Comparison

Add One Thing vs Dinner Decoder

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

Head to head
About

Add One Thing

Features
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Tell it what you're about to eat. It tells you one thing to add so the meal actually fills you up. Instant noodles? Crack an egg in. Toast? Peanut butter. A salad? Add chickpeas. One addition, chosen for what you already have and where you are. HOW IT WORKS โ€ข Type the meal. Common foods answer instantly, even offline. โ€ข Get a plain-English read on what's missing and up to three things to add, sorted by effort. โ€ข Tap Add. That's it. There is no logging, no diary, no daily total. IT KNOWS WHERE YOU ARE At home, at work, out, or nowhere near a kitchen. The same meal gets different answers in each. The airport version of "instant noodles" never asks you to cook. IT LEARNS WHAT YOU KEEP IN Tell it the staples you usually have. Suggestions start with those. Say "not for me" to anything you dislike and it never comes back. ALLERGENS ARE ABSOLUTE Set your allergens once. Nothing containing them is ever suggested. Ever. APPETITE MODE For days when eating feels like work, one well-chosen addition is enough. It says so and stops. WHAT IT WILL NEVER DO No calories. No macros. No weights. No goals. No streak to break. It only ever adds. ADD ONE THING PLUS โ€ข Save the combinations that worked and repeat them in one tap โ€ข Build your kitchen so suggestions fit what you actually have Monthly or annual. The annual plan includes a free trial. Food ideas, not medical or dietetic advice. Terms of Use: https://dmvaceapp.com/addonething/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://dmvaceapp.com/addonething/privacy/

About

Dinner Decoder

Features
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Dinner Decoder turns a photo of your kitchen into dinner you can actually make tonight. Point your camera at your fridge or pantry and Dinner Decoder identifies what's there, then hands back real, cookbook-quality recipes โ€” measured quantities, timings, heat levels, doneness cues โ€” built around the food you already own. Every recipe shows exactly what you have and what you'd need to buy, so you always know before you start cooking. No calorie counting. No macro logging. No meal plan to fall off. Just a good answer to "what's for dinner?" โ€” and a way to use up what's already in your kitchen instead of letting it go to waste. Dinner Decoder Pro unlocks unlimited scans and the full recipe library. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Add One Thing4 screens
Dinner Decoder4 screens

Verdict

The call

Add One Thing and Dinner Decoder are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Add One Thing sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Dinner Decoder sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Add One Thing versus Dinner Decoder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdd One ThingDinner Decoder
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better15.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size50 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSaeed BashirKalie- Kirch

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Add One Thing

Subscriptions2
  • Add One Thing Plus$2.991 Month
  • Add One Thing Plus$19.991 Year
2 purchases

Dinner Decoder

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly1 Month trial$7.991 Month
  • Yearly$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Add One Thing free?
Add One Thing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dinner Decoder free?
Dinner Decoder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Add One Thing or Dinner Decoder have ads?
Neither Add One Thing nor Dinner Decoder shows ads.

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