Save My Plate vs DinePilot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
DinePilot
Eliminate indecision when choosing a restaurant. This app helps you set personalized criteria and find a perfect dining spot quickly. It facilitates shared decision-making with partners and friends, ensuring everyone agrees on the final choice.
- Add favorite restaurants manually or search nearby
- Set custom rules for dining choices
- Visualize rule impact with a Venn Diagram
- Randomly select a winning restaurant
- Share restaurant lists and rules with others
- Private and ad-free experience
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Stop debating where to eat. DinePilot turns "I don't know, where do you want to go?" into a decision in minutes. Add your favorite spots — search nearby restaurants with Assistant or add your own by hand. Set your rules: no fast food, budget limits, distance, or custom constraints you define. Watch the Venn Diagram show exactly how each rule narrows your options in real time. When you're ready, Tonight's Pick cycles through your matches and locks in a winner — no more circular arguments about where to go. Deciding together? Share your spots and rules with your partner using a simple code, or import theirs, so you're always choosing from the same list. Everything stays on your device and syncs privately via iCloud. No accounts, no analytics, no tracking, no ads. FEATURES • My Spots — build your list of go-to restaurants, added by hand or found nearby • Rules — fast food, budget, distance, and your own custom filters • Venn Diagram — see how your active rules shrink the field • Tonight's Pick — a fair, fast way to land on a winner • Share Code — sync spots and rules with a partner or friend • Private by design — no accounts, no tracking, no ads Perfect for couples, roommates, and friend groups who are tired of the "where do you want to eat" spiral.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Save My Plate at none against DinePilot's shown. On price, update cadence, 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.
Save My Plate ships an update every 4 days, DinePilot every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Save My Plate | DinePilot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Threaded Stack LLC | Mark Mangieri |
In-app purchases
Save My Plate
No in-app purchases
DinePilot
No in-app purchases









