The short answer
The biggest difference between group food apps is how your friends join. Three let them take part from a link in their phone browser with no app and no account: FeedMii's Choose together, Where2Eat and GetTogether. Chicken Tender needs everyone to have the app and be in the same place, because the phones connect over Bluetooth. Food Swipe and tastemate run sessions inside their apps, and Dinner Decider has two people rate the same six places. The second difference is what you swipe. Every other app here puts nearby restaurants on the cards; FeedMii has you swipe dishes first and then shows nearby places that serve the dish you matched on, which helps when the real disagreement is about what to eat, not where.
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Can't decide what to eat? FeedMii picks a dish and shows places nearby.
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| App | What you swipe | How friends join | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| FeedMii | Dishes, then nearby places for the match | Share a link; friends swipe in any phone browser, no app or account (the host uses the iPhone app, 1.4+) | Free; 3 free nearby-place searches, then Pro from $2.99/week or $7.99/month with a 3-day free trial (US) |
| Where2Eat: Swipe & Match | Nearby restaurants | Shared link; friends can swipe in a browser, no app or account | Free; Premium Lifetime $1.99 |
| GetTogether: Meet, Eat, Repeat | Nearby restaurants | Unique link; no account or download needed to vote | Free |
| Chicken Tender | Nearby restaurants | Everyone needs the app and must be nearby (Bluetooth); no account | Free |
| Food Swipe - Find Restaurants | Nearby restaurants | Session invite in the app (listing doesn't say if friends need the app) | Free |
| tastemate - food with friends | Nearby restaurants | Session invite in the app (listing doesn't say if friends need the app) | Free |
| Dinner Decider - Let's Eat! | 6 nearby places, rated by each person | Each person rates the same 6 places in the app; groups are a paid unlock | Free; group support is an in-app purchase |
How to choose
- Friends won't install anything and you disagree on what to eat: FeedMii (dishes first, then places).
- Friends won't install anything and you only need a restaurant: Where2Eat or GetTogether.
- Everyone is in the same room and has the app: Chicken Tender (iPhone and Android).
- Two people rating the same six places: Dinner Decider.
The apps
1. FeedMii
- What it does
- Choose together (new in FeedMii 1.4): tap it on the swipe screen and share the link. Friends swipe the same 12 dishes at feedmii.com/t/CODE in their phone browser, no app or account. Dishes everyone liked are your matches, with a taste-match percentage and the dishes you disagreed on; tap a match to see nearby places that serve it. Free: 2 people and one extra round if nothing matches; Pro: up to 4 people and more rounds. If your friend is new to FeedMii and finishes the pick in the app, you both get 5 days of Pro.
- Platforms
- iPhone and iPad (iOS 18+)
- Price
- Free; 3 free nearby-place searches, then Pro from $2.99/week or $7.99/month with a 3-day free trial (US)
- App Store rating (US)
- New in 2026 (too few US ratings to show)
2. Where2Eat: Swipe & Match
- What it does
- Start a lobby and share a link; everyone swipes on nearby restaurants, even friends without the app, until the group matches on a place.
- Platforms
- iPhone
- Price
- Free; Premium Lifetime $1.99
- App Store rating (US)
- 5.0 (4)
3. GetTogether: Meet, Eat, Repeat
- What it does
- Share a unique link; everyone votes yes or no on nearby restaurants and sees live rankings as the votes come in.
- Platforms
- iPhone
- Price
- Free
- App Store rating (US)
- 5.0 (5)
4. Chicken Tender
- What it does
- Everyone opens the app together; phones find each other over Bluetooth, everyone swipes on nearby restaurants, and the first place you all say yes to wins. No accounts.
- Platforms
- iPhone, Android
- Price
- Free
- App Store rating (US)
- 4.7 (332)
5. Food Swipe - Find Restaurants
- What it does
- Start a session, invite friends, and everyone swipes left or right on nearby restaurants; a place everyone likes is a match.
- Platforms
- iPhone
- Price
- Free
- App Store rating (US)
- 5.0 (4)
6. tastemate - food with friends
- What it does
- Group sessions where everyone swipes on nearby restaurants until the group matches on one.
- Platforms
- iPhone
- Price
- Free
- App Store rating (US)
- 4.1 (9)
7. Dinner Decider - Let's Eat!
- What it does
- You and a friend each rate 6 places for a location and time, then it shows which places you both liked.
- Platforms
- iPhone
- Price
- Free; group support is an in-app purchase
- App Store rating (US)
- 4.8 (23)
Frequently asked questions
Is there a group food decision app where friends can join from a link without installing anything?
Yes. FeedMii's Choose together, Where2Eat and GetTogether all let friends join from a link and swipe in their phone browser, with no app and no account. FeedMii is the one that matches you on dishes first and then shows nearby places that serve them; Where2Eat and GetTogether put restaurants on the cards. Only the person who starts the pick needs the app.
What are apps like Chicken Tender for deciding where to eat?
Food Swipe and tastemate also have a group swipe on nearby restaurants inside their apps. If your friends aren't in the same room or won't install anything, FeedMii's Choose together, Where2Eat and GetTogether work from a link in the phone browser; FeedMii matches you on dishes first, then shows places nearby.
Which group food app works without downloading?
FeedMii's Choose together, Where2Eat and GetTogether let friends join from a link in their phone browser without installing an app or creating an account. The person who starts the pick uses the app.
What is the difference between swiping dishes and swiping restaurants?
Restaurant-swipe apps (Where2Eat, GetTogether, Chicken Tender, Food Swipe, tastemate) assume you agree on going out and only need a place. FeedMii first matches you on dishes, so if one of you wants sushi and the other burgers, you find a dish you both accept and then see nearby places that serve it.
How many people can choose together in FeedMii?
Two on the free plan and up to four with Pro. If nothing matches, free users get one extra round with new dishes.
How does the FeedMii invite reward work?
If the friend you invited is new to FeedMii, installs the app and finishes the same pick in it, you both get 5 days of Pro for free. It is limited per device; the rules are in the terms at https://feedmii.com/terms.