fun. How it works • Create a group or join one with a code or invite link • Swipe through nearby restaurants • When everyone likes the same place — it’s a match Once you match • View restaurant details • See ratings and location • Open directions instantly Perfect for • Friends deciding where to eat • Couples choosing date night • Roommates planning dinner • Coworkers picking lunch Tenderly takes the stress out of group food decisions and turns it into something fun. Location access is optional and only used to show nearby restaurant options.

Screenshots

Picnic4 screens
Tenderly Eats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tenderly Eats at 100% against Picnic's 62%. Tenderly Eats also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and device support (3 vs 1). Picnic's advantage is ratings volume (280 vs 6). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tenderly Eats holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Picnic has 280 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Picnic's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tenderly Eats's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Picnic ships an update fortnightly, Tenderly Eats every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Picnic versus Tenderly Eats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPicnicTenderly Eats
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (280 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings280 — better6
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB40 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPicnic Delivery LLCMATTHEW JOSEPH O'DONNELL

Customer experience

Picnic

All ratings280 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral1.1%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative38.5%

Tenderly Eats

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Picnic

No in-app purchases

None

Tenderly Eats

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Picnic free?
Picnic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tenderly Eats free?
Tenderly Eats is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Picnic or Tenderly Eats?
Tenderly Eats is rated higher. Picnic averages 4.8 out of 5 from 280 ratings, while Tenderly Eats averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Picnic or Tenderly Eats have ads?
Neither Picnic nor Tenderly Eats shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Picnic or Tenderly Eats?
Picnic ships an update fortnightly, and Tenderly Eats every 2 weeks. Most recently, Picnic was updated on October 30, 2026 and Tenderly Eats on October 11, 2026.

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