Comparison

PLATE vs grumbl.

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

Head to head
About

PLATE

This social app allows users to share photos and details of their meals with friends. Users can categorize meals, tag friends, and create a visual history of their food experiences, fostering connection through shared dining moments.

Highlights
  • Share daily meal photos
  • Categorize meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner, etc.)
  • Tag friends in posts
  • Add optional ratings
  • Include location details
  • Create a visual food history
  • Connect with friends through food
Features
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PLATE is a social app for sharing everyday meals with friends. Capture breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, or drinks, add details, and keep a visual history of what you eat. Post a meal photo, choose a meal type, add an optional rating, tag friends, include a location, and share the moment with your circle. PLATE makes food sharing simple, personal, and social. Whether you are sharing a homemade meal, a quick coffee, a restaurant plate, or a favorite snack, PLATE helps you save the moment and connect with people through food. What you can do on PLATE Share Daily Meals Post meal photos and organize them by Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snack, or Drink. Connect With Friends Send and accept friend requests, view friends’ posts, tag friends, and interact with their meals.

About

grumbl.

This app helps you remember the meals you've eaten by letting you log them with photos. It automatically detects the date and time and allows you to add notes, making it easy to recall past dining experiences without any judgment or complex forms.

Highlights
  • Photo-based meal logging
  • Automatic date/time detection
  • On-device camera roll import
  • Searchable notes and places
  • Meal rating and grouping
  • Local data storage
Features
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grumbl. What did I eat? grumbl. is a minimal, photo-first food diary for iOS. It exists to answer one question — the one you ask when someone says "what did we eat for our anniversary?" and your mind goes blank. No calories. No macros. No judgment. No forms. Just the meals you want to remember. LOG IN ONE TAP • Camera or library — your choice • Date and time detected automatically from each photo • Add a note for context ("mom's ramen," "anniversary at Marea") • That's it. No fields to fill out. IMPORT WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE • You've been taking food photos for years — grumbl. scans your camera roll on-device and surfaces the meals • Review and add months of memories in seconds • Nothing is uploaded; the scan happens entirely on your phone FIND ANY MEAL • Chronological photo grid with sticky day headers • Month calendar with a thumbnail for every day • Search by note text or place • Jump straight to any past date REMEMBER THE DETAILS • Rate meals one to five stars • See where you ate — place names are read from your photos, on-device • Group several photos of one meal together • Share any meal as a clean black-and-white card DESIGNED TO LAST • Pure black-and-white interface — no clutter, no gradients • Futura + Helvetica Neue typography • Photos stored locally and compressed to save space • Your data stays on your device grumbl. is free, supported by a single banner ad. Your meals, notes, and photos are private — they live on your phone and are never sent to us. Privacy Policy: https://joongsukkie.github.io/grumbl/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://joongsukkie.github.io/grumbl/terms.html

Screenshots

PLATE4 screens
grumbl.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PLATE at none against grumbl.'s shown. PLATE also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (14 vs 3). grumbl.'s advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PLATE against 5.0 for grumbl.. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PLATE ships an update every 3 weeks, grumbl. every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PLATE versus grumbl.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPLATEgrumbl.
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (14 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAidan GiacobelloAustin Shin

Customer experience

PLATE

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

grumbl.

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PLATE

No in-app purchases

None

grumbl.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PLATE free?
PLATE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is grumbl. free?
grumbl. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PLATE or grumbl.?
PLATE and grumbl. are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 14 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do PLATE or grumbl. have ads?
grumbl. shows ads; PLATE does not.
Which is updated more often, PLATE or grumbl.?
PLATE ships an update every 3 weeks, and grumbl. every 2 days. Most recently, PLATE was updated on October 19, 2026 and grumbl. on October 21, 2026.

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