Comparison

Silver Diner vs DC Arts Events

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

Head to head
About

Silver Diner

Easily earn rewards and manage your loyalty account without a physical card. Order food for delivery or carryout, track your points, and stay updated on special offers and new menu items. Find nearby locations and get directions.

Highlights
  • Earn rewards points
  • Order for delivery
  • Order for carryout
  • View account balance
  • Receive notifications
  • Find nearest locations
Features
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Silver Diner fans can earn rewards at Silver Diner without carrying your Eat Well Do Well card. Features include: - Order for delivery and carryout - Earn points towards rewards on each visit and online order - View your account balance and available rewards - Receive notifications about monthly offers, earned rewards and new menu items - Find the nearest location, view store hours, and get directions It’s easy and free to sign-up: - Already a have a card? Register your existing Eat Well, Do Well card number into the app - Not a member? Click “Get the App” to register a new mobile account

About

DC Arts Events

Discover museums, concerts, plays, and more in the DC area. This app learns your preferences to curate a personalized feed of events, ensuring you never miss out on what matters to you. Save events directly to your calendar with a single tap.

Highlights
  • Personalized event feed
  • 130+ DC venues and organizations
  • Museums and gallery openings
  • Live music and theater listings
  • Save events to calendar
  • Daily updated listings
Features
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Birchmere, Anthem, Hirshhorn, National Gallery of Art, Strathmore, 9:30 Club, Wolf Trap, Folger, Renwick, Politics & Prose, Signature… museums, galleries, concerts, bands, plays, nightclubs… there's so much happening it's impossible to keep up. DC Arts Events finds what's on, learns what you like, and makes sure you never miss the show. The app pulls every show, opening, concert, and talk from 140+ venues and organizations across the DC area into one feed, then filters it down to the events worth your time. Not a generic listings dump. Not an algorithm chasing engagement. A feed that actually knows your taste and keeps getting sharper as you use it. You start by telling it what you like. Answer questions, describe your preferences the way you'd tell a friend, pick the neighborhoods you'll actually travel to, and choose the venues you care about. From there, every event you react to tunes the feed further. The more you use it, the better it knows you. What's in it: • Museums and gallery openings • Live music — jazz, classical, indie, experimental • Bands and nightclubs • Theater, comedy, and dance • Film screenings and talks • Nightlife and late-night events • Book readings and author meets • Classes and festivals If it's happening at a DC arts venue or organization, it's here, gathered automatically and updated daily. When you find something worth attending, save it to your calendar with one tap. No copy-pasting, no browser tabs left open, no forgetting. Just show up. DC has one of the best arts scenes in the country. DC Arts Events makes sure you actually experience it. This app will never sell your data, use your personal data for AI training, or do anything with your data that you wouldn't feel comfortable with. All of your preferences are known only to you. Privacy Policy: https://dc-arts.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://dc-arts.com/tos/

Screenshots

Silver Diner4 screens
DC Arts Events4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: DC Arts Events at 100% against Silver Diner's 22%. DC Arts Events also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.8) and ads (none vs shown). Silver Diner's advantage is ratings volume (101 vs 5) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DC Arts Events holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Silver Diner has 101 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Silver Diner's written reviews are positive against 100% of DC Arts Events's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Silver Diner ships an update every 10 months, DC Arts Events every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Silver Diner versus DC Arts Events: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSilver DinerDC Arts Events
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (101 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings101 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaytronix Systems IncERIK REID JONES

Customer experience

Silver Diner

All ratings65 ratings
Positive47.7%
Neutral16.9%
Negative35.4%
Written reviews95 reviews
Positive22.1%
Neutral12.6%
Negative65.3%

DC Arts Events

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Silver Diner

No in-app purchases

None

DC Arts Events

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Silver Diner free?
Silver Diner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DC Arts Events free?
DC Arts Events is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Silver Diner or DC Arts Events?
DC Arts Events is rated higher. Silver Diner averages 2.8 out of 5 from 101 ratings, while DC Arts Events averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Silver Diner or DC Arts Events have ads?
Silver Diner shows ads; DC Arts Events does not.
Which is updated more often, Silver Diner or DC Arts Events?
Silver Diner ships an update every 10 months, and DC Arts Events every 4 days. Most recently, Silver Diner was updated on November 1, 2026 and DC Arts Events on October 31, 2026.

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