Comparison

Au vs DinePilot

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

DinePilot

Eliminate indecision when choosing a restaurant. This app helps you set personalized criteria and find a perfect dining spot quickly. It facilitates shared decision-making with partners and friends, ensuring everyone agrees on the final choice.

Highlights
  • Add favorite restaurants manually or search nearby
  • Set custom rules for dining choices
  • Visualize rule impact with a Venn Diagram
  • Randomly select a winning restaurant
  • Share restaurant lists and rules with others
  • Private and ad-free experience
Features
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Stop debating where to eat. DinePilot turns "I don't know, where do you want to go?" into a decision in minutes. Add your favorite spots — search nearby restaurants with Assistant or add your own by hand. Set your rules: no fast food, budget limits, distance, or custom constraints you define. Watch the Venn Diagram show exactly how each rule narrows your options in real time. When you're ready, Tonight's Pick cycles through your matches and locks in a winner — no more circular arguments about where to go. Deciding together? Share your spots and rules with your partner using a simple code, or import theirs, so you're always choosing from the same list. Everything stays on your device and syncs privately via iCloud. No accounts, no analytics, no tracking, no ads. FEATURES • My Spots — build your list of go-to restaurants, added by hand or found nearby • Rules — fast food, budget, distance, and your own custom filters • Venn Diagram — see how your active rules shrink the field • Tonight's Pick — a fair, fast way to land on a winner • Share Code — sync spots and rules with a partner or friend • Private by design — no accounts, no tracking, no ads Perfect for couples, roommates, and friend groups who are tired of the "where do you want to eat" spiral.

Screenshots

Au4 screens
DinePilot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Au at none against DinePilot's shown. Au also leads on device support (3 vs 1). DinePilot's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Au ships an update every 3 months, DinePilot every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Au versus DinePilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAuDinePilot
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJean Claude ZabaloffMark Mangieri

In-app purchases

None

Au

No in-app purchases

None

DinePilot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Au free?
Au is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DinePilot free?
DinePilot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Au or DinePilot have ads?
DinePilot shows ads; Au does not.
Which is updated more often, Au or DinePilot?
Au ships an update every 3 months, and DinePilot every 3 days. Most recently, Au was updated on October 28, 2026 and DinePilot on October 8, 2026.

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