Alternatives to Yelp: Food, Services & Reviews

Best Yelp Alternatives in 2026: 10 Apps Like Yelp

By App Store Tracker Editorial · Updated — App Store ratings fetched to

The short version

Yelp helps you find and review local restaurants and services with crowd ratings. True consumer alternatives are thin here: The Biter App stands out, organizing restaurants you save from social video into ranked maps, and Welp offers a Yelp-style local-business directory. Several picks are business-side review-management tools, not diner apps. Pick based on whether you want a social food-discovery feed or a broad local-business directory.

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Yelp: Food, Services & Reviews

Yelp, Inc.

Discover Restaurants Around Me

4.5(2.1M)
Free
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People look for Yelp alternatives when they want fresher, more personal restaurant discovery, a directory for non-restaurant services, or a less ad-heavy experience. Every pick below connects to finding or reviewing local businesses: discovering restaurants, browsing a directory, or managing reviews. Note several are built for business owners to handle their own reviews rather than for diners. We ranked them by embedding similarity to Yelp's discover-and-review features, then weighed live App Store ratings and review counts so the more trusted, widely used apps surface first. The consumer-facing picks are the closest fit; the business tools complement rather than replace Yelp.

Yelp: Food, Services & Reviews alternatives compared

  1. 1. Amazon Alexa

    AMZN Mobile LLC · Free · IAP

    #15Lifestyle#15 in Lifestyle now; the line is the last 30 days4.5(5.9M) dl/mo rev/mo
  2. 2. Yelp for Business App

    Yelp · Free

    4.0(22.4K) dl/mo rev/mo
  3. 3. Biter

    Biter LLC · Free · IAP

    4.7(499) dl/mo rev/mo
  4. 4. CheckTheReviews

    Payfect Inc. · Free

    4.7(18) dl/mo rev/mo
  5. 5. Review Manager App

    36Pixels LLC · Free

    2.7(3) dl/mo rev/mo
  6. 6. Welp - Rating & Social Reviews

    Rate Island Inc · Free

    5.0(1) dl/mo rev/mo
  7. 7. Foodwifi

    Globizs Web Solutions Private Limited

    — dl/mo rev/mo
  8. 8. GetFood - food, shop & more

    Bluebeans Systems

    — dl/mo rev/mo
  9. 9. HAPPY CUSTOMER REVIEWS

    Common Sense Web Marketing.Inc

    — dl/mo rev/mo
  10. 10. Foodys – Campus Food Delivery

    Foodys Links LTD · Free

    — dl/mo rev/mo

US App Store ratings, prices from Apple. Chart rank is the top free chart position over the last 30 days; downloads and revenue are third-party monthly estimates. See the latest US top free Food & Drink chart.

10 alternatives to Yelp: Food, Services & Reviews

  1. 1Amazon Alexa icon

    #1Amazon Alexa

    AMZN Mobile LLC

    4.5(5.9M)
    Free · IAP
    85% similar
    Get on App Store

    Why it's similar

    Amazon Alexa shares Yelp's broad helper role, answering questions and surfacing local information by voice as part of a daily-assistant experience. Both can point you toward nearby places and services. At 4.55 across 5,720,315 ratings it is one of the most-used apps anywhere.

    How it differs

    Alexa is a voice assistant and smart-home controller, not a review-and-discovery platform like Yelp, so it lacks Yelp's crowd ratings and detailed business pages. It can answer a quick local query, so it complements Yelp rather than replacing its dedicated discovery features.

    See full data on Amazon Alexa →Apps like Amazon Alexa →
  2. 2Yelp for Business App icon

    #2Yelp for Business App

    Yelp

    4.0(22.4K)
    Free
    89% similar
    Get on App Store

    Why it's similar

    Yelp for Business comes from Yelp itself and sits on the same review platform, letting owners view analytics, respond to reviews, and connect with the Yelp community. Both revolve around Yelp's ratings and listings. It rates 4.02 across 20,956 ratings.

    How it differs

    This app is for business owners managing their Yelp pages, not diners discovering places, so you would not use it to find a restaurant. It is the other side of Yelp, so it complements the consumer app rather than replacing its discovery features.

    See full data on Yelp for Business App →
  3. 3Biter icon

    #3Biter

    Biter LLC

    4.7(499)
    Free · IAP
    85% similar
    Get on App Store

    Why it's similar

    The Biter App is the strongest modern alternative, organizing restaurants you save from Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube into ranked lists and maps, plus seeing where creators and friends recommend eating. Both help you discover and track where to dine. It rates 4.65 across 361 ratings.

    How it differs

    Biter leans on social-video discovery and personal ranked maps rather than Yelp's crowd-sourced star reviews. It is far smaller, with 361 ratings, so it suits people who find restaurants through social media and want to organize them over Yelp's broad review database.

    See full data on Biter →
  4. 4CheckTheReviews icon

    #4CheckTheReviews

    Payfect Inc.

    4.7(18)
    Free
    86% similar
    Get on App Store

    Why it's similar

    CheckTheReviews shares Yelp's review focus, helping gather customer feedback to promote a business through real people's reviews via SMS or QR code. Both put reviews at the center of local-business reputation. It rates 4.72.

    How it differs

    CheckTheReviews is a business tool for collecting reviews, not a diner app like Yelp, so customers would not use it to find places. With 18 ratings it is tiny and owner-facing, so it complements Yelp by gathering feedback rather than helping people discover businesses.

