Observed arrival · 2026-10-14
Plate Debt turns buffet math into a game
An iPhone tracker for logging plates at all-you-can-eat restaurants and comparing what you ate with what you paid.
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⊠Login
$Paid
†Ads
✦Pretty
●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
⚑Risk
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- For
- iPhone diners at all-you-can-eat restaurants
- Worth noticing
- Its progress ring separates menu value from estimated restaurant cost; dish prices currently use US prices only.
Field notes
The homepage includes a tappable sample meal with itemized menu values and estimated restaurant costs, then lays out a workflow for entering the bill and logging plates; it also describes shared tables with invite links, a lobby, and a live leaderboard. Its eight meal categories include format-specific timers—two hours for Korean BBQ and hotpot, 90 minutes for sushi—while displayed dish prices are US-based, with other-country pricing listed as a future update.
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○OpenPublic substance visible
$PaidCommerce or pricing visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
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