# Dinner vs What's for Dinner Tonight?

The clearest difference is ads: What's for Dinner Tonight? at none against Dinner's shown. Dinner's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.4). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Dinner sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and What's for Dinner Tonight? sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Dinner ships an update every 9 days, What's for Dinner Tonight? every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Dinner | What's for Dinner Tonight? |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | **[5.0 (6 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/whats-for-dinner-tonight/id6763809850/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | — | **6** |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | **Every 5 days** |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Size | 65 MB | 3 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 26.4 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Mark Paul](https://appshunter.io/developer/1829284016) | [Hossein Hamed](https://appshunter.io/developer/1895501123) |

## What reviewers say

### Dinner

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dinner-roll/id6754668356)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (4)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dinner Roll Plus Monthly | $2.99 | per month |
| Dinner Roll Pro Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| Dinner Roll Plus Annual | $29.99 | per year |
| Dinner Roll Pro Annual | $49.99 | per year |


### What's for Dinner Tonight?

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/whats-for-dinner-tonight/id6763809850)

This app helps households decide on meals together by allowing everyone to swipe on dinner options. The most-liked meal is chosen, with options to super-like favorites or veto disliked dishes. Users can also add custom meals with photos and track past selections.

**Highlights:** Tinder-style meal selection, Household voting system, Super-like and veto options, Custom meal additions, Photo customization, Meal history tracking

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Upgrade | $1.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Dinner free?

Dinner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is What's for Dinner Tonight? free?

What's for Dinner Tonight? is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do Dinner or What's for Dinner Tonight? have ads?

Dinner shows ads; What's for Dinner Tonight? does not.

### Which is updated more often, Dinner or What's for Dinner Tonight??

Dinner ships an update every 9 days, and What's for Dinner Tonight? every 5 days. Most recently, Dinner was updated on October 7, 2026 and What's for Dinner Tonight? on October 25, 2026.

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