Personalised food recommendation apps: which ones actually learn your taste?
"Personalised" usually means "popular near you". Here's which apps actually learn what you like.
Glütty · 14 October 2026
Three kinds of personalised
Some apps personalise from your history: places you've rated. Some from your friends: what people like you liked. A few from a stated taste profile: what you tell them you love and avoid. The best results usually come from combining your own history with stated preferences.
| App | Learns from | Recommends |
|---|---|---|
| Beli | Places you rank, friends | Restaurants |
| mapstr plus | What you describe in a search | Places |
| Glütty | Taste quiz, your ratings, diet | Restaurants and dishes on a menu |
Beli
Shows a taste profile from your rankings and recommends restaurants, plus a match score with friends.
- Best for:
- Restaurant recommendations shaped by your circle.
- Watch out:
- Needs a good number of rankings before it knows you.
- Platforms:
- iPhone, Android
- Price:
- Free with in-app purchases
mapstr plus
An AI search where you describe what you want, like "a vegetarian restaurant with a terrace".
- Best for:
- Finding a type of place quickly.
- Watch out:
- Paid tier; recommends places, not dishes.
- Platforms:
- iPhone, Android, web
- Price:
- Paid subscription
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:
- Recommendations down to the dish, built on a taste quiz and every dish you rate.
- Watch out:
- Free accounts get three menu scans a month. Match scores, taste memory and unlimited scans need the £8.99/month membership.
- Platforms:
- Web app, works in any phone browser
- Price:
- Free tier; membership £8.99/month
Our steer
Friends' taste and your taste aren't the same. If you want recommendations about you, choose an app that asks what you like and keeps learning from your ratings.
