Comparison

Dinner vs Whats For Dinner Tonight

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

Head to head
About

Dinner

Features
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Can't decide what to eat? Let Dinner Roll help you roll the dice on dinner decisions! Whether you're craving a home-cooked meal or want to explore local restaurants, Dinner Roll makes choosing what to eat fun and effortless. **ROLL FOR RECIPES** Tired of the same old meals? Roll for instant recipe inspiration! Discover thousands of carefully curated recipes from cuisines around the world. Each recipe comes with beautiful photos, detailed ingredients, step-by-step instructions, cooking times, and serving sizesβ€”everything you need to create delicious meals at home. **GLOBAL CUISINE DIVERSITY** Explore authentic recipes from over 25 cuisines including Italian, Mexican, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Thai, French, Mediterranean, Korean, Vietnamese, and many more. Experience flavors from around the world right in your kitchen! **DIETARY RESTRICTIONS MADE EASY** Find recipes that fit your lifestyle with powerful filtering options: - Gluten-free - Vegan - Vegetarian - Keto - Low-carb - Dairy-free - And 15+ more dietary filters! **FIND RESTAURANTS NEARBY** Not in the mood to cook? Use our location-based restaurant finder to discover amazing dining spots near you. Get restaurant details including ratings, price levels, hours, contact information, and interactive maps. Call restaurants, get directions, or visit their websitesβ€”all with a single tap. **CONNECT WITH CHEFS** Follow talented chefs, explore their recipe collections, and discover new culinary inspiration. Rate recipes, save your favorites, and build your personal recipe collection. **SAVE YOUR FAVORITES** Never lose track of that amazing recipe! Save unlimited recipes (Pro) or up to 10 recipes (Free) to your personal collection for easy access anytime. **PREMIUM FEATURES** Upgrade to unlock exclusive features: - **Plus ($2.99/month):** Remove ads, rate recipes, and enjoy higher rate limits - **Pro ($4.99/month):** Everything in Plus, plus unlimited recipe saves, follow chefs, add social links, and exclusive badges **PERFECT FOR:** - Home cooks looking for new recipe ideas - Busy professionals who need quick meal inspiration - Families planning weekly menus - Food lovers exploring global cuisines - Anyone tired of deciding what to eat! **KEY FEATURES:** - Roll for random recipe suggestions - 1,000+ carefully curated recipes - 25+ global cuisines - 15+ dietary restriction filters - Location-based restaurant finder - Beautiful high-quality food photography - Complete recipe details with ingredients and instructions - Interactive restaurant maps - Save and organize your favorite recipes - Follow and discover talented chefs - Rate recipes and chefs - Meal type filtering (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, desserts) - Serving size information - Cooking and prep time estimates **FREE TIER INCLUDES:** - Unlimited recipe rolls - Full recipe details and instructions - Dietary filtering (gluten-free, vegan, etc.) - Restaurant finder with location services - Save up to 10 recipes - View chef profiles Download Dinner Roll today and say goodbye to "What's for dinner?" indecision! Roll the dice, discover amazing recipes, find great restaurants, and make every meal an adventure.

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Whats For Dinner Tonight

Features
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Tired of the 5pm "what's for dinner?" spiral? This app answers it in three taps. WHAT CAN I MAKE? Add what's in your pantry and we'll match it against your saved meals β€” including "almost there" meals where you're one ingredient short, with classic swap suggestions ("no eggs β€” ΒΌ cup applesauce works in baking"). Mint dots in your cookbook mark what your pantry covers tonight. SURPRISE ME Can't decide? Get a pick from meals you've actually cooked before, weighted to skip what you made this week β€” and it tells you why it picked ("you haven't made this in 3 weeks, and your spinach needs using"). MAKE ME SOMETHING NEW (AI) Let AI riff on your actual pantry and suggest three fresh meal ideas you can save with one tap. FILL YOUR COOKBOOK AND PANTRY FAST β€’ Paste a recipe link β€” most sites import instantly, free. β€’ Snap a photo of a cookbook page or handwritten recipe card (AI). β€’ Scan your fridge and AI identifies the ingredients (AI). β€’ Scan a product barcode to add packaged goods in seconds. β€’ Or just say "Hey Siri, add eggs and milk to my pantry." THE APP PAYS ATTENTION WHEN YOU COOK Tap "I made this" and a quick optional moment follows: jot a note ("double the sauce"), tap anything you used up so your pantry stays honest, and snap a photo of your plate β€” your cookbook finally has faces. SHARE THE WIN Turn tonight's dinner into a brag card for the group chat or your story β€” square for posts, tall for stories. And send any recipe to a friend as a link: it opens right in their app, or as a clean recipe page if they don't have it yet. AT A GLANCE A home-screen widget shows how many meals you can make right now and what to use soon, dressed in your theme. WASTE LESS Gentle "use soon" hints when fresh ingredients are about to turn β€” no dates to enter, ever. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your meals, pantry, and history live on your device and your own iCloud. No account, no ads, no tracking β€” and "Download my cookbook" exports everything to a file that's yours to keep. FREE FOREVER, AI OPTIONAL The deciding features are free. AI features (fridge scan, recipe photo import, meal ideas, swaps) are optional: subscribe for hosted AI β€” Standard $2.99/month or $19.99/year, Pro $9.99/month or $79.99/year β€” or bring your own Anthropic, OpenAI, or Gemini API key. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://whatsfordinnertonight.food/privacy.html Support: https://whatsfordinnertonight.food/support.html

Screenshots

Dinner4 screens
Whats For Dinner Tonight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Whats For Dinner Tonight at none against Dinner's shown. Dinner's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Dinner sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Whats For Dinner Tonight sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dinner ships an update every 9 days, Whats For Dinner Tonight weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Dinner versus Whats For Dinner Tonight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDinnerWhats For Dinner Tonight
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly β€” better
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size65 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMark PaulBrandon Rosano

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Dinner

Subscriptions4
  • Dinner Roll Plus Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Dinner Roll Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Dinner Roll Plus Annual$29.991 Year
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  • Dinner Roll Pro Annual$49.991 Year
4 purchases

Whats For Dinner Tonight

Subscriptions4
  • Standard$2.991 Month
  • Pro$9.991 Month
  • Standard (Yearly)$19.991 Year
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  • Pro (Yearly)$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Dinner free?
Dinner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Whats For Dinner Tonight free?
Whats For Dinner Tonight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dinner or Whats For Dinner Tonight have ads?
Dinner shows ads; Whats For Dinner Tonight does not.
Which is updated more often, Dinner or Whats For Dinner Tonight?
Dinner ships an update every 9 days, and Whats For Dinner Tonight weekly. Most recently, Dinner was updated on October 7, 2026 and Whats For Dinner Tonight on October 24, 2026.

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