    See full data on CheckTheReviews →
  5. 5Review Manager App icon

    #5Review Manager App

    36Pixels LLC

    2.7(3)
    Free
    86% similar
    Get on App Store

    Why it's similar

    Review Manager shares Yelp's review-handling space, helping businesses manage their reviews in one place. Both deal with the reviews that shape local-business reputation.

    How it differs

    Review Manager is a business utility, not a consumer discovery app like Yelp, so diners would not use it to find places. It has no App Store ratings yet, leaving it unproven, so it suits owners tracking feedback rather than people searching for restaurants and services.

    See full data on Review Manager App →
  6. 6Welp - Rating & Social Reviews icon

    #6Welp - Rating & Social Reviews

    Rate Island Inc

    5.0(1)
    Free
    87% similar
    Get on App Store

    Why it's similar

    Welp is the closest consumer match, a local-business directory for finding top-rated restaurants, health providers, real estate, and more, with detailed pages and the ability to share your experience. Both center on discovering and reviewing nearby businesses.

    How it differs

    Welp covers the same broad business categories as Yelp but has no App Store ratings yet, leaving it unproven. Its data and community are far smaller than Yelp's, so it suits people wanting a fresh Yelp-style directory rather than a proven replacement.

    See full data on Welp - Rating & Social Reviews →
  7. 7Foodwifi icon

    #7Foodwifi

    Globizs Web Solutions Private Limited

    0.0(0)
    86% similar
    Get on App Store

    Why it's similar

    Foodwifi shares Yelp's restaurant-discovery angle, presenting the best restaurants and their menus across a city with photos so you can choose before ordering. Both help you decide where and what to eat.

    How it differs

    Foodwifi is a regional menu-browsing and food-ordering app rather than Yelp's broad review platform, and it has no App Store ratings yet. It serves its local market with menus from a limited set of restaurants, so it suits diners there over Yelp's wide coverage and reviews.

    See full data on Foodwifi →
  8. 8GetFood - food, shop & more icon

    #8GetFood - food, shop & more

    Bluebeans Systems

    0.0(0)
    86% similar
    Get on App Store

    Why it's similar

    GetFood shares Yelp's local-discovery convenience, browsing local stores and merchants for food and groceries with delivery. Both connect you to nearby options. It is positioned as an all-in-one super app.

    How it differs

    GetFood is a food-and-grocery delivery app rather than a review-and-discovery platform like Yelp, so it focuses on ordering, not crowd ratings. It has no App Store ratings yet, leaving it unproven, so it suits people wanting delivery over Yelp's reviews and broad business search.

    See full data on GetFood - food, shop & more →
  9. 9HAPPY CUSTOMER REVIEWS icon

    #9HAPPY CUSTOMER REVIEWS

    Common Sense Web Marketing.Inc

    0.0(0)
    85% similar
    Get on App Store

    Why it's similar

    Happy Customer Reviews shares Yelp's review-and-reputation focus, helping businesses request reviews by text or email and stream good ones to their website. Both treat reviews as key to a business's standing.

    How it differs

    This is a business reputation tool, not a diner app like Yelp, so customers would not use it to discover places. It has no App Store ratings yet, leaving it unproven, so it suits owners managing feedback rather than people searching for businesses.

    See full data on HAPPY CUSTOMER REVIEWS →
  10. 10Foodys – Campus Food Delivery icon

    #10Foodys – Campus Food Delivery

    Foodys Links LTD

    0.0(0)
    Free
    85% similar
    Get on App Store

    Why it's similar

    Foodys shares Yelp's nearby-restaurant discovery, browsing restaurants around you, exploring menus, and ordering quickly. Both help you find food options close by. It has a simple, intuitive interface.

    How it differs

    Foodys is a campus-focused food-delivery app rather than Yelp's review-and-discovery platform, so it centers on ordering, not crowd ratings. It has no App Store ratings yet, leaving it unproven, so it suits students wanting delivery over Yelp's broad reviews and business search.

    See full data on Foodys – Campus Food Delivery →

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How we ranked these 10 alternatives

Embedding similarity

Every app in our database carries a dense vector embedding derived from its title, subtitle, full description, and category metadata. To find apps similar to Yelp: Food, Services & Reviews, we compute cosine distance against every other app and keep the closest 30. The similarity score shown on each pick is 1 - distance/2 clamped to [0,1] — 100% means the embedding spaces are identical, 0% means orthogonal.

Ranking

Apps from Yelp: Food, Services & Reviews's own developer are left out. The 10 most similar of the rest are ordered by App Store rating times the logarithm of their rating count, so a 4.8-star app with 100,000 ratings ranks above a 4.5-star app with 200 ratings.

Data dates

The similar-app list was computed on May 25, 2026. Ratings are the latest US App Store fetch for each app, taken between November 6, 2026 and November 11, 2026. Prices and update dates come from Apple when the page is built.

What we don't do

No paid placements. No affiliate links. No sponsored picks. Read our full methodology.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best alternative to Yelp?+
Amazon Alexa by AMZN Mobile LLC has the strongest App Store rating of the 10 apps here: 4.5 stars from 5,945,100 US ratings on November 11, 2026.
Which app is most like Yelp?+
Yelp for Business App is the closest match: its App Store listing is 89% similar to Yelp's by text embedding.
Are there free Yelp alternatives?+
Yes. 7 of the 10 apps are free to download on the App Store: Amazon Alexa, Yelp for Business App, Biter, CheckTheReviews, Review Manager App, Welp - Rating & Social Reviews, Foodys – Campus Food Delivery.

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