Spot vs Lactoo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spot
Secure reservations at top New York City restaurants without the wait. Choose your desired time and location, and let the app handle the booking. Become a regular at your favorite dining spots with a required membership.
- Restaurant reservations
- NYC's best restaurants
- Choose reservation time
- Choose reservation location
- Membership required
- Become a regular
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Spot gets you reservations at the best restaurants in New York City. Choose when and where you want to go and leave the booking to Spot. Stop waiting for Resy notifies that never show up, and become a regular at the places you actually want to eat. Membership A membership is required to access Spot’s full functionality. Membership is available via a monthly recurring subscription, and access to Spot is only granted to users who have an active subscription. More info Terms of Service: https://spot.nyc/terms Privacy Policy: https://spot.nyc/privacy Get in touch: https://spot.nyc/contact
Lactoo
This app assists travelers with dairy restrictions by providing local phrases, identifying dishes with dairy, and scanning ingredient labels. It personalizes information based on your specific dairy tolerance and offers helpful widgets for quick access.
- Local dairy phrases for restaurants
- Phonetic help and explanations
- Country-specific dish guidance
- On-device ingredient label scanning
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Personalized dairy sensitivity settings
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Lactoo helps travelers with lactose intolerance or milk allergies order food more confidently abroad. Get the phrases to say, see which classic dishes often contain dairy, and scan ingredient labels — personalized to your dairy profile. WHAT YOU GET • Local dairy phrases for restaurants, cafés, and markets • Phonetic help + explanations in your language • Dish guidance by country, adjusted to what you tolerate • On-device label scanning for milk, cheese, cream, and more • Optional arrival alerts with a useful phrase when you land • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for a quick phrase BUILT FOR REAL TRAVEL Whether you’re lactose intolerant, have a milk protein allergy, or avoid dairy by choice, Lactoo adapts. Set your sensitivity and allowances (like aged cheese, butter, or ghee), and dish tips update to match. Use Lactoo when you’re: • Ordering at a restaurant in another language • Checking a local specialty before you order • Reading a package label in a supermarket • Landing somewhere new and need a phrase fast IMPORTANT Lactoo is for travel information only. It is not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Recipes and labels vary — always verify ingredients yourself and consult a healthcare professional for decisions about your health. Privacy-minded: preferences stay on your device. Camera scanning runs on-device. Location is used to personalize country content and optional arrival alerts when you allow it. Follow @lactooapp on Instagram
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lactoo at 5.0 against Spot's 4.1. Lactoo also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Spot's advantage is chart position (#84 vs unranked) and ratings volume (18 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Spot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $15.00 per month. Lactoo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lactoo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spot has 18 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Spot ships an update every 6 days, Lactoo every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spot | Lactoo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #84 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Actually Useful Intelligence | Thomas Wallace |
Customer experience
Spot
Lactoo
In-app purchases
Spot
- Lite Membership7 Days trial$15.001 Month
- Pro Membership7 Days trial$50.001 Month
Lactoo
No in-app purchases
