Comparison

Vimini vs Carte

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

Head to head
About

Vimini

Features
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The all-in-one app for restaurant aficionados: share reviews with friends and save your favorite places. No login required. Easily save your favorite restaurants. Ever forgot a cool place you just visited once? Ever recommended the same three places again, because you couldn't remember that hidden gem? That's why we created vimini: a calm, curated and personal space to save all your favorite restaurants and remember what made them special. But it's not all. Manage your lists. Easily. Import your lists from your notes or Google Maps directly on vimini, to have them all in a single, easy to use and to share place. And with automatic lists, whenever you'll review a restaurant you like, we'll add it automatically to themed lists. Of course, only if you want: it's always you in charge of the whole thing. You can also, with a tap, save new places from Google, Instagram or TikTok. Recommendations from friends, not endless or AI-first results. The Netflix effect for restaurants is real: we lose more time browsing through endless search results, and lots of anonymous reviews, reading just 4/5 of them per restaurant, for then to go back to your classic spots. On vimini, you can just browse all your friends favorite places and read their reviews. Less options? Maybe. Faster, better and more interesting discovery? Absolutely. A little friendly competition never hurts. Settle once and for all who is the Pizza King, or who is the authority for Greek restaurants. As you add places, you'll earn badges for the categories & countries where you eat the most. This way, you'll know in no time who to ask for tips for your holiday in Italy or for that special occasion. Since everyone loves bullet points, here's at a glance all you can do inside vimini: - Save your restaurant experiences and keep track of every place worth remembering. - Read your friends reviews and choose in a 1/10th of the time where to eat next. - Build curated lists you can share with anyone. - Use our super-powered chat to exchange recommendations, organise dinners, and run polls when the group cannot agree. - Share your reviews and lists even with friends who are not on vimini.

About

Carte

Easily save and organize places discovered on social media. This app transforms posts from Instagram and TikTok into a usable map, complete with details like distance, ratings, and hours. Plan your visits by searching, filtering, and getting directions.

Highlights
  • Save places from Instagram & TikTok
  • View saves on a live map
  • Organize places into lists
  • Add notes and categories
  • Search and filter saved locations
  • Get directions to saved places
Features
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Carte turns places you see on Instagram and TikTok into a map you actually use. Share a post into Carte. We find the places, pin it, and keep the post with it — so you remember why you saved it. EVERY POST, PINNED TO YOUR MAP See all your saves on a live map with distance, ratings, hours, and photos. Search, filter, and open directions when you’re ready to go. SAVE FROM INSTAGRAM & TIKTOK Add Carte to your iOS share sheet. Tap share on a post and choose Carte ORGANIZE YOUR FINDS Group places into lists, add notes and categories, and share lists with friends. Keep “want to try” separate from places you’ve already visited. SORT EACH FIND IN SECONDS New saves show up in Sort Posts so you can confirm the venue, add it to a list, or clean up duplicates — without losing the original post. MADE FOR REAL PLANS Use your location to see what’s nearby, check what’s open now, and pull up place details before you head out.

Screenshots

Vimini4 screens
Carte4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Vimini at none against Carte's shown. Carte's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vimini ships an update fortnightly, Carte every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Vimini versus Carte: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterViminiCarte
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRICCARDO BETTIOERIC LIN

In-app purchases

None

Vimini

No in-app purchases

None

Carte

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vimini free?
Vimini is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Carte free?
Carte is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vimini or Carte have ads?
Carte shows ads; Vimini does not.
Which is updated more often, Vimini or Carte?
Vimini ships an update fortnightly, and Carte every 4 days. Most recently, Vimini was updated on October 3, 2026 and Carte on October 17, 2026.

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