Comparison

Magic Lunch Ball vs ForkIt!

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

Head to head
About

Magic Lunch Ball

This app helps you decide where to eat by randomly suggesting a lunch spot in Midtown Memphis. Simply tap or shake the device to get a recommendation and open directions in Apple Maps. It offers a simple, no-fuss way to resolve lunch debates.

Highlights
  • Random lunch suggestions
  • Midtown Memphis focus
  • Tap or shake to select
  • Open directions in Apple Maps
  • No accounts or tracking
Features
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Magic Lunch Ball is a playful lunch picker for Midtown Memphis (38104). Tap or shake to receive a suggestion and open directions in Apple Maps. No accounts. No tracking. Just lunch destiny.

About

ForkIt!

Struggling to choose a restaurant? This app randomly selects a dining spot near your current location with a single tap. It offers various filtering options and a group decision-making feature to help you and your friends find the perfect place to eat.

Highlights
  • Random restaurant selection by location
  • Group decision-making for dining
  • Customizable filters for distance and cuisine
  • Save and block favorite/disliked places
  • Add personal restaurant spots
  • Fork history tracking
Features
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Can't decide where to eat? ForkIt! picks a random restaurant near you. One tap, done. No scrolling through reviews. No group debates. Just fork it. FREE FEATURES - Random restaurant picks based on your location - Walk or drive mode with smart suggestions - Filter by distance, cuisine keyword, and exclusions - Hidden Gems mode — skip the chains, find local spots - Add your own spots (Mom's house, that taco truck) - Save favorites, block places you never want to see - Fork history — see everywhere ForkIt! sent you - Export and import your data anytime PRO ($1.99/month or $14.99/year) - All filters: price ceiling, minimum rating, open now - Full restaurant details: rating, price, hours, website, call button - 2 alternative picks in different categories with every fork - 20 searches per month - 3 Fork Around group sessions per month PRO+ ($2.99/month or $24.99/year) - Everything in Pro - Unlimited searches - Unlimited Fork Around sessions FORK AROUND: GROUP PICKS Can't agree where to eat as a group? Start a session, share a 4-letter code, and everyone sets their own filters privately. Nobody has to say "I can't afford that" or "I don't eat there." ForkIt! picks one place that works for everyone. NO ACCOUNT NEEDED ForkIt! works anonymously. No sign-in, no account, no cloud database. Your data stays on your device. Back it up anytime with a single tap. Re-rolls from your cached pool are always free — only filter changes or an expired pool count as a new search. - Terms of Use: https://forkit-web.vercel.app/terms.html - Privacy Policy: https://forkit-web.vercel.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Magic Lunch Ball3 screens
ForkIt!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Magic Lunch Ball at 5.0 against ForkIt!'s 4.0. Magic Lunch Ball also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4). ForkIt!'s advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, ratings volume and ads 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. ForkIt! sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Magic Lunch Ball asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Magic Lunch Ball holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Magic Lunch Ball versus ForkIt!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic Lunch BallForkIt!
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB41 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRory DaleCherrelle Tucker

Customer experience

Magic Lunch Ball

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ForkIt!

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Magic Lunch Ball

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

ForkIt!

Subscriptions4
  • ForkIt! Pro$1.991 Month
  • ForkIt! Pro+ Monthly$2.991 Month
  • ForkIt! Pro - Annual$14.991 Year
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  • ForkIt! Pro+ Annual$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Magic Lunch Ball free?
Magic Lunch Ball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ForkIt! free?
ForkIt! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Magic Lunch Ball or ForkIt!?
Magic Lunch Ball is rated higher. Magic Lunch Ball averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while ForkIt! averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Magic Lunch Ball or ForkIt! have ads?
Neither Magic Lunch Ball nor ForkIt! shows ads.

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