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A group restaurant picker that ends the “where should we eat?” loop

Stop debating dinner. PlatePick lets friends swipe and vote on local restaurants together, with private groups and encrypted sync.

Private group votes
Encrypted sync
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Quick facts

PlatePick is a private group-voting app for the “where should we eat?” problem. Dining data is not an ad product.

Job

Group vote

Friends swipe local restaurants together.

Privacy

Private groups

Encrypted sync keeps preferences confidential.

Ads

No dining data sales

Preferences are not collected, stored, or sold for ads.

Platform

iOS

Listed on the App Store as PlatePick.

Product page

/apps/platepick

Official write-up of the voting flow.

Dinner workflow

Stop the group chat spiral. Vote.

Step 1

Make a group

The people who have to eat together should be in the same vote, not a 40-message thread.

Step 2

Swipe the local list

Everyone marks restaurants they can live with instead of one person deciding.

Step 3

Read the result

The votes surface a spot the group can accept without a tie-breaker speech.

Step 4

Keep preferences private

Encrypted sync is there so the picks stay in the group.

Why voting beats “idk, you pick”

The usual failure is one person becoming the decider. PlatePick turns that into swipes so a quiet preference still counts.

The product is built around private groups, not a public taste profile.

What PlatePick is not

It is not a restaurant-review feed and it is not an ads graph of where you eat. The public product page says dining preferences are not collected, stored, or sold for ads.

FAQ

Short answers to the questions people usually ask next.

How does voting work?

Create a group, swipe local restaurants, and let everyone's votes surface a spot the group can live with.

Are my picks public?

No. The product is built around private group voting. Encrypted sync is there so preferences stay confidential.

Does PlatePick sell my dining data?

The product page states dining preferences are not collected, stored, or sold for ads.