Chicken Tender2.5.0 - App Store

Swipe on nearby restaurants, match with friends, and settle where to eat. Together.

Chicken Tender ends the "I don't know, where do you want to go?" loop. Everyone pulls out their phone, everyone swipes, and the first place you all say yes to is dinner.

HOW IT WORKS
1. Open the app with your friends nearby. Phones find each other over Bluetooth. No accounts, no sign-up, no group link to share.
2. Swipe right on places you'd eat, left on places you wouldn't.
3. The moment everyone likes the same restaurant, you've got a match.
4. Torn between a few? Spin for it and let fate pick.

ONLY WHAT'S OPEN
Open Now is on by default, so you never match on a place that's closed. Turn it off if you're planning ahead.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO DECIDE
Cards show hours, a description, highlights, rating, and distance. Pull up for the details: popular times, the menu, ordering and reservation links, a map, and one-tap directions and calling. Browse a menu without ever leaving the app. Found a place worth sending? Share it with anyone: friends with Chicken Tender open it right in the app, and everyone else gets a quick look at the restaurant.

SAVE THE PLACES YOU LOVE
Tap the star on any card to keep a spot in your Favorites. Write yourself a note and list the dishes you always order, and they'll be right there on the card the next time it comes up. Favorite a chain once and every location counts. Your Favorites are one tap from the home screen, with hours on the list so you can see what's open before you go. They travel with you, too: land in a new city, or just pin a different neighborhood, and the list leads with what's within five miles of wherever you're looking, including the nearest branch of a chain you saved back home. Notes are yours alone, never shared with the group.

MAKE IT YOURS
Filter by cuisine. Sort by distance. Pin a different neighborhood and plan dinner across town. Add a name and photo so friends know whose vote is whose.

TRAVELS WITH YOU
Away from home? Chicken Tender works outside the US too. Search from anywhere and we'll find the restaurants around you, so the same swipe-and-match settles dinner in a city you've never been to.

PLAYS WELL ALONE
No friends around? Swipe solo and let Chicken Tender pick for you.

NO ACCOUNTS. NO NONSENSE.
Chicken Tender doesn't need an email address, a password, or a login. Your name and photo are shared over Bluetooth, and only while you play.

Version History Share a restaurant: tap the new share button on any restaurant's details to send it by text, email or anywhere else.

Friends who have Chicken Tender go straight to it in the app; everyone else gets a quick look at the place and a link to download.

Fixed: a restaurant with no hours listed for some days no longer shows as Closed on those days. It now says Hours not available, matching the Open Now filter. 2.5.0 Sep 26 - Various enhancements and fixes 2.4.0 Sep 20 Your Favorites now show hours, so you can tell what's open before you head out.

Favorites also follow wherever you're searching, not just where you're standing — pin a neighborhood and the nearby count and the list both re-sort around it.

New Ready to Play checklist in your profile: see at a glance whether location, Bluetooth and notifications are set up for a game, and fix anything that isn't. 2.3.0 Sep 15 Favorites are here. Tap the star on any card to save a spot, add a private note and the dishes you always order, then find it again from the new Favorites row on your Home screen — with anything within 5 miles called out first. Favorite a chain once and every location counts.

Chicken Tender now works outside the US, too: search from anywhere and we'll find restaurants near you.

Plus VoiceOver improvements, better shuffling, and a pile of polish. 2.2.0 Sep 14 2.0 is here: a brand-new design, an Open Now filter, hours and popular times on cards, menus and reservations in the details, rock-solid Bluetooth, and no ads.

This release contains bug fixes and stability enhancements. 2.1.0 Sep 8 Chicken Tender 2.0 is here, and it's a whole new app.

NEW LOOK
Every screen has been redesigned from the ground up: a fresh swipe deck, a cleaner look, and a results reveal worth waiting for.

OPEN NOW
Only see places that are actually open. It's on by default, so you'll never match on a restaurant with the lights off.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
Cards now carry hours, a description, highlights, and popular times. Pull up for the full details: the menu, ordering and reservation links, a map, and one-tap directions and calling. Browse a menu without leaving the app.

BETTER TOGETHER
Pairing over Bluetooth is dramatically more reliable. Friends show up faster, stay connected, and the match prompt lands the moment everyone agrees.

REFINE YOUR SEARCH
Filter by cuisine, sort by distance, or pin a different neighborhood before you start swiping.

Plus: optional notifications for deals near you, a way to report a listing that's wrong, and dozens of smaller fixes.

Heads up: 2.0 changes how phones talk to each other, so everyone in your group needs to update to play together. 2.0.0 Sep 6 - Various enhancements and fixes 1.18.0 Apr 22 - Minor fixes and stability enhancements 1.17.0 Apr 4 - Fixed issues with logos not showing for restaurants.
- Greatly speeds up restaurant searching to get you eating faster.
- General stability and bug fixes. 1.16.0 Mar 14 - Minor fixes and stability enhancements 1.15.3 10/06/2025 - Bug fixes for iOS 26. 1.15.2 10/01/2025 * Bug fixes and stability enhancements to keep things running smoothly 1.15.1 01/03/2025 - Allows the ads to be permanently removed through a one time in-app purchase.
- Minor bug fixes and stability enhancements. 1.15.0 12/09/2024 - Fixes an issue where profile photos may be stretched 1.14.1 11/26/2024 Do you like theming your home screen? Then this release is for you! Chicken Tender now looks fantastic with a dark or color tinted icon. 1.14.0 11/20/2024 Minor bug fixes and stability enhancements. 1.13.3 11/16/2024 Minor tweaks to ensure consistent ordering on the results screen and other minor bug fixes and stability enhancements. 1.13.0 11/14/2024 Minor bug fixes for a more enjoyable experience! 1.12.1 11/06/2024 - Guess what? You can now shuffle the restaurants using the new sort feature! Just tap on the sort icon on the main screen to pick your favorite. And the best part? Your setting is saved, so you don’t have to keep changing it every time!

- iOS 18 users, rejoice! You’re in for a whole new experience when you view the details of a restaurant. Prepare to be amazed by rich metadata, including hours, ratings, and more.

- And finally, we’ve got some bug fixes and stability enhancements to make sure everything runs smoothly. 1.12.0 11/06/2024 * Stability updates and minor tweaks for a smoother experience. 1.11.0 06/04/2024 * Standard maintenance and stability enhancements 1.10.2 05/18/2023 * Minor bug fixes 1.10.1 05/16/2023 * Enhancements to the details page of a restaurant
* Stability improvements 1.10.0 05/16/2023 * Improved filter experience
* Stability enhancements and bug fixes 1.9.1 05/05/2023 * Improved filter experience
* Stability enhancements and bug fixes 1.9.0 05/03/2023