Best Dinner Apps & Games

229+ iOS apps & games curated and reviewed

4.7 avg rating
20 free apps & games
Updated May 2026

From beginner-friendly picks to power-user tools, our dinner list covers 229+ iPhone apps and games updated through May 2026. Compare ratings, prices, and screenshots in one place.

Top Picks for Dinner

Tasty: Recipes, Cooking Videos#1

Tasty: Recipes, Cooking Videos by BuzzFeed

Meal Planner & Cook Book
Editor's Choice
🍔 Food & Drink
4.9😊(432K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
#54in Food & Drink
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Discover over 10,000 recipes with video guides and step-by-step cooking modes. An AI assistant helps find personalized dishes, and you can shop for ingredients directly through the app. Connect with a community of home chefs and save your favorites.

What We Love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Helpful step-by-step videos
  • 💡 Variety of recipes
  • 👍 Organized and user-friendly

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Recipes not always accurate
  • 🐛 Saved recipes sometimes disappear
  • 🔒 Limited login options (Facebook/phone number only)
Meal Planner - Swipe Dinner#2

Meal Planner - Swipe Dinner by Jeff Mangano

Decide dinner together
Strong Contender
🍔 Food & Drink
5.0(2 ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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Quickly plan your week's dinners with visual recipe cards and generate a combined grocery list. Save favorite meals to a personal recipe book for easy future planning. Designed to simplify weeknight meal decisions before you shop.

OpenTable#3

OpenTable by OpenTable, Inc.

Find Restaurant Reservations
Worth Considering
🍔 Food & Drink
4.9😐(5.5M ratings)
FreeAds
#20in Food & Drink
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Discover and book tables at over 60,000 restaurants globally. Find happy hours, special dining experiences, and read verified reviews. Manage your reservations, communicate with restaurants, and earn rewards.

What We Love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Convenient for booking reservations
  • 💡 Helpful for discovering new restaurants
  • 🚀 Efficient reservation process

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and technical issues
  • 💰 Unspecified premium charges
  • 🔍 Inaccurate restaurant search results

More Dinner apps to explore

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Cooklist: Pantry Meals Recipes
Cooklist: Pantry Meals Recipes
Cooklist: Pantry Meals Recipes
Grocery List & Dinner Planner
Free

Automatically track your pantry and fridge contents by connecting to grocery store loyalty cards. Discover recipes based on ingredients you already own and generate smart shopping lists for missing items. Reduce food waste and plan meals effortlessly.

Automatic pantry inventory from loyalty cardsRecipe suggestions based on available ingredientsSmart, aisle-categorized grocery lists
🍔 Food & Drink
(11K)
free with in-app purchases
5
MealBoard - Meal Planner
MealBoard - Meal Planner
MealBoard - Meal Planner
Recipe Keeper & Grocery List
Free

Organize recipes, plan meals, and generate smart grocery lists. Track pantry inventory, set reminders, and sync data across devices. Customize categories and store aisles for a personalized experience.

Recipe import and organizationAutomated meal planningSmart grocery list generation
🍔 Food & Drink
(2.6K)
free with in-app purchases
6
Happy Diner Story™
Happy Diner Story™
Happy Diner Story™
Restaurant Game
Free

Manage your own restaurant in this time management cooking game. Upgrade chefs, waiters, and equipment to serve customers, expand your culinary empire, and create your dream dining establishment. Experience immersive restaurant simulation from cooking to serving.

Immersive restaurant simulationUpgrade chefs, waiters, and equipmentCustomize restaurant decoration
🎮 Games
(23K)
free with in-app purchases
7
Cooking Fever: Restaurant Game
Cooking Fever: Restaurant Game
Cooking Fever: Restaurant Game
Addictive Time-Management Game
Free

Manage and cook delicious meals and desserts from around the world in this time-management game. Practice various cooking techniques across unique restaurant settings, upgrade appliances, and decorate to attract more customers. Enjoy thousands of levels and hundreds of dishes.

Cook global dishes with quality ingredientsVariety of unique restaurant locationsHundreds of kitchen appliance upgrades
🎮 Games
(336K)
free with in-app purchases
8
Cooking Dash™
Cooking Dash™
Cooking Dash™
Cook Your Way to Stardom!
Free

Experience fast-paced time management as you prepare, cook, and serve dishes in exotic restaurants. Earn profits, upgrade your kitchen, and become a celebrity chef. Compete in challenges and customize your character with outfits and pets.

Fast-paced kitchen actionPrepare, cook, and serve dishesUpgrade food and appliances
🎮 Games
(110K)
free with in-app purchases
9
Mealime Meal Plans & Recipes
Mealime Meal Plans & Recipes
Mealime Meal Plans & Recipes
Meal Planner & Grocery List
Free
$2.99 | 100% OFF

Simplify meal planning and grocery shopping with personalized weekly plans and quick, healthy recipes. Reduce food waste, save money, and track nutrition goals with this app designed for busy individuals and families.

Personalized meal plansAutomated grocery listsQuick, healthy recipes
🍔 Food & Drink
(53K)
freemium
10
NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals
NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals
NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals
Easy recipes and kitchen tips
Free

Discover thousands of tested recipes, from quick weeknight dinners to impressive holiday dishes. Find inspiration with editor-curated collections and helpful cooking videos. Organize your favorites, plan meals, and create grocery lists.

