Comparison

BentoBook vs Bitebook

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

Head to head
About

BentoBook

Features
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Save where you want to eat. Remember where you’ve been. BentoBook is a personal restaurant journal and planning tool. A home for the places you want to try and the meals you want to remember. Save a restaurant the moment you hear about it. Organize your places into lists, see them on a map, filter by cuisine or price, or find what’s nearby when it’s time to choose. When a meal is worth remembering, add a visit with photos, notes, and the people who were there. Each restaurant keeps its complete history, from the first dinner to a favorite you return to again and again. BentoBook remembers people, too. Look back at every place you’ve been with a friend, partner, or family member—and see a shared history take shape, one meal at a time. Everything you save stays private until you choose to share it. Send a restaurant or an entire list directly to another BentoBook user, or share it outside the app through Messages, Mail, or another sharing app. Your own places, your own taste, and the people who shared the table.

About

Bitebook

Log your dining experiences with this private restaurant journal. Save places to try, track visited spots, and record personal ratings, notes, and price levels. Organize by city and cuisine for easy reference.

Highlights
  • Save restaurants to try
  • Track visited restaurants
  • Record personal ratings and notes
  • Organize by city and cuisine
  • Filter and sort saved restaurants
  • Add restaurants manually or search
Features
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Bitebook is a private restaurant journal built around your own taste. Save restaurants you want to try, keep track of the places you’ve visited, and record your own ratings and notes for future reference. With Bitebook, you can: • Search for restaurants or add them manually • Organize places by city • Mark restaurants as To Bite or Bitten • Rate restaurants you’ve visited • Record price level and personal notes • Tag restaurants by cuisine or occasion • Filter and sort your saved restaurants • Open addresses in Apple Maps or Google Maps Your taste is personal. Bitebook does not have social feeds, followers, public reviews, community ratings, or popularity rankings. Your ratings are meant for your own reference, not for an audience. Your restaurant list is stored on your device. Bitebook Pro adds iCloud sync across your devices. Location access is optional and is used only to prioritize nearby search results. Bitebook is free for up to 50 saved restaurants. An optional one-time purchase of Bitebook Pro unlocks unlimited saved restaurants and iCloud sync.

Screenshots

BentoBook4 screens
Bitebook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BentoBook at none against Bitebook's 1. BentoBook also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Bitebook's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bitebook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BentoBook asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BentoBook ships an update every 2 weeks, Bitebook every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BentoBook versus Bitebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBentoBookBitebook
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUnhook StudioQi Han

In-app purchases

None

BentoBook

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Bitebook

One-time1
  • Bitebook Pro$6.99

Questions

Is BentoBook free?
BentoBook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bitebook free?
Bitebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BentoBook or Bitebook have ads?
Neither BentoBook nor Bitebook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BentoBook or Bitebook?
BentoBook ships an update every 2 weeks, and Bitebook every 3 days. Most recently, BentoBook was updated on October 31, 2026 and Bitebook on October 31, 2026.

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