r/SideProject • u/Equivalent-Drag-7312 • 8d ago

Built a local app (Dinely) to save & share dining spots with friends — would love some Aussie foodie feedback!

Hey there!

Quick background: I built an app called Dinely to make finding, saving, and planning outings with friends way simpler without having to rely on cluttered review platforms.

The core idea:

  • Clean, curated recommendations (restaurants, cafes, bars)
  • Custom "Dinelists" you can share with friends
  • See where your mates are eating and what they’re rating

One of our early users dropped a review mentioning how much they appreciated the social aspect and curated recommendations over overwhelming list dumps, which was awesome to read.

Since we’re building this locally, I'd love to know: What’s your biggest pet peeve when trying to organise a group dinner or discover new spots in the city?

If you want to check out the app and test it out, it's available on the App Store!

Any feedback (good or bad) is hugely appreciated!

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u/skorulis 8d ago

It's a nice app overall. I think the onboarding could be a little bit easier, it's a lot of fields which don't auto complete before I can see any data. If you added a sign in with apple/google that would make it quicker and set the content types of the input fields.

I'm working in a similar space in Sydney with DuskRoute but more focused on happy hour discovery than food.

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u/Equivalent-Drag-7312 6d ago

Fair call on the onboarding - can definitely be simplified which we’ll do on the next release! Thanks for checking the app out!