Dianping alternatives

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 116 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

1. [R35] Dianping 1/5 · US Content doesn’t load: After the recent update, the content doesn’t load anymore. Now I’m getting blank pages all the time.
2. [R41] Dianping 1/5 · US Very buggy with shocking review score: I still cannot believe this app has a 4.7 start rating. Itself is an extremely buggy app. The app does not load or work half of the time. And the most frustrating thing is that there’re no apparent reasons!!! You are totally at this app’s mercy! Overall, a very poorly developed app.
3. [R45] Dianping 1/5 · US Network error? Seriously?: I’m on airport WiFi, trying to load the details page for a merchant, got network error, “信号好像飞到外太空了～”
4. [R46] Dianping 1/5 · US Constant bugs: Part of the same family of American Meituan apps
5. [R1] Dianping 1/5 · US No way to translate: No way to translate app into English
6. [R9] Dianping 3/5 · US Translation: The App needs improvement for the translations, not all verbiage will translate.
7. [R14] Dianping 5/5 · US English version: Cannot find where to change language to english. Is there a separate english version app?
8. [R32] Dianping 1/5 · US Worthless Translator: Could be a great app but why have a translator if it doesn’t actually work? Alipay’s works, why not yours????
9. [R10] Dianping 1/5 · US Can’t even register: Can’t even register with an American phone number
10. [R36] Dianping 1/5 · US Doesn’t work outside China: Not working when you travel outside of China
11. [R42] Dianping 1/5 · US international consumers not accepted: I’ve tried to sign up to see reviews in China on my upcoming trip, this was the top recommended app , but it won’t let international number to register as an account. So the app is useless for anyone who does not have a Chinese passport.
12. [R6] Dianping 3/5 · US Dark mode not working: Latest version has a bug, dark mode is not working 😡😡😡 · translated
13. [R19] Dianping 1/5 · US Where is night mode?: Where is night mode? · translated
14. [R21] Dianping 2/5 · US Doesn't support dark mode: Opening this app at night is blinding. It's the only mainstream app that doesn't support dark mode! · translated
15. [R22] Dianping 5/5 · US Hope for dark mode: As titled · translated
16. [R12] Dianping 3/5 · US Please improve favorites browsing rules: In the old version, if I was in Beijing, opening favorites would only show restaurants in Beijing by default. Now, it shows all my saved places from all over the country, and I have to filter by city myself, which is very inconvenient. I hope this can be improved. · translated
17. [R13] Dianping 1/5 · US New version is really hard to use: The new version removed the function to open the map for detailed filtering, which is very difficult to use. The interface design is unreasonable. Many users open the map to see an area and then apply detailed filters, but the detailed filter function doesn't work when the map is open! · translated
18. [R20] Dianping 4/5 · US Can the favorites function be optimized?: 1. I hope to add a 'view only this group's map' function within individual favorite groups. 2. I hope the function to group immediately after favoriting returns (or long-press the favorite button to group), including for attractions, exhibition halls, etc. (previously, some attractions and museums couldn't be directly categorized). 3. I suggest learning from Google Maps' grouping method, which is simple and clear, and allows for notes (I want to note recommended dishes for each restaurant). · translated
19. [R26] Dianping 1/5 · US Automatic photo album analysis is very useful and provides a full sense of security: Automatic photo album analysis is very useful and provides a full sense of security. · translated
20. [R30] Dianping 1/5 · US Monitoring: This software monitors customer privacy. · translated
21. [R43] Dianping 1/5 · US Violates GDPR regulations: Since this software is listed in the UK, it should comply with UK laws. This garbage Chinese app deliberately collects users' identity information. I recommend severe penalties! · translated
22. [R7] Dianping 1/5 · US Way too aggressive in blocking users: Can’t access a ton of pages when visiting China, and many places only have a dianping page. So I can never find good places to eat.
23. [R17] Dianping 1/5 · US Very poor review software: It claims to be objective, but if you give a bad review, it bans you. If you participate, it says you're not objective; if you don't participate, it says you didn't participate and aren't objective. It's purely a joke of a software. · translated
24. [R34] Dianping 1/5 · US Not very professional: This app‘s staffs are not smart，always think fake reviews are real reviews，but punish real reviews saying they are fake review. Also worry about its security.
25. [R49] Dianping 1/5 · US Don't want to write a review! Forcing people to write!: After consuming, it keeps reminding me to write a review on the Dynamic Island. I click to exit, and it's still on the Dynamic Island. I delete the relevant order, and it's still on the Dynamic Island. It just insists on making people review. Is it sick? I almost gave the merchant a bad review because of Dianping's stupid behavior, but then I felt that wasn't fair to the merchant, so I'll just delete the Dianping app. It's too stupid. · translated
26. [R51] Superlocal 1/5 · US Loses data: I’ve paid for premium for multiple years and it’s lost all of my data multiple times. I contacted the developer with no response. Years of tracking and travel data all over the world and the data of where I went just disappears. I took a trip 4 days ago, and it has none of it saved.
