Comparison

DiningCity vs Bistrochat Hong Kong

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

DiningCity

Discover and book tables at high-end Asian restaurants with instant discounts. Find exclusive deals, manage reservations, and explore menus in over 20 cities. Enjoy a premium dining experience with easy booking and member benefits.

Highlights
  • Instant restaurant reservations
  • Exclusive discounts up to 50%
  • Discover hundreds of top restaurants
  • Manage bookings and history
  • Find restaurant menus and reviews
  • Member pre-booking for special events
Features
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Restaurant reservations with instant discounts in Asia’s high-end restaurants. DiningCity is the premium dining guide and reservation platform in Asia that allows you to discover fine dining, exclusive deals and online reservations wherever you are to enjoy the amazing restaurants in over 20 cities in Asia. Do you want to be part of this fine dining experience? Download the app and become a privileged member of the famous dining guide! Enjoy instant discounts and deals, make faster and easier reservations, use your current location to find restaurants wherever you are, write and read reviews, manage your bookings and many more! Features: - Easy and fast sign up and sign in. - Discover hundreds of the best restaurants in over 20 cities across Asia: - Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Macau and more - Enjoy member pre-booking on events like Restaurant Week, Brunch Weekend, Seafood Week. - Enjoy all day discounts and deals up to 50%. - Find restaurant information: addresses, pictures, locations, reviews and more. - Find information about a restaurant menu: prices, pictures and reviews. - Guaranteed reservation in only three clicks. - Manage your upcoming reservations and your reservation history. - Language both in Chinese and English

About

Bistrochat Hong Kong

Discover and book restaurants in Hong Kong with ease. Search by location, cuisine, or dishes, view ratings, and make reservations via chat. Earn rewards like stamps, cashback, and discounts for dining out.

Highlights
  • Restaurant search by location, cuisine, dishes
  • Chat-based reservations
  • Map view for nearby restaurants
  • Loyalty program with stamps and cashback
  • Multilingual support and chat translation
  • Favorite restaurant lists
Features
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Bistrochat: restaurant booking and loyalty program in Hong Kong. • You can search restaurants by location, cuisine, or specific dishes in menus. • Check ratings, order by price, or find restaurants that are most favored by your friends! • You can book restaurants in Hong Kong by chat! In the MTR, in an open-space? No problem! Book from anywhere, no need to call them anymore. • Search restaurants on the Map! Find restaurants around you or next to your business meeting. Reservations of a restaurant in Hong Kong have never been easier. • Get stamps, rewards, cash back and discounts (free dinners, free bottles of wine, up to 800 HKD cash back). With Bistrochat, you get stamps when you dine out with your QR code or NFC Contactless loyalty card! • Manage lists of your favourite HK restaurants • Oh, and Bistrochat is multilingual, so you can use it in English, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese, and it translates your chats with restaurants staff for you! It feels like magic because it is magic The name: Bistrochat comes from the contraction of the words Bistrot or Bistro and Chat = Bistro Chat or Bistrot Chat Book your table easily and Bon appétit! We have thousands of restaurants in our Hong Kong Restaurants Directory, and the app is free!

Screenshots

DiningCity4 screens
Bistrochat Hong Kong4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bistrochat Hong Kong at 100% against DiningCity's 41%. Bistrochat Hong Kong also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). DiningCity's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bistrochat Hong Kong holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DiningCity has 40 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of DiningCity's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bistrochat Hong Kong's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DiningCity ships an update every 6 days, Bistrochat Hong Kong every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
DiningCity versus Bistrochat Hong Kong: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiningCityBistrochat Hong Kong
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (40 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings40 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB56 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperShanghai Shiju Network Technology Company LimitedBistroChat ltd

Customer experience

DiningCity

All ratings40 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive41.1%
Neutral5.5%
Negative53.4%

Bistrochat Hong Kong

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

DiningCity

No in-app purchases

None

Bistrochat Hong Kong

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DiningCity free?
DiningCity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bistrochat Hong Kong free?
Bistrochat Hong Kong is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DiningCity or Bistrochat Hong Kong?
Bistrochat Hong Kong is rated higher. DiningCity averages 4.5 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Bistrochat Hong Kong averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do DiningCity or Bistrochat Hong Kong have ads?
Bistrochat Hong Kong shows ads; DiningCity does not.
Which is updated more often, DiningCity or Bistrochat Hong Kong?
DiningCity ships an update every 6 days, and Bistrochat Hong Kong every 2 months. Most recently, DiningCity was updated on November 9, 2026 and Bistrochat Hong Kong on November 2, 2026.

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