# Food-Appreciation Apps The Dysh App Helps You Decide What Food to Order By Rahul Kalvapalle | Published 2016-02-10 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dysh References: [latimes](http://www.latimes.com/food/dailydish/la-dd-dysh-food-app-20160207-story.html) & [itunes.apple](https://itunes.apple.com/cn/app/toast/id972317881?mt=8) Dysh is a delightful new smartphone app that is designed to help you share your passion for great food with friends and strangers alike. The app lets you have a profile and a profile page that looks a bit like an [Instagram](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uber-eats-6) profile. You can use Dysh to [share photos of what you're eating](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/totallychefs), rate dishes and share your thoughts on the food. People can then follow your posts, and you can follow other users or befriend them through the app. You can use Dysh to search for places that offer a specific dish that you might be craving, or to unearth a top-rated dish. Ultimately, the Dysh platform doesn't just help people browse beautiful photos of food, but also offers the social utility component of acting like a [food recommendation service](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/recce). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.5/10 - Popularity: 51% | Activity: 45% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Social Food Sharing:** Opportunity to create a platform that combines social media and food recommendations. - **Visual Food Discovery:** Opportunity to develop an app that allows users to find top-rated dishes based on photos. - **Community Food Engagement:** Opportunity to build an app that connects users with a passion for food and allows them to share their experiences. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Food-tech:** Disruptive innovation opportunity to create a food app that enhances the social and recommendation aspect of food discovery. - **Mobile App Development:** Disruptive innovation opportunity for app developers to create a visually appealing and user-friendly food discovery platform. - **Social Media:** Disruptive innovation opportunity to incorporate food appreciation features into existing social media platforms. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Menu Recommendation Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dishfinder.md) - [Foodie Social Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dineit.md) - [Swipe-Based Restaurant Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/social-eats.md) - [Connective Foodie Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foodie-social.md) - [Food Discovery Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jaifaim.md) - [Diet Tracking Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snapfood.md) - [Restaurant Discovery Websites](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/find-me-a-restaurant.md) - [Foodie Networking Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/yourtable.md) - [AI Food Photography Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/menusnap.md)