Comparison

Adore that Dish vs Restaurant Journal_

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

Head to head
About

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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Adore that Dish4 screens
Restaurant Journal_4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Adore that Dish versus Restaurant Journal_: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdore that DishRestaurant Journal_
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB7 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFrank NeumannTimothy Brandt

In-app purchases

None

Adore that Dish

No in-app purchases

None

Restaurant Journal_

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Adore that Dish free?
Adore that Dish is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Restaurant Journal_ free?
Restaurant Journal_ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Adore that Dish or Restaurant Journal_ have ads?
Neither Adore that Dish nor Restaurant Journal_ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Adore that Dish or Restaurant Journal_?
Adore that Dish ships an update every 6 weeks, and Restaurant Journal_ every 4 days. Most recently, Adore that Dish was updated on October 24, 2026 and Restaurant Journal_ on October 28, 2026.

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