Comparison

Tabmac vs Vego

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

Head to head
About

Tabmac

Access a wide range of local dining and drinking establishments with a single membership. Discover new places and enjoy exclusive possibilities at neighborhood spots.

Highlights
  • Single membership access
  • Explore local cafes
  • Discover restaurants
  • Enjoy neighborhood bars
  • Endless possibilities
Features
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One membership. Endless possibilities at local cafés, restaurants, and neighborhood bars.

About

Vego

Simplify plant-based eating with personalized meal planning, recipe generation, and smart grocery lists. Easily veganize online recipes, scan restaurant menus for suitable options, and check product barcodes for dietary compliance. It helps you discover new dishes and manage your budget effectively.

Highlights
  • Personalized meal planning
  • Recipe generation based on cravings and budget
  • Smart, aisle-sorted grocery lists with estimated prices
  • Veganize online recipes from social media
  • Scan restaurant menus for suitable options
  • Barcode scanner for product dietary checks
  • Shared grocery lists for collaboration
Features
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Vego turns "what do I cook this week?" into a swipe. Tell it your cravings and your budget, swipe the recipes you like, and get one grocery list where everything is already priced and sorted by aisle. Going plant-based rarely fails on willpower. It fails on logistics: the supermarket, the restaurant menu, and the recipe on TikTok with meat in it. Vego handles all three. SWIPE YOUR WEEK INTO A GROCERY LIST Pick the cuisines you're craving, tell us what's in your kitchen, set a budget, and start swiping. Recipes are generated around your profile, not pulled from a fixed database, and they share ingredients so nothing rots in the fridge. A budget meter fills as you keep dishes, so you always know where you stand. Then everything merges into one list, grouped by supermarket section, with an estimated price on every line. Store out of tahini? Tap the item and Vego swaps it, then rewrites the affected recipes. VEGANIZE ANY RECIPE FROM TIKTOK OR INSTAGRAM Tap Share in TikTok or Instagram, pick Vego, and keep scrolling. It lands in your inbox and starts working. You get a side-by-side ledger: original ingredient on the left, your swap on the right, with the reason for each. Anything already fine stays as it is. Tap a swap to cycle alternatives, then save the full rewritten recipe, steps included. Any recipe page works too, just paste the link. Everything you save lands in your cookbook, ready to become next week's list. SCAN THE MENU, KNOW WHAT TO ORDER Photograph the menu, up to six pages. Vego reads it against your profile and hands you Best bets with prices, plus the exact phrase to say to the waiter for dishes that need one small change. No more interrogating the kitchen before you order. CHECK ANY PRODUCT IN THE AISLE Point the camera at a barcode and get a straight answer: fits your diet or it doesn't, and exactly which ingredient is the problem. A PROFILE THAT REMEMBERS A two-minute quiz sets the line: what you'd never eat, what you love, allergies, and how you eat, from vegan and vegetarian to pescatarian or just cutting back. Every recipe, menu verdict and swap is built on it. Change your mind later and everything re-tunes. SHOP TOGETHER, LIVE Share one list with your partner or flatmate. Both phones stay in sync, so you see every item they tick the second they tick it, and the list sits on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island while you shop. Your profile and your recipes stay private. HOW IT WORKS 1. Take the taste quiz. Two minutes, once. 2. Pick your cravings and your budget. 3. Swipe the recipes you actually want to eat. 4. Shop the list, ticking as you go. 5. Next week, a completely new menu. WHO IT'S FOR Vegans tired of cooking the same six dinners. Vegetarians who want the meat out of recipes they already love. Anyone eating less meat without wanting a lecture about it. People cooking for a plant-based partner. LANGUAGE AVAILABILITY The Vego interface is currently in English. Recipes, swaps and menu verdicts can be delivered in English, Italian, Spanish, French, German or Portuguese, chosen in Settings. Full interface localization is on the way. SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED Vego requires a paid subscription. Recipe generation, grocery lists, menu and product scans and social recipe swaps are subscriber features. Pricing is shown in the app before any purchase is confirmed. Subscriptions are charged to your Apple ID at confirmation and renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Access continues until the end of the paid period, and unused time is non-refundable. Prices are estimates and label readings are a guide, not medical advice. With an allergy, always confirm with the restaurant or the packaging. Terms of Use: https://hellovego.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://hellovego.com/privacy/ Eat plants. Love every bite.

Screenshots

Tabmac3 screens
Vego4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tabmac at none against Vego's 9. Tabmac also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Vego's advantage is ratings volume (140 vs 3) and chart position (#53 vs unranked). On price, update cadence and device support 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. Vego sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Tabmac asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tabmac holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vego has 140 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tabmac ships an update every 10 days, Vego every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Tabmac versus Vego: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabmacVego
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.7 (140 ratings)
Positive reviews—62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings3140 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#53 — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB57 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTabmac LLCJACOPO GIANNETTI

Customer experience

Tabmac

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Vego

All ratings91 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral3.3%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

None

Tabmac

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Vego

Subscriptions9
  • Weekly$7.997 Days
  • Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Yearly$19.991 Year
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  • Yearly$24.991 Year
  • Yearly$29.991 Year
  • Vego PRO S$34.991 Year
  • Yearly$39.991 Year
  • Yearly$44.991 Year
  • Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Tabmac free?
Tabmac is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vego free?
Vego is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tabmac or Vego?
Tabmac is rated higher. Tabmac averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Vego averages 4.7 from 140 ratings.
Do Tabmac or Vego have ads?
Vego shows ads; Tabmac does not.
Which is updated more often, Tabmac or Vego?
Tabmac ships an update every 10 days, and Vego every 6 days. Most recently, Tabmac was updated on October 30, 2026 and Vego on November 6, 2026.

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