Comparison

Ding! vs Dinner AI Meal Prep Planner

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

Head to head
About

Ding!

Features
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Stop guessing cooking times. Ding! is the kitchen timer that knows what you're cooking. Choose a dish, set how you like it — soft or hard eggs, rare or medium steak, extra-crispy fries — and Ding! calculates the time for you. Every step is guided: flip, shake, rest, serve. SMART PRESETS • 30 dishes: eggs, steak, chicken, salmon, pasta, rice, air fryer favorites, baking, tea and coffee • Times adjust to doneness, thickness, size and quantity • Fine-tune any step by 30 seconds, or type your own time STEP-BY-STEP TIMERS • Clear prompts when a step ends: "Flip the steak!", "Shake the basket!" • Steps that need you wait for your tap; the rest carry on automatically RUN SEVERAL TIMERS AT ONCE • Rice, pasta and steak side by side, all visible at a glance NEVER MISS THE DING • Allow Alarms and Ding! rings even when your iPhone is on Silent or in a Focus • Live countdown on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Huge, easy-to-read digits, dark mode, and the screen stays awake while you cook • Big buttons that are easy to hit with messy hands MY TEMPLATES • Save your perfect toast or jammy eggs and start them with one tap HANDS-FREE • "Start Boiled egg in Ding!" — works with Siri and the Shortcuts app DING! PRO Ding! is free to use with quick timers, 15 presets, 2 timers at once, 3 templates and 2 alarm sounds. Ding! Pro unlocks every preset, up to 8 timers at once, unlimited templates and all alarm sounds — as a one-time purchase or a yearly subscription. The alarm itself is always free. PRIVACY No account. No ads. No data collected. Your timers and templates stay on your device. Cooking times are estimates; appliances and ingredients vary. For meat, poultry and seafood, use a thermometer to confirm safe internal temperatures. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.monikstudio.com/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://www.monikstudio.com/privacy-policy/

About

Dinner AI Meal Prep Planner

Features
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Dinner AI plans your week of dinners around what you already have. Type what's in your kitchen or snap a photo of your fridge or pantry, and get a full week of dinners with simple recipes, ingredients and step-by-step instructions. • Plans that fit you: your diet, allergies, cuisines, cooking time, household size and budget shape every plan. • One grocery list: ingredients from your plan are combined and grouped by type. Check items off as you shop or add your own. • Your recipe collection: every dish is saved so you can search, favorite and cook it again. • Fresh every week: new plans avoid repeating your recent dinners. Start with a 3-day free trial on the annual plan, or subscribe weekly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account and renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms: https://setinst.one/apps/dinner-ai/terms Privacy: https://setinst.one/apps/dinner-ai/privacy

Screenshots

Ding!4 screens
Dinner AI Meal Prep Planner3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Dinner AI Meal Prep Planner at 17.0 against Ding!'s 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Ding! sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year and Dinner AI Meal Prep Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Ding! versus Dinner AI Meal Prep Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDing!Dinner AI Meal Prep Planner
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTran ThanhMatas Klemenis

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ding!

Subscriptions1
  • Ding! Pro – Yearly$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • Ding! Pro – Lifetime$9.99
2 purchases

Dinner AI Meal Prep Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Dinner AI Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Dinner AI Premium3 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Ding! free?
Ding! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dinner AI Meal Prep Planner free?
Dinner AI Meal Prep Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ding! or Dinner AI Meal Prep Planner have ads?
Both Ding! and Dinner AI Meal Prep Planner show ads.
Which is updated more often, Ding! or Dinner AI Meal Prep Planner?
Ding! ships an update every 4 days, and Dinner AI Meal Prep Planner every 4 days. Most recently, Ding! was updated on November 13, 2026 and Dinner AI Meal Prep Planner on November 13, 2026.

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