The best restaurant tracking apps, compared
Ranked lists, private maps, plain saved pins, or a record of what you actually ate. Pick based on which one you'll still open in six months.
Glütty · 14 October 2026
How we picked
Every app here is live on the App Store or Google Play today, lets you mark places you've been, and lets you keep a list of places to try. We checked features against each app's own store listing or help pages in October 2026. We didn't rank them by score. They do different jobs.
The short version
| App | Tracks places | Ranks them | Records dishes | Social |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beli | Yes, lists and maps | Yes, by comparing places | Favourite dishes and notes | Friends' feed, match scores |
| Mapstr | Yes, on your own map | No | Comments and notes | Shared and collaborative maps |
| Google Maps | Saved lists | No | Your own reviews only | Shared lists |
| Glütty | Recent visits and saved places | No | Every dish you ordered, rated | No, it's personal |
Beli
Keeps ranked lists and maps of everywhere you've been and want to try. You rank each new place against ones you've already been to, and see where friends are eating.
- Best for:
- People who like ranking and have friends on the app.
- Watch out:
- Some reviewers on Google Play find the forced ranking tedious, and it leans on friends to be useful.
- Platforms:
- iPhone, Android
- Price:
- Free with in-app purchases
Mapstr
A personal map of saved places, organised with your own tags and comments. You can import places from Google Maps and build shared maps with friends.
- Best for:
- Organisers who save everything, not just restaurants.
- Watch out:
- No ranking or dish-level history. Some features, like unlimited saves and proximity alerts, are in the paid mapstr plus.
- Platforms:
- iPhone, Android, web
- Price:
- Free, with a paid mapstr plus
Google Maps lists
Star or save places into lists you already have on your phone.
- Best for:
- Zero setup. Everything's already there.
- Watch out:
- Lists get long and messy, and there's no record of what you ordered unless you write a review.
- Platforms:
- iPhone, Android, web
- Price:
- Free
Glütty
Scan, upload or paste a link to any menu. Every dish is translated into your language, explained in plain words, and can be shown as a picture. Members also get a match score for each dish based on their own taste profile, plus dietary flags.
- Best for:
- Remembering what you ate and how much you liked each dish, especially abroad.
- Watch out:
- It isn't a social ranking app, and you won't see friends' lists. Saving a visit happens when you finish a meal you scanned.
- Platforms:
- Web app, works in any phone browser
- Price:
- Free tier; membership £8.99/month
Which one should you use?
If your friends are already on Beli, use Beli. The social side is the point. If you just want a tidy map of places, Mapstr does that better than a Google list. If what you keep forgetting is the dish, not the place, that's a different problem, and it's the one Glütty tracks. See our guide to tracking dishes you've tried.
Questions people ask
Is there a free restaurant tracking app?
Beli, Mapstr and Google Maps all have free versions. Glütty's menu translator is free for three scans a month.
Can I import my Google Maps places?
Mapstr says it imports from Google Maps and Foursquare. Beli reviewers report importing want-to-try lists.
