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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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/

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 update cadence: Save My Plate at every 4 days against Dinner Light's every 9 days. 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

Dinner Light ships an update every 9 days, Save My Plate every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 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 frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSCOTT RICHARD MORVAYThreaded Stack LLC

In-app purchases

None

Dinner Light

No in-app purchases

None

Save My Plate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dinner Light free?
Dinner Light is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
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?
Neither Dinner Light nor Save My Plate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dinner Light or Save My Plate?
Dinner Light ships an update every 9 days, and Save My Plate every 4 days. Most recently, Dinner Light was updated on October 5, 2026 and Save My Plate on October 10, 2026.

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