Comparison

Fridge Folio 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

Fridge Folio

Features
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Reserve pantry quantities for named meals, see what remains available, and record cooking without counting the same ingredients twice. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open Meal Reservations and create a meal using existing pantry items and matching units. 2. Review reserved and available quantities before confirming. Overbooked or invalid quantities are refused. 3. Cook the meal to deduct its ingredients once, or keep it planned. Include plans in household backups. Kitchen inventory, use-first planning and shopping workflows remain available. Household backup now includes meal plans. WHAT TO KNOW Quantities and dates are entered by you. Reservations do not assess freshness, allergens or food safety. Inspect food and follow authoritative storage guidance. Cooking requires the original items and sufficient stock. iPhone and iPad.

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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Free to download and try for 7 days. Read menus, magnify small print, control the flashlight, calculate the tip, and split the check—without fumbling at the table. NO ADS. Dinner Light is built around the moment you need it: a large live menu reader opens as soon as access is confirmed, with the essential controls kept within reach. READ ANY MENU • Large, nearly full-screen rear-camera menu reader • Continuous autofocus, plus tap any menu text to focus exactly where you need • Smooth zoom control for small print • Dimmable flashlight that starts at its lowest setting • Automatic flashlight shutoff when the app leaves the reader or moves to the background • Live camera content is never recorded or saved TIP AND SPLIT THE CHECK • Tip is always one tap away in the top-right corner • Tip presets from 12% to 22%, plus any custom percentage • Calculate tip before tax or on the full total • Split among any number of people • See each person’s total and share of the tip • Optional round-up so the difference goes to your server MADE FOR DINING ANYWHERE • 6 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese • 7 currencies: USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD, MXN, and JPY • Bill-splitting preferences stay saved between dinners ACCESSIBLE BY DESIGN • Large touch controls and high-contrast text • VoiceOver-friendly labels and clear slider values • Large-text and reduced-motion support • A dark-first interface designed for restaurants PRIVATE, PLAIN AND SIMPLE No account. No sign-up. No tracking. No analytics. No data collection. The camera feed stays on your device, and Dinner Light never records or uploads it. NO ADS. FREE 7-DAY TRIAL Download free and try every feature for 7 days. Then continue for $2.99 per year. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled in App Store settings. Customers who purchased an earlier version keep permanent access. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Fridge Folio3 screens
Dinner Light4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dinner Light at Free against Fridge Folio's $0.99. Dinner Light also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

Dinner Light is free to download; Fridge Folio costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fridge Folio ships an update every 2 weeks, Dinner Light every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Fridge Folio versus Dinner Light: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFridge FolioDinner Light
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert CorbinSCOTT RICHARD MORVAY

In-app purchases

None

Fridge Folio

No in-app purchases

None

Dinner Light

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fridge Folio free?
Fridge Folio costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dinner Light free?
Dinner Light is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fridge Folio or Dinner Light have ads?
Neither Fridge Folio nor Dinner Light shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fridge Folio or Dinner Light?
Fridge Folio ships an update every 2 weeks, and Dinner Light every 9 days. Most recently, Fridge Folio was updated on October 10, 2026 and Dinner Light on October 5, 2026.

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