The top apps you should find on a foodie’s phone
Getting hold of food, whether it’s cooking it yourself, ordering, or finding the perfect place to dine out, can sometimes be a bit of a hassle. But luckily for us, there are plenty of phone and tablet apps at our disposal to help us chow down on a good quality meal.
If you’re looking for help with your lunch or dinner plans, you’ve come to the right place. In this blog, we’re taking a look at the top 10 UK food apps that you can find on the Apple app store and the Google play store.
Food delivery apps
Looking for delivery? Sit back and relax. We’ve got you covered.
Uber Eats
Being one of the most popular delivery services in the UK, you’ve probably already heard of Uber Eats. This fast-running mobile app offers a number of options for both delivery and pick-up. If you like to be in the habit of keeping an eye on your food, the service features a tracking system for most of its partnered restaurants, where you can track your food while being cooked and where it is when it’s on its way to your house.
If you’re looking for a good bargain, then sign up for an Uber Eats account. You’ll find a number of deals and discount codes emailed your way quite frequently.
Deliveroo
A top competitor for Uber Eats, Deliveroo is another one of Britain’s most popular food delivery services. Deliveroo offers a fast and reliable service that most companies can’t beat. If you can’t find the restaurant of your choice on Uber Eats, you’ll likely be able to find it on Deliveroo instead.
Just Eat
Just Eat is the classic UK food delivery service that puts together all of your favourite local takeaways and restaurants. You’ll find a wider variety of restaurants on Just Eat than anywhere else. If you’re looking to support local businesses or try something new (and possibly a bit cheaper), Just Eat is the place to look.
Foodhub
Foodhub might not be quite as well known as the previous delivery apps on this list, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t any better.
Foodhub is a UK delivery service that offers cheaper deals on the same food you can get from other services such as Just Eat. It might not have as many options to choose from, but the fact that Foodhub doesn’t charge commissions to restaurants means that they can offer cheaper deals for the same food you can get anywhere else.
Restaurant finding apps
If you’re looking for the best restaurants local and across the nation, look no further than on these three apps.
Opentable
Opentable is the goto app if you’re looking for a variety of different restaurant bookings. With over 50,000 restaurants in its database, you can be sure something there will suit your fancy. The app now also lets you know if any of your favourite options has a delivery service, meaning if you’re not in the mood to travel for your food, you can always have it delivered to your house instead.
Luxury Restaurant Guide
Looking for something a bit more special? Luxury Restaurant Guide is your key to finding the top cuisine in the UK. Discover the best places to eat, viewing Michelin star restaurants, AA Rosettes and more.
For a premium fee, you can even apply for club membership, accessing special offers, privilege access, dinner bonuses and savings for your meal. If you’re into fine dining, Luxury Restaurant Guide is the best place to be.
HappyCow
Attention vegans and vegetarians! HappyCow is a plant-based restaurant finding machine!
This app specialises in locating and helping you book reservations at vegan restaurants near you. The app easily tells you whether or not a restaurant is entirely vegan, has vegetarian options or also sells meat on the side, so you can be certain of what you’re getting into.
With options to find restaurants all over the UK (and the world), there’s no other plant-based restaurant app you need.
Food Photography apps
If you’re looking for an alternative to professional food photography, you definitely need to try the new Spelnto FoodApp – available for your smartphone now. Download and play for free – see what it can do and how much time (and money) it will save you and your business – or even if you just shoot food pics for fun!
Splento Food Photography App
If you want to boost your online sales without spending tons of money on food photography, try to use new tech solutions, like the Splento Food Photography App which will save you 90% of your photography costs. You don’t need to book a professional photographer to sell your listings better anymore.
Cooking recipe apps
In the mood to whip something up yourself? Test your skills against these simple and easy to use cooking apps.
Kitchen Stories
If you’re looking for the clearest and easy to use free cooking app on the market, go and download Kitchen Stories.
This service offers videos alongside its usual pictures and instructions, with a huge database of recipes that can be filtered by theme and country so that you can find exactly what you want. New recipes are also added regularly, so there’ll always be something interesting for you to cook up next time.
Tastemade
Tastemade: another interesting free food recipe app.
Interestingly, this app features a number of recipes through shows through a YouTube multi-channel network. These videos are great for inspiration as well as some step-by-step guides on how to craft a wonderful meal.
Tastemade also features a few other categories too, such as travel and home. So if you’re looking for something with some use beyond food, Tastemade is definitely the go-to app.
Green Kitchen Stories
Finally, we have Green Kitchen Stories.
As you can probably guess by their name, Green Kitchen Stories is a plant-based cooking recipe service that features vegan and vegetarian meals. The app has a variety of recipes, from zesty vegan lemon cakes to the creamiest kale pasta you’ll ever taste. If you’re on the look for some new veggie recipes, check out Green Kitchen Stories.
There you have it. Our list of 10 UK food apps that we think you should have on your phone. No matter where you look today, there’s bound to be limitless options to make your dinnertime perfect. All of the apps included in this list are free to download, so make sure to check out any that you fancy and give them a proper go.
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