Comparison

DinnerWhere vs Chews

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

Head to head
About

DinnerWhere

This app simplifies group decisions for dining out by turning restaurant selection into a fun, shared game. Users swipe through nearby options with friends, and the app instantly finds a place everyone agrees on, eliminating endless debates.

Highlights
  • Group decision-making via swiping
  • Restaurant discovery
  • Instant match notifications
  • Simple friend invitations
  • Fast and easy selection
Features
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DinnerWhere Choosing a restaurant with friends shouldn’t take longer than the meal itself. DinnerWhere turns the tedious task of group decision making into a quick, shared game. Instead of endless group chats and indecision, simply swipe through nearby restaurants together and instantly find a place everyone agrees on. How it works 1. Start a session and share a link with your crew. 2. Swipe through nearby spots and see who likes what. 3. Get an instant match when you all agree on the one. DinnerWhere transforms a frustrating group chore into something quick and fun. Features - Group decision-making. Everyone votes by swiping - Restaurant discovery. Uncover hidden gems and local favorites - Instant matches. Get notified the moment the group agrees - Simple sharing. Invite friends with a link or code - Fast and easy. Find restaurant in minutes Perfect for Friends deciding where to eat Couples choosing dinner Groups planning nights out Teams picking lunch spots Stop debating and start eating. Download DinnerWhere and find your next meal.

About

Chews

Eliminate dinner indecision with a randomized restaurant picker. Select food categories and spin a wheel to discover real, nearby dining options. Features include filtering by distance, rating, and availability, with options to save favorites and track past visits.

Highlights
  • Random restaurant wheel
  • Filter by category, distance, rating, price
  • Swipe-to-decide mode
  • Save favorite restaurants
  • Track dining history
  • Skip recently visited places
  • Customizable wheel animations
Features
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Stop the dinner debate. You know the conversation. "Where do you want to eat?" "I don't know, where do YOU want to eat?" Twenty minutes later, you're still hungry and someone's annoyed. Chews fixes that. Pick a few food categories you're in the mood for — Mexican, sushi, BBQ, dessert, whatever — and spin the wheel. Real restaurants near you, randomly chosen. One tap, decision made, dinner happens. — What you can do — • Spin a wheel of real restaurants near you, filtered by category, distance, rating, price, and what's open right now • Swipe-to-decide mode if you want to vet options first • Save favorites and hide places you don't want to see again • Track where you've been with the "We Went!" history log • Skip recently-visited restaurants so the wheel keeps things fresh • Customize the wheel pointer and background animation • Haptics and confetti, because dinner should feel a little celebratory — What we don't do — No ads. No login. No tracking. No selling your data to anyone. Chews uses your location only to find restaurants. Everything else stays on your phone. — How we keep the lights on — Chews is free, and it stays free. If the app saves you from an hour of "I dunno, what do YOU want?" we have an optional tip jar in Settings — anywhere from $0.99 (a coffee) to $49.99 (you're a hero). It covers our server and API costs so we can keep things ad-free for everyone. No pressure. Every feature works without it. — About Chews — Chews is built by Dinnertime Labs LLC, a tiny indie team that got tired of the dinner debate. This is an early beta, so things will improve fast — and we love hearing from you. There's a "Send Feedback" button in Settings, or email info@dinnertimelabs.com. Hungry? Spin.

Screenshots

DinnerWhere4 screens
Chews4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DinnerWhere at none against Chews's 6. Chews's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Chews sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. DinnerWhere asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for DinnerWhere against 5.0 for Chews. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DinnerWhere ships an update every 5 days, Chews every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DinnerWhere versus Chews: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDinnerWhereChews
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmanuel BerheDinnertime Labs LLC

Customer experience

DinnerWhere

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Chews

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

DinnerWhere

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Chews

One-time6
  • Coffee Tip$0.99
  • Taco Tip$2.99
  • Dinner Tip$4.99
Show 3 more
  • Feast Tip$9.99
  • Generous Tip$24.99
  • Hero Tip$49.99

Questions

Is DinnerWhere free?
DinnerWhere is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chews free?
Chews is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DinnerWhere or Chews?
DinnerWhere and Chews are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do DinnerWhere or Chews have ads?
Neither DinnerWhere nor Chews shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DinnerWhere or Chews?
DinnerWhere ships an update every 5 days, and Chews every 2 days. Most recently, DinnerWhere was updated on October 6, 2026 and Chews on October 7, 2026.

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