Thousands of tested recipesEditor-curated collectionsHelpful cooking videos
🍔 Food & Drink
(538K)
subscription
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Whats for Dinner: Recipe Saver
Whats for Dinner: Recipe Saver
Whats for Dinner: Recipe Saver
The #1 recipe saver & manager!
Free

Effortlessly save, organize, and find your favorite recipes from websites or your own creations. Plan your meals for the week and automatically generate a grocery list to simplify cooking.

Save recipes from websitesOrganize favorite recipesMeal planning
🍔 Food & Drink
(10)
free with in-app purchases
12
Crazy Cooking Star Chef
Crazy Cooking Star Chef
Crazy Cooking Star Chef
Start cooking great food!
Free

Manage a bustling diner, preparing burgers, fries, and milkshakes for hungry customers. Upgrade your kitchen and dining areas to expand your culinary empire. Master fast-paced cooking challenges to become a renowned chef.

Serve burgers, fries, and milkshakesManage customer ordersUpgrade kitchen appliances
🎮 Games
(21K)
free with in-app purchases
13
Diner DASH Adventures
Diner DASH Adventures
Diner DASH Adventures
Cooking & Time Management Game
Free

Engage in a fast-paced cooking and time management game where you serve delicious dishes, renovate a town, and uncover a heartwarming story. Beat the clock, manage multiple restaurant types, and design your dream town.

Fast-paced cooking action with hundreds of levelsRestaurant simulation across various locationsTime management gameplay with order matching
🎮 Games
(71K)
free with in-app purchases
14
Supermarket Mania Journey
Supermarket Mania Journey
Supermarket Mania Journey
A Time Management Adventure
Free

Manage and grow a grocery chain in this addictive time management game. Serve demanding customers, stock shelves, and upgrade equipment through hundreds of challenging levels. Compete against rivals and earn rewards to build a successful enterprise.

Hundreds of challenging levelsServe demanding customersSell dozens of products
🎮 Games
(21K)
free with in-app purchases
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Cooking Madness-Kitchen Frenzy
Cooking Madness-Kitchen Frenzy
Cooking Madness-Kitchen Frenzy
Cook food in restaurants!
Free

Embark on a global culinary adventure, managing time and mastering recipes in diverse restaurants. Upgrade your kitchen and skills to become a top chef. Enjoy festive events and connect with friends in this addictive cooking simulation.

Explore global restaurants and exotic foodsMaster hundreds of recipesPractice time-management and cooking techniques
🎮 Games
(777K)
free with in-app purchases
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What's for Dinner App
What's for Dinner App
What's for Dinner App
Swipe Right For Dinner
Free

This app helps you decide what to eat by letting you swipe through your favorite meals and recipes. It builds a personalized rotation of go-to dishes, eliminating the daily "what's for dinner" dilemma. Perfect for couples and indecisive eaters.

Swipe to decide mealsAdd favorite meals and recipesInstant dinner decisions
🍔 Food & Drink
(2)
ad-supported
17
Cooking City: Restaurant Games
Cooking City: Restaurant Games
Cooking City: Restaurant Games
Cook in kitchen & restaurants!
Free

Experience the thrill of a fast-paced cooking simulation game. Travel the world, cook diverse cuisines, and manage your own restaurants. Master thousands of levels and events to become a star chef.

Time-management cooking gameplayGlobal cuisine explorationRestaurant management and upgrades
🎮 Games
(168K)
free with in-app purchases
18
Dinnerly: Meal Kit
Dinnerly: Meal Kit
Dinnerly: Meal Kit
The most affordable meal kit
Free

This app simplifies weeknight cooking by delivering pre-portioned ingredients and easy-to-follow digital recipes directly to your door. Choose from 16 unique weekly recipes, schedule deliveries, and enjoy delicious, convenient meals without the hassle of meal planning and grocery shopping.

Pre-portioned ingredientsEasy-to-follow digital recipes16 unique weekly recipe options
🍔 Food & Drink
(6.2K)
free with in-app purchases
19
Cooking Craze: Restaurant Game
Cooking Craze: Restaurant Game
Cooking Craze: Restaurant Game
Cook food around the world!
Free

Become a master chef in this free restaurant simulation game. Prepare and serve a wide variety of global dishes, manage your time, and upgrade your kitchen to build your own culinary empire. Play through thousands of levels across different cities and unlock new recipes and techniques.

Cook global dishesManage restaurant empireUpgrade kitchen and speed
🎮 Games
(257K)
free with in-app purchases
20
Penguin Diner: Restaurant Dash
Penguin Diner: Restaurant Dash
Penguin Diner: Restaurant Dash
Dream Story - Crazy Adventure
Free

Manage a bustling restaurant and serve hungry penguin customers in this addictive idle game. Slide fast, take orders, and earn money to help Penny the penguin return home. Upgrade your skills and diners to become a dining legend.

Penguin slide servingMultiple diners to unlockRestaurant upgrades
🎮 Games
(1.8K)
free with in-app purchases

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