Comparison

Dinner Light vs Save My Plate

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

Head to head
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.

About

Save My Plate

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Save My Plate turns any recipe you find into a clean, cookable card — then helps you plan meals and shop for them. CAPTURE FROM ANYWHERE See a recipe on Instagram, TikTok, a blog, or in a text from a friend? Share it to Save My Plate — or paste a link, drop in a screenshot, or send plain text. Our AI reads the page and pulls out the ingredients and step-by-step instructions, so you get a tidy recipe instead of a wall of ads and backstory. YOUR RECIPE LIBRARY Every recipe you save lands in a beautiful, searchable library. Add your own photos or videos, edit ingredients and steps, and organize everything into cookbooks. PLAN YOUR WEEK Drop recipes onto a weekly calendar to plan breakfast, lunch, and dinner. See what's coming and cook with less stress. SMART SHOPPING LIST Build a shopping list from any recipe in one tap. Save My Plate automatically combines duplicate ingredients, rounds quantities into store-friendly amounts, and groups everything by aisle — so you shop faster and buy only what you need. Find nearby grocery stores, too. DISCOVER NEW DISHES Explore a growing catalog of thousands of recipes, personalized to your taste. Tell us what you love and we'll surface dishes worth cooking. SHARE WHAT YOU COOK Turn any recipe into a share-ready highlight reel to send to friends or post on social. Save My Plate is free to download. Capture, cook, and eat what you love — without the clutter. Questions? Email support@save-my-plate.com SUBSCRIPTION Save My Plate Basic is an optional auto-renewable subscription ($4.99/month, with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers) that unlocks unlimited recipe captures and unlimited catalog recipes. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, and the subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://save-my-plate.com/privacy

Screenshots

Dinner Light4 screens
Save My Plate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Save My Plate at none against Dinner Light's 1. Save My Plate also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). 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. Save My Plate asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dinner Light ships an update fortnightly, Save My Plate every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Dinner Light versus Save My Plate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDinner LightSave My Plate
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSCOTT RICHARD MORVAYThreaded Stack LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dinner Light

Subscriptions1
  • Dinner Light Annual7 Days trial$2.991 Year
None

Save My Plate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dinner Light free?
Dinner Light is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Save My Plate free?
Save My Plate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dinner Light or Save My Plate have ads?
Dinner Light shows ads; Save My Plate does not.
Which is updated more often, Dinner Light or Save My Plate?
Dinner Light ships an update fortnightly, and Save My Plate every 4 days. Most recently, Dinner Light was updated on October 25, 2026 and Save My Plate on October 29, 2026.

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