Mynu vs DishDrift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mynu
Create a personalized menu of your favorite home-cooked meals with photos. Plan future meals using a calendar and track your eating history. Share your culinary creations and plans privately with family.
- Build personal food menu
- Meal calendar and activity history
- Household sharing via iCloud
- Guest mode support
- Clean, minimal interface
- Unlimited menus and dishes (Plus)
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Mynu turns the meals you cook and eat into a personal recipes organizer. Save dishes with photos, organize them into a gallery, plan upcoming meals, and remember what you’ve eaten over time. Whether you cook for yourself, your partner, or your family, Mynu makes it easier to remember favorite meals and decide what to eat next. FEATURES • Build your personal food menu Snap meals with your camera or import from your photo library, then organize them beautifully in your menu collection. Record the ingredients and recipes. • Meal calendar and activity history Plan upcoming meals and look back on everything you've cooked or eaten. • Household sharing *iCloud storage required* Share menus privately with family or household members securely using iCloud sharing. • Guest mode support Use the app locally without creating an account. Sign in later to sync and share across devices. • Clean, cozy experience Designed with a warm and minimal interface inspired by handmade ceramic tableware. FREE & PLUS Free users can: • Have 1 menu • Upload up to 50 dishes • Use 14 plate backdrops • Share with 1 collaborator *iCloud storage required* • Access up to 30 days activity history • Plan meals for today and tomorrow PLUS users unlock: • Unlimited menus • Unlimited dishes • Access to all backdrops • Share with up to 10 collaborators • Full activity access • Meal planning up to 2 weeks ahead Mynu is designed for personal and household use. There are no public feeds, public profiles, or social discovery features. Your data stays on your device and in your own iCloud only. Privacy Policy: https://getmynu.app/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://getmynu.app/terms.html Find Mynu on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mynu.app
DishDrift
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DishDrift is a home cooking community for people living far from home. Moved abroad and miss the food you grew up with? Someone who shares your roots has already figured out how to cook it where you live now. DishDrift helps you find them. A FEED THAT KNOWS WHERE YOU ARE FROM Set your home country and where you live now. Your feed highlights recipes from people with the same background, cooking in the same country you do. Their solutions are your solutions. LOCAL SWAPS The hardest part of cooking abroad is the ingredient you cannot buy. Recipes on DishDrift carry Local Swaps: substitutions that real cooks in your area have actually used, like which local supermarket item comes closest to the one from back home. COOK, DO NOT SCROLL Cooking mode walks you through one step at a time, with ingredient amounts that rescale to your serving size. Grouped ingredients and per-ingredient tips keep the recipe readable when your hands are busy. A COMMUNITY THAT ANSWERS Cannot find an ingredient anywhere? Ask the Swap Board. People living in your country answer with what worked for them. Post photos when you cook someone's recipe, leave comments, and save the dishes you want to try. FREE TO USE Posting and reading recipes is free, forever. Also in DishDrift: - Sign in with Apple, Google, or email - English and Traditional Chinese interface - Dietary tags: vegetarian, vegan, halal, gluten free, dairy free - Share any recipe with a beautiful recipe card
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DishDrift at none against Mynu's 3. DishDrift also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Mynu sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. DishDrift asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Mynu | DishDrift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (25 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yijing Hu | Chia-Chi Shih |
In-app purchases
Mynu
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Yearly$9.991 Year
- Lifetime$24.99
DishDrift
No in-app purchases









