Comparison

Au vs Dinner Light

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

Head to head
About

Au

Features
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auMenu is the weekly meal planner built for real family life. Whether you're feeding two people or a full household, auMenu helps you plan every breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack for the week — on budget, on time, and without the daily "what's for dinner?" panic. — PLAN THE WHOLE WEEK — The weekly calendar gives you a bird's-eye view of every meal slot. Tap any cell to assign a recipe, or let Claude AI generate a personalised week of meals in one tap. Swipe to today's view in Menu du Jour to see exactly what's on the table — and share the day's plan with your family in seconds. — POWERED BY CLAUDE AI — auMenu is built on Claude, Anthropic's state-of-the-art AI. Claude generates: • Full recipes with ingredients, steps, and cooking tips • Nutrition estimates per serving — calories, protein, carbs, fat, fiber, and sodium — cached so you never wait twice • Real grocery pricing tailored to your city and country • Seasonal produce insights so you always buy what's fresh and affordable • Drink pairings for every dinner, including specific wine recommendations — YOUR RECIPE COLLECTION — Save any Claude-generated recipe to your personal library, or add your own. Filter by meal type, mark favourites, view preparation steps, and share recipes as plain text, PDF, or CSV. Every recipe remembers its nutritional profile once generated. — BUDGET & BILLS — Set a weekly food budget and watch the gauge fill as meals are planned. Log grocery bills with store name, amount, currency, and payment method (credit card, cash, or cheque). Select multiple bills to calculate totals by date period — perfect for monthly expense reviews. — SMART SHOPPING LISTS — Your weekly menu automatically builds a categorised grocery list grouped by produce, dairy, meat, bakery, pantry, and frozen. Check items off as you shop and share the full list as text, PDF, or CSV. — BUILT FOR YOUR FAMILY — Tell auMenu how many people are at the table and set dietary preferences (vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal, kosher, and more). Claude uses your household profile for every suggestion, so every meal is the right size and meets your family's needs. — BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED — Inspired by the Bauhaus design tradition — bold colours, clean geometry, and nothing that doesn't need to be there. Switch between light and dark mode, scale the font to your preference, and navigate with fluid swipe gestures. auMenu. Dinner sorted. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy; https://treillint.com/privacy-policy

About

Dinner Light

Easily read menus in dim lighting with a customizable flashlight and magnifier. Calculate tips and split bills accurately among any number of people. This private, ad-free tool supports multiple languages and currencies.

Highlights
  • Dimmable flashlight
  • Live menu magnifier with zoom
  • Tip calculator with presets
  • Bill splitting for any number of people
  • Supports 6 languages
  • Supports 7 currencies
  • Private and ad-free
Features
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Read the menu clearly and handle the check without juggling several apps. Dinner Light combines a live menu magnifier, adjustable flashlight, tip calculator, and bill splitter in one simple dining tool. READ DIM MENUS • Open directly into a large live camera reader • Enlarge small print with smooth zoom • Tap menu text to focus where you need it • Use the flashlight and camera magnifier together • Adjust flashlight brightness with its own slider • Try Magnify on the built-in sample menu • Hand the phone across the table without losing the controls TIP AND SPLIT THE CHECK • Choose common tip percentages or enter your own • Calculate the tip before tax or from the full total • Split the bill with your group • See each person’s total and share of the tip • Round up the final amount when you want to leave a little extra MADE FOR DINING AND TRAVEL • Six in-app languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese • Seven currencies: USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD, MXN, and JPY • Large controls, high contrast, VoiceOver labels, and reduced-motion support • No account or sign-up required PRIVACY AND ADS Your live camera view stays on your device. Dinner Light does not record, save, or upload camera images. The app is free and supported by ads. No banner covers the live camera reader. You can review advertising privacy choices from Settings. Whether the room is dark, the print is tiny, or the check has arrived for a group, Dinner Light keeps the useful controls close at hand.

Screenshots

Au4 screens
Dinner Light4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Au at none against Dinner Light's 1. Au also leads on ads (none vs shown). Dinner Light's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Dinner Light sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per year. Au asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Au ships an update every 3 months, Dinner Light fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Au versus Dinner Light: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAuDinner Light
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJean Claude ZabaloffSCOTT RICHARD MORVAY

In-app purchases

None

Au

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Dinner Light

Subscriptions1
  • Dinner Light Annual7 Days trial$2.991 Year

Questions

Is Au free?
Au is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dinner Light free?
Dinner Light is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Au or Dinner Light have ads?
Dinner Light shows ads; Au does not.
Which is updated more often, Au or Dinner Light?
Au ships an update every 3 months, and Dinner Light fortnightly. Most recently, Au was updated on October 28, 2026 and Dinner Light on October 25, 2026.

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