Adore that Dish vs Restaurant Journal_
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Adore that Dish
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Ever ordered something disappointing because you forgot you already tried it? Adore that Dish helps you remember every dish you've eaten — what you loved, what to skip, and where to find your favorites again. Photograph a menu and the app extracts all the dishes instantly. Log a meal with a star rating and notes. Next time you're back at that restaurant, you'll know exactly what to order.
Restaurant Journal_
This app automatically creates a private map and journal of your dining experiences using your existing food photos. It identifies meals, organizes them by location, and allows you to add ratings, notes, and voice memos without manual check-ins or accounts.
- Automatic journal from photos
- Private dining map
- Meal ratings (Yay, Okay, Meh)
- Add notes and voice memos
- Photo and video storage per visit
- Optional iCloud backup
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Eat. Experience. Remember. Restaurant Journal turns the food photos you already have into a private, beautiful map and journal of everywhere you've eaten — automatically. No typing. No check-ins. No account. You have thousands of photos from meals out — birthdays, first dates, that hole-in-the-wall taco place — and no easy way to remember where any of them were. Restaurant Journal fixes that. It quietly scans your library on your device, recognizes your dining moments, and organizes them into a journal you'll actually want to revisit. A private map of your dining life • See every restaurant you've visited on a beautiful map — from your neighborhood to every city you've explored • Zoom from your street to "everywhere I ate in Italy" • Browse your whole history by month and year Effortless and automatic • Builds itself from photos you already took — nothing to log • Detects visits, groups them by place, and finds the restaurant for you • New meals appear on their own Capture what made it special • Rate every meal : Yay, Okay, Meh • Add notes and voice memos • Keep your photos and videos from each visit • Correct a place, or hide spots you'd rather not track Private by design • Your library is scanned on your device — your photos never leave your phone • No account required • Optional: back up privately to your own iCloud and sync across your iPhones, so you never lose a memory Rediscover your favorites Revisit spots you forgot you loved, and see how your tastes have changed over the years. Perfect for food lovers, travelers, photographers, and anyone who believes a great meal is a memory worth keeping. Your memories are more than photos. They're stories. Restaurant Journal helps you keep them alive.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Restaurant Journal_ at every 4 days against Adore that Dish's every 6 weeks. Restaurant Journal_ also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Adore that Dish ships an update every 6 weeks, Restaurant Journal_ every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Adore that Dish | Restaurant Journal_ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.5 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Frank Neumann | Timothy Brandt |
In-app purchases
Adore that Dish
No in-app purchases
Restaurant Journal_
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Adore that Dish free?
Is Restaurant Journal_ free?
Do Adore that Dish or Restaurant Journal_ have ads?
Which is updated more often, Adore that Dish or Restaurant Journal_?
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