27. [R52] Superlocal 5/5 · US Very fun! When it works…: I have been using this app for about two weeks and it’s really fun to see all the places I’ve been but sometimes I open the app and the map just doesn’t appear at all and none of the buttons do anything. It’s like it’s just frozen. But I know it’s still functional because I get notifications from the app all the time. It’s a very cool concept! I would appreciate it if d
28. [R53] Superlocal 3/5 · US Am I the only one here?: OK app little slow. It’s been getting better with updates. But I apparently am the only one using it in my area because I’m traveling hundreds of miles and I am becoming the mayor of every place I visit because no one else has ever checked in there, so I’m not sure what that’s about.
29. [R54] Superlocal 1/5 · US Garbage Foursquare clone: Total Foursquare ripoff that doesn’t work half the time on mobile connections. Filled with dark patterns to get you to upload your contact book. No thanks.
30. [R65] Tabi 5/5 · US <33 tabi: i find this app entirely helpful, I’m fairly new to it and i’m not quite sure what every function means but i do love tabi so far.
31. [R66] Tabi 3/5 · US cool but limited for free users: 5 tabs with 30 place limit on each is kinda crazy 😭 what am i supposed to do with that
32. [R67] Tabi 5/5 · US Great app!: I love using this app! It’s a really great way to save places without having them lost in your screenshots or your notes. I love that you can add custom pictures to each collection and you can add little notes for each place. The map is also very useful too! I hope this app stays around forever, it’s a genius idea!
33. [R68] Tabi 3/5 · US An issue: I love the app and all but it won’t let me take notes and it is very annoying because it was one thing I was looking forward to the most
34. [R79] Reco 1/5 · US Has Potential: The app was so laggy and wouldn’t even work for longer than a few seconds before shutting down
35. [R80] Reco 5/5 · US Super helpful: Reco has been a game changer living in a big city. I can keep track of all the places people randomly tell me and can actually go. It’s made seeing and trying new things way easier and less frustrating. Obsessed everyone needs.
36. [R81] Reco 3/5 · US Pins not saving: I really like the potential of this app but I tried to pin my first pin and it said it saved but then when I go to my pins there is nothing listed and it says zero pins. When I go to Phodega as a pin, it shows my profile as one of the 3 profiles that pinned it. But I can’t see that on my profiles end. If this is fixed then I would love to try this app again.
37. [R82] Reco 1/5 · US pins not saving: Pins aren’t saving and the app itself is extremely buggy. Can’t even use!
38. [R93] North 2/5 · US The developers seem to have stopped working on it: I’ve emailed support, offered a lot of input, and even sent screen recordings of bugs in action. It’s 11 months without an update. This developer seems to have abandoned the app. Might be time to switch to Beli or So Good.
39. [R94] North 5/5 · US So glad I found this app!: I love this app! It’s a great alternative to Google maps for organizing places I want to go. I like that you can create custom lists. A suggestion: I would love to be able to label places with emojis on the map, so instead of looking at the map and seeing a bunch of pins and hearts, there could be separate icons for each of my lists. I would also love to be able to put m
40. [R95] North 1/5 · US Think the developers gave up on this app: Had an issue and wrote to the developers with no response. Feels like maybe this app was abandoned so wouldn’t invest too much time into it.
41. [R96] North 5/5 · US A dream!: As someone who was constantly Googling and Instagram searching the best spots for coffee or cocktails anytime I went to a new city, North takes all the hard work out of finding the best places, even in my own hometown! I no longer have to keep silly lists in my Notes app. I also love being able to collaborate and share with friends to get recommendations and keep track of where I’ve been.
42. [R107] Calypso 5/5 · US Helpful: I’m still learning my way around my city and this is very helpful to save the places I have been and give me an idea of what I liked and what I didn’t. This is helpful for the transition and it is exactly what I have been looking for.
43. [R108] Calypso 5/5 · US Great for remembering and sharing favorite places!: I am always saying “Where is that great restaurant we ate at last year?” This app allows you to pin your favorite locations and save them. You can also share with friends and go to their favorite places! Great app!
44. [R109] Calypso 5/5 · US Love this App: Awesome app! Love to record and log my favorite locations, events , etc Highly recommend this app !
45. [R110] Calypso 5/5 · US Revolutionary: This app is my go-to when my friends and i are looking for somewhere to go! Great for exploring new places!
46. [R56] Superlocal 3/5 · US It mid: I really like the app I just hate that you have to pay premium just for it to track when you not physically in the app otherwise the app is pretty cool I would not spend money on this but I am going to be keeping the app and continuing using it
47. [R59] Superlocal 3/5 · US Subscription Social Media: I admit I have recently downloaded a lot of social media apps at once, and did not look closely at the description for them all. Didn’t realize this was a paid subscription for social media. Decided to delete. Probably will go to Beli for finding local food and bar